American Gothic Quiz: Grant Wood's Farm Couple in Chicago

This American Gothic quiz looks closely at the 1930 painting of a farmer with a pitchfork that became one of America's best-known images. Play 10 interactive questions on Grant Wood, the Art Institute of Chicago, the house in Eldon, Iowa, the two models, the Gothic window, repeated pitchfork shapes, Regionalism and parodies.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Artist
Who painted American Gothic?
Year
In which year was it painted?
Museum
Which museum owns American Gothic?
House
Where is the house in the painting?
Window
What style is the window in the house's gable?
Tool
What does the man hold?
Woman
Who modeled for the woman?
Man
Who modeled for the man?
Movement
Which art movement is Wood linked to?
Parody
What is American Gothic famous for in popular culture?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who painted American Gothic?
Answer: Grant Wood
He was from Iowa.
Q2: In which year was it painted?
Answer: 1930
It won a prize that year.
Q3: Which museum owns American Gothic?
Answer: Art Institute of Chicago
It bought the work in 1930.
Q4: Where is the house in the painting?
Answer: Eldon, Iowa
It is open to visitors.
Q5: What style is the window in the house's gable?
Answer: Gothic, with a pointed arch
It gives the painting its name.
Q6: What does the man hold?
Answer: A pitchfork
Its shape repeats in the picture.
Q7: Who modeled for the woman?
Answer: Grant Wood's sister Nan
She was in her thirties.
Q8: Who modeled for the man?
Answer: Wood's dentist
He was Byron McKeeby.
Q9: Which art movement is Wood linked to?
Answer: Regionalism
It focused on rural America.
Q10: What is American Gothic famous for in popular culture?
Answer: Being endlessly parodied
Ads and cartoons copy it.

American Gothic Quiz – Grant Wood's Farm Couple in Chicago

Grant Wood painted American Gothic in 1930 after seeing a small house with a Gothic window in Eldon, Iowa. He imagined the kind of people who might live there.

His sister Nan and his dentist Byron McKeeby posed as the stern pair, though they never stood together. The pitchfork shape repeats in the man's overalls and in the window, tying the picture together.

The painting won a prize at the Art Institute of Chicago, which bought it. It became a symbol of rural America and of the Regionalism movement, and it has been parodied countless times.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art fans will enjoy these questions.

Who painted it
Where the house is
Who posed for it
What details repeat
Why it is famous

Did You Know?

Many people think the pair are husband and wife.
Wood said the woman was the farmer's daughter.
The painting is fairly small, under a meter tall.
It was painted on beaverboard.
Visitors pose in front of the real house.