Names, prizes and venues. This section is wide and the questions tend to be specific, so the prizes and what they are awarded for are worth committing to memory.
From chapter 4 of the handbook: A modern, thriving society
Match the prize to the art: Mercury for albums, the Brits for music, Turner for contemporary art, Booker for novels, BAFTAs for film.
Our summary, in our own words. The test can ask about anything in the chapter, so read the official handbook too.
All 16 of our questions on this topic. Say your answer before you open it: trying to answer first helps you remember it.
What is the Proms?
The Proms is an eight-week summer season of orchestral music, held mainly at the Royal Albert Hall.
Where is the Proms mainly held?
The Proms takes place mainly at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
What is the Mercury Music Prize awarded for?
The Mercury Music Prize is awarded each September for the best album from the UK and Ireland.
The Brit Awards give awards in which field?
The Brit Awards are an annual music event, with categories such as best British group and best British solo artist.
What is the Turner Prize awarded for?
The Turner Prize, established in 1984, is awarded for contemporary art and is named after the painter JMW Turner.
The Turner Prize is named after which artist?
It is named after the painter JMW Turner.
What was Thomas Gainsborough best known for painting?
Gainsborough painted portraits, often placing people in country or garden settings. John Constable is the landscape painter.
What does the Man Booker Prize recognise?
The book describes the Man Booker Prize as an annual prize for the best novel by an author from the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe.
Changed since the book: It has been called the Booker Prize since 2019, and since 2014 any novel written in English and published in the UK can win.
What are the BAFTAs?
The BAFTAs are the British Academy Film Awards, the UK's equivalent of the Oscars.
Who designed the new St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?
Sir Christopher Wren designed the new St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of 1666.
When does the Edinburgh Festival take place?
The Edinburgh Festival is held in the city every summer. Its biggest part is the Fringe.
Gilbert and Sullivan are known for writing what?
Gilbert and Sullivan wrote comic operas including HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is known for writing what?
Andrew Lloyd Webber has written many well known musicals, including Cats and The Phantom of the Opera.
Where is Poets' Corner?
Poets' Corner is in Westminster Abbey, where many famous poets are buried or commemorated.
Which of these is a well known British novelist?
Jane Austen is among the best known British writers, alongside Dickens, Hardy and Shakespeare.
What is the Last Night of the Proms?
The Last Night of the Proms is the final concert of the season and is widely broadcast.
Chapter 4 practice test: Arts and culture · 16 questions · 30 minutes if you take it timed