For those of you who think this quiz is too low brow, the theme this time is “Art”. However, there may be the odd popular culture question thrown in!
- Q. Which artist, primarily known for his ceramic vases, has an alter ego named “Claire”?
- Q. Who was the long standing and controversial art critic of the (London) Evening Standard who died in 2015? Clue: He had a “distinctive” accent and appeared a couple of times on “Have I Got News For You”.
- Q. Which band had a hit with “Art for Art’s Sake” in 1975?
- Q. Which came first chronologically – Art Deco or Art Nouveau?
- Q. Who painted the anti-war “Guernica” and in which city could you view it?
- Q. Who had a number 1 hit with a song from the film of Watership Down?
- Q. Which major art gallery is situated on Millbank in London?
- Q. The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden is in which Cornwall town?
- Q. Who painted “The Fighting Temeraire” and for 1000 brownie points what is the full name of the painting?
- Q. Which Australian art critic, who died in 2012, wrote and presented the BBC series (and book) which is probably the definitive analysis of modern art – “The Shock of the New”.