LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 37

[magpie in the 80's]

TALKING TOLKIEN

1 In The Fellowship of the Ring which character celebrated his 111th birthday?
BILBO BAGGINS
2 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name JRR Tolkien?
JOHN RONALD REVEL
3 In which decade was Tolkien born?
1890'S
4 In which decade did Tolkien die?
1970'S
5 What is the title of the third book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
6 Who directed the Oscar wining film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings?
PETER JACKSON
7 In which country was the movie trilogy filmed?
NEW ZEALAND
8 In which country was Tolkien born?
SOUTH AFRICA
9 Who played the role of Frodo on film?
ELIJAH WOOD
10 What is the name of Gandalf the wizard’s horse?
SHADOW FAX

WHAT THE DICKENS

11 Dora Spenlove is the first wife of which Dickens character?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
12 Which Dickens novel was set against the French Revolution?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
13 In which shop does the Dickens character Little Nell live?
THE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP
14 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
15 Which novel opens with the line, “Marley was dead, at least to begin with”?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
16 Which novel featured a court case involving Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?
BLEAK HOUSE
17 What is the title of the novel that featured a cricket match between Muggleton and Dingley Dell?
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
18 Which Dickens character married Madeline Bray?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
19 Which literary hero was adopted by Mr Brownlow?
OLIVER TWIST
20 Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?
THE MYSTERY OF EDWARD DROOD

[Kahuna]

1/ Bilbo Baggins
5/ Return of the King
6/ Peter Jackson
7/ NZ
10/ Shadowfax
13/ Olde Curiosity Shop

[magpie in the 80's]

1/ Bilbo Baggins
5/ Return of the King
6/ Peter Jackson
7/ NZ
10/ Shadowfax
13/ Olde Curiosity Shop

CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

TALKING TOLKIEN

1 In The Fellowship of the Ring which character celebrated his 111th birthday?
BILBO BAGGINS
2 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name JRR Tolkien?
JOHN RONALD REVEL
3 In which decade was Tolkien born?
1890'S
4 In which decade did Tolkien die?
1970'S
5 What is the title of the third book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
6 Who directed the Oscar wining film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings?
PETER JACKSON
7 In which country was the movie trilogy filmed?
NEW ZEALAND
8 In which country was Tolkien born?
SOUTH AFRICA
9 Who played the role of Frodo on film?
ELIJAH WOOD
10 What is the name of Gandalf the wizard’s horse?
SHADOW FAX

WHAT THE DICKENS

11 Dora Spenlove is the first wife of which Dickens character?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
12 Which Dickens novel was set against the French Revolution?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
13 In which shop does the Dickens character Little Nell live?
THE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP
14 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
15 Which novel opens with the line, “Marley was dead, at least to begin with”?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
16 Which novel featured a court case involving Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?
BLEAK HOUSE
17 What is the title of the novel that featured a cricket match between Muggleton and Dingley Dell?
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
18 Which Dickens character married Madeline Bray?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
19 Which literary hero was adopted by Mr Brownlow?
OLIVER TWIST
20 Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?
THE MYSTERY OF EDWARD DROOD

[magpie in the 80's]

TALKING TOLKIEN

1 In The Fellowship of the Ring which character celebrated his 111th birthday?
BILBO BAGGINS
2 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name JRR Tolkien?
JOHN RONALD REVEL
3 In which decade was Tolkien born?
1890'S
4 In which decade did Tolkien die?
1970'S
5 What is the title of the third book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
6 Who directed the Oscar wining film trilogy of The Lord of the Rings?
PETER JACKSON
7 In which country was the movie trilogy filmed?
NEW ZEALAND
8 In which country was Tolkien born?
SOUTH AFRICA
9 Who played the role of Frodo on film?
ELIJAH WOOD
10 What is the name of Gandalf the wizard’s horse?
SHADOW FAX

WHAT THE DICKENS

11 Dora Spenlove is the first wife of which Dickens character?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
12 Which Dickens novel was set against the French Revolution?
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
13 In which shop does the Dickens character Little Nell live?
THE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP
14 Which Dickens novel was set against the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
15 Which novel opens with the line, “Marley was dead, at least to begin with”?
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
16 Which novel featured a court case involving Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?
BLEAK HOUSE
17 What is the title of the novel that featured a cricket match between Muggleton and Dingley Dell?
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
18 Which Dickens character married Madeline Bray?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
19 Which literary hero was adopted by Mr Brownlow?
OLIVER TWIST
20 Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?
THE MYSTERY OF EDWARD DROOD

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

END OF QUIZ