95+ Art Trivia Questions and Answers

Have you remembered the first time you made art? Had an art gallery been polished by your first artwork? Maybe not and it is quite possible that you might have used some papery and crayons. Or perhaps it was markers, colored pencils, or paint. Probably a special picture for a friend or family member made by you and it might have been pompously displayed on the opposite of the refrigerator and room doors. So, to have value, art does not have to be hung next to Mona Lisa.

Art is “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful”. Is Art only about paintings, drawings, and sculptures? Obviously not because this field includes many other forms of expression. Music, drama, and writing can be Art. The design of buildings, even common items, from teacups to tennis shoes, can be art.

New research revealed that Art could enhance creativity, social development, and self-worth. Here are some exciting art trivia questions that will reveal how creative and self-worthy you are. Do you love to explore the world of art with our Art Trivia Questions and Answers and test your knowledge of famous artists, masterpieces and artistic movements. Whether you are an art addict or just curious about the creative world there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Art trivia questions

1) How can we communicate our emotions, feelings, and mood illustratively?

2) What do we call the forums where are the visual arts being displayed?

3) Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art located?

4)What the production of art that is created on a digital platform is called?

5) What is the suitable art term for color?

6) What do you call a point with no end?

7) What is art made from commercial items and cultural icons such as product labels, advertisements, and movie stars called?

8) What does Pop in Pop art stand for?

9) Which two movements are art movements that precede postmodern art?

10) Where is the art capital of the world?

11) Which city is called the city of art?

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Art trivia facts

12) Who is the world’s richest tattoo artist, who charges $1,000 for the first hour and only works on the weekends?

13) In which Century tattoos were used as a punishment, you would be ‘inked’ if you were a criminal so others would recognize you?

14) In modern times, what are the most used graffiti materials?

15) Which artist used rice or grains of sand and a surgical blade to create his micro sculptures?

16) Which statue is the largest hammered copper statue in the world?

17) Which artist committed suicide while painting Wheat Field with Crows?

18) Which painting in history has no eyebrows because it was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off?

19) In how many days the first Sculpture Garden was planned?

20) Which famous house in the United States has taken 570 Gallons of Paint to Repaint it?

21) For which purpose did Andy Brown, an English artist, stitch 1000 used tea bags together?

Art trivia crack questions

22) When were Art competitions used to be the part of Olympics?

23) The famous painting “The Sunflowers” was made by whom?

24) Who painted the ‘Mona Lisa’?

25) Where was the theatre born?

26) Which art movement does the painting “The Scream” belong to?

27) In which historical period the Mona Lisa was painted?

28) Who was the designer of the Eiffel Tower?

29) Which color makes orange when mixed with red?

30) What is a hue (in art)?

31) Which book is the most translated book?

Visual arts have been changed by articles and critical essays; temporarily, the works themselves have become mute. The curators and critics have taken up the front row in the theatre. This could be the difference between modern and traditional art. Some interesting facts about modern art given below will give you great knowledge of modern art.

Modern art trivia

32) Which two mechanical means were invented in the Modern art era?

33) Analytical cubism was developed by which artist?

34) Who made the famous painting called The Scream in 1893?

35) Where is the famous painting of Picasso, Family of Saltimbanques hanged?

36) In what Impressionism is the first distinctly modern movement?

37) World War 1 brought modern art to which country?

38) Which mechanical techniques are deprived of manually performed drawing and painting?

39) which modern art movement was regarded as cutting-edge modern art during the initial period?

40) Which art museum of the 21^st century appears like a large transparent floating island?

41) Who was the contemporary artist that was best known for her “Untitled Film Stills”, a series of self-portraits mean to tackle stereotypes regarding how women look in the media?

Art class trivia

42) Research from which university suggests that exposure to the arts for just two hours every week can improve mental health?

43) What are the mediums used by the first artists of the world to produce their work?

44) What is a primary color?

45) Which colors come in the category of primary colors?

46) What is the primary visual element in Impressionist paintings?

47) Which area of artwork is important?

48) What does the best know types of Aboriginal art?

49) What are Ceramic arts?

50) In artmaking what is the most important element of art?

 

Art can be divided into three parts. Number one is plastic arts, where something is made like fine arts and literature. Secondly, the performing arts, where something is done by humans in action that is drama (dance, acting, singing) and auditory arts (music, singing). The third part may be practical arts which are done for practical purposes like culinary art(cooking) and art of filming, fashion, photography, video games architecture

Art history trivia questions and answers

51) Which is the oldest public Museum of Art in the world?

52) How old is the earliest known human artwork?

53) When and where the pop art emerged?

54) Who were the artists that shaped the pop art movement?

55) What is the oldest metaphorical art discovered by scientists?

56) Who is famous for the originator of the modern art movement known as cubism?

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57) Which era is famous for rock art and cave painting?

58)When was modern art introduced to the United States?

59)The history of which century arts includes expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism, Surrealism, and minimalism?

60)What is the oldest form of art?

Over the centuries two countries played the best role in defining Western art: Italy and France. Art is one of the major charms of France as a tourist destination in the 21^st century. To appreciate French museums and art galleries people come from all over the world. Here are some art trivia about French that may increase your French art taste.

French art trivia

 

61) What does French art consist of?

62) Which French art movement of the 19^th century is famous for evoking emotion rather than realism?

63) The obsession with ballerinas is famous for which French artist?

64) Who painted the most prominent French classical scene The Oath of the Horatii?

65) Which French painter is known for having pioneered pointillism?

66) With what the story of French styles as a diverse and important element in the wider development of the art of Christian Europe begins?

67) Which century marked a golden age for French art in all fields?

68) Which terms were used to describe the visual and plastic arts and architecture in Europe from the early eighteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century?

69) What are those actions that brought great changes to the arts in France?

70) Who is the most famous French artist usually known as a founder of the impressionism movement?

Art quiz

71) What is the art in the 20^th century that is not representational but explores color and form?

72) The first “photographic paper” was made of what?

73) When Levitsky made the first portrait with the electric light?

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74) Which camera begins the story of a digital photo produced by the company Sony in 1981?

75) What is the graphic that is a representation of drawing to show movements within those drawings

76) Which animation is the world’s first animation?

77)What was the world’s largest art gallery?

78)What is the world’s largest art festival?

79) The first digital drawing software was performed on which computers?

80) In 1968 what was Vera Molnar invented?

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Art trivia high school

81) What is the Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement Called?

82) Which art movement was encouraged by Catholics?

83) ‘Everything You Can Imagine Is Real’ is the famous saying of which artist?

84) Who learned drawing first before Walking?

85) What is the Art of Paper Folding called?

86) Which Animal often symbolizes Peace in art?

87) Which French Sculptor Created the Statue of Liberty?

88) Which country is the birthplace of Pop art?

89) Which type of paint dries very rapidly?

90) What was the subject of the earliest known paintings?

91) Who painted the famous artwork Starry Night?

92) What art movement was characterized by exaggerated colors, distorted shapes, and surreal imagery?

93) Who sculpted the statue of David?

94) Which famous artist is known for his paintings of soup cans and celebrity portraits?

95) What is the technique of creating images by assembling small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials called?

96) Who is considered the founder of the Renaissance art movement?

97) What is the term for a painting technique where paint is applied thickly and creates texture on the canvas?

98) Who painted the Mona Lisa?

99) What is the art style characterized by its use of geometric shapes, bold colors, and abstraction?

100) Who is the famous Mexican artist known for her self-portraits, such as The Two Fridas?