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  • 1. In which year was Andy Warhol born?
A) 1935
B) 1950
C) 1928
D) 1945
  • 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 Studio
B) The Factory
C) The Gallery
D) The Loft
  • 4. Which famous painting by Andy Warhol features multiple images of Marilyn Monroe?
A) Campbell's Soup Cans
B) Marilyn Diptych
C) Elvis I and II
D) Brillo Boxes
  • 5. What was Andy Warhol's birth name?
A) Andrei Warhol
B) Anthony Warholm
C) Andrew Warhola
D) Alexander Warhoski
  • 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) 1987
C) 1975
D) 1995
  • 8. What did Andy Warhol famously say everyone would be famous for?
A) 15 minutes
B) 1 hour
C) 1 minute
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) Lou Reed
B) Bob Dylan
C) Jimi Hendrix
D) Janis Joplin
  • 10. Who shot Andy Warhol in 1968?
A) Valerie Solanas
B) Edie Sedgwick
C) Billy Name
D) Nico
  • 11. What was the title of Andy Warhol's magazine?
A) Artistry
B) Interview
C) Collage
D) Perspective
  • 12. Where was Andy Warhol born?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
D) New York City, New York
  • 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) Glamour
D) Mademoiselle
  • 15. Which band did Andy Warhol manage?
A) The Beatles
B) The Velvet Underground
C) The Doors
D) The Rolling Stones
  • 16. What was the title of Andy Warhol's first major Pop art exhibition?
A) Gold Marilyn Monroe
B) The American Supermarket
C) Campbell's Soup Cans
D) Marilyn Diptych
  • 17. Which artist's work did Andy Warhol's silkscreen technique resemble?
A) Roy Lichtenstein
B) Claes Oldenburg
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Jackson Pollock
  • 18. What was the name of Andy Warhol's first major film?
A) Empire
B) Blue Movie
C) Sleep
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) 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) 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) 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) Andy Warhol
B) Jackson Pollock
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Roy Lichtenstein
  • 25. What was the name of the exhibition that presented a typical supermarket environment with pop art?
A) The American Supermarket
B) The New Realists
C) Campbell's Soup Cans
D) Gold Marilyn Monroe
  • 26. Which gallery hosted Andy Warhol's second exhibition in New York?
A) Guggenheim Museum
B) Leo Castelli Gallery
C) Ferus Gallery
D) Stable 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) Mademoiselle
B) Harper's Bazaar
C) Vogue
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) The Beatles' album Abbey Road
D) Elton John's album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  • 30. Which political figure did Warhol support with a poster in 1972?
A) George McGovern
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Hubert Humphrey
D) Richard Nixon
  • 31. What was the name of the dachshund puppy Warhol acquired in November 1972?
A) Spot
B) Buddy
C) Max
D) Archie
  • 32. Which Broadway musical did Warhol design sets for in 1975?
A) Man on the Moon by John Philips
B) A Chorus Line
C) Cats
D) Chicago
  • 33. Who did Andy Warhol travel to Iran to paint in 1976?
A) Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
B) Queen Elizabeth II
C) Ayatollah Khomeini
D) Empress Farah Pahlavi
  • 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) The Limelight
B) The Roxy
C) CBGB
D) Studio 54
  • 36. Which art collector commissioned Warhol to create the Athletes series in 1977?
A) Leonard Lauder
B) Solomon R. Guggenheim
C) Peter Brant
D) Richard Weisman
  • 37. Which of the following was not a subject of Warhol's celerity portrait commissions in the 1970s?
A) Mick Jagger
B) Yves Saint Laurent
C) David Bowie
D) Liza Minnelli
  • 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) Twentieth Century Jewish Icons
D) Portraits of Modern Jews
  • 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 explore abstract expressionism
C) To promote modernist art
D) To revive traditional methods of training artists
  • 40. Which series did Warhol create in 1981 that featured cultural icons like Mickey Mouse and Superman?
A) Pop Icons series
B) Modern Myths series
C) Cultural Legends series
D) Myths series
  • 41. Which event did Warhol design a poster for in 1983?
