Christmas Quiz

Already had enough of Christmas TV repeats? Feeling in need of exercising the old brain cells? Our Christmas quiz could be just the tonic you need. Perfect with gin too!

How it Works

All the questions are multiple choice. Most correct answers are worth one point but the more difficult ones are worth up to five points. The maximum score is 50 points. See how many you can solve without resorting to the internet but that’s allowed if you are stuck. You can only submit your answers and check your score at the end of the 36 questions shown below. Members with the highest scores will be entered in a prize draw and the two winners will be announced at the January lecture.

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  • 1. This artist seen painting this winter scene is considered by many to be Britain’s greatest living artist. Is it Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor or David Hockney?

    2. Was he/she born in Lancashire, Yorkshire or India ?

    3. Which of the following did he also paint, The Splash, A Bigger Splash or both?

  • 4. The painter of this Mystic Nativity also painted another birth, this one of Venus. Was he Botticelli, Raphael or Perugino?

    5. Was he Florentine, Spanish or Dutch?

    6. Which of the following did he also paint? The School of Athens, Primavera or The Marriage of the Virgin?

  • 7. Which of the Impressionists, Manet, Monet or Renoir painted this winter scene?

    8. What bird gives this picture its name? A crow, a magpie or a blackbird?

    9. Which bridge did he paint on a visit to London. Tower, Blackfiars or Waterloo bridge?

  • 10. Who painted this hunting scene in winter? Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Pieter Breughel the Elder or Hieronymus Bosch?

    11. How many hunters does it show returning home? Two, three or four?

    12. Is it in London, Antwerp or Vienna ?

  • 13. Which Friar painted this angel? Was it Far Filippo Lippi, Fra Bisi or Fra Angelico?

    14.. Who is the angel? Gabriel, Michael or Raphael?

    15. Is it in Florence, Siena or Cortona?

  • 16. In which country is this painting of skating on Doddington Loch set? Holland, Scotland or Wales?

    17. Was the skater a Vicar, a Minister or a Reverend?

    18. Who painted the skater?Hendrik Avercamp, Henry Raeburn or Auguste Renoir?

  • 19. Who made this monumental angel? Was it Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth or Antony Gormley?

    20. Is it The Angel of the Lord, The Angel of the North or The Risen Angel?

    21. Is it in Gateshead, Sunderland or Newcastle upon Tyne?

  • 22. By birth was this painter Spanish, Italian or Greek?

    23. Besides Mary and Joseph who are the main characters in this scene? Shepherds, Wise Men or the two donors?

    24. Which Venetian master did he study with? Was it Giovanni Bellini, Titian or Tiepolo?

  • 25. What 19th century art movement is this picture typical of? Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau or Pre-Raphelitte

    26. Is it by William Morris, Byrne-Jones or Stanley Spencer?

    27. Was it originally commissioned by Coventry Cathedral, St Pauls Cathedral or Exeter College Oxford?

  • 28. Is this scene set at The Field of Dreams, The Field of the Cloth of Gold or The Field of Kings?

    29. Which French King was the English King meeting here? Was it Louis XIV, Francois 1 or Charles V111

    30 Who planned the event ? Was it. Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell or Thomas More?

  • 31. What is the common name of this pottery shown here? Is it Majolica, Blue porcelain or Delftware?

    32.. How was it glazed? With a tin glaze, a lead glaze or usually left unglazed?

    33. Was the style influenced by Japan, Korea or China?

  • 34. Who is this famous socialite and art collector shown in the photograph? Is it Peggy Guggenheim, Helen Clay Frick or Gertrude Vanderbilt?

    35. Did she found a museum in Paris, Venice or New York?

    36. Which surrealist painter did she marry? Was it Max Ernst, Salvador Dali or Leonora Carrington?

Click here to submit your answers and enter our prize Christmas draw. The winner and runner-up will each receive a book token and the fame that goes with victory. You can only submit one entry per member and the judges decision is final. The maximum score is 50 points. Most questions score one point but the more difficult ones are worth more points. Good luck and Merry Christmas.