Pablo Picasso Quiz

Pablo Picasso Quiz Questions

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1. In what year was Pablo Picasso born?
(a) 1881
(b) 1890
(c) 1900
(d) 1910

2. Where was Pablo Picasso born?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Italy
(d) Germany

3. Which artistic movement is most closely associated with Picasso?
(a) Impressionism
(b) Cubism
(c) Surrealism
(d) Pop Art

4. What is the name of Picasso’s famous painting depicting the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War?
(a) Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
(b) Guernica
(c) The Persistence of Memory
(d) The Scream

5. Picasso was known for his prolific output. How many years did his artistic career span?
(a) 20 years
(b) 40 years
(c) 60 years
(d) 80 years

6. What was the name of one of Picasso’s close friends and fellow artist who co-founded Cubism?
(a) Salvador Dalí
(b) Georges Braque
(c) Vincent van Gogh
(d) Claude Monet

7. Picasso had a long and colorful personal life. How many times was he married?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4

8. In what city did Picasso spend a significant portion of his early artistic career?
(a) Madrid
(b) Barcelona
(c) London
(d) New York City

9. What medium did Picasso primarily use for his artwork?
(a) Sculpture
(b) Photography
(c) Painting
(d) Printmaking

10. Picasso’s personal life often inspired his art. What was the name of his muse during his Blue Period?
(a) Marie-Thérèse Walter
(b) Dora Maar
(c) Jacqueline Roque
(d) Carles Casagemas

11. What was unique about Picasso’s painting “Guernica”?
(a) It was his largest painting.
(b) It was painted entirely in shades of blue.
(c) It was a collaboration with another artist.
(d) It was painted in a monochrome palette of black, white, and gray.

12. Picasso continued to create art well into his later years. At what age did he pass away?
(a) 70
(b) 80
(c) 92
(d) 100

13. What is the name of the museum in Paris that houses a large collection of Picasso’s work?
(a) The Louvre
(b) Musée d’Orsay
(c) Musée Picasso
(d) Centre Pompidou

14. In which year did Picasso paint “Guernica”?
(a) 1927
(b) 1937
(c) 1947
(d) 1957

15. What event inspired Picasso to paint “Guernica”?
(a) World War I
(b) The Spanish Civil War
(c) The French Revolution
(d) World War II

16. What was the name of Picasso’s first wife?
(a) Olga Khokhlova
(b) Jacqueline Roque
(c) Fernande Olivier
(d) Eva Gouel

17. Which artist was Picasso’s close friend and rival?
(a) Salvador Dalí
(b) Henri Matisse
(c) Vincent van Gogh
(d) Claude Monet

18. What was the name of Picasso’s studio boat in Paris?
(a) Le Bateau-Lavoir
(b) La Ruche
(c) Le Bateau-Atelier
(d) L’Atelier Flottant

19. What animal is often associated with Picasso’s work?
(a) Lion
(b) Cat
(c) Horse
(d) Eagle

20. In which year did Picasso die?
(a) 1963
(b) 1973
(c) 1983
(d) 1993

21. What was Picasso’s political affiliation?
(a) Fascist
(b) Communist
(c) Capitalist
(d) Anarchist

22. What was the name of Picasso’s last wife?
(a) Olga Khokhlova
(b) Marie-Thérèse Walter
(c) Françoise Gilot
(d) Jacqueline Roque

Pablo Picasso Quiz Questions with Answers

1. In what year was Pablo Picasso born?
(a) 1881

2. Where was Pablo Picasso born?
(b) Spain

3. Which artistic movement is most closely associated with Picasso?
(b) Cubism

4. What is the name of Picasso’s famous painting depicting the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War?
(b) Guernica

5. Picasso was known for his prolific output. How many years did his artistic career span?
(d) 80 years

6. What was the name of one of Picasso’s close friends and fellow artist who co-founded Cubism?
(b) Georges Braque

7. Picasso had a long and colorful personal life. How many times was he married?
(c) 2

8. In what city did Picasso spend a significant portion of his early artistic career?
(b) Barcelona

9. What medium did Picasso primarily use for his artwork?
(c) Painting

10. Picasso’s personal life often inspired his art. What was the name of his muse during his Blue Period?
(d) Carles Casagemas

11. What was unique about Picasso’s painting “Guernica”?
(d) It was painted in a monochrome palette of black, white, and gray

12. Picasso continued to create art well into his later years. At what age did he pass away?
(c) 92

13. What is the name of the museum in Paris that houses a large collection of Picasso’s work?
(c) Musée Picasso

14. In which year did Picasso paint “Guernica”?
(b) 1937

15. What event inspired Picasso to paint “Guernica”?
(b) The Spanish Civil War

16. What was the name of Picasso’s first wife?
(a) Olga Khokhlova

17. Which artist was Picasso’s close friend and rival?
(b) Henri Matisse

18. What was the name of Picasso’s studio boat in Paris?
(a) Le Bateau-Lavoir

19. What animal is often associated with Picasso’s work?
(b) Cat

20. In which year did Picasso die?
(b) 1973

21. What was Picasso’s political affiliation?
(b) Communist

22. What was the name of Picasso’s last wife?
(d) Jacqueline Roque