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Quiz
Level 1 - Easy

How much do you know about the Turner Prize? Test your knowledge with this quiz. There are 3 levels: easy, medium and difficult. Answer enough questions correctly and you will advance to the next level.

  1. Which artist showed My Bed at the Turner Prize exhibition in 1999?

    		 

    Tracey Emin
    Yoko Ono
    Sarah Lucas

  2. In which year was the Turner Prize first awarded?

    		 

    1984
    1994
    2004

  3. Which one of these works was not produced by 1993 Turner Prize winner, Rachel Whiteread?



  4. Who selects the winner of the Turner Prize each year?
    the public
    the jury members
    the nominees

  5. In 2003, which artist did the Daily Mail's headline 'Pornographic potter gunning for Turner Prize' refer to?
    Jake and Dinos Chapman
    Lucian Freud
    Grayson Perry

  6. Which Turner Prize nominee, who exhibited No Woman No Cry in 1998, does this cartoon parody?

    		 

    Henry Moore
    Chris Ofili
    Gillian Wearing

  7. Which of these nominees is a sculptor?
    Gillian Carnegie
    Paula Rego
    Anish Kapoor

  8. Which of these lists of Turner Prize winners is in correct chronological order (from earliest to most recent)?

    Jeremy Deller
    Gilbert and George
    Damien Hirst
    Jeremy Deller, Gilbert and George, Damien Hirst
    Damien Hirst, Jeremy Deller, Gilbert and George
    Gilbert and George, Damien Hirst, Jeremy Deller

  9. What is the current age limit for a Turner Prize nominee?
    20
    50
    80

  10. What is the main aim of the Turner Prize?
    to celebrate younger talent and to focus attention on new developments in the visual arts
    to celebrate and showcase an artist's lifetime accomplishments
    to shock the public and stir-up controversy

  11. Which artist exhibited Work No. 227: The lights going on and off at the Turner Prize exhibition in 2001?
    The lights going on and off 2000
    Work No. 227: The lights going on and off 2000 (installation at Tate Britain)
    5 seconds on/5 seconds off, Edition 2/electrical time switch
    Courtesy Cabinet, London © GBE (Modern) New York Photo: Tate Photography
    Barbara Hepworth
    Anthony Caro
    Martin Creed

  12. Where is the Turner Prize held in 2007?
    Tate Modern
    Tate Britain
    Tate Liverpool