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