Art History Jeopardy Game

PAINTINGS

100

This is possibly the world's most famous painting, created by Leonardo Da Vinci

Mona Lisa 

200

This impressionist work uses swirls and cool colors to represent the night sky

Starry Night

300

This painting shows a red haired woman emerging from a shell. A planet in our solar system is named after the woman.

The Birth of Venus

400

A painting made using the technique where the artist paints with a series of small dots

Stippling 

500

This painting shows a husband and a wife standing in front of their home, the husband is holding a pitchfork 

American Gothic

SCULPTURES

100

This sculpture shows a man standing and looking to the side. It can be seen in Florence, Italy.

David

200

A sculpture of this 16th president can be seen in Washington, D.C, or on the back of a penny.

Abraham Lincoln

300

This sculpture can be found at the top of the stairs in the Louvre. Her name also appears on a pair of shoes.

Nike of Samothrace or "Nike"

400

This statue was given to the US by France in 1886.

The Statue of Liberty

500

This is thought to be the first sculpture in human history, most likely from 24,000 BCE

Venus of Willendorf

NAME THAT MEDIUM

100

This medium uses waxy, crayon-like sticks that blend together well.

Oil pastels

200

This medium requires that artists place their creations in a super hot oven known as a kiln

Ceramics/Clay

300

This medium can take a very long time to dry. Some artworks made 200 years ago using this is still wet!

Oil paint

400

This medium requires special tools and machinery such as a roller press and gouges. 

Printmaking 

500

This medium uses a combination of different textures, objects, and mediums to create a whole image.

Mixed media

ARTISTS

100

The Spanish artist is the father of cubism. He is known for his many artistic "periods", such as his "blue period"

Pablo Picasso 

200

This Mexican artist is known for her self-portraiture and use of monkeys and birds in her works

Frida Kahlo

300

This artist is famous for his abstract splatter art

Jackson Pollock

400

This artist worked in surrealism. You may also know him because of his unique mustache.

Salvador Dali

500

This pop artist might have been a big fan of celebrities, but he himself was only famous for "15 minutes"

Andy Warhol

OTHER

100

This artist is known for her paintings of flowers, and her paintings also suggest a very fertile part of the body

Georgia O'Keeffe

200

Many of the works from this ancient civilization are copies from the Greeks

Ancient Romans

300

This is the name for an ancient creature that wasn't real, only made up for artistic purposes.

Chimera 

400

This type of paint is made using egg mixed with pigmant.

Tempera Paint

500

This group of crime fighting reptiles are named after famous artists

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles