Who wrote the controversial novel 'Ik Jan Cremer'?
Jan Cremer Click to see the answer
Which Dutch artist is known for his optical illusion art?
Escher
Ian Buruma writes for newspapers on which topic?
Politics
Whose first novel was 'Philip and the Others'?
Cees Nooteboom
Writer Nescio produced which sort of work?
Short stories
Dick Bruna, creator of Miffy, died in which year?
2017
What was the profession of Vermeer's father?
Weaver Click to see the answer
Piet Mondrian was a pioneer of which type of art?
Abstract
The art installation 'Green Cathedral' mimics the shape of the cathedral in which French city?
Reims
What was the pen name of Jan Hendrik Frederik Grönloh?
Nescio
Lucas van Leyden was an expert in which type of art?
Engraving
The Return of the Prodigal Son' by Rembrandt is on display at the Hermitage museum in which city?
St Petersburg
Annie M. G. Schmidt is best known for writing which type of books?
Children's
Which Dutch town is known as the birthplace of De Stijl?
Leiden
The Garden of Earthly Delights' is a painting by which famous artist?
Hieronymus Bosch
Writer Harry Mulisch died in which year?
2010 Click to see the answer
Swimmy' and 'Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse' are books by which writer?
Leo Lionni
Aagje Deken collaborated with which other author on 'De historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart'?
Betje Wolff
What was the maiden surname of Cees Nooteboom's mothers, which he used often in his works?
Pessers
The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague has art from which centuries?
17th and 18th
18th century work 'Willem Leevend' was produced in how many volumes?
8
John Gabriel Stedman was an author working in which century?
18th
Which artist cut off his own ear in 1888?
Van Gogh
Janwillem van de Wetering was best known for writing which types of books?
Thrillers
How many panels are there in the famous painting 'Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch?
3
Van Gogh's 'A Bedroom in Arles' was created during a stay in which country?
France
The Goldfinch' is a work by which artist?
Fabritius
Only how many Vermeer paintings survive to the current day?
36 Click to see the answer
Panorama Mesdag' is a view of which town in the 19th century?
Scheveningen
Anton Corbijn is famous in which field of the arts?
Photography
Poet Heinrich von Veldeke worked in which century?
12th
Michel Faber primarily writes in which language?
English
The Starry Night' by Van Gogh is owned by MOMA in which city?
New York
In which town, now in Belgium, was Frans Hals born?
Antwerp
In which city was Rembrandt born?
Leiden
Artist Jan Steen was painting during which century?
17th
Jacob van Campen was an architect best known for work during which century?
17th
Janwillem van de Wetering created the character Hugh Pine which was which sort of animal?
Porcupine
Author Jan Wolkers died in which year?
2007
Willem Kalf is best known for which type of pictures?
Still Life
The former house of which artist at Jodenbreestraat in Amsterdam is now a museum?
Rembrandt
Artist Piet Mondrian was born in which century?
19th
The De Stijl movement celebrated which birthday in 2017?
100 Click to see the answer
Still Life with a Chinese Tureen' is a work by which 17th century artist?
Willem Kalf
Man Blowing Smoke at a Drunken Woman' is a 1660 painting by which artist?
Jan Steen
Before becoming an author, Willem Frederik Hermans taught which subject at Gronigen University?
Geography
Which author wrote ' The Crimson Petal and the White'?
Michel Faber
In which Dutch city was Johannes Vermeer born in 1632?
Delft
The novel 'Ik Jan Cremer' was published in which decade?
1960s
Carel Fabritius was a pupil of which other famous artist?
Rembrandt
Delftware pottery was a Dutch copy of techniques from which country?
China
Leo Lionni wrote books in which genre?
Childrens
Which author wrote the 1982 novel 'De Aanslag'?
Harry Mulisch
Janwillem van de Wetering's 1971 novel 'The Empty Mirror' is about his time in which country?
Japan
Bosch's masterpiece 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' is on display in a museum in which city?
Madrid
Architect Jacob van Campen is best known for the Mauritshuis museum in which city?
The Hague
What kind of earring does the girl have in the Vermeer painting?
Pearl
2012 saw a massive art heist from the Kunsthal museum in which city?
Rotterdam
Which biblical character is depicted taking a bath in a famous work by Rembrandt?
Bathsheba
The Van Gogh Museum is in which city?
Amsterdam
In which Dutch province was Van Gogh born?
North Brabant Click to see the answer
The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag has the world's biggest collection of which artist's work?
Mondrian
In which year did Anne Frank start to write in her diary?
1942
Which poet was the earliest to use Dutch dialect?
Heinrich von Veldeke
In which decade did Maarten 't hart write his first novel, 'Stenen voor een ransuil'?
