80 Most Important Arts And Literature Questions and Answers for Basic Level

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Question 1

Which author wrote 'Animal Farm'?

Answer: George Orwell

Question 2

Which author wrote 'The Origin of Species'?

Answer: Charles Darwin

Question 3

A large painting or decoration done on a wall is known as what?

Answer: Mural

Question 4

In which book does 'Bilbo Baggins' appear?

Answer: The Hobbit

Question 5

Which book contains the character 'Eeyore'?

Answer: Winnie the Pooh

Question 6

What shakespearean play features the line: "A plague on both your houses"?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Question 7

Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Aragorn sped on up the hill.'?

Answer: The Two Towers

Question 8

Which author wrote 'Diary of Anne Frank'?

Answer: Anne Frank

Question 9

Which author wrote 'Through the Looking-Glass'?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

Question 10

Which author wrote 'Quidditch Through the Ages'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 11

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 12

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 13

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 14

Which author wrote 'Hamlet'?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Question 15

What is the word for an artwork humoously excaggerating the qualities of a person?

Answer: Caricature

Question 16

What is the word for a composition made of cut and pasted pieces of materials?

Answer: Collage

Question 17

In which book series does 'Severus Snape' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 18

In which book series does 'Hermione Granger' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 19

In Edward Lear's poem, which bird sang to the pussycat?

Answer: The Owl

Question 20

What did Dorothy and her friends walk down in The Wizard of Oz?

Answer: The Yellow Brick Road

Question 21

What is the name of E.B. White's adventurous mouse-like boy from a 1945 story?

Answer: Stuart Little

Question 22

Which book contains the character 'Big Brother'?

Answer: 1984

Question 23

Who said 'But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks'?

Answer: Romeo

Question 24

In which book series does 'Neville Longbottom' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 25

Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.'?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Question 26

Which piece of written work starts with the line 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.'?

Answer: The Hobbit

Question 27

Which author wrote 'The Chronicles of Narnia'?

Answer: C. S. Lewis

Question 28

Which author wrote 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 29

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 30

Which author wrote 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 31

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 32

Which author wrote 'The Lord of the Rings'?

Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien

Question 33

Which author wrote 'The Hobbit'?

Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien

Question 34

Which author wrote 'Macbeth'?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Question 35

What word describes a painting executed in a single color?

Answer: Monochrome

Question 36

Which design style prevalent during the 1920s and 1930s was characterized by a sleek use of straight lines and slender forms?

Answer: Art deco

Question 37

In which book series does 'Ginny Weasley' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 38

In which book series would you find the character of 'Aslan'?

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Question 39

In which book series does 'Katniss Everdeen' appear?

Answer: The Hunger Games

Question 40

Which is the name of the villain in the Harry Potter series?

Answer: Lord Voldemort

Question 41

What nursery rhyme includes a cow jumping over the moon?

Answer: Hey Diddle Diddle

Question 42

What nursery rhyme is about a couple who climbed a hill?

Answer: Jack and Jill

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a type of art commonly associated with the Renaissance?

Answer: Photography

Question 44

What is the name of the comic book company whose comics feature Spiderman?

Answer: Marvel

Question 45

Who wrote "A Christmas Carol"?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Question 46

In which book series does 'Prince Caspian' appear?

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia

Question 47

Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.'?

Answer: Lolita

Question 48

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 49

Which author wrote 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Question 50

Which author wrote 'The Fellowship of the Ring'?

Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien

Question 51

Which author wrote 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Question 52

In which book series does 'Albus Dumbledore' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 53

In which book series does Lord Voldemort appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 54

Which book contains the character Willy Wonka?

Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Question 55

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 56

Which author wrote 'The History of Middle-earth'?

Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien

Question 57

In which book series does 'Hagrid' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 58

Which of these is the plot to the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley?

Answer: A scientist in want of a companion creates a living creature, who turns out to be misunderstood and is subject to torment by all he meets

Question 59

In sonnet 18, who is Shakespeare comparing to a summer's day?

Answer: Thee

Question 60

Who wrote "The Hobbit"?

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

Question 61

Which author wrote 'Great Expectations'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Question 62

What is the word given to a flat board used by a painter to mix and hold colors?

Answer: A Palette

Question 63

In E.B. White's classic children's book "Charlotte's Web", what kind of animal is Charlotte?

Answer: A Spider

Question 64

Who wrote the book "The Origin of Species"?

Answer: Charles Darwin

Question 65

Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.'?

Answer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Question 66

Who is the American artist who uses Campbell's Soup cans in his pop art?

Answer: Andy Warhol 

Question 67

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 68

Which author wrote 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'?

Answer: J. K. Rowling

Question 69

Which author wrote 'On the Origin of Species'?

Answer: Charles Darwin

Question 70

In which book series does Draco Malfoy appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 71

In which book series does 'Ron Weasley' appear?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question 72

Who was the author of 'A Christmas Carol'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Question 73

What nursery rhyme is about a man who falls off a wall?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty

Question 74

What nursery rhyme is about a girl who went to the woods?

Answer: Little Red Riding Hood

Question 75

Which of the following is NOT a character in Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'?

Answer: Juliet

Question 76

Which character in Romeo & Juliet totally forgets about his crush on Rosaline and falls in love with Juliet?

Answer: Romeo

Question 77

In what book does Tigger make his first appearance in a location called 'Hundred Acre Wood'?

Answer: Winnie-the-Pooh

Question 78

In "Little Miss Muffet", what are the two foods being consumed by Miss Muffet when the spider frightens her?

Answer: Curds & Whey

Question 79

What is the title of the fourth book in the Harry Potter series?

Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Question 80

Which of these is a play by Shakespeare?

Answer: Macbeth