A) The New York Art Expo
B) The centennial of the Brooklyn Bridge
C) The opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
D) The Statue of Liberty centennial
  • 42. 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) Exotic birds
D) American wildlife
  • 43. Which artist's portrait did Warhol create for Vanity Fair in 1984?
A) David Bowie
B) Michael Jackson
C) Madonna
D) Prince
  • 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) Modern Portraits
B) Warhol and Basquiat: A Collaboration
C) New York Art
D) Paintings
  • 46. What series did Warhol show at the Leo Castelli Gallery in 1986?
A) Reigning Queens
B) Queenly Figures
C) Modern Royalty
D) Royal Portraits
  • 47. What was the theme of Warhol's 1986 exhibition at the Galerie Lavignes-Bastille in Paris?
A) 10 Status of Liberty
B) Freedom in Art
C) Liberty in Color
D) Statue of Liberty Centennial
  • 48. What was the title of Warhol's last exhibition in Milan?
A) The Final Supper
B) Warhol's Supper
C) The Last Feast
D) Il Cenacolo (The Last Supper)
  • 49. Who did Warhol model with for Koshin Satoh's fashion show in 1987?
A) Miles Davis
B) Herbie Hancock
C) Chick Corea
D) John Coltrane
  • 50. What was Andy Warhol diagnosed with in 1973?
A) A respiratory issue
B) A kidney infection
C) A heart condition
D) A gallstone
  • 51. Why did Andy Warhol reject surgery for his gallstone?
A) He feared hospitals
B) He believed in natural healing
C) He was too busy with work
D) He was allergic to anesthesia
  • 52. 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
  • 53. What did Warhol's chiropractor and nutritionist suggest he wear?
A) A copper necklace
B) A medical bracelet
C) A small crystal
D) A jade pendant
  • 54. What was the cause of Andy Warhol's death?
A) Heart attack
B) Sudden cardiac arrhythmia
C) Stroke
D) Gallbladder infection
  • 55. Where was Andy Warhol's funeral liturgy held?
A) Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church
B) New York Hospital Chapel
C) St. Patrick's Cathedral
D) Bethel Park Community Church
  • 56. Who delivered the eulogy at Warhol's funeral liturgy?
A) Monsignor Peter Tay
B) Yoko Ono
C) John Richardson
D) Paige Powell
  • 57. 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
  • 58. What technique did Warhol pioneer during his time at Carnegie Tech?
A) Digital art
B) Silkscreen printing
C) Oxidation painting
D) Blotted line technique
  • 59. Which of Warhol's books of drawings is noted for its use of gold leaf?
A) A Gold Book
B) Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
C) Yum, Yum, Yum
D) Ho, Ho, Ho
  • 60. 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
  • 61. 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
  • 62. Which series of prints did Warhol produce in Europe in 1970?
A) Death and Disaster
B) Marilyn Monroe
C) Flowers
D) Sunday B Morning
  • 63. What was the name of the series Warhol was working on for Mercedes-Benz before his death?
A) Planes
B) Bikes
C) Cars
D) Trucks
  • 64. Which artist was known as a 'ghost pisser' in the creation of Warhol's oxidation paintings?
A) Gerard Malanga
B) Francesco Clemente
C) Victor Hugo
D) Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • 65. Which artist's style did Warhol's early illustration style resemble?
A) Willem de Kooning
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Jackson Pollock
D) Ben Shahn
  • 66. What was the medium Warhol used for the Marilyn series created in 1962?
A) Silkscreens
B) Acrylics
C) Oils
D) Watercolors
  • 67. Which decade did Warhol evolve into a portraiture artist?
A) 1990s
B) 1960s
C) 1980s
D) 1970s
  • 68. Who was the original designer of the Brillo design?
A) James Harvey
B) Andy Warhol
C) Willoughby Sharp
D) Merce Cunningham
  • 69. What were the Silver Clouds?
A) Cardboard cartons
B) Helium filled, silver mylar, pillow-shaped balloons
C) Wooden boxes
D) Metal sculptures
  • 70. Who choreographed the dance piece RainForest that included a Silver Cloud?
