15 Famous Paintings and Sculptures Trivia Questions and Answers

Art is all around us. Can you answer these 15 famous paintings and sculptures trivia questions? Next time in Washington D.C., stop by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery and see some of these artists’ works in person.

15 Famous Paintings and Sculptures Trivia Questions

1. Question: Who painted the “Mona Lisa”?
2. Question: Which famous painting depicts a scene of melting clocks in a surreal landscape?
3. Question: Who sculpted “David,” the famous marble statue?
4. Question: What is the name of the painting by Edvard Munch that shows a figure with an agonized expression against a tumultuous sky?
5. Question: Which artist is known for the painting “Starry Night”?
6. Question: Who created the sculpture “The Thinker”?
7. Question: What is the title of the famous mural painted by Diego Rivera in the National Palace of Mexico?
8. Question: Who painted “The Birth of Venus,” depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea on a shell?
9. Question: Which painting by Johannes Vermeer features a young girl wearing a pearl earring?
10. Question: Who is the artist behind the painting “Guernica,” which portrays the horrors of war?
11. Question: What is the name of the large sculpture by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that involved wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin?
12. Question: Who painted “The Last Supper”?
13. Question: Which artist created the bronze sculpture “Venus de Milo”?
14. Question: What is the name of the painting by Grant Wood that depicts a farmer and his daughter standing in front of a house?
15. Question: Which artist is known for the painting series “Water Lilies”?
    

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15 Famous Paintings and Sculptures Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Question: Who painted the “Mona Lisa”?
   Answer: Leonardo da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa.”
2. Question: Which famous painting depicts a scene of melting clocks in a surreal landscape?
   Answer: “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dalí depicts melting clocks in a surreal landscape.
3. Question: Who sculpted “David,” the famous marble statue?
   Answer: Michelangelo sculpted “David.”
4. Question: What is the name of the painting by Edvard Munch that shows a figure with an agonized expression against a tumultuous sky?
   Answer: “The Scream” is the painting by Edvard Munch.
5. Question: Which artist is known for the painting “Starry Night”?
   Answer: Vincent van Gogh is known for the painting “Starry Night.”
6. Question: Who created the sculpture “The Thinker”?
   Answer: Auguste Rodin created the sculpture “The Thinker.”
7. Question: What is the title of the famous mural painted by Diego Rivera in the National Palace of Mexico?
   Answer: The title of the mural is “The History of Mexico.”
8. Question: Who painted “The Birth of Venus,” depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea on a shell?
   Answer: Sandro Botticelli painted “The Birth of Venus.”
9. Question: Which painting by Johannes Vermeer features a young girl wearing a pearl earring?
   Answer: “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is the painting by Johannes Vermeer.
10. Question: Who is the artist behind the painting “Guernica,” which portrays the horrors of war?
    Answer: Pablo Picasso is the artist behind “Guernica.”
11. Question: What is the name of the large sculpture by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that involved wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin?
    Answer: The name of the sculpture is “Wrapped Reichstag.”
12. Question: Who painted “The Last Supper”?
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci painted “The Last Supper.”
13. Question: Which artist created the bronze sculpture “Venus de Milo”?
    Answer: The artist is unknown, but it is an ancient Greek sculpture attributed to Alexandros of Antioch.
14. Question: What is the name of the painting by Grant Wood that depicts a farmer and his daughter standing in front of a house?
    Answer: The painting is called “American Gothic.”
15. Question: Which artist is known for the painting series “Water Lilies”?
    Answer: Claude Monet is known for the painting series “Water Lilies.”

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