LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 42

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which disease claimed the lives of Anne and Emily Bronte?
TUBERCULOSIS
2 Orthanc and Barad-dur are the actual names of what in a famous literary work?
THE 2 TOWERS IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRIOLGY
3 Which Shakespearian trio are known as the Weird Sisters?
THE 3 SISTERS IN MACBETH
4 Which Enid Blyton character was renamed White Beard to appease the politically correct market?
BIG EARS
5 Which book of the Bible includes a quintet of dirges bemoaning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem?
LAMENTATIONS
6 What is Romeo’s surname in Romeo and Juliet?
MONTAGUE
7 What did Sherlock Holmes store in the toe of his Persian slipper?
PIPE TOBACCO
8 In which novel did Bathsheba Everdene tie the knot with Sergeant Troy?
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
9 Which Ian Fleming novel features a dog called Edison?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
10 Which king was portrayed by Shakespeare as a murderous hunchback?
RICHARD III
11 Which comic was founded by Chris Donald in 1979?
V12
12 According to the Bible who in his will left the whole world to his three sons?
NOAH
13 What is a Firebolt in the Harry Potter tales?
AN ULTRA FAST BROOMSTICK
14 What was the pen name of Phyllis White?
PD JAMES
15 In which novel is a language called Newspeak spoken?
1984
16 What is the name of Othello’s wife?
DESDEMONA
17 Which series of books was inspired by a young boy called Adam who asked his father what a tickle looked like?
MR. MEN BOOKS
18 According to the rhyme which child works hard for a living?
SATURDAYS CHILD
19 Which fictional doctor was wounded at the Battle of Maiwand?
DR. WATSON
20 Which novel by Thomas Mann sees the character of Adrian Leverkuhn sell his soul to the Devil in exchange for 24 years of creative genius?
DR. FAUSTUS

[FlyingHigh]

15/ 1984

[magpie in the 80's]

15/ 1984

CORRECT FH

[Turkeywizz]

3 The witches in Macbeth
7 Opium?
9 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
10 Richard 2nd
16 Desdemona

[trev]

1 Tuburculosis
4 is it Big Ears?
6 is Montague
13 is a broomstick
17 The Mr Men books?

[magpie in the 80's]

3 The witches in Macbeth
7 Opium?
9 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
10 Richard 2nd...close enough 3rd
16 Desdemona

all others correct TW

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Tuburculosis
4 is it Big Ears?
6 is Montague
13 is a broomstick
17 The Mr Men books?

all correct trev

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which disease claimed the lives of Anne and Emily Bronte?
TUBERCULOSIS
2 Orthanc and Barad-dur are the actual names of what in a famous literary work?
THE 2 TOWERS IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRIOLGY
3 Which Shakespearian trio are known as the Weird Sisters?
THE 3 SISTERS IN MACBETH
4 Which Enid Blyton character was renamed White Beard to appease the politically correct market?
BIG EARS
5 Which book of the Bible includes a quintet of dirges bemoaning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem?
LAMENTATIONS
6 What is Romeo’s surname in Romeo and Juliet?
MONTAGUE
7 What did Sherlock Holmes store in the toe of his Persian slipper?
PIPE TOBACCO
8 In which novel did Bathsheba Everdene tie the knot with Sergeant Troy?
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
9 Which Ian Fleming novel features a dog called Edison?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
10 Which king was portrayed by Shakespeare as a murderous hunchback?
RICHARD III
11 Which comic was founded by Chris Donald in 1979?
V12
12 According to the Bible who in his will left the whole world to his three sons?
NOAH
13 What is a Firebolt in the Harry Potter tales?
AN ULTRA FAST BROOMSTICK
14 What was the pen name of Phyllis White?
PD JAMES
15 In which novel is a language called Newspeak spoken?
1984
16 What is the name of Othello’s wife?
DESDEMONA
17 Which series of books was inspired by a young boy called Adam who asked his father what a tickle looked like?
MR. MEN BOOKS
18 According to the rhyme which child works hard for a living?
SATURDAYS CHILD
19 Which fictional doctor was wounded at the Battle of Maiwand?
DR. WATSON
20 Which novel by Thomas Mann sees the character of Adrian Leverkuhn sell his soul to the Devil in exchange for 24 years of creative genius?
DR. FAUSTUS

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

END OF QUIZ