Art for grades 3–4: questions with answers

The Art questions for grades 3–4 from the game, with the correct answers and an explanation for each.

  1. Which composer wrote the violin concertos known as "The Four Seasons"?

    • Bach
    • Vivaldi
    • Handel
    • Haydn

    Correct answer: Vivaldi — Vivaldi published the four concertos in 1725, each with a sonnet describing the season. He worked for decades at an orphanage for girls in Venice.

  2. Which country is the home of flamenco?

    • Portugal
    • Spain
    • Italy
    • Mexico

    Correct answer: Spain — Flamenco grew up among the Roma of Andalusia in southern Spain, combining song, guitar and percussive dance; UNESCO listed it in 2010.

  3. The Beatles came from which English city?

    • London
    • Manchester
    • Birmingham
    • Liverpool

    Correct answer: Liverpool — The band formed in Liverpool in 1960 and played hundreds of shows at the city's Cavern Club before their first hit in 1962.

  4. How many musicians play in a quartet?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

    Correct answer: 4 — A string quartet has two violins, a viola and a cello. Haydn is often called the father of the form, having written nearly 70 of them.

  5. Which Tchaikovsky ballet tells of a princess turned into a swan?

    • Swan Lake
    • The Nutcracker
    • The Sleeping Beauty
    • Giselle

    Correct answer: Swan Lake — "Swan Lake" premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1877. The same ballerina traditionally dances both the white swan Odette and the black swan Odile.

  6. Who painted "The Last Supper" on a wall of a monastery in Milan?

    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Raphael
    • Titian
    • Michelangelo

    Correct answer: Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo painted the mural in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie between 1495 and 1498. His experimental technique made it start to flake within decades.

  7. Elvis Presley was known as the King of which music style?

    • jazz
    • blues
    • country
    • rock and roll

    Correct answer: rock and roll — Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935 and recorded his first hits in Memphis in 1954. His home, Graceland, is now a museum.

  8. Who directed "Jaws", "E.T." and "Jurassic Park"?

    • George Lucas
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Ridley Scott
    • James Cameron

    Correct answer: Steven Spielberg — "Jaws" (1975) is often called the first summer blockbuster. Spielberg won his first directing Oscar for "Schindler's List" in 1994.

  9. In which city is the Louvre museum?

    • Rome
    • Paris
    • Vienna
    • Madrid

    Correct answer: Paris — The Louvre was a royal palace before it opened as a museum in 1793 during the French Revolution. The glass pyramid at its entrance was added in 1989.

  10. Bob Marley made which music style famous around the world?

    • salsa
    • samba
    • calypso
    • reggae

    Correct answer: reggae — Marley came from Jamaica, where reggae was born in the late 1960s. He died in 1981 at the age of 36.

  11. Which is the largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the brass family?

    • trumpet
    • trombone
    • tuba
    • French horn

    Correct answer: tuba — The tuba was invented in the 19th century and usually plays the bass line in orchestras and brass bands.

  12. The famous Leaning Tower is in which Italian city?

    • Pisa
    • Rome
    • Florence
    • Venice

    Correct answer: Pisa — The tower is the bell tower of Pisa Cathedral. Building began in 1173, and it started to lean during construction because of soft ground.

  13. Which studio made "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo"?

    • Pixar
    • DreamWorks
    • Studio Ghibli
    • Illumination

    Correct answer: Pixar — "Toy Story" (1995) was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation. Pixar was bought by Disney in 2006.

  14. Which singer, famous for "Like a Virgin", is called the Queen of Pop?

    • Whitney Houston
    • Madonna
    • Cher
    • Tina Turner

    Correct answer: Madonna — Madonna was born in Michigan in 1958 and released "Like a Virgin" in 1984. She is one of the best-selling female artists of all time.

  15. The waltz is most closely associated with which European capital?

    • Paris
    • Prague
    • Vienna
    • Budapest

    Correct answer: Vienna — The Viennese waltz became the rage of 19th-century ballrooms, thanks largely to the Strauss family of composers.

  16. How many lines does a musical stave have?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6

    Correct answer: 5 — Notes are written on the five lines and in the four spaces between them. Notes above or below the stave sit on short ledger lines.

  17. The Parthenon stands in which city?

    • Rome
    • Delphi
    • Sparta
    • Athens

    Correct answer: Athens — The temple to the goddess Athena was built on the Acropolis between 447 and 432 BC. Its sculptures were supervised by Phidias.

  18. Frida Kahlo, famous for her self-portraits, was from which country?

    • Spain
    • Mexico
    • Argentina
    • Brazil

    Correct answer: Mexico — Kahlo was born in 1907 in Coyoacán, Mexico City. Her family home, the Blue House, is now a museum devoted to her work.

  19. The Oscars are awards for which art form?

    • film
    • theatre
    • music
    • television

    Correct answer: film — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the first ceremony in 1929. The gold statuette is officially called the Academy Award of Merit.

  20. The art of folding paper into figures, origami, comes from which country?

    • China
    • Korea
    • Thailand
    • Japan

    Correct answer: Japan — The word joins the Japanese "ori" (to fold) and "kami" (paper). The paper crane is the most famous origami figure.

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