Art and Literature 3 - Answers

Published: Monday 13th September 2021A free quiz about all aspects of art and literature.
  1. Which architect in 1919 founded the Bauhaus school of design? Walter Gropius.
  2. Who wrote hit novel "Normal People", which has recently been adapted into a series for television? Sally Rooney.
  3. Which fruit features on the Magritte work "The Son of Man"? Apple.
  4. Which two cities is the artist Caneletto famous for painting? London and Venice.
  5. In art, what is a triptych? A painting on three panels.
  6. Who wrote the play "Uncle Vanya"? Anton Chekov.
  7. The first line of which Daphne du Maurier novel is "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"? "Rebecca".
  8. Who wrote the novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? James Fenimore Cooper.
  9. Which Shakespeare play is the 1956 film 'Forbidden Planet' loosely based on? "The Tempest".
  10. In children's literature, who gave directions to his dwelling place as "second to the right, and straight on till morning"? Peter Pan.
  11. Which dramatist wrote "Long Day's Journey Into Night"? Eugene O'Neill.
  12. "The Card Players" is a series of paintings by which French post-impressionist? Paul Cezanne.
  13. First published in 1908, what British author's most famous work is The Wind in the Willows? Kenneth Grahame.
  14. What nationality was the artist Frida Kahlo ? Mexican.
  15. In the novel by Daniel Defoe, how long did Robinson Crusoe spend shipwrecked on his island? 28 years, two months and 19 days.
  16. Artist Rene Lalique is most famous for working with what material? Glass.
  17. What are the names of the four sisters in "Little Woman"? Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.
  18. Which two galleries share the showing of Renoir's "Les Parapluies"? National Gallery, London & Dublin City Gallery.
  19. Who wrote the Flashman series of novels? George MacDonald Fraser.
  20. Which famous British artist had himself tied to the mast of a ship so that he could paint a storm? J.M.W Turner.

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