Merry Christmas, one and all. This week we present to you our round-up of festive head-scratchers to mull over as the snow begins to settle and Rudolph comes out of retirement once again. There is no better way to get excited for the Big 25 than to score top marks and win a Christmas dinner date with all three of the current Varsity Arts crew! Answers should be sent in to arts@varsity.co.uk by the afternoon of Monday 29th November.

Art

Who built this year’s Serpentine Pavilion?

a) Jean Nouvel

b) Jean Nouvelle

c) Jean Newvell

Who was the biggest loss to the art world this year?

a) Alexander McQueen

b) Frank Kermode

c) Louise Bourgeois

Why can you no longer walk on the sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern?

a) People were nicking them

b) They were releasing poisonous gases

c) You can't?

Andy Warhol's Coke Bottle sold for how much?

a) £2 million

b) £22 million

c) £220 million

Books

Who won the Booker Prize?

a) Tom McCarthy: C

b) Howard Jacobson: The Finkler Question

c) Ross Kemp: On Gangs

What is the name of Alan Sugar's new autobiography?

a) Sugar Daddy

b) Fired Up

c) What You See is What You Get

J.D. Salinger died at the beginning of the year. But what do the initials stand for?

a) Jerome David

b) Jack Daniels

c) Jane Diana

Seamus Heaney's new poetry collection is entitled:

a) The Human Stain

b) The Human Chain

c) Simon Haines

Photo Round

 

 

 

 

 

Who is this girl and why did the photo cause such controversy?

 

 

 

 

 

Which harpist is pulling this provocative pose?

 

 

 

 

To which teen film star do these lovely lips belong?

 

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Who’s the award-winning novelist standing second on the right in this Simpsons moment?

 

Music

Who directed the video for Susan Boyle's cover of 'Perfect Day'?

a) Simon Cowell

b) Mark Ronson

c) Lou Reed himself

What did Justin Bieber invent this year?

a) A colour: Bieber Purple

b) A drink: Bieber Juice

c) A TV channel: Bieber C One

Who composed the score for The Social Network?

a) Nine Inch Nails

b) Take That

c) Vampire Weekend

Which band has finally succumbed to iTunes?

a) The Sex Pistols

b) The Beatles

c) NSYNC

Film

The Arts Editors can't agree; what was the best film of the year?

a) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

b) Scott Pilgrim vs the World

c) Winter's Bone

Which important arts body was dissolved this year?

a) The UK Film Council

b) The BBC

c) Blockbuster

What does Emma Watson look like (with her new hair 'n all)?

a) A great night in

b) A horrible Monday afternoon

c) A text-your-mate worthy mroning after

"I knew [BLANK] was possible becuase I'd done it to my wife? Which film title completes the phrase?

a) Winter's Bone

b) Inception

c) Kick Ass