Free Art & Design Quiz
The painting, the painter, the movement and the museum it hangs in. Then the buildings, the architects, the colours and the designers whose work you see every day without noticing.
What the art & design quiz covers
Easy questions stick to the household names; the harder ones reach into styles, materials, periods and the stories behind the famous works.
- Famous paintings and who painted them
- Art movements and periods
- Architecture and famous buildings
- Colour, design and sculpture
How it works Full rules
- 1. Ten questions, easy first. Every set runs from easy to the hardest your level allows, 15 seconds each.
- 2. Points for difficulty, speed and streaks. 100–800 points a question, up to +15% for a streak and +20% for a quick answer.
- 3. Same set, other people. Your score lands on a board with everyone who played that set, and on the weekly world board.
Sample art & design questions
A few from the easier end. In the game you get four options and 15 seconds.
What Japanese term is used to describe the art of paper folding?
- Graffiti
- Origami
- Helvetica
- Michelangelo
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Origami
The Mona Lisa painting hangs in a museum in which city?
- Barcelona
- Bristol
- Zurich
- Paris
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Paris
What type of flower is Vincent van Gogh most famous for painting?
- Blue
- Gold
- Christie's
- Sunflowers
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Sunflowers
What primary colour is mixed with red to make purple?
- Blue
- Ikebana
- Watercolours
- Doric
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Blue
Who painted the famous painting, The Last Supper?
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
- Vincent van Gogh
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Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
- Phidias
- Myron
- Michelangelo
- Rembrandt
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Michelangelo
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Questions people ask
- Is the art & design quiz free?
- Yes. Every quiz on Exampractice is completely free — no payment, no subscription and no adverts. No account is needed to play; sign in whenever you like and your scores, streak, level and friends are kept across devices.
- How many questions are there and how long does it take?
- A set is 10 questions with 15 seconds each, so a full round takes under three minutes. Questions run from easy to hard and no two sets are the same.
- How is the quiz scored?
- Easy questions are worth 100 points, medium 200, hard 400 and extra hard 800. Consecutive correct answers add a streak bonus of up to 15%, and in Quick Play a fast answer adds up to 20% more.
- Can I play against friends?
- Yes. Add friends with their code and you see each other’s scores on every set, or start a group for your office, family or pub team with a fixed number of rounds.
- Do the questions get harder?
- Yes. Everyone starts on Starter sets and unlocks Regular, Advanced and Expert mixes by finishing sets accurately — extra-hard questions only appear from Advanced onwards.