1970s
What was the value in euros of the art stolen in Rotterdam in 2012?
18 million
What was the real first name of Dutch author Aagje Deken?
Agatha
What nationality were the thieves charged with stealing art from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam in 2012?
Romanian
A C Baantjer wrote which sort of novels?
Detective
Which children's character was created by Dick Bruna?
Miffy
Although famous for her Amsterdam written diary, in which city was Anne Frank born?
Frankfurt
What type of blue flowers were famously painted by Van Gogh in France in 1889?
Irises
Which author wrote 'The Tea Lords' and 'Het woud der verwachting'?
Hella Haasse
Graphic artist MC Escher was active in which century?
20th
Hella Haasse is best known for which type of fiction?
Historical
Louis Couperus grew up in which Asian city?
Jakarta
What was the first name of artist Vermeer?
Johannes
What is the nickname of the Mauritshuis art gallery in The Hague?
Jewellery Box
Fabritius was killed in an explosion when he was how old?
32
Willem Frederik Hermans was a writer working in which century?
20th
What was the name of the Inspector's side-kick in the novels by A C Baantjer?
Vledder
The Night Watch' is a famous work by which Dutch painter?
Rembrandt
Hendrick ter Brugghen was a follower of which Italian artist?
Caravaggio
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp' is in the Mauritshuis museum in which city?
The Hague
Marinus Boezem planted trees to form the Green Cathedral in which decade?
1980s
The The Kröller-Müller museum, housing 19th and 20th century art, is in which province?
Gelderland
Jan Wolker's famous book 'Turkish Delight' was published in which decade?
1960s
Willem Kalf's work 'Still Life with Drinking Horn' is in the National Gallery in which English cirty?
London
Rinus de Gier and Henk Grijpstra are characters in thrillers by which author?
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dick Bruna's Miffy books first appeared in which decade?
1950s
The Laughing Cavalier' was painted by which Dutch Artist
Frans Hals
Michel Faber's family emigrated from the Netherlands to which country when he was 7?
Australia
During the 1960s, Cees Nooteboom wrote a column for which newspaper?
de Volkskrant
Willem Kalf painted several still life works in which century?
17th
What was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker?
Multatuli
Cornelis Vreeswijk emigrated to which country with his parents at the age of 12?
Sweden
Which 19th century author wrote 'Eline vere' and 'Extaze'?
Louis Couperus
Artist Bart van der Leck worked in which art field before studying fine art?
White
John Gabriel Stedman wrote a book about an expedition on which continent?
South America
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is in which city?
Rotterdam Click to see the answer
Pieter Saenredam is best known for painting the interiors of which buildings?
Churches
In which year did the Rijksmuseum open for the first time?
1885
Rineke Dijkstra is known in which field of the arts?
Photography
Which artist was a great friend to Van Gogh during his time in France?
Gaugin
A pair of portraits by Rembrandt were bought jointly by the Rijksmuseum and which gallery?
Louvre
Van Gogh's productive art career only lasted how many years?
10 Click to see the answer
Ootje Oxenaar is known for designing which everyday object?
Banknotes
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero died at which young age in 1618?
33
Gerrit Dou was a pupil of which famous artist?
Rembrandt
Whose best known work was the 1983 novel 'The Sorrow of Belgium'?
Hugo Claus
Bram Braam bases much of his work on what?
Architecture
Pieter Post famously designed the Town Hall in which Dutch city?
Maastricht
How many public libraries are there in the Netherlands?
579
In order to enter the Royal Award for Modern Painting, artists have to be under which age?
35
Fleur Van Dodewaard works in which field of art?
Photography Click to see the answer
Willem De Kooning's 'Woman III' sold in 2006 for what price?
$137 million
Geert Mak writes non-fiction in which field?
History
Frederique Jonker puts a modern twist on which type of painting?
Still Life
Van Gogh was the eldest of how many children?
6
Bram Braam is a modern Dutch artist based in which city?
Berlin
Which artist's masterpiece is the altar at Ghent cathedral?
Jan van Eyck
The Drentsmuseum is home to the largest what in the Netherlands?
Dolls house
Maarten van Heemskerck's set of paintings of Wonders of the World contains how many works?
8
How many figures are there in Rembrandt's painting 'The Night Watch'?
34
How many plays did Hugo Claus write over his career?
60
How many euros is the prize money for a Royal Award for Modern Painting?
6500
Willem De Kooning moved from the Netherlands to which country in 1926?
United States Click to see the answer
Saskia Olde Wolbers works in which medium?
Video
What is the pen-name of Nicolaas Beets?
Hildebrand
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft is associated with writing in which period of history?
