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