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National Gallery of Art - Quiz
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  • 1. In which city is the National Gallery of Art located?
A) New York City
B) Boston
C) Philadelphia
D) Washington, D.C.
  • 2. What is the admission fee for the National Gallery of Art?
A) It varies by season
B) It is free of charge
C) Ten dollars
D) Twenty dollars
  • 3. In what year was the National Gallery of Art established?
A) 1921
B) 1937
C) 1945
D) 1929
  • 4. Who donated a substantial art collection and funds for the construction of the museum?
A) Charles Greeley Abbot
B) I. M. Pei
C) Andrew W. Mellon
D) John Russell Pope
  • 5. Which architect designed the neoclassical West Building?
A) John Russell Pope
B) Andrew W. Mellon
C) I. M. Pei
D) Alexander Calder
  • 6. Who designed the modernist East Building?
A) John Russell Pope
B) I. M. Pei
C) Charles Greeley Abbot
D) Andrew W. Mellon
  • 7. How large is the Sculpture Garden?
A) 15 acres
B) 2.5 acres
C) 6.1 acres
D) 10 acres
  • 8. What is the primary theme of the National Gallery's collection?
A) Development of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present
B) Ancient Eastern civilizations
C) Pre-historic cave paintings
D) Contemporary Asian sculpture
  • 9. What work by Alexander Calder is held at the gallery?
A) A series of portraits
B) A bronze bust
C) A large-scale mural
D) The largest mobile
  • 10. How many visitors did the museum have in 2024?
A) Nearly 4 million
B) 8 million
C) 1 million
D) 2 million
  • 11. What was Andrew W. Mellon's profession before focusing on the gallery?
A) Senator
B) Artist
C) Architect
D) Pittsburgh banker and Treasury Secretary
  • 12. In what year did the Trust make its first major acquisition of paintings from the Hermitage?
A) 1921–1922
B) 1935–1936
C) 1930–1931
D) 1937–1938
  • 13. Which of these paintings was acquired from the Hermitage?
A) The Mona Lisa
B) Starry Night
C) American Gothic
D) Raphael's Alba Madonna
  • 14. What is the current name of the former 'National Collection of Fine Arts'?
A) Renwick Gallery
B) Hirshhorn Museum
C) Smithsonian American Art Museum
D) National Portrait Gallery
  • 15. What type of legal structure manages the gallery's works?
A) An international art collective
B) The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust
C) A private corporation
D) A state-run foundation
  • 16. The National Gallery of Art is a bureau of which organization?
A) National Park Service
B) Smithsonian Institution
C) United States Treasury
D) Library of Congress
  • 17. On which avenue is the National Gallery of Art located?
A) Pennsylvania Avenue
B) Independence Avenue
C) Maryland Avenue
D) Constitution Avenue NW
  • 18. Which of these individuals also contributed to the core collection?
A) Chester Dale
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John F. Kennedy
  • 19. What event caused the original plan for the gallery to be modified?
A) A fire in the building
B) A tax evasion trial
C) Lack of funding
D) World War II
  • 20. In what publication did Mellon announce his intention to establish the gallery in 1935?
A) The New York Times
B) The Art Gazette
C) The Washington Star
D) The Washington Post
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