John James Audubon
Roy
Lichtenstein
Frida
Kahlo
Wassily
Kandinsky
Vincent
van Gogh
100
What was John James Audubon's favorite animal to paint?
birds
100
What country is Roy Lichtenstein from?
The United States of America
100
Where was Frida Kahlo born?
Mexico
100
Where was Wassily Kandinsky born?
Russia
100
Where was Van Gogh born?
The Netherlands or Holland
200
How did Audubon figure out that birds return to the same place every year?
He tied a thread (or string) around a bird's leg.
200
Besides black and white, what type of colors did Lichtenstein use?
Primary colors (red, blue, and yellow)
200
What type of artwork was Frida Kahlo's speciality?
self-portraits
200
Name one instrument that Kandinsky played.
piano or cello
200
True or False? Vincent Van Gogh spent many years in art school learning to draw and paint.
False - he learned most of his skills and knowledge about art from reading and visiting museums.
300
What is another name for "Viviparous Quadrupeds"?
mammals
300
What is the name for the "sound words" that Lichtenstein used in his Pop Art?
onomatopoeias
300
Name one animal that Frida Kahlo used in her paintings that we saw in class.
monkey or parrot
300
What did Kandinsky compare his paintings to?
music
300
What was Van Gogh's favorite color?
yellow
400
Audubon had a very unusual talent with his hands. What was it?
He could use both hands to write, draw, or paint at the same time!
400
Which cartoon character did Lichtenstein's children challenge him to copy?
Mickey Mouse
400
What happened to Frida Kahlo that made her start painting?
She was in a bus accident and spent months in bed recovering with nothing to do.
400
True or False? Kandinsky's speciality was drawing very realistic images.
False - he helped invent Abstract Expressionism, which don't have to look like anything at all.
400
How many paintings did Van Gogh sell while he was alive?
one
500
True or False? Audubon was born in Haiti.
True - he then moved to France and then to the U.S.A.
500
What movie had one of Roy Lichtenstein's paintings in it?
"Night at the Museum : Battle at the Smithsonian"
500
What was Frida Kahlo's husband's name? (Clues: remember he was also a famous artist and his first name is the name of a children's show)
Diego Rivera
500
What job did Kandinsky have before becoming an artist?
Law professor (lawyer is OK too)
500
True or false? Van Gogh spent hours carefully blending in his brushstrokes until they were invisible.
False. In many of his paintings, he had thick sections of paint and bold brushstrokes.
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