Van Gogh Quiz

 

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VAN GOGH?

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1.) What year was Vincent Van Gogh born?

A. 1857

B. 1853

C. 1922

 

2.) Which artist did Van Gogh threaten to kill with a razor?

A. Leonardo da Vinci

B. Picasso

C. Paul Ganguin

 

3.) Which house did Van Gogh live in when he threatened to kill Paul Gauguin?

A. The Yellow House in Arles

B. The Asylum

C. The White House in Paris

 

4.) What did Van Gogh’s girlfriend do when he gave her his ear?

A. Thank him

B. Faint

C. Give it back to him

 

5.) Which disease did van Gogh suffer from?

A. Dysentery

B. Cholora

C. Epilepsy

 

6.) What was Van Gogh’s girlfriend’s name?

A. Samantha

B. Katherine

C. Rachel

 

7.) What was Van Gogh’s doctor’s name?

A. Dr. Mississippi

B. Dr. Rey

C. Dr. Row

 

8.) What month and day was Van Gogh born?

A. April 22

B. March 31

C. March 30

 

9.) What kind of paint did Van Gogh mostly use?

A. Acrylic

B. Oil

C. Water Color

 

10.) Which painting did Van Gogh sell while he was alive?

A. Red Vineyards

B. Starry Night

C. A Pair of Shoes

 

11.) What was the name of the cousin Van Gogh was in love with?

A. Kee-Vos Stricker

B. Eloise McCoy

C. Marilyn Strickard

 

12.) What part of Van Gogh’s ear did he leave on himself?

A. Half of the eardrum

B. Earwax

C. Portion of the lobe

 

13.) Where did Van Gogh live when he painted The Starry Night?

A. The yellow house

B. The asylum

C. Paris

 

14.) Which sibling named their child after Van Gogh?

A. Theo

B. Anna

C. Wilhelmien

 

15.) What country was Van Gogh born in?

A. Netherlands

B. France

C. England

 

16.) Which ear did Van Gogh shear off?

A. Left

B. Right

C. Both

 

17.) How many siblings did Van Gogh have? (NOT counting Van Gogh)

A. 6

B. 8

C. 5

 

18.) TRUE or FALSE- Van Gogh’s nickname was Fou-rou.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

 

19.) What could Van Gogh express everything he loved in?

A. Rabbits

B. Peasants

C. Sunflowers

 

20.) What two kinds of pictures did Van Gogh repeatedly paint?

A. Squirrels and oranges

B. Sunflowers and shoes

C. Beads and crows

 

21.) When did Van Gogh die?

A. July 29, 1890

B. March 30, 1853

C. July 30, 1890

 

!BONUS QUESTION!

If you answer this question correctly, you are a Van Gogh expert!

What "bug" did Van Gogh kill just to paint?

A. Cricket

B. Moth

C. Cockroach