Andy Warhol - Quiz
Andy Warhol
  • 1. In which year was Andy Warhol born?
A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1928
  • 2. Which art movement was Andy Warhol associated with?
A) Abstract Expressionism
B) Pop Art
C) Surrealism
D) Impressionism
  • 3. What was the title of Andy Warhol's studio in New York City?
A) The Gallery
B) The Factory
C) The Studio
D) The Loft
  • 4. Which famous painting by Andy Warhol features multiple images of Marilyn Monroe?
A) Campbell's Soup Cans
B) Elvis I and II
C) Marilyn Diptych
D) Brillo Boxes
  • 5. What was Andy Warhol's birth name?
A) Anthony Warholm
B) Andrew Warhola
C) Andrei Warhol
D) Alexander Warhoski
  • 6. In which city did Andy Warhol establish The Factory studio?
A) London
B) Los Angeles
C) Paris
D) New York City
  • 7. In which year did Andy Warhol pass away?
A) 1975
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 1987
  • 8. What did Andy Warhol famously say everyone would be famous for?
A) 1 minute
B) 1 hour
C) 30 seconds
D) 15 minutes
  • 9. Which musician was a close friend of Andy Warhol and a key figure in the 1960s New York City scene?
A) Janis Joplin
B) Jimi Hendrix
C) Lou Reed
D) Bob Dylan
  • 10. Who shot Andy Warhol in 1968?
A) Valerie Solanas
B) Nico
C) Edie Sedgwick
D) Billy Name
  • 11. What was the title of Andy Warhol's magazine?
A) Perspective
B) Artistry
C) Collage
D) Interview
  • 12. Where was Andy Warhol born?
A) New York City, New York
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 13. What illness did Andy Warhol suffer from as a child?
A) Chickenpox
B) Sydenham's chorea
C) Polio
D) Measles
  • 14. Which magazine first published Andy Warhol's shoe illustrations?
A) Glamour
B) Vogue
C) Harper's Bazaar
D) Mademoiselle
  • 15. Which band did Andy Warhol manage?
A) The Rolling Stones
B) The Doors
C) The Beatles
D) The Velvet Underground
  • 16. What was the title of Andy Warhol's first major Pop art exhibition?
A) Campbell's Soup Cans
B) The American Supermarket
C) Marilyn Diptych
D) Gold Marilyn Monroe
  • 17. Which artist's work did Andy Warhol's silkscreen technique resemble?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Claes Oldenburg
C) Roy Lichtenstein
D) Jackson Pollock
  • 18. What was the name of Andy Warhol's first major film?
A) Blue Movie
B) Chelsea Girls
C) Sleep
D) Empire
  • 19. What was the name of the theater where Andy Warhol screened male pornographic films?
A) The Factory Theater
B) The Velvet Theater
C) Cinema 16
D) Fortune Theater
  • 20. Which museum hosted Andy Warhol's first museum retrospective?
A) The Whitney Museum of American Art
B) Moderna Museet in Stockholm
C) The Guggenheim Museum
D) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 21. What was the name of Andy Warhol's first published book of illustrations?
A) A Gold Book
B) The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
C) Popism
D) 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy
  • 22. Which company hired Andy Warhol to design album covers and promotional materials?
A) Capitol Records
B) Columbia Records
C) RCA Records
D) Atlantic Records
  • 23. What was the name of the exhibition that featured Andy Warhol's pop paintings in a department store window?
A) Bloomingdale's
B) Bonwit Teller
C) Saks Fifth Avenue
D) Macy's
  • 24. Which artist was commissioned to create an artwork for the New York State Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Jackson Pollock
C) Andy Warhol
D) Roy Lichtenstein
  • 25. What was the name of the exhibition that presented a typical supermarket environment with pop art?
A) Gold Marilyn Monroe
B) Campbell's Soup Cans
C) The American Supermarket
D) The New Realists
  • 26. Which gallery hosted Andy Warhol's second exhibition in New York?
A) Ferus Gallery
B) Stable Gallery
C) Guggenheim Museum
D) Leo Castelli Gallery
  • 27. What was the name of the exhibition that featured Andy Warhol's first Flowers series?
A) Stable Gallery
B) Guggenheim Museum
C) Ferus Gallery
D) Leo Castelli Gallery
  • 28. Which magazine featured Andy Warhol's photographs documenting his recuperation after the shooting?