Renaissance
What was the name given to the Dutch artists including Mondrian who produced geometric art?
De Stijl
Whose 2003 novel was called 'Problemski Hotel'?
Dimitri Verhulst
Ootje Oxenaar was first asked to design guilder banknotes in which decade?
1960s
Siem Sigerius is the main character in which book?
Bonita Avenue
How many artists are presented with the Royal Award for Modern Painting each year?
4
In which decade was photographer Rinkeke Dijkstra born?
1950s
Renate Dorreestein published her forst novel in which decade?
1980s
De Kleine Johannes' is a novel by which psychiatrist and writer?
Frederick van Eeden
Scheltema is the largest retailer of which item in the Netherlands?
Books
Johannes Bosboom is best known for producing paintings using which technique?
Watercolours
The Bonnefantenmuseum is a gallery in which town?
Maastricht
Willem de Kooning was an artist working in which century?
20th Click to see the answer
Which Old Master produced 'Self Portrait as the Apostle Paul'?
Rembrandt
Which type of tree did van Gogh paint extensively during his time at Saint-Rémy?
Cypresses
Van Gogh produced the 'Sunflowers' paintrings to decorate the house of which artist?
Gaugin
Theo van Doesburg was an artist working in the early part of which century?
20th
Which famous painting is also known as 'The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq'?
The Night Watch
Portrait of Marten Soolmans and Portrait of Oopjen Coppit were bought for how many million dollars?
$180
Jacob van Ruisdael is known for which type of painting in the 17th century?
Lanscapes
Maarten van Heemskerck spent most of his life working in which city?
Haarlem
Mondrian died in which American city in 1944?
New York
The Royal Award for Modern Painting was first awarded in which year?
1871
The Netherlands Dance Theatre is in which city?
The Hague
Which Golden Age playwright wrote 'Klucht van de Koe'?
Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero
Cees Nooteboom wrote a non-fiction book about a pilgrimage to which Spanish city?
Santiago de Compostela
Who wrote 'Grandida' and 'Geeraert van Velsen'?
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
The Milkmaid' is a painting created by which artist in around 1660?
Vermeer
How much did Rembrandt charge his pupils for a year's tuition?
100 guilders
Joost van den Vondel was the most famous playwright of which century?
17th
Christien Meindertsma wrote a book about the ways in which what animal can be used in manufacturing?
Pig Click to see the answer
The Stedelijk Museum features which sort of art?
Modern
Christien Meindertsma put together an art work with lost property from which airport?
Schipol
Jacob van Swanenburgh trained which famous artist?
Rembrandt
Marcel Moring won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs in 2007 for which novel?
Dis
The Zeeland Library is in which town?
Middelburg
How many books are in stock at Scheltema at any one time?
120,000
Joost van den Vondel's most famous play is about which biblical character?
John the Baptist
Koch X Bos is an independent gallery in which city?
Amsterdam
What is the occupation of Siem Sigerius in 'Bonita Avenue'?
Maths professor
A businessman from which country bought van Gogh's 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' in 1990?
Japan
What was the name of Rembrandt's wife?
Saskia
Which writer has been called the father of international law?
Hugo Grotius
Who wrote the book 'Girl with the Pearl Earring' about the Vermeer painting?
Tracy Chevalier
Which Dutch newspaper has the largest circulation?
De Telegraaf
Willem Elsschot's 1933 novel had which food in the title?
Cheese
Who wrote the book 'De Tweeling', made into a successful movie?
Tess de Loo
Which Da Vinci picture provided inspiration for Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch'?
Last Supper
Jan van Eyck was one of the first painters to work using which materials?
Oil paint
The poem 'Camera Obscura' is by which Dutch poet?
Nicolaas Beets
The Golden Age of Dutch painting was the early part of which century?
17th
The Scheltema bookshop in Amsterdam was founded in which year?
1853
The Night Watch' by Rembrandt is on the walls of which museum?
Rijksmuseum
The Museum of Modern Art in Arnhem will open in which year after refurbishment?
2019
Frederik van Eeden was which type of doctor as well as being a writer?
Psychiatrist
In which town is the Nederlands Tegelmuseum?
Otterlo
Who designed the Mauritshuis at The Hague?
Pieter Post
Which writer's 1983 debut was 'Meisjes van de suikerfabriek'?
Tessa de Loo
To 2017, how many Dutch people have won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
0
In Lucia's Eyes' is a 2005 novel about what topic?
Immigration Click to see the answer
2017 novel 'Abdoel and Akil' is set in which year?
1978
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' by which Dutch artist was stolen in 1990?
Rembrandt
Which thriller by Gauke Andriesse won the Golden Noose prize in 2011?
