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