What does The Empire of Light show?

A night street under a daytime sky

Rene Magritte Quiz: Bowler Hats, Pipes and Surreal Skies

This Rene Magritte quiz steps into the puzzling paintings of the Belgian surrealist. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on The Treachery of Images, The Son of Man with its green apple, Golconda's raining men, The Lovers, The Empire of Light, bowler hats, his years in Paris, advertising work and the Brussels museum.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country was Rene Magritte from?
Movement
Which art movement is he linked to?
Pipe
What does The Treachery of Images say under a pipe?
Apple
What hides the man's face in The Son of Man?
Rain
Which painting shows men in bowler hats floating like rain?
Lovers
What covers the faces in The Lovers?
Light
What does The Empire of Light show?
Hat
Which hat appears again and again in his work?
Job
Which work helped pay his bills?
Museum
Where is the Magritte Museum?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country was Rene Magritte from?
Answer: Belgium
He lived from 1898 to 1967.
Q2: Which art movement is he linked to?
Answer: Surrealism
He made everyday things strange.
Q3: What does The Treachery of Images say under a pipe?
Answer: This is not a pipe
It is written in French.
Q4: What hides the man's face in The Son of Man?
Answer: A green apple
He wears a bowler hat.
Q5: Which painting shows men in bowler hats floating like rain?
Answer: Golconda
They hover over buildings.
Q6: What covers the faces in The Lovers?
Answer: Cloth
The couple kiss through it.
Q7: What does The Empire of Light show?
Answer: A night street under a daytime sky
He painted many versions.
Q8: Which hat appears again and again in his work?
Answer: The bowler hat
He wore one himself.
Q9: Which work helped pay his bills?
Answer: Commercial art and advertising
He designed posters and wallpaper.
Q10: Where is the Magritte Museum?
Answer: Brussels
It opened in 2009.

Rene Magritte Quiz – Bowler Hats, Pipes and Surreal Skies

Rene Magritte was a Belgian surrealist who made ordinary objects puzzling. In The Treachery of Images he painted a pipe and wrote beneath it, in French, this is not a pipe, reminding viewers that a picture is not the thing itself.

Bowler-hatted men appear throughout his work. A green apple hides the face in The Son of Man, men float like raindrops in Golconda, and cloth covers the kissing faces in The Lovers.

The Empire of Light shows a dark street beneath a bright daytime sky. Magritte spent several years in Paris, worked in advertising to earn money, and the Magritte Museum in Brussels opened in 2009.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art fans will enjoy these questions.

Where he came from
Which movement he joined
Which paintings are famous
Which images repeat
Where to see his work

Did You Know?

His mother died when he was a teenager.
His work influenced album covers and ads.
He often painted clouds and blue skies.
Time Transfixed shows a train coming out of a fireplace.
He usually painted in a calm, realistic style.