Which biscuit takes its name from this person? The great British art quiz

This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.

Today, our questions are set by the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum. The museum was founded in 1874 with the bequest and collection of the artist Thomas Stuart Smith. Today, its collection contains more than 40,000 objects, artworks and photographs spanning thousands of years, from local archaeological finds to 19th-century European art.

You can see art from the Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum on Art UK here. Find out more about the museum on its website.

This view of Cambuskenneth is by the renowned landscape painter, Alexander Nasmyth. Nasmyth had many pupils, including one individual who would grow up to become a famous scientist. Who was this pupil?

This portrait of Queen Caroline of Ansbach was produced as a copy of the state portrait by Godfrey Kneller. Which king was Caroline married to?

What well-known biscuit is named after the sitter in this oil-on-glass portrait?

The Pipe of Freedom by Thomas Stuart Smith was submitted to the Royal Academy in 1869. The painting was rejected, but for what reason?

Amelia Robertson Hill was a prominent Victorian sculptor. She was also the main female contributor to the statues on what Scottish landmark?

This is the earliest surviving painting of Stirling and the castle from the time of Charles II. This castle was once home to a very special sporting object, which is now the oldest in the world and predates this painting by more than 100 years. What was the object?

The wolf has been a symbol of Stirling since the ninth century after a howling wolf saved the town from what event?

What group of painters was William Kennedy associated with?

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Hardly a Stirling effort

A Stirling effort

A performance made of the finest Stirling silver

Hardly a Stirling effort

Hardly a Stirling effort

Hardly a Stirling effort

A Stirling effort

A Stirling effort

A performance made of the finest Stirling silver

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