ANSWERS

1) A. Harry Hill

aNYONE is able to submit work to be considered. In 2015, Hill’s portrait of artist Damien Hirst was accepted, while in 2016 he exhibited a diptych of David Beckham. Comic Vic Reeves and actress Una stubbs have also had pieces selected.

2) C. 1,200

tHE show is the largest open-submission exhibition in the world, with 1,200 pieces selected from about 12,000 entries. 3) D. Beef tea aCCORDINg to the Ra, the beverage is ‘one of the committee’s great privileges’. the recipe is a closely guarded secret, but is thought to include plenty of sherry.

4) True

IN 2006, David Hensel’s sculpture of a laughing head became separated from its slate plinth. the committee rejected the head but accepted the plinth. a spokeswoman said at the time: ‘the base was thought to have merit; it is currently on display. the head has been safely stored ready to be collected by the artist.’ 5) B. John Constable and JMW Turner VaRNIsHINg Day was traditionally the time when artists would make the finishing touches to their works.

In 1832, as Constable was perfecting his seascape, turner bounded up to his own painting, which he believed looked washed out in comparison to his rival’s, and added a red buoy in the centre. Constable raged that turner had ‘fired a gun’. the incident featured in the 2014 film Mr turner.

6) False

It Has run uninterrupted since 1769.