The Fitzwilliam Museum Quiz: Test Your Art Knowledge

The Fitzwilliam Museum Quiz

The Art Fund museum of the year quiz is a great way to test your knowledge of art and history. The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge is featured in the quiz, with questions about its impressive collection.

Which Artwork Was Painted on an Upside-Down Shopping List?

One of the questions in the quiz asks: 'Which artwork was painted on an upside-down shopping list?' The correct answer is Annibale Carracci, Head of an Old Woman (around 1591).

Other Questions in the Quiz

• Before it came to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1887, a Roman marble statue of a river god was reportedly dredged from the River Tiber in Rome, it was then owned by which British painter, who made many sketches of the Tiber during his travels to Italy? The correct answer is JMW Turner.
• Who is considered the most successful female flower painter, who also had 10 children and in 1723 won the lottery? The correct answer is Rachel Ruysh.
• This ancient Egyptian coffin, made for a priest called Nakhtefmut, was overlaid with a plaster-like paste to give it a smooth finish, then painted and gilded. It also has inlaid glass eyes. But what is the underlying structure made of? The correct answer is Linen.

The Importance of the Fitzwilliam Museum

The Fitzwilliam Museum is a world-renowned museum that houses an impressive collection of art and antiquities. The quiz highlights the museum's significance and encourages people to learn more about its collections.