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