Cave Paintings Challenge – A 10-Question Trivia Quiz

This cave paintings challenge covers Lascaux, Chauvet, Altamira, the hand stencils of Sulawesi and the Bhimbetka rock shelters. A 10-question trivia quiz with answers about the world's oldest art.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

France
Which cave was found by teenagers in 1940?
Spain
Which Spanish cave has painted bison on its ceiling?
France
Which cave, found in 1994, has paintings about 36,000 years old?
Indonesia
Where were some of the oldest known figurative cave paintings found?
India
Which Indian rock shelters have paintings thousands of years old?
Paint
What did prehistoric painters use for red and yellow?
Hands
How were hand stencils made?
Replica
Why do visitors see replicas of Lascaux?
Animals
Which animals appear most in European cave art?
Neanderthals
Some Spanish cave art may have been made by whom?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which cave was found by teenagers in 1940?
Answer: Lascaux
It closed to the public in 1963 to protect the paintings.
Q2: Which Spanish cave has painted bison on its ceiling?
Answer: Altamira
It was found in 1879, and many first doubted its age.
Q3: Which cave, found in 1994, has paintings about 36,000 years old?
Answer: Chauvet
It shows lions, rhinos and horses.
Q4: Where were some of the oldest known figurative cave paintings found?
Answer: Sulawesi
A painted pig scene may be over 45,000 years old.
Q5: Which Indian rock shelters have paintings thousands of years old?
Answer: Bhimbetka
It is a UNESCO site.
Q6: What did prehistoric painters use for red and yellow?
Answer: Ochre
Charcoal gave black.
Q7: How were hand stencils made?
Answer: By blowing paint around a hand
Many show hands of women and children.
Q8: Why do visitors see replicas of Lascaux?
Answer: To protect the original
Breath and light damaged the paintings.
Q9: Which animals appear most in European cave art?
Answer: Horses and bison
People appear rarely.
Q10: Some Spanish cave art may have been made by whom?
Answer: Neanderthals
Dates of 64,000 years are debated.

Cave Paintings Challenge – The First Artists

Cave paintings are among the oldest art in the world. Tens of thousands of years ago, people painted animals, hands and symbols on cave walls in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Famous caves like Lascaux, Chauvet and Altamira show horses, bison, lions and mammoths in vivid detail. Artists used ochre, charcoal and the cave's natural shapes to create movement and depth.

Why people painted remains debated: hunting magic, rituals, storytelling or art for its own sake. To protect fragile paintings, many caves are closed and replicas allow visitors to experience them.

What This Quiz Teaches

This challenge is for history and art fans exploring cave paintings.

Who found Lascaux
Which cave has bison ceilings
How old Chauvet is
Where the oldest paintings are
How hand stencils were made

Did You Know?

Cosquer Cave entrance is underwater.
Aboriginal rock art is among the oldest traditions.
Some paintings show extinct animals.
Cave art often lies deep inside caves.
Lascaux IV opened in 2016.