Daily Quiz anyone?

[easthammer]

"If you are stuck at home and bored like me. How about exercising the old grey cells? I have for a number of years run quiz nights and couple of times a year. I was due to do one tomorrow which is now cancelled So I have a bank of questions sitting in my computer's hard drive. They are quite eclectic in their nature. I am thinking I could put up a set of questions for which you write down your answers. After 30mins or so I will put up the answers. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS. before I post the right answers. You mark your own answers and post your score. I will then record the scores and at the end of the ""lockdown"" we will see who is WHO's brainbox supreme. Obiviously no looking up the answers (you only cheat yourselves) Word of warning these won't be easy questions as they have been devised for teams of six. Forming teams on here might be too problematic. So I'll try to pick out the easier questions. Any interest?"

[The_Phantom]

"Hate Geography...expect a low score...think I know one and only because it’s TV related. Have to say though, full credit (and thanks) to easthammer for keeping this going and for the wide variety of questions. It’s appreciated."

[geoffpikey]

6 or 7 plus guesses. Hull is current City Of Culture. I'm sure that's one of them. Or Welwyn Garden City...

[DiCaniosLefty]

And I’m going to guess #4

[zebthecat]

8 plus one good-ish guess.

[DiCaniosLefty]

At least 7 for me today I think

[easthammer]

"Today's Round Can you tell me where you need to be to experience the following places of culture? And there is a bonus point if you can guess the only one I haven't visited. 1.

[easthammer]

"Today's Round Can you tell me where you need to be to experience the following places of culture? And there is a bonus point if you can guess the only one I haven't visited. 1.

[easthammer]

"Scores from yesterday, seems we have some ""culture vultures"" on WHO, and why not? GeoffPikey

[DiCaniosLefty]

6 today thanks east

[zebthecat]

Also love the Vorticists especially Edward Wadsworth as the shapes please me. His work inspired the Dazzle Ship camouflage. Who cares whether it actually worked the ships looked fantastic.

[zebthecat]

I love art but sometimes ou have to see paintings in the flesh. The ones that have got me the most are: Raft of the Medusa - It is HUGE and the detail is astonishing. Van Gough's painting of his bedroom and Sunflowers - you just don't get the perspective until you see the sheer amount of paint on the canvas. They are three dimensional (mind you I was pretty stoned at the time which probably helped). The Garden of Delights - jaw dropping. Goya's Black paintings - you wind through the Museo Del Prado going through his work chronologically then come th this room. Fucking hell! Kandinsky is my favourite but have never seen any of his work in person. I have one of his tattooed on my shoulder and upper arm. Would love to see the real thing.

[kips]

8/10 Just the last two stumped me

[The_Phantom]

"Five 2 knew, 3 inspired guesses"

[wanstead_hammer]

Only a 4. Thought no.6 was Bob Hoskins!

[Tomsdad]

"9, art is a secret pleasure for me!"

[zebthecat]

Yep 9. Had there been pictures definitely would have got Weeping Woman. Picasso's style is so recognisable.

[geoffpikey]

"5 indeed. Annoying, though, as of course I recognise the Turner and the Picasso. Didn't know what they were called, though, so fair cop. Philistine that I am, would have said Ophelia is Gustav Klimt during a gold drought. Fancy daubs of fancy birds, innit. Good poll spot east. And I shall now watch that programme!"

[easthammer]

"Tex You don't have to get 10/10 There have not been many maximums Since the start, the average score per round is 4.7 You might also be interested that I read that only 6% of the population could identify these 10 paintings. (Don't know how many knew the artists)"

[easthammer]

Today's Answers 1. The Hay Wain by John Constable 2. The Fighting Temeraire by J. M. W. Turner 3. Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gough 4. The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli 5. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci 6. Water Lillies by Claude Monet 7. The Night Watch by Rembrandt 8. Rokeby Venus by Diego Vel?°zquez 9. Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso 10. Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais

[Texas Iron]

Finally...one I know about... Got all 10...all classics...

[geoffpikey]

No picture clues?? I'm rubbish with the titles! Hope for 5 or so.

[DiCaniosLefty]

4 yesterday thanks. I definitely know 5 of today’s

[zebthecat]

9 today All but Weeping Woman

[easthammer]

Who painted the following great works of art? 1. The Hay Wain 2. The Fighting Temeraire 3. Sunflowers 4. The Birth of Venus 5. Mona Lisa 6. Water Lillies 7. The Night Watch 8. Rokeby Venus 9. Weeping Woman 10. Ophelia

[easthammer]

"Scores from yesterday Anymore? GeoffPikey