De handen van Kalman Teller
Amsterdam has been printing newspapers since which year?
1618
Which playwright won the 2017 Taalunie Playwriting Prize for 'De advocaat'?
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Starry Night' by van Gogh was painted in which year?
1889 Click to see the answer
18th century painter Rachel Ruysch specialised in which subject?
Flowers
A Rembrandt painting was stolen by armed robbers from a museum in which Canadian city in 1972?
Montreal
Broer' and 'Dorst' are novels by which writer?
Esther Gerritsen
What is the name of the main character in 'De Heilige Rita'?
Paul
The pigment in the van Gogh 'Irises' painting has faded, what color were the flowers originally?
Purple
Poet Gerrit Komrij died in which year?
2012
How many self-portraits did van Gogh paint during his career?
43
Gerrit Rietveld designed the Rietveld Schroder House in which city?
Utrecht
The Two Hearts Of Kwasi Boachi' is set in which century?
19th Click to see the answer
Arthur Japin's novel 'The Two Hearts Of Kwasi Boachi' tells the story of a prince from which continent?
Africa
Hans Achterhuis writes books on which subject?
Philosophy
What are the names of the main characters in the books by Annie MG Schmidt?
Jip and Janneke
In which year did MOMA in New York acquire 'Starry Night' by van Gogh?
1941
One of van Gogh's earliest works was a beach scene at which Dutch port?
Scheveningen
Whose first novel was 'The Two Hearts Of Kwasi Boachi'?
Arthur Japin
Which 17th century Dutch artist is known for his use of ultramarine pigment?
Vermeer
Irises' by van Gogh was bought in 1990 by the Getty center in which city?
Los Angeles
Poppy Flowers' by van Gogh was stolen from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in which city?
Cairo
The Just Judges' by Jan van Eyck was stolen and has been missing since which year?
1934
1881 painting 'Still Life with Cabbage and Clogs' is one of which artist's earliest works?
Van Gogh
Van Gogh's masterpiece 'Starry Night' was painted in which country?
France Click to see the answer
What was Van Gogh's first name?
Vincent
The 2017 novel 'Abdoel and Akil' is about three girls on holiday in which country?
France
The House of the Mosque' is a 2010 novel by which writer?
Kader Abdolah
Esther Gerritsen is an author from which town?
Nijmegen
Which author wrote 'Het Smelt'?
Lize Spit
Only how many of Vermeer's paintings have been dated?
3
How many watercolors did van Gogh produce during his career?
1,300
Fabeldieren' was a 1975 poetry compilation by which poet?
Gerrit Komrij
How many oil paintings did van Gogh produce during his career?
860
Tommy Wieringa's novel 'De Heilige Rita' is set in which decade?
1970s
In which year was van Gogh in France, painting sunflowers?
1888
Who wrote the 2016 novel 'Slapeloze nacht'?
Magriet de Moor
Whose 1887 novel was 'Een Liefde'?
Lodewijk van Deyssel
Who is the only author two have won the Libris Prize twice?
Thomas Rosenboom
The whereabouts of which van Gogh painting are currently unknown?
Portrait of Dr Gachet Click to see the answer
De Wetten' was the first novel by which female writer?
Connie Palmen
Lodewijk van Deyssel was an admirer of which French author?
Emile Zola
Self-portrait with Beret and Gathered Shirt' by Rembrandt was stolen from Stockholm in 2000 and recovered in which city 5 years later?
Copenhagen
Stefan Hertmans based his novel 'War and Turpentine' on which relative's notebooks?
Grandfather
What color is the scarf the girl wears around her head in 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'?
Blue
Tonguecat' is a novel by which writer?
Peter Velhelst
Who is the central character of Connie Palmen's novel 'De wetten'?
Marie
The Concert' by Vermeer was stolen in which year and has not been recovered?
1990
Zen Ohne Master' is a comic book about which country?
Japan
What is the estimated value of Van Gogh's 'Poppy Flowers', stolen in Cairo in 2010?
$50 million
What was the first name of painter Vermeer?
Johannes
View of the Sea at Scheveningen' was recovered in which Italian city after being stolen in 2002?
Naples
The Concert' by Vermeer was stolen in 1990 from a museum in which American city?
Boston
Gerrit Komrij is best known for which type of literary work?
Poetry
Who wrote 2006 novel 'In Lucia's Eyes'?
Arthur Japin
Which author's 2017 book was 'Reddende engel'?
Renate Dorrestein
Which author wrote 'De Wafel Febriek'?
Roman Helinski
Alfred Birneys 'De tolk van Java' is set in which century?
20th
Het Behouden Huis' was written in which decade?
1950s