83 The Met Gala Trivia Questions with Answers
83 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was the title of the Met’s 2009 exhibition about fashion models and celebrity?
Answer
The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion
Which venue hosted the 2021 Met Gala?
Answer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Why was the 2020 Met Gala canceled?
Answer
The COVID-19 pandemic
Which fashion designer was the subject of the Met’s 1998 exhibition “Gianni Versace”?
Answer
Gianni Versace
What is the name of the Met’s fashion conservation and exhibition facility opened in 2014?
Answer
Anna Wintour Costume Center
Which actress chaired the 2010 Met Gala alongside Anna Wintour and Patrick Robinson?
Answer
Oprah Winfrey
Which designer was honored by the Met’s 1983 exhibition and gala, titled Yves Saint Laurent?
Answer
Yves Saint Laurent
What was the theme of the Met’s 2021 exhibition marking the Costume Institute’s 75th anniversary?
Answer
In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
What was the title of the Met’s 1973 exhibition honoring Cristóbal Balenciaga?
Answer
The World of Balenciaga
What was the dress code for the 2011 Met Gala celebrating Alexander McQueen?
Answer
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
What was the title of the Met’s 2006 exhibition about British fashion and style?
Answer
AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion
What was the theme of the 2018 Met Gala celebrating fashion and Catholic imagery?
Answer
Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination
What was the title of the Met’s 2024 fashion exhibition?
Answer
Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
What was the theme of the Met Gala’s 2013 exhibition on punk fashion?
Answer
Punk: Chaos to Couture
What was the title of the Met’s 2025 exhibition on Black style and tailoring?
Answer
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
Which designer was the subject of the Met’s 2008 exhibition “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy”?
Answer
No single designer
Which Formula One driver co-chaired the 2025 Met Gala?
Answer
Lewis Hamilton
Which designer created the 2021 Met Gala look worn by Naomi Osaka?
Answer
Nicolas Ghesquière
Which exhibition inspired the 2016 Met Gala theme “Manus x Machina”?
Answer
Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology
What is the official name of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s fashion department?
Answer
The Costume Institute
Which museum department receives funds raised by the annual Met Gala?
Answer
The Costume Institute
Which designer created the fashion label Comme des Garçons?
Answer
Rei Kawakubo
Which city hosts the Met Gala?
Answer
New York City
Which 2001 Met exhibition examined Jacqueline Kennedy’s years in the White House?
Answer
Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years
What was the theme of the 2015 Met Gala exhibition and dress code?
Answer
China: Through the Looking Glass
Who founded the Met Gala, originally called the Costume Institute Benefit, in 1948?
Answer
Eleanor Lambert
Which actor co-chaired the 2024 Met Gala, making his first appearance at the event?
Answer
Chris Hemsworth
What was the official dress code for the 2025 Met Gala?
Answer
Tailored for You
What was the title of the Met’s 2010 exhibition on women’s changing image in American fashion?
Answer
American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity
Which designer was celebrated by the Met’s 1997 exhibition titled “Gianni Versace”?
Answer
Gianni Versace
Which 2007 Met Gala exhibition was devoted to the French couturier Paul Poiret?
Answer
Poiret: King of Fashion
In what year did the first Met Gala take place?
Answer
1948
What was the title of the 2003 Met Gala exhibition on classical ideals in fashion?
Answer
Goddess: The Classical Mode
What was the theme of the 2022 Met Gala?
Answer
Gilded Glamour
Which tennis champion co-chaired the 2023 Met Gala?
Answer
Roger Federer
Which 2023 Met Gala exhibition honored Karl Lagerfeld?
Answer
Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty
Which actress co-chaired the 2014 Met Gala with Anna Wintour, Bradley Cooper, and Aerin Lauder?
Answer
Sarah Jessica Parker
Who designed the famous white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch?
Answer
William Travilla