About Famous Paintings and Artists Quiz
Who painted The Starry Night, and in which museum does the Mona Lisa hang? The Famous Paintings and Artists Quiz asks about the great works of art and the people who made them, from Leonardo, Rembrandt and Vermeer to Monet, Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Canada’s Group of Seven, Emily Carr and Indigenous artists such as Norval Morrisseau. Other questions cover art words, such as fresco and impasto, and the world’s great museums. Titles that contain the artist’s name were swapped for fairer ones, so you need to know the art, not just read the question.
How to play Famous Paintings and Artists Quiz
- Press Start for the first of ten questions. The clock starts with it and stops at your last answer.
- Each question asks who painted a work, where it hangs, or what an art word means.
- Tap an answer, or press 1 to 4 (or A to D) on a keyboard. Answers are final: you see the right one and a one-line explanation, then press Next.
- Most correct answers ranks first, then the fastest time. Only a member’s first finished quiz of the day counts for the leaderboard.
Tips & strategy
- Link artists to their movement: Impressionists painted light outdoors, Cubists broke shapes apart and the Group of Seven painted the Canadian wilderness.
- Museums are clues too: the Louvre is in Paris, the Prado in Madrid and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
- Learn a handful of art terms, such as fresco, still life and self-portrait: they turn up in many questions.
Famous Paintings and Artists Quiz: questions and answers
Does the quiz show pictures of the paintings?
No. The questions name the paintings and describe them in words, so you can play anywhere, but looking the works up afterwards is a treat.
Are Canadian artists included?
Yes, including the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and Norval Morrisseau.
How many questions does the Famous Paintings and Artists Quiz have?
160 checked questions: 43 easy, 61 medium and 56 hard. Each day takes ten, easiest first, and a question doesn’t come back until its level has been used up.