A) Andy Warhol
B) Willoughby Sharp
C) James Harvey
D) Merce Cunningham
  • 71. How much did large paintings from the Flowers series sell for in 1965?
A) $25,000
B) $95,000
C) $6,000
D) $17.3 million
  • 72. 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)
  • 73. How much did Campbell's Soup Can with Peeling Label sell for in 1970?
A) $60,000
B) $95,000
C) $17.3 million
D) $200 million
  • 74. 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
  • 75. For approximately how much was Orange Marilyn reportedly sold in a private sale after Newhouse's death?
A) $17.3 million
B) $62.9 million
C) $200 million
D) $80 million
  • 76. 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) Double Elvis (Ferus Type)
D) Lemon Marilyn (1962)
  • 77. 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
  • 78. 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) Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) (1963)
D) Race Riot (1963)
  • 79. 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
  • 80. In which country did Silver Liz (Ferus Type) set a new auction record in 2022?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States
C) Japan
D) France
  • 81. What is the title of Warhol's first commissioned portrait of Ethel Scull?
A) The Factory
B) Marilyn Diptych
C) Ethel Scull 36 Times
D) Campbell's Soup Cans
  • 82. Which artist commented on Warhol's ability to summarize our world?
A) Emily Tremaine
B) Maurizio Cattelan
C) Burton Tremaine
D) Robert Scull
  • 83. How many underground films did Andy Warhol produce between 1963 and 1968?
A) Over 500
B) Exactly 600
C) Less than 500
D) More than 600
  • 84. Who awarded Warhol the Independent Film Award in 1964?
A) The Village Voice
B) Mike McGrady
C) Jonas Mekas
D) Cecil B. DeMille
  • 85. What is the title of Warhol's unauthorized homage to the comic-book hero Batman?
A) Batman Dracula
B) Empire
C) Vinyl
D) Chelsea Girls
  • 86. What innovative technique did Chelsea Girls use?
A) A single unbroken shot
B) Silent, close-up portraits
C) Static shots
D) Dual 16mm projections running simultaneously with alternating sound
  • 87. Who took over filmmaking responsibilities after Warhol's shooting in 1968?
A) Jed Johnson
B) Paul Morrissey
C) Mike McGrady
D) Jonas Mekas
  • 88. Which film marked the shift towards more mainstream, narrative-based cinema under Morrissey?
A) Flesh
B) Heat
C) Bad
D) Trash
  • 89. Who starred in Andy Warhol's Dracula (1973)?
A) Louis Waldon
B) Carroll Baker
C) Viva
D) Joe Dallesandro
  • 90. Which film was directed by Warhol's boyfriend Jed Johnson?
A) Trash
B) Bad
C) Heat
D) Flesh
  • 91. 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
  • 92. What was the name of the television special Warhol dreamed of producing about 'Nothing'?
A) Nothing to See
B) Special Nothing
C) The Nothing Show
D) Nothing Special
  • 93. What was the name of Warhol's television show that aired from 1979 to 1980?
A) Fashion
B) Vogue
C) Trend
D) Style
  • 94. During which years did 'Andy Warhol's TV' air?
A) 1981–84
B) 1982–85
C) 1979–82
D) 1980–83
  • 95. What was the name of the multimedia performance art show that featured The Velvet Underground?
A) Plastic Fantastic
B) Inevitable Explosion
C) Plastic Show
D) Exploding Plastic Inevitable
  • 96. Who did Andy Warhol introduce to The Velvet Underground?
A) Nico
B) David Bowie
C) John Lennon
D) Mick Jagger
  • 97. In what year was Andy Warhol fired from The Velvet Underground?
A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1966
D) 1968
  • 98. 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
  • 99. In which year was an audio tape of music by Lou Reed, based on Warhol's book, discovered?
A) 2020
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2018
  • 100. For which artist did Andy Warhol design the album cover 'Aretha' in 1986?
A) Diana Ross
B) Aretha Franklin
C) The Rolling Stones
D) John Cale
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