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From beauty to conspiracy: uncover the mysteries in paint!

10th - 12th grades
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1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci is said to hide a secret smile and multiple layers of hidden meanings?


The Last Supper

Mona Lisa

Vitruvian Man

Lady with an Ermine

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, what unusual detail sparked theories about hidden musical notes?


The bread rolls on the table

The positioning of hands and loaves

The folds of the tablecloth

The shadows behind Christ

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which painting by Sandro Botticelli is rumored to contain hidden messages connected to the Medici family?


The Birth of Venus

Primavera

Adoration of the Magi

Mystical Nativity

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas, the mirror in the background reflects:


The artist himself

The King and Queen of Spain

A hidden angel

A noble child

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which surrealist painter often included secret self-portraits hidden within his works?


Salvador Dalí

René Magritte

Max Ernst

Joan Miró

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, researchers discovered faint letters and numbers in her:


Background landscape

Eyes

Hands

Hair curls

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What is hidden in Caravaggio’s Bacchus, visible only under restoration?


A tiny self-portrait in the wine jug

A miniature crucifix

A Latin message

A hidden fruit symbol

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which painting by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel supposedly hides an anatomical illustration of the human brain?


The Creation of Adam

The Last Judgment

The Flood

The Prophets

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

 What mysterious feature is often debated in Edvard Munch’s The Scream?


The identity of the figure

The unusual orange sky

A hidden ghostly face

An echo of sound waves

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which artist is thought to have hidden secret messages in mirror writing within his sketches and paintings?


Rembrandt

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Raphael