Art History Trivia
The three primary colors used to mix and make secondary colors.
What are red, blue, and yellow? DD**
Up to How many flowers might a bee visit in one trip?
Answer: Up to 100 flowers. DD**
What tree species has the most extensive root system?
The Fig tree.
Which dog with a repetitive name may have been referenced in ancient China as resembling lions with their blue-black tongues?
Answer: Chow Chow DD**
How many human years are in one cat year of life?
One year of a cat’s life equals 7 human years. DD**
Name the extravagant period of art and architecture prevalent in Europe during most of the 17th century
The Baroque period DD**
How far can bees fly from their hive to collect food?
Answer: Up to 5 miles. DD**
Which tree is the most poisonous in the world?
The Manchineel tree. DD**
What breed of dog was named after an English clergyman who bred hunting dogs in the mid 1800s?
Answer: Jack Russell terrier DD**
What do the terms “tom” and “queen” mean when used to refer to a cat.
A tom cat is an un-neutered (uncastrated) male cat and queen cat is an un-spayed female cat. DD**
Which famous painter was also a sculptor, an architect, and an engineer?
Leonardo Da Vinci
How many wings does a bee have?
Answer: Four wings.
Which tree species is known for its distinctive, peeling bark?
The Paper Birch tree.
A male collie named Pal was the first dog to portray what legendary (and female) title character on television?
Answer: Lassie
Which country has the largest population of cats?
Twenty-five percent of the total cat population is in the United States.
The American Gothic is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world. Who painted it?
Grant Wood
What color are bees most attracted to?
Answer: Blue.
Which species of tree is most commonly used to make paper?
The Spruce tree.
What working and herding two-word dog breed is known for its intelligence and high levels of intelligence, as well as often having a two-colored coat? Their name is reminiscent of the dividing line between territories.
Answer: Border Collie
How many kittens are in a litter?
Cats average 6 kittens in a litter.
Claude Monet is most known for his paintings of what?
Water lily paintings
How many legs does a bee have?
Answer: Six legs
Which tree is known to have the thickest bark?
The Redwood tree.
Sharing his name with an element having the atomic number 29, what is the name of the titular dog in Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound?”
Answer: Copper
How many litters of kittens can a cat have in a year?
A mature female cat can have up to three litters, producing about 18 kittens in a year.