Q 01/05

In which country was René Magritte born?

A) France

B) Belgium

C) Netherlands

D) Switzerland

Answer · why

B) Belgium

He was born in Lessines, Hainaut, and spent most of his career in Brussels.

Q 02/05

What does the French caption of The Treachery of Images say?

A) This is a pipe

B) This is not a pipe

C) This is only an image

D) Smoke me

Answer · why

B) This is not a pipe

Magritte's defence: just try to fill it with tobacco.

Q 03/05

What hides the face of the bowler-hatted man in The Son of Man?

A) A green apple

B) A white dove

C) A bouquet of flowers

D) A grey cloud

Answer · why

A) A green apple

It is a self-portrait; his left arm appears to bend backwards at the elbow.

Q 04/05

In which US city is The Treachery of Images displayed?

A) Houston

B) New York

C) Los Angeles

D) Chicago

Answer · why

C) Los Angeles

Breton and Éluard joked 'Poetry is a pipe' in La Révolution surréaliste in 1929.

Q 05/05

What hat do the identical falling men wear in Golconda?

A) Bowler hats

B) Top hats

C) Berets

D) Fedoras

Answer · why

A) Bowler hats

Photographs of WWI parachutists inspired the 1953 lattice of floating men.