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1 A new exhibition, Van Gogh And Britain, opens this wednesday at Tate Britain, but what is the correct pronunciation of the Dutch artist’s name? A. van Goff B. van Goh C. vun Goo D. vun Khokh 2 while working on Sunflowers, van Gogh said he had the enthusiasm of: A. A Marseillais eating bouillabaisse B. A Glaswegian drinking whisky C. An Amsterdammer plucking tulips D. A Roman gorging on spaghetti alla carbonara
3 TRUe OR FAlSe: when Donald Trump asked the Guggenheim Museum to lend him a van Gogh for the white house, it offered a solid gold toilet instead. 4 hOw much of his ear did van Gogh cut off? A. Only the earlobe B. Everything but a part of the earlobe C. The top fifth D. All of it 5hOw did the world’s oldest actress describe van Gogh after meeting him? A. ‘A magical charmer’ B. ‘The most handsome man I have ever met’ C. ‘Very ugly, ungracious, impolite, sick’ D. ‘Unremarkable, almost forgettable’ 6 TRUe OR FAlSe: in his lifetime, van Gogh never sold a painting.