LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 25

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Charles Dickens book The Tale of Two Cities is set during which historical event?
FRENCH REVOLUTION
2 Who was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? (full name)
DOUGLAS ADAMS
3 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snug?
JOINER
4 From what novel does this quote come: "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?
THE HOLLOW MAN
5 In the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, what is the title of volume 1?
FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
6 David Balfour appears in which Robert Louis Stephenson novel?
KIDNAPPED
7 Which poet wrote about the charms of Miss Joan Hunter Dunn? (full name)
JOHN BETJEMAN
8 Who wrote the novel The Water Babies? (full name)
CHARLES KINGSLEY
9 In Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop, Little Nell shares her surname with which British river?
TRENT
10 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snout?
TINKER
11 Whose schoolmates were Bob Cherry, Frank Nugent and Harry Wharton?
BILLY BUNTER
12 What is the name of Death's horse in the Discworld novels?
BINKY
13 What was the name of RD Blackmore's heroine of Exmoor?
LORNA DOONE
14 What were the first two names of RD Blackmore?
RICHARD DODDRIDGE
15 From who did Shylock wish to take his pound of flesh from?
ANTONIO
16 Who are the main character in Milton's Paradise Lost: Adam and ?
EVE
17 Which famous novelist once trained as an architect, married Emma Gifford and later Florence Dugdale? (full name)
THOMAS HARDY
18 Whose biography is entitled Lady Sings The Blues? (full name)
BILLY HOLIDAY
19 Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
OCTAVIN
20 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, what was the name of the lion?
ASLAN

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - French Revolution
Q2 - Douglas Adams

[JAS]

Q6 Kidnapped
Q7 Sir John Betjeman
Q8 Charles Kingsley
Q12 Binky?
Q15 The merchant of venice himself...bet you want his name
Q18 Billie Halliday
Q20 Something like Aslan

Regards
JAS

[FattyLumpkin]

16. The Devil ??

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - French Revolution
Q2 - Douglas Adams

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

Q6 Kidnapped
Q7 Sir John Betjeman
Q8 Charles Kingsley
Q12 Binky?...BLINKY
Q15 The merchant of venice himself...bet you want his name ....YES
Q18 Billie Halliday
Q20 Something like Aslan

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[Turkeywizz]

1 Charles Dickens book The Tale of Two Cities is set during which historical event?
French Revolution
2 Who was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? (full name)
Douglas Noel Adams
3 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snug?
joiner
4 From what novel does this quote come: "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?
T S Elliot's The Hollow Men
5 In the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, what is the title of volume 1?
The Fellowship of the Ring
6 David Balfour appears in which Robert Louis Stephenson novel?
Kidnapped
8 Who wrote the novel The Water Babies? (full name)
Charles Kingsley
10 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snout?
tinker
12 What is the name of Death's horse in the Discworld novels?
Binky
15 From who did Shylock wish to take his pound of flesh from?
Antonio
19 Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
Antony
20 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, what was the name of the lion?
Aslan

[Ingall]

4 - Novel? I thought it was from a poem - The Hollowmen by T.S. Elliot.

edit: beaten by Turkeywizz

[Kahuna]

5/ Fellowship of the Ring

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Charles Dickens book The Tale of Two Cities is set during which historical event?
French Revolution
2 Who was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? (full name)
Douglas Noel Adams
3 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snug?
joiner
4 From what novel does this quote come: "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?
T S Elliot's The Hollow Men
5 In the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, what is the title of volume 1?
The Fellowship of the Ring
6 David Balfour appears in which Robert Louis Stephenson novel?
Kidnapped
8 Who wrote the novel The Water Babies? (full name)
Charles Kingsley
10 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snout?
tinker
12 What is the name of Death's horse in the Discworld novels?
Binky
15 From who did Shylock wish to take his pound of flesh from?
Antonio
19 Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
Antony.................INCORRECT
20 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, what was the name of the lion?
Aslan

ALL OTHERS CORRECT TW

[magpie in the 80's]

4 - Novel? I thought it was from a poem - The Hollowmen by T.S. Elliot.

edit: beaten by Turkeywizz

CORRECT INGALL

[magpie in the 80's]

5/ Fellowship of the Ring

CORRECT K

[godoubleblues]

Q11 - Billy Bunter
Q16 - Eve

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 - Billy Bunter
Q16 - Eve

correct gdb

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Charles Dickens book The Tale of Two Cities is set during which historical event?
FRENCH REVOLUTION
2 Who was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? (full name)
DOUGLAS ADAMS
3 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snug?
JOINER
4 From what novel does this quote come: "This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper"?
THE HOLLOW MAN
5 In the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, what is the title of volume 1?
FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
6 David Balfour appears in which Robert Louis Stephenson novel?
KIDNAPPED
7 Which poet wrote about the charms of Miss Joan Hunter Dunn? (full name)
JOHN BETJEMAN
8 Who wrote the novel The Water Babies? (full name)
CHARLES KINGSLEY
9 In Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop, Little Nell shares her surname with which British river?
TRENT
10 In a Midsummer Nights Dream, what was the occupation of Snout?
TINKER
11 Whose schoolmates were Bob Cherry, Frank Nugent and Harry Wharton?
BILLY BUNTER
12 What is the name of Death's horse in the Discworld novels?
BINKY
13 What was the name of RD Blackmore's heroine of Exmoor?
LORNA DOONE
14 What were the first two names of RD Blackmore?
RICHARD DODDRIDGE
15 From who did Shylock wish to take his pound of flesh from?
ANTONIO
16 Who are the main character in Milton's Paradise Lost: Adam and ?
EVE
17 Which famous novelist once trained as an architect, married Emma Gifford and later Florence Dugdale? (full name)
THOMAS HARDY
18 Whose biography is entitled Lady Sings The Blues? (full name)
BILLY HOLIDAY
19 Who makes the last speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
OCTAVIN
20 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, what was the name of the lion?
ASLAN

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

END OF QUIZ