LITERATURE QUIZ 2

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which book did Alex Haley describe as FACTION, somewhere between fact and fiction?
ROOTS
2. Which of Michael Crichton's books was first to top the New York Times bestseller list?
RISING SUN
3. Which 1988 Stephen Hawking book spent over two years on the New York bestsellers list?
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
4. Which Hemingway novel includes the line: 'Oh Jake, we could have had such a damned good time together'?
THE SUN ALSO RISES
5. Who is the central character in Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead'?
HOWARD ROARK
6. Which Italian astronomer wrote 'The Starry Messenger'
GALILEO
7. At which sporting event do terrorists explode a nuclear device, in Tom Clancy's 'The Sum of All Fears'?
THE SUPER BOWL
8. Which of these Stephen King stories was written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
A) Needful Things B) Rose Madder C) Thinner D) Desperation
C) THINNER
9. Which William Golding book was turned down by 21 publishers before its 1954 release?
LORD OF THE FLIES
10. Which was the first John Le Carre spy book about life after glasnost?
THE RUSSIA HOUSE
11. Complete this John Irving title... 'A Prayer for_______ '?
OWEN MEANY
12. Who wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath'?
JOHN STEINBECK
13. Which Daniel Keys novel is about a mentally handicapped man who undergoes an operation to make him smarter?
FLOWERS OF ALGERNON
14. The J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy begins with 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. The second book is 'The Two Towers'. What's the third?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
15. Who wrote 'The Amityville Horror'?
JAY ANSON
16. Which famous book did J.D. Salinger write before disappearing?
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
17. Which 'Slaughterhouse Five' author said he wished he'd never been labelled a science-fiction writer?
KURT VONNEGUT
18. Which Bill Cosby book spent 26 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list in 1986
FATHERHOOD
19. Which 1989 novel describes how June, Rose, Waverly and Lena learn about their mothers?
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
20. Which came first, according to Genesis 1:20-22? The chicken or the egg?
THE CHICKEN

[Pseudo]

1 - it'd have to be Roots, wouldn't it?

3 - A Brief History Of Time

9 - Lord Of The Flies

12 - John Steinbeck

13 - Flowers for Algernon

14 - Return of the King

17 - Kurt Vonnegut

[brod]

16 Catcher in the rye

[brod]

8. Thinner

[JAS]

Morning Guru

Q7 It's an American Football game so maybe the Superbowl...at least it is in the film
Q18 Fatherhood

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - it'd have to be Roots, wouldn't it?

3 - A Brief History Of Time

9 - Lord Of The Flies

12 - John Steinbeck

13 - Flowers for Algernon

14 - Return of the King

17 - Kurt Vonnegut

ALL CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

16 Catcher in the rye

CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Thinner

CORRECT BROD

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Guru

Q7 It's an American Football game so maybe the Superbowl...at least it is in the film
Q18 Fatherhood

Regards
JAS

G'DAY JAS BOTH CORRECT

[godoubleblues]

Q11 - Owen Meaney

[magpie in the 80's]

Q11 - Owen Meaney

CORRECT GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which book did Alex Haley describe as FACTION, somewhere between fact and fiction?
ROOTS
2. Which of Michael Crichton's books was first to top the New York Times bestseller list?
RISING SUN
3. Which 1988 Stephen Hawking book spent over two years on the New York bestsellers list?
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
4. Which Hemingway novel includes the line: 'Oh Jake, we could have had such a damned good time together'?
THE SUN ALSO RISES
5. Who is the central character in Ayn Rand's 'The Fountainhead'?
HOWARD ROARK
6. Which Italian astronomer wrote 'The Starry Messenger'
GALILEO
7. At which sporting event do terrorists explode a nuclear device, in Tom Clancy's 'The Sum of All Fears'?
THE SUPER BOWL
8. Which of these Stephen King stories was written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
A) Needful Things B) Rose Madder C) Thinner D) Desperation
C) THINNER
9. Which William Golding book was turned down by 21 publishers before its 1954 release?
LORD OF THE FLIES
10. Which was the first John Le Carre spy book about life after glasnost?
THE RUSSIA HOUSE
11. Complete this John Irving title... 'A Prayer for_______ '?
OWEN MEANY
12. Who wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath'?
JOHN STEINBECK
13. Which Daniel Keys novel is about a mentally handicapped man who undergoes an operation to make him smarter?
FLOWERS OF ALGERNON
14. The J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy begins with 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. The second book is 'The Two Towers'. What's the third?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
15. Who wrote 'The Amityville Horror'?
JAY ANSON
16. Which famous book did J.D. Salinger write before disappearing?
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
17. Which 'Slaughterhouse Five' author said he wished he'd never been labelled a science-fiction writer?
KURT VONNEGUT
18. Which Bill Cosby book spent 26 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list in 1986
FATHERHOOD
19. Which 1989 novel describes how June, Rose, Waverly and Lena learn about their mothers?
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
20. Which came first, according to Genesis 1:20-22? The chicken or the egg?
THE CHICKEN

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

END OF QUIZ