Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 15th 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 is the name of the ship in the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson? |
| 2. | What measures 15 feet × 29 feet and can be found on the back wall of the refectory at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy? |
| 3. | Gryffindor, Slytherin, Fill in the blanks. |
| 4. | What 1962 Ken Kesey novel, narrated by "Chief" Bromden, was adapted into a 1975 Academy Award-winning film? |
| 5. | Who wrote the 1968 nonsense poem On the Ning Nang Nong? |
| 6. | Who was the youngest of the three Brontë sisters? |
| 7. | What American author wrote From Here to Eternity, Some Came Running and The Thin Red Line? |
| 8. | In the Harry Potter book series, what is the name of the small, winged golden ball that seekers are tasked to catch in a game of Quidditch? |
| 9. | What fictional police detective was created by Belgian author Georges Simenon? |
| 10. | Who wrote the 1992 best-selling book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? |
| 11. | A tale from the waning days of British colonialism, whose first novel, published in 1934, was Burmese Days? |
| 12. | Who painted 210 Coca-Cola Bottles in 1962? |
| 13. | Created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley, by what name is the fictional character Don Diego de la Vega better known? |
| 14. | Whose series of novels, beginning in 1950 with I, Robot, first introduced the "Three Laws of Robotics"? |
| 15. | First published in 1963 and written while he was still working for MI6, what John le Carré novel was adapted into a 1965 film starring Richard Burton as British field agent Alec Leamas? |
| 16. | What classic novel features a ship called the Hispaniola? |
| 17. | Complete the title of this William Shakespeare comedy: The Two Gentlemen of _______. |
| 18. | Who wrote the 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? |
| 19. | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who _____ _____ _____ _____. Complete the third title of Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series. |
| 20. | In a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, by what name is the main character, John Clayton, better known? |
| 21. | First published in 1920, what British author's first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles? |
| 22. | What were the first names of French painters Monet and Manet? |
| 23. | First published in the UK in 1987, to what was Where's Wally? renamed for the North American market? |
| 24. | The first in a series, what Robert Ludlum novel was the best-selling book of 1980? |
| 25. | Some of the best-known poems in the English language include The Waste Land (1922), The Hollow Men (1925), Ash Wednesday (1930), and Four Quartets (1943); all written by who? |
| 26. | What is the pen name of British spy novelist David John Moore Cornwell? |
| 27. | Who was mainly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951)? |
| 28. | In a 1965 novel, whose full identity is revealed as Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG? |
| 29. | By what name is 16th century painter, sculptor and architect Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known? |
| 30. | What 'F' is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid plaster? |
| 31. | Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in what 1813 novel? |
| 32. | What Italian composer wrote the operas The Barber Of Seville, The Thieving Magpie, and William Tell? |
| 33. | What 1898 science fiction novel begins with an unusual incident at Horsell Common near Woking in Surrey? |
| 34. | Killer Croc is a fictional DC Comics supervillain, commonly appearing as an adversary of what superhero? |
| 35. | Complete this monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women _____ _____" |
| 36. | First published in 1949, what novel opens with the line "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"? |
| 37. | Whose artworks include My Bed, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, and Hate and Power Can Be a Terrible Thing? |
| 38. | Who painted Portrait of Gala with Two Lamb Chops Balanced on Her Shoulder? |
| 39. | What is the title of Andy McNab's 1993 book about a patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq? |
| 40. | For what 1866 novel is Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky best known? |
| 41. | What nationality was painter Frida Kahlo? |
| 42. | When the character of Barbara Gordon made her comic book debut in 1967, what was the name of her superhero alter-ego? |
| 43. | What H. G. Wells novel is set in a future where humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi and the Morlocks? |
| 44. | At his own request, what American author's autobiography was published in 2010, 100 years after his death? |
| 45. | Whose novels include the Anne of Green Gables series and the Emily trilogy? |
| 46. | Who wrote the 1974 novel Jaws? |
| 47. | Also referred to as "the Imp" or "the Halfman", what is the name of the dwarf character in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, as portrayed in the Game of Thrones TV series by Peter Dinklage? |
| 48. | Atticus Finch is a character created by what author? |
| 49. | A famous trademark in the music business, what is the name of the terrier mix dog pictured in Francis Barraud's His Master's Voice? |
| 50. | What fictional detective lives in Danemead Cottage, Old Pasture Lane, St. Mary Mead? |
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