LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 5
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:15 pm FOR THE BOOKWORMS
1 Which novel by James Jones was adapted into a film starring Burt Lancaster?
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
2 In which novel did Becky Sharpe marry Rawldon Crawley?
VANITY FAIR
3 What is the first book of the Bible that does not have a title ending with S?
DEUTERONOMY
4 Which actress penned the autobiography Wrinkles and All?
KATHY STAFF
5 Who wrote the book How to Be a Domestic Goddess?
NIGELLA LAWSON
6 Which Shakespeare play asks the question, “What news on the Rialto”?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
7 Who created Babar the Elephant?
JEAN DE BRUNHOFF
8 Whose 1988 autobiography was entitled, That’s Not All Folks?
MEL BLANC
9 Catherine Morland is the heroine of which novel?
NORTHANGER ABBEY
10 Who did Andrew Motion succeed as Poet Laureate?
TED HUGHES
11 How is King Rudolf V otherwise known in the title of a classic novel?
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
12 Which country did Mark Twain describe as, “Mother of history, grandmother of legend and great grandmother of tradition”?
INDIA
13 Which fictional car bears the registration plate of GEN 11?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
14 The TV drama Midsomer Murders is based on the novels of which writer?
CAROLINE GRAHAM
15 Which poem ends with the words, “a sadder and a wiser man he rose the morrow morn”?
RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
16 In the Bible how is Exodus chapter 20 otherwise known?
THE 10 COMMANMENTS
17 What is the first name of the Scarlet Pimpernel?
PERCY
18 What are the first seven words of the poem Casabianca, a work that recounts the Battle of the Nile?
THE BOY STOOD ON THE BURNING DECK
19 John Ridd is the hero of which novel?
LORNA DOONE
20 Which ex-Cabinet Minister penned the political thriller Vote to Kill?
DOUGLAS HURD
21 Beatrice Bryant is the lead female character of which novel?
ROOTS
22 Which comic strip character is described as, “Always in disgrace, this tomboy with the funny face”?
BERYL THE PEARL
23 Who wrote the 2005 autobiography Extreme?
SHARON OSBOURNE
24 Which Dickens novel was serialised on TV in 2005, starring Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock?
BLEAK HOUSE
25 Which theatre is known as The Bard’s Wooden O?
GLOBE THEATRE
26 What is the first name of Rumpole of the Bailey?
HORACE
27 What type of animal is the Beatrix Potter creation Timmy Tiptoes?
SQUIRREL
28 Which writer was imprisoned as a result of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas?
OSCAR WILDE
29 In the Bible who is thrown out of a window and eaten by dogs?
JEAEBEL
30 Balance is the title of a magazine for people suffering from which complaint?
DIABETES
31 In which controversial novel is a language called Nasdat spoken?
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
32 What did the poet Keats describe as, “of mists and yellow fruitfulness”?
AUTUMN
33 According to Harper Lee what is it a sin to kill when all they do is sing?
A MOCKINGBIRD
34 Who returned from his voyages on a ship called the Great Snail?
DOCTOR DOLITTLE
35 Who said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”?
MARK TWAIN
36 Who is the famous son of Mary Arden?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
37 Who narrates the Brer Rabbit tales?
UNCLE REMUS
38 Which nursery rhyme was said to be inspired by Queen Caroline, who bore King George II eight children?
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
39 What is Cathy’s surname in Wuthering Heights?
EARNSHAW
40 Crockford’s Directory is a reference book for which profession?
CLERGY
41 Which was the first novel written in the English language to top the Best Sellers List in France?
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
42 Which novel features a group of employees called Oompa Loompas?
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
43 Which novel opens with the line, “On January 6th 1482, the people of Paris were awakened by the tumultuous clanging of all the bells in the city”?
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
44 Which politician penned the autobiography Fighting Talk?
JOHN PRESCOTT
45 Who published his memoirs A Royal Duty?
PAUL BURRELL
46 Which state of the USA is mentioned in the opening line of the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
KANSAS
47 Who wrote down his prophecies in a book called Centuries?
NOSTRODAMUS
48 Which female literary character was arrested at Stonehenge and charged with murder?
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
49 Which author created the CIA operative Jack Ryan?
TOM CLANCY
50 Which six books of the Old Testament begin with the letter J?
JUDGES, JOB, JOEL, JEREMIAH, JONAH AND JOSHUA
1 Which novel by James Jones was adapted into a film starring Burt Lancaster?
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
2 In which novel did Becky Sharpe marry Rawldon Crawley?
VANITY FAIR
3 What is the first book of the Bible that does not have a title ending with S?
DEUTERONOMY
4 Which actress penned the autobiography Wrinkles and All?
KATHY STAFF
5 Who wrote the book How to Be a Domestic Goddess?
NIGELLA LAWSON
6 Which Shakespeare play asks the question, “What news on the Rialto”?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
7 Who created Babar the Elephant?
JEAN DE BRUNHOFF
8 Whose 1988 autobiography was entitled, That’s Not All Folks?
MEL BLANC
9 Catherine Morland is the heroine of which novel?
NORTHANGER ABBEY
10 Who did Andrew Motion succeed as Poet Laureate?
TED HUGