1.  Which famous European museum was originally constructed as the inpenetrable fortress of Philippe Auguste in 1190.

a)  The Prado, Madrid

b)  The Hermitage, St.Petersburg

c)  The Louvre, Paris

2.  For over 33 years now there is a famous school founded by renowned Glass artist Dale Chihuly. It has been a driving force in the evolution of glass as a means of artistic expression. It is:

a)  The Puget Sound College of Art

b)  The Pilchuk Glass School

c)  The Seattle Glass Academy

3.  This now popular ceramic technique originated in 16th century Japan.

a)  Raku

b)  Haiku

c)  Earthenware

4.  This artist loved cats and painted them a lot. He had at least 8926 works of art. Who was he?

a)  Paul Klee

b)  Marc Chagall

c)  Gustave Moreau

5.  Which of these women was not a famous artist?

a)  Rosa Bonheur

b)  Maya Angelou

c)  Georgia O'Keeffe

6.  What part of a woman's body would ancient Chinese artists never dare paint?

a)  Face

b)  Neck

c)  Feet

7.  Scherenschnitte is:

a)  A German style of art having its root in Surrealism

b)  A German papercutting technique

c)  A German clay that yields some of Europe's best pottery

8.  Muslin was first made in the city of Mosul (now in Iraq), from which it derived its name. What is muslin?

a)  Plain, usually undyed cotton fabric, available bleached or unbleached

b)  Religious philosophy

c)  A cereal originating in the Middle East made from variety of grains, seeds and nuts

9.  She had a traumatic childhood and life-long battle against pain... her art was described as "agonized poetry on canvas"... she was married to a famous artist... she had a love affair with Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky... She was praised by Kadinsky and Picasso... she had a biographical movie made of her life, a tale of grief and grit...and became a feminist icon... Who was this extraordinary female artist?

a)  Frida Kahlo

b)  Mary Cassatt

c)  Hannah Hoch

10.  The “world's largest pysanka” or Ukrainian Easter egg is located in:

a)  Eglinton, Scotland

b)  Vegreville, Alberta

c)  Pryluky, Ukraine

11.  As a child, he showed strange behavior and often interrupted his class in school. He got kicked out, and never finished. He even spent time in jail. As he got older, his scary dreams became the primary inspiration for what he is famous for. Who was he?

a)  Pablo Picasso

b)  Edvard Munch

c)  Salvadore Dali

12.  What do artists Greg Hildebrandt and Bob Eggleton, and actor Leonard Nimoy have in common?

a)  Own world-renown art galleries

b)  Recently purchased some of the most expensive paintings ever sold

c)  Science fiction