LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 13

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which private detective made his final literary appearance in the 1958 novel Playback?
PHILIP MARLOWE
2 Who directly preceded John Betjeman as Poet Laureate?
CECIL DAY LEWIS
3 Which British Olympic hero penned the autobiography A Golden Age?
STEVE REDGRAVE
4 Home Again is the title of the final chapter of which novel?
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
5 Where is Ruth sandwiched by Judges and Samuel?
IN THE BIBLE
6 Which Booker Prize winning novel by Michael Ondaatje was later adapted into an Oscar winning film?
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
7 On which thoroughfare do the Dursley family live in the Harry Potter books?
PRIVET DRIVE
8 Which is the only animal mentioned in the title of a Shakespeare play?
SHREW AS IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
9 Which coffee house chain took its name from a character in Moby Dick?
STARBUCKS
10 Which novel by Mario Puzo inspired an award winning film trilogy?
THE GOD FATHER
11 In the nursery rhyme which character could eat no fat?
JACK SPRAT
12 Whose novels were mainly set around the fictional village of Darrowby?
JAMES HERRIOT
13 Who celebrated his eleventy first birthday in Lord of the Rings?
BILBO BAGGINS
14 Which author, a cousin of Stanley Baldwin, refused to accept the Order of Merit on three occasions?
RUDYARD KIPLING
15 Which Dickens character has been played on film by Robert Newton and Oliver Reed?
BILL SYKES
16 Which poem by Tennyson includes the line, “All in the valley of death rode the 600”?
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
17 Which two books of the Bible begin with the letter L?
LEVITICUS AND LAMENTATIONS
18 Which was the first Stephen King novel to be filmed?
CARRIE
19 Whose first name was revealed in the novel Death Is Now My Neighbour?
ENDEAVOUR MORSE
20 Which novel opens with the line, “Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museums Grand Gallery”?
THE DA VINCI CODE

[Turkeywizz]

5 in the bible
8 taming of the Shrew
10 the godfather
12 James Herriot??
13 bilbo baggins
15 Fagin
18 The shining??
19 Endeavour Morse

[Pseudo]

8 - the shrew
11- Jack Sprat
16 - The Charge of the Light Brigade
17 - Leviticus and... umm... Letters?
20 - The DaVinci Code

[Kahuna]

9/ Starbucks

[magpie in the 80's]

5 in the bible
8 taming of the Shrew
10 the godfather
12 James Herriot??
13 bilbo baggins
15 Fagin..................INCORRECT
18 The shining??...........INCORRECT
19 Endeavour Morse

ALL OTHERS CORRECT TW

[magpie in the 80's]

8 - the shrew
11- Jack Sprat
16 - The Charge of the Light Brigade
17 - Leviticus and... CORRECTumm... Letters? INCORRECT
20 - The DaVinci Code

ALL OTHERS CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

9/ Starbucks

CORRECT K

[JAS]

Q4 Wizard of Oz
Q15 Bill Sykes
Q18 Carrie...think he wrote it

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q4 Wizard of Oz
Q15 Bill Sykes
Q18 Carrie...think he wrote it

Regards
JAS

all corect jas

[magpie in the 80's]

AROUND 7 Q'S STILL LEFT HERE

[magpie in the 80's]

STILL 12 Q'S TO ANSWER HERE

[panthergurl]

17. Lamentations

[magpie in the 80's]

17. Lamentations

CORRECT PG

[godoubleblues]

Q6 - The English Patient

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 - The English Patient

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which private detective made his final literary appearance in the 1958 novel Playback?
PHILIP MARLOWE
2 Who directly preceded John Betjeman as Poet Laureate?
CECIL DAY LEWIS
3 Which British Olympic hero penned the autobiography A Golden Age?
STEVE REDGRAVE
4 Home Again is the title of the final chapter of which novel?
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
5 Where is Ruth sandwiched by Judges and Samuel?
IN THE BIBLE
6 Which Booker Prize winning novel by Michael Ondaatje was later adapted into an Oscar winning film?
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
7 On which thoroughfare do the Dursley family live in the Harry Potter books?
PRIVET DRIVE
8 Which is the only animal mentioned in the title of a Shakespeare play?
SHREW AS IN THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
9 Which coffee house chain took its name from a character in Moby Dick?
STARBUCKS
10 Which novel by Mario Puzo inspired an award winning film trilogy?
THE GOD FATHER
11 In the nursery rhyme which character could eat no fat?
JACK SPRAT
12 Whose novels were mainly set around the fictional village of Darrowby?
JAMES HERRIOT
13 Who celebrated his eleventy first birthday in Lord of the Rings?
BILBO BAGGINS
14 Which author, a cousin of Stanley Baldwin, refused to accept the Order of Merit on three occasions?
RUDYARD KIPLING
15 Which Dickens character has been played on film by Robert Newton and Oliver Reed?
BILL SYKES
16 Which poem by Tennyson includes the line, “All in the valley of death rode the 600”?
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
17 Which two books of the Bible begin with the letter L?
LEVITICUS AND LAMENTATIONS
18 Which was the first Stephen King novel to be filmed?
CARRIE
19 Whose first name was revealed in the novel Death Is Now My Neighbour?
ENDEAVOUR MORSE
20 Which novel opens with the line, “Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museums Grand Gallery”?
THE DA VINCI CODE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