A) Vogue
B) Mademoiselle
C) Esquire
D) Harper's Bazaar
  • 29. For which album did Andy Warhol receive a Grammy nomination for Best Album Cover in 1972?
A) The Beatles' album Abbey Road
B) Elton John's album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
C) David Bowie's album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
D) The Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers
  • 30. Which political figure did Warhol support with a poster in 1972?
A) George McGovern
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Hubert Humphrey
D) Richard Nixon
  • 31. What was the name of the dachshund puppy Warhol acquired in November 1972?
A) Archie
B) Spot
C) Max
D) Buddy
  • 32. Which Broadway musical did Warhol design sets for in 1975?
A) Man on the Moon by John Philips
B) Cats
C) Chicago
D) A Chorus Line
  • 33. Who did Andy Warhol travel to Iran to paint in 1976?
A) Empress Farah Pahlavi
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) Ayatollah Khomeini
D) Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  • 34. Which book did Warhol release in 1979 through his publishing company?
A) The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
B) Popism
C) The Andy Warhol Diaries
D) Exposures
  • 35. Which New York City nightclub's opening in 1977 marked a new era in nightlife?
A) The Limelight
B) CBGB
C) Studio 54
D) The Roxy
  • 36. Which art collector commissioned Warhol to create the Athletes series in 1977?
A) Leonard Lauder
B) Solomon R. Guggenheim
C) Peter Brant
D) Richard Weisman
  • 37. Which of the following was not a subject of Warhol's celerity portrait commissions in the 1970s?
A) David Bowie
B) Yves Saint Laurent
C) Mick Jagger
D) Liza Minnelli
  • 38. What was the title of Andy Warhol's 1980 exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan?
A) Portraits of Modern Jews
B) The Jewish Influence
C) Twentieth Century Jewish Icons
D) Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century
  • 39. What was the purpose of the New York Academy of Art, co-founded by Warhol?
A) To promote modernist art
B) To explore abstract expressionism
C) To revive traditional methods of training artists
D) To focus on digital art techniques
  • 40. Which series did Warhol create in 1981 that featured cultural icons like Mickey Mouse and Superman?
A) Modern Myths series
B) Cultural Legends series
C) Pop Icons series
D) Myths series
  • 41. What was the cause of Andy Warhol's death?
A) Sudden cardiac arrhythmia
B) Gallbladder infection
C) Heart attack
D) Stroke
  • 42. Who purchased Orange Marilyn for $17.3 million in 1998?
A) Kenneth C. Griffin
B) S.I. Newhouse Jr.
C) Steven A. Cohen
D) Hugh Grant
  • 43. Who choreographed the dance piece RainForest that included a Silver Cloud?
A) Willoughby Sharp
B) James Harvey
C) Andy Warhol
D) Merce Cunningham
  • 44. What was the name of the television special Warhol dreamed of producing about 'Nothing'?
A) Nothing Special
B) Special Nothing
C) The Nothing Show
D) Nothing to See
  • 45. Who took over filmmaking responsibilities after Warhol's shooting in 1968?
A) Mike McGrady
B) Jed Johnson
C) Jonas Mekas
D) Paul Morrissey
  • 46. Who did Warhol model with for Koshin Satoh's fashion show in 1987?
A) John Coltrane
B) Herbie Hancock
C) Miles Davis
D) Chick Corea
  • 47. Who delivered the eulogy at Warhol's funeral liturgy?
A) John Richardson
B) Monsignor Peter Tay
C) Yoko Ono
D) Paige Powell
  • 48. What was the name of the multimedia performance art show that featured The Velvet Underground?
A) Plastic Show
B) Plastic Fantastic
C) Exploding Plastic Inevitable
D) Inevitable Explosion
  • 49. How much did Campbell's Soup Can with Peeling Label sell for in 1970?
A) $17.3 million
B) $60,000
C) $95,000
D) $200 million
  • 50. Which decade did Warhol evolve into a portraiture artist?
A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s
  • 51. Which of Warhol's books of drawings is noted for its use of gold leaf?
A) Yum, Yum, Yum
B) Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
C) Ho, Ho, Ho
D) A Gold Book
  • 52. Where was the luncheon after Warhol's memorial service held?
A) The Diamond Horseshoe nightclub beneath the Paramount Hotel
B) St. Patrick's Cathedral
C) Bethel Park Community Center
D) New York Hospital
  • 53. For approximately how much was Orange Marilyn reportedly sold in a private sale after Newhouse's death?
A) $200 million
B) $62.9 million
C) $80 million
D) $17.3 million
  • 54. What was Andy Warhol diagnosed with in 1973?
A) A gallstone
B) A heart condition
C) A respiratory issue
D) A kidney infection
  • 55. In which year was an audio tape of music by Lou Reed, based on Warhol's book, discovered?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2020
  • 56. What innovative technique did Chelsea Girls use?
A) Static shots
B) Silent, close-up portraits
C) Dual 16mm projections running simultaneously with alternating sound
D) A single unbroken shot
  • 57. In what year was Andy Warhol fired from The Velvet Underground?
A) 1967
B) 1968
C) 1966
D) 1965
  • 58. What is the title of Warhol's unauthorized homage to the comic-book hero Batman?
A) Vinyl
B) Batman Dracula
C) Empire
D) Chelsea Girls
  • 59. During which years did 'Andy Warhol's TV' air?
A) 1980–83
B) 1981–84
C) 1982–85
D) 1979–82
  • 60. For which artist did Andy Warhol design the album cover 'Aretha' in 1986?
A) Diana Ross
B) Aretha Franklin
C) John Cale
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 61. Which artist was known as a 'ghost pisser' in the creation of Warhol's oxidation paintings?
A) Gerard Malanga
B) Jean-Michel Basquiat
C) Francesco Clemente
D) Victor Hugo
  • 62. Which Warhol painting set a new auction record for the artist at $105.4 million in 2013?
A) White Marilyn (1962)
B) Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) (1963)
C) Coca-Cola (3) (1962)
D) Race Riot (1963)
  • 63. Which artist commented on Warhol's ability to summarize our world?
A) Emily Tremaine
B) Maurizio Cattelan
C) Robert Scull
D) Burton Tremaine
  • 64. What did Warhol say about Coca-Cola in relation to American culture?
A) It is a symbol of luxury
B) It is the best beverage in the world
C) It is only for the wealthy
D) The richest consumers buy the same things as the poorest
  • 65. Which Warhol painting sold for $71.1 million at Christie's in 2007?
A) Turquoise Marilyn (1964)
B) Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I) (1963)
C) Lemon Marilyn (1962)
D) Double Elvis (Ferus Type)
  • 66. How much did Liz (Colored Liz) (1963) sell for in 2007?
A) $26.9 million
B) $23.7 million
C) $28 million
D) $63.4 million
  • 67. What was the name of the exhibition that opened in September 1985 with negative reviews?
A) Paintings
B) New York Art
C) Warhol and Basquiat: A Collaboration
D) Modern Portraits
  • 68. What was the title of Warhol's last exhibition in Milan?
A) The Final Supper
B) The Last Feast
C) Il Cenacolo (The Last Supper)
D) Warhol's Supper
  • 69. What technique did Warhol pioneer during his time at Carnegie Tech?
A) Digital art
B) Oxidation painting
C) Blotted line technique
D) Silkscreen printing
  • 70. What was the title of Warhol's portrait of Prince?
A) Orange Prince
B) Pop Prince
C) Electric Prince
D) Purple Prince
  • 71. What is the title of Warhol's first commissioned portrait of Ethel Scull?
A) Campbell's Soup Cans
B) Marilyn Diptych
C) Ethel Scull 36 Times
D) The Factory
  • 72. Which film marked the shift towards more mainstream, narrative-based cinema under Morrissey?
A) Flesh
B) Trash
C) Heat
D) Bad
  • 73. Which film was directed by Warhol's boyfriend Jed Johnson?
A) Bad
B) Heat
C) Flesh
D) Trash
  • 74. What was the theme of Warhol's 1986 exhibition at the Galerie Lavignes-Bastille in Paris?
A) Freedom in Art
B) Liberty in Color
C) 10 Status of Liberty
D) Statue of Liberty Centennial
  • 75. How many underground films did Andy Warhol produce between 1963 and 1968?
A) More than 600
B) Less than 500
C) Exactly 600
D) Over 500
  • 76. Which artist did Warhol collaborate with to create a series of over 50 large works?
