How did you do in our artistic challenge?

Whether you mastered the masterpieces or got lost in the literary lines, this answer round reveals the creative legends behind each question. From visionary painters to iconic novelists, discover the stories that continue to shape art and literature today. Don’t forget to explore our full library of themed quizzes for more culture, creativity, and clever fun every week!

1. Which famous artist checked himself into an asylum in Saint-Rémy de Provence in 1889?

A. Vincent Van Gogh

2. What novel begins with the line, “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”?

A. 1984 (by George Orwell)

3. In which Oscar Wilde novel does a portrait age and decay while its subject remains youthful?

A. The Picture of Dorian Gray

4. Which writer used the pseudonym “Robert Galbraith” for a detective fiction series?

A. J.K. Rowling

5. Which Dutch painter is known for works like Girl with a Pearl Earring?

A. Johannes Vermeer

6. Pablo Picasso co-founded which influential 20th-century art movement?

A. Cubism

7. Which poet wrote “Do not go gentle into that good night”?

A. Dylan Thomas

8. The surrealist René Magritte painted a man in a bowler hat whose face is obscured by what?

A. An Apple

9. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?

A. Ernest Hemingway

10. Whose art studio was famously called “The Factory”?

A. Andy Warhol