Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 1st June 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What American author's novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery and State of Fear? |
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Michael Crichton | |
| 2. | In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what was the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's abused and underpaid clerk? |
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Bob Cratchit | |
| 3. | What Harry Potter character was born Tom Marvolo Riddle? |
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Lord Voldemort | |
| 4. | "Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." are the last words of what literary character? |
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Romeo (William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet) | |
| 5. | In the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, what did Solomon Grundy do on Wednesday? |
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Married (Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday. That was the end of Solomon Grundy) | |
| 6. | What sci-fi universe was first created by Frank Herbert in 1965? |
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Dune | |
| 7. | Painted between 1970 and 1971, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by what British artist? |
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David Hockney | |
| 8. | What 1949 novel introduced the basement torture chamber Room 101? |
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George Orwell|Nineteen Eighty-Four | |
| 9. | The band Steppenwolf was named after a 1927 novel by what German-born writer? |
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Hermann Hesse | |
| 10. | What American novelist wrote the Rabbit tetralogy? |
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John Updike (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest) | |
| 11. | Name the 1893 short story in which Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty plunge to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. |
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The Final Problem | |
| 12. | Who wrote the Crimean War poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? |
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson | |
| 13. | What awards are presented annually by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in newspaper and on-line journalism, literature, and musical composition? |
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Pulitzer Prize | |
| 14. | What is the name of the clown in Shakespeare's Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor? |
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Falstaff (Sir John Falstaff) | |
| 15. | What 1978 children's picture book without words by Raymond Briggs was adapted into an animated short film in 1982? |
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The Snowman | |
| 16. | Published in 1870, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the unfinished last novel by what author? |
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Charles Dickens | |
| 17. | What is the name of the daily wizarding newspaper featured throughout the Harry Potter series? |
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The Daily Prophet | |
| 18. | What surrealist artist created this, the Lobster Telephone? |
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Salvador Dalí | |
| 19. | The Battle of Trafalgar is an 1822 painting by what British artist? |
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J. M. W. Turner | |
| 20. | This 1486 painting by Sandro Botticelli is titled The |
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Venus | |
| 21. | Miss Trunchbull is the mean, abusive headmistress in what Roald Dahl novel? |
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Matilda | |
| 22. | A Rake's Progress is a series of eight paintings by what 18th-century English artist? |
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William Hogarth | |
| 23. | Depicting Mary and Jesus, who sculpted the the "Pietà" in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City? |
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Michelangelo (1498–1499) | |
| 24. | Who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series of children's novels? |
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C. S. Lewis | |
| 25. | Still published today, what famous book is credited to Hindu philosopher Vātsyāyana from the 2nd century AD? |
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Kama Sutra (Sanskrit: कामसूत्र) | |
| 26. | What American writer is best known for his series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter? |
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Thomas Harris | |
| 27. | What Shakespeare character committed suicide by coaxing a snake (asp) to bite them on the chest? |
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Cleopatra | |
| 28. | In the West End in 2007 and on Broadway in 2008, name the 1973 play that actor Daniel Radcliffe appeared nude in? |
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Equus | |
| 29. | Sold at auction for US$22.4 million in 2005, La Blanchisseuse is a 1886 painting by what French artist? |
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Toulouse-Lautrec (Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec) | |
| 30. | In the English comic strip created by Reg Smythe, what is the name of Andy Capp's wife? |
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Flo | |
| 31. | First published in 1949, what novel opens with the line "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"? |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell) | |
| 32. | Born in 1859, what English writer had the middle name Klapka? |
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Jerome K. Jerome | |
| 33. | What British writer wrote the 1952 novelette The Birds, on which Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film was loosely based? |
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Daphne du Maurier | |
| 34. | For what children's character is Italian novelist Carlo Collodi most famous? |
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Pinocchio | |
| 35. | What film title is also the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography, first published in 2012? |
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Total Recall | |
| 36. | Complete this sentence from the opening segment of Douglas Adams' 1979 book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "First, it is slightly cheaper; and second, it has the words _____ _____ inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover." |
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DON'T PANIC | |
| 37. | Covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, what is the title of this fresco by Michelangelo? |
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The Last Judgment (Italian: Il Giudizio Universale) | |
| 38. | In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what two words were written in currants on the cake that made her grow? |
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EAT ME | |
| 39. | What British author created the character of Miss Jane Marple? |
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Agatha Christie | |
| 40. | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2011) and Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (2012) are novels by what best-selling author? |
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James Patterson (and Chris Tebbetts) | |
| 41. | In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who never stopped sobbing? |
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Mock Turtle | |
| 42. | Whose novels include Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, Minority Report and Adjustment Team? |
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Philip K. Dick (inspiring the films Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report and The Adjustment Bureau) | |
| 43. | What female novelist's books include Body of Evidence (1991), Point of Origin (1998) and Scarpetta (2008)? |
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Patricia Cornwell (part of the Dr. Kay Scarpetta series) | |
| 44. | 18th century English painter George Stubbs is best known for his paintings of what animal? |
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Horses | |
| 45. | What 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to live with two middle-aged siblings? |
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Anne of Green Gables | |
| 46. | What novel begins with the line, "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun."? |
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Douglas Adams| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) | |
| 47. | In the Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet, what is Juliet's family name? |
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Capulet | |
| 48. | Published in 1937, what Nobel Prize-winning author wrote Of Mice and Men? |
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John Steinbeck | |
| 49. | What is the surname of the author whose first names are Phyllis Dorothy? |
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James (P.D. James) | |
| 50. | What was the name of Quint's boat in Peter Benchley's 1974 novel Jaws? |
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Orca | |
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