A) Ronnie Cutrone
B) Jean-Michel Basquiat
C) Francesco Clemente
D) Gerard Malanga
  • 77. How much did large paintings from the Flowers series sell for in 1965?
A) $25,000
B) $6,000
C) $95,000
D) $17.3 million
  • 78. In which year did Andy Warhol's play 'Andy Warhol's Pork' premiere at New York's La MaMa Theater?
A) 1969
B) 1971
C) 1970
D) 1972
  • 79. What was the theme of Warhol's series produced for the American Museum of Natural History in 1983?
A) Endangered species
B) Exotic birds
C) American wildlife
D) Urban animals
  • 80. What series did Warhol show at the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1986?
A) Reigning Queens
B) Queenly Figures
C) Royal Portraits
D) Modern Royalty
  • 81. What were the Silver Clouds?
A) Wooden boxes
B) Metal sculptures
C) Helium filled, silver mylar, pillow-shaped balloons
D) Cardboard cartons
  • 82. Who awarded Warhol the Independent Film Award in 1964?
A) Jonas Mekas
B) Mike McGrady
C) Cecil B. DeMille
D) The Village Voice
  • 83. Which series of prints did Warhol produce in Europe in 1970?
A) Marilyn Monroe
B) Flowers
C) Sunday B Morning
D) Death and Disaster
  • 84. Who did Andy Warhol introduce to The Velvet Underground?
A) David Bowie
B) Mick Jagger
C) Nico
D) John Lennon
  • 85. What was the name of Warhol's television show that aired from 1979 to 1980?
A) Vogue
B) Trend
C) Fashion
D) Style
  • 86. What was the sale price of Shot Sage Blue Marilyn in 2022?
A) $69.6 million
B) $32.8 million
C) $195 million
D) $18.9 million
  • 87. Which artist's portrait did Warhol create for Vanity Fair in 1984?
A) Madonna
B) Prince
C) David Bowie
D) Michael Jackson
  • 88. Which event did Warhol design a poster for in 1983?
A) The New York Art Expo
B) The Statue of Liberty centennial
C) The centennial of the Brooklyn Bridge
D) The opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 89. Why did Andy Warhol reject surgery for his gallstone?
A) He was too busy with work
B) He feared hospitals
C) He was allergic to anesthesia
D) He believed in natural healing
  • 90. What is the title of the concept album created as a tribute to Andy Warhol by Lou Reed and John Cale?
A) Songs for Drella
B) Drella's Melodies
C) Warhol's Songs
D) Tribute to Andy
  • 91. Where was Andy Warhol's funeral liturgy held?
A) New York Hospital Chapel
B) Bethel Park Community Church
C) St. Patrick's Cathedral
D) Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church
  • 92. Who starred in Andy Warhol's Dracula (1973)?
A) Carroll Baker
B) Joe Dallesandro
C) Louis Waldon
D) Viva
  • 93. Who attempted to obtain an experimental medication for Warhol from Japan?
A) His nutritionist
B) His surgeon Bjorn Thorbjarnarson
C) His internist Denton Cox
D) His chiropractor
  • 94. What was the name of the series Warhol was working on for Mercedes-Benz before his death?
A) Cars
B) Trucks
C) Bikes
D) Planes
  • 95. What was the medium Warhol used for the Marilyn series created in 1962?
A) Watercolors
B) Silkscreens
C) Acrylics
D) Oils
  • 96. Who was the original designer of the Brillo design?
A) Andy Warhol
B) James Harvey
C) Merce Cunningham
D) Willoughby Sharp
  • 97. What did Warhol's chiropractor and nutritionist suggest he wear?
A) A copper necklace
B) A jade pendant
C) A small crystal
D) A medical bracelet
  • 98. In which country did Silver Liz (Ferus Type) set a new auction record in 2022?
A) United Kingdom
B) Japan
C) United States
D) France
  • 99. Which Warhol painting set a new auction record in 1978?
A) Campbell's Soup Can with Peeling Label (1962)
B) Eight Elvises (1963)
C) Orange Marilyn (1964)
D) 19 Cents (1962)
  • 100. Which artist's style did Warhol's early illustration style resemble?
A) Ben Shahn
B) Jackson Pollock
C) Willem de Kooning
D) Pablo Picasso
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