LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

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LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:32 pm

(A) Who was the Captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick?
AHAB
(B) Which Dickens novel is set during the Gordon riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
(C) Who wrote the novel Children of the New Forest?
CAPTAIN MARRYATT
(D) Who rode a horse called Rosinate?
DON QUIXOTE
(E) What was the name of the donkey in the Winnie the Pooh books?
EEYORE
(F) Which feline character was created by Otto Mesmer?
FELIX
(G) What was the sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes written by Anita Loos?
GENTLEMEN PREFER BRUNETTES
(H) What sort of creature is Bilbo Baggins?
HOBBIT
(I) Which literary hero falls in love with Rowena?
IVANHOE
(J) Tom Cruise starred in the film The Firm, who wrote the novel?
JOHN GRISHAM
(K) Which adventure novel features a ship called The Covenant?
KIDNAPPED
(L) What was the name of the land of the little people in Gulliver's Travels?
LILIPUT
(M) Which Shakespeare play features the character of Constable Dogberry?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
(N) What was the name of the dictatorial pig in Animal Farm?
NAPOLEON
(O) Which book by Charles Darwin chronicled his controversial theories on evolution?
ORIGIN OF SPECIES
(P) Who went around the world in eighty days?
PHILEAS FOG
(Q) What was the name of the hunchback created by Victor Hugo?
QUASIMODO
(R) Who was nicknamed the Bard of Ayrshire?
ROBERT BRANT
(S) What does the S stand for in the name T S Eliot?
STEARNS
(T) What is the name of Henry Williamson's literary otter?
TARKA
(U) Which rock group took their name from a character in David Copperfield?
URIAH HEAP
(V) Becky Sharp is the central character in which novel?
VANITY FAIR
(W) Which epic novel by Tolstoy is set during the Napoleonic wars?
WAR AND PEACE
(X) Who wrote the book The Happy Hooker?
XAVIER HOLLANDER
(Y) What is the title of the autobiography penned by Sammy Davis Jnr?
YES I CAN
(Z) How is Don Diego de la Vega better known?
ZORRO
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby Thiele » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:53 pm

H. Hobbit
E. Eeyore
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby godoubleblues » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:57 pm

J - John Grisham
Q - quasimodo
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby JAS » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:11 pm

A...Ahab
I....Ivanhoe
L...Lilliput
N...Napoleon
O...Origin of Species
P...Philleas Fogg and Passepartout
T...Tarka
U...Uriah Heap
X...Xavir Hollander
Z...Zorro

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby redandblack » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:57 am

S Stearns
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:51 pm

Thiele wrote:H. Hobbit
E. Eeyore

CORRECT JT
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:51 pm

godoubleblues wrote:J - John Grisham
Q - quasimodo

CORRECT GDB
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:52 pm

JAS wrote:A...Ahab
I....Ivanhoe
L...Lilliput
N...Napoleon
O...Origin of Species
P...Philleas Fogg and Passepartout
T...Tarka
U...Uriah Heap
X...Xavir Hollander
Z...Zorro

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CORRECT JAS
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:52 pm

redandblack wrote:S Stearns

CORRECT RAB
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby panthergurl » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:10 pm

F - Felix
M - Much ado about nothing?
V - Vanity Fair
Y - Yes I Can
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:28 pm

panthergurl wrote:F - Felix
M - Much ado about nothing?
V - Vanity Fair
Y - Yes I Can

ALL CORRECT PG
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:58 pm

WOW ONLY 6 Q'S TO GO HERE 8)
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby Mr66 » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:01 pm

2 - Barnaby Rudge
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:21 pm

Mr66 wrote:2 - Barnaby Rudge

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby JAS » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:39 pm

D...oooooh kerpow....Don Quixote

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:23 pm

JAS wrote:D...oooooh kerpow....Don Quixote

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:53 pm

JUST 4 Q'S TO GO HERE :shock:
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby Mr66 » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:08 pm

G - "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" :-k

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Jul 27, 2008 12:10 pm

Mr66 wrote:G - "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" :-k

Got you there Maggie. [-X

yes it appears so. :oops:
well with such a mistake i should stop posting quizzes. :-k
and leave it to you since it appears your more thorough than me.
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 14

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:08 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:(A) Who was the Captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick?
AHAB
(B) Which Dickens novel is set during the Gordon riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
(C) Who wrote the novel Children of the New Forest?
CAPTAIN MARRYATT
(D) Who rode a horse called Rosinate?
DON QUIXOTE
(E) What was the name of the donkey in the Winnie the Pooh books?
EEYORE
(F) Which feline character was created by Otto Mesmer?
FELIX
(G) What was the sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes written by Anita Loos?
GENTLEMEN PREFER BRUNETTES
(H) What sort of creature is Bilbo Baggins?
HOBBIT
(I) Which literary hero falls in love with Rowena?
IVANHOE
(J) Tom Cruise starred in the film The Firm, who wrote the novel?
JOHN GRISHAM
(K) Which adventure novel features a ship called The Covenant?
KIDNAPPED
(L) What was the name of the land of the little people in Gulliver's Travels?
LILIPUT
(M) Which Shakespeare play features the character of Constable Dogberry?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
(N) What was the name of the dictatorial pig in Animal Farm?
NAPOLEON
(O) Which book by Charles Darwin chronicled his controversial theories on evolution?
ORIGIN OF SPECIES
(P) Who went around the world in eighty days?
PHILEAS FOG
(Q) What was the name of the hunchback created by Victor Hugo?
QUASIMODO
(R) Who was nicknamed the Bard of Ayrshire?
ROBERT BRANT
(S) What does the S stand for in the name T S Eliot?
STEARNS
(T) What is the name of Henry Williamson's literary otter?
TARKA
(U) Which rock group took their name from a character in David Copperfield?
URIAH HEAP
(V) Becky Sharp is the central character in which novel?
VANITY FAIR
(W) Which epic novel by Tolstoy is set during the Napoleonic wars?
WAR AND PEACE
(X) Who wrote the book The Happy Hooker?
XAVIER HOLLANDER
(Y) What is the title of the autobiography penned by Sammy Davis Jnr?
YES I CAN
(Z) How is Don Diego de la Vega better known?
ZORRO


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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