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Art History trivia quiz

How well do you really know Art History? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Art History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Art History questions cover

  • Impressionism
  • Northern Renaissance
  • Pop Art
  • Renaissance
  • Romanticism
  • Suprematism
  • Baroque
  • Cubism
  • Dada
  • High Renaissance
  • Rococo
  • Surrealism

Try three Art History questions

Question 1

Who painted the famous portrait of a woman with an enigmatic smile, displayed in the Louvre?

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Titian
  3. Raphael
  4. Sandro Botticelli
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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 2

Which Dutch artist painted a swirling night sky above a French village while living in an asylum?

  1. Henri Matisse
  2. Vincent van Gogh
  3. Paul Gauguin
  4. Claude Monet
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Vincent van Gogh

Question 3

Who painted the portrait of a young woman wearing a blue-and-yellow headscarf and a large earring?

  1. Jan Steen
  2. Frans Hals
  3. Johannes Vermeer
  4. Rembrandt
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Johannes Vermeer

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Art History match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Art History questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Art History ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.