What is known for certain about Banksy's identity?

It has never been officially confirmed

What happened at Sotheby's in 2018?

The painting shredded itself after selling

Banksy Quiz: Girl With Balloon, the Shredder and Stencils

This Banksy quiz follows the anonymous artist from Bristol walls to auction room headlines. Play 10 interactive questions on stencil art, rats and police, Girl With Balloon, the 2018 Sotheby's sale that shredded itself, its new title Love Is in the Bin, Dismaland, the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem and the film Exit Through the Gift Shop.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
Which English city is Banksy linked to?
Identity
What is known for certain about Banksy's identity?
Method
Which technique does Banksy mainly use?
Girl
What does the girl reach for in Girl With Balloon?
Shred
What happened at Sotheby's in 2018?
Title
What was the shredded work renamed?
Park
What was Dismaland?
Hotel
Where is Banksy's Walled Off Hotel?
Film
Which Banksy film was nominated for an Oscar?
Animal
Which animal often appears in his stencils?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which English city is Banksy linked to?
Answer: Bristol
His early work appeared there.
Q2: What is known for certain about Banksy's identity?
Answer: It has never been officially confirmed
Rumors are endless.
Q3: Which technique does Banksy mainly use?
Answer: Stencils with spray paint
Stencils allow fast work.
Q4: What does the girl reach for in Girl With Balloon?
Answer: A red heart-shaped balloon
The balloon floats away.
Q5: What happened at Sotheby's in 2018?
Answer: The painting shredded itself after selling
A shredder was hidden in the frame.
Q6: What was the shredded work renamed?
Answer: Love Is in the Bin
It later sold for far more.
Q7: What was Dismaland?
Answer: A dark parody theme park
It opened in 2015.
Q8: Where is Banksy's Walled Off Hotel?
Answer: Bethlehem
It faces the separation wall.
Q9: Which Banksy film was nominated for an Oscar?
Answer: Exit Through the Gift Shop
It is a documentary.
Q10: Which animal often appears in his stencils?
Answer: Rats
They mock human society.

The Artist No One Can Name

Banksy is an anonymous street artist linked to Bristol, England, whose identity has never been officially confirmed. Using stencils and spray paint, he works quickly, creating images of rats, police, children and soldiers that mock war, consumerism and authority.

Girl With Balloon shows a child reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon. In 2018, moments after a framed version sold at Sotheby's in London, a shredder hidden in the frame sliced it halfway. Renamed Love Is in the Bin, it later sold again for far more.

Banksy opened Dismaland, a dark parody theme park, in 2015, and the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, facing the separation wall, in 2017. His documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for an Oscar.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art fans will enjoy these questions.

Who Banksy is
How he works
What happened at Sotheby's
Which projects he created
What his art mocks

Did You Know?

His works are often removed or protected.
Councils debate whether to keep his art.
His instagram confirms new pieces.
Pest Control authenticates his work.
Balloons appear in many versions.