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