Trivia Quiz on Art Techniques
Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made arts and general-knowledge quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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Brush up on mediums, methods, and materials with this Art Techniques trivia. From impasto to lithography, test how well you know the craft behind the canvas.
Ready your brushes and sharpen those pencils—this group trivia dives into the how of making art, from classic printmaking to modern paints and painterly effects. Perfect for art classes, clubs, studios, team icebreakers, and watch-parties, it plays great in-person or online on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, Google Meet, and more. Split into teams or go head-to-head, set a timer for quick rounds, and crown your studio’s master technician at the end. The quiz is ready to duplicate and run, so just share your screen, hit start, and let the creativity (and friendly competition) flow.
1. Tempera uses water and what to paint with
A) Milk
B) Egg White
C) Egg Yoke
D) Gum Arabic
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2. What is the more common name for serigraphy
A) Silk screen printing
B) Screen printing
C) Stencil printing
D) Lithography
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3. The art of tracing designs and taking impressions of them is ___________.
A) Engraving
B) Etching
C) Lithography
D) Screen printing
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4. In art, what is impasto
A) Laying paint on thickly
B) Applying a glaze to create depth
C) Mixing colors on the palette
D) Using thin transparent washes
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5. What colour is the artist's pigment celandine?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Yellow
D) Orange
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6. Water-soluble paint made from pigments and a plastic binder…?
A) Watercolor
B) Gouache
C) Acrylic
D) Tempera
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7. What is the art of tracing designs and making impressions of them called?
A) Engraving
B) Etching
C) Relief printing
D) Lithography
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8. A soft, subdued color; a drawing stick made of ground pigments, chalk, and gum water.
A) Charcoal
B) Crayon
C) Pastel
D) Ink
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9. The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle graduations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect.
A) Sfumato
B) Tenebrism
C) Hatching
D) Chiaroscuro
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10. What DoYou Call A Picture That Is Made Of Various Materials Stuck Together
A) A Collage
B) Mosaic
C) Montage
D) Assemblage
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11. Reducing or distorting in order to represent three-dimensional space as perceived by the eye, according to the rules of perspective.
A) Isometric projection
B) Foreshortening
C) Linear perspective
D) Aerial perspective
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12. In sculpture, the building up of form using a soft medium such as clay or wax, as distinguished from carving. In painting and drawing, using color and lighting variations to produce a three-dimensional effect.
A) Modeling
B) Carving
C) Casting
D) Chiaroscuro
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13. A technique of engraving, using a sharp-pointed needle, that produces a furrowed edge resulting in a print with soft, velvety lines.
A) Etching
B) Mezzotint
C) Line engraving
D) Drypoint
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14. A printing process in which ink impressions are taken from a flat stone or metal plate prepared with a greasy substance, such as an oily crayon.
A) Engraving
B) Woodcut
C) Litography
D) Screen printing
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