LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

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LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:20 pm

1 What was Lady Chatterley’s Christian name?
CONSTANCE
2 In which Shakespeare play does a ghost walk on the battlements?
HAMLET
3 Which Hungarian born American editor (1847 - 1911) left funds for a now famous literary prize?
JOSEPH PULITZER
4 Mrs Bardell sued for breach of promise in which Charles Dickens novel?
PICKWICK PAPERS
5 Which romantic novelist died in 2000 at the age of 98?
BARBARA CARTLAND
6 Which Hemingway novel has a hero named Robert Jordan and is set in the Spanish Civil War?
FROM WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
7 Which television comedian and actor's autobiography was called Its Hello From Him?
RONNIE BARKER
8 Marnie is the story of a compulsive thief based on a novel by which author?
WINSTON GRAHAM
9 What nationality was the poet WB Yeats?
IRISH
10 Which animal in the poem by Blake was described as "burning bright"?
TIGER
11 In which country is George Orwell's 1984 set?
OCEANIA
12 The novel The Eagle Has Landed was based around a plot to kidnap who?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
13 In Harry and the Prisoner of Azkaban, what frightens Professor Lupin the most?
MOON
14 Who wrote Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr Chips?
JAMES HILTON
15 Ring of Bright Water is a book about with creature?
OTTER
16 What was the name of Shylock's wife in The Merchant Of Venice?
LEAH
17 What is the name of the pig in Charlotte's Web?
WILBUR
18 Who created Billy Bunter?
FRANK RICHARDS
19 At which school did Mr Chips teach Latin?
BROOKFIELD
20 Which French literary character's name when translated means half formed?
QUASIMODO
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby Thiele » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:27 pm

17. Wilbur
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:38 am

Thiele wrote:17. Wilbur

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby johntheclaret » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:41 am

7 ronnie Barker
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:46 am

johntheclaret wrote:7 ronnie Barker

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby godoubleblues » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:18 am

Q12 - Winston Churchill
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:45 am

godoubleblues wrote:Q12 - Winston Churchill

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby Kahuna » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:15 pm

2/ Hamlet
3/ Pulitzer
5/ Barbara Cartland
6/ A Call To Arms
9/ Irish?
10/ Tiger
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby FlyingHigh » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:30 pm

1/ Connie
11/ England
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:48 pm

Kahuna wrote:2/ Hamlet
3/ Pulitzer
5/ Barbara Cartland
6/ A Call To Arms...INCORRECT
9/ Irish?
10/ Tiger

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:49 pm

FlyingHigh wrote:1/ Connie....CLOSE ENOUGH
11/ England...KIND OF BUT NOT FULLY
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby JAS » Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:23 am

Q6 For Whom the Bell Tolls
Q15 An otter

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:05 am

JAS wrote:Q6 For Whom the Bell Tolls
Q15 An otter

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby Peterxtc » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:55 pm

11. Oceania
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby Peterxtc » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:57 pm

20. Quasimodo?
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:59 pm

Peterxtc wrote:11. Oceania

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:00 pm

Peterxtc wrote:20. Quasimodo?

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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:56 pm

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ :shock:
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Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.33

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:49 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 What was Lady Chatterley’s Christian name?
CONSTANCE
2 In which Shakespeare play does a ghost walk on the battlements?
HAMLET
3 Which Hungarian born American editor (1847 - 1911) left funds for a now famous literary prize?
JOSEPH PULITZER
4 Mrs Bardell sued for breach of promise in which Charles Dickens novel?
PICKWICK PAPERS
5 Which romantic novelist died in 2000 at the age of 98?
BARBARA CARTLAND
6 Which Hemingway novel has a hero named Robert Jordan and is set in the Spanish Civil War?
FROM WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
7 Which television comedian and actor's autobiography was called Its Hello From Him?
RONNIE BARKER
8 Marnie is the story of a compulsive thief based on a novel by which author?
WINSTON GRAHAM
9 What nationality was the poet WB Yeats?
IRISH
10 Which animal in the poem by Blake was described as "burning bright"?
TIGER
11 In which country is George Orwell's 1984 set?
OCEANIA
12 The novel The Eagle Has Landed was based around a plot to kidnap who?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
13 In Harry and the Prisoner of Azkaban, what frightens Professor Lupin the most?
MOON
14 Who wrote Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr Chips?
JAMES HILTON
15 Ring of Bright Water is a book about with creature?
OTTER
16 What was the name of Shylock's wife in The Merchant Of Venice?
LEAH
17 What is the name of the pig in Charlotte's Web?
WILBUR
18 Who created Billy Bunter?
FRANK RICHARDS
19 At which school did Mr Chips teach Latin?
BROOKFIELD
20 Which French literary character's name when translated means half formed?
QUASIMODO


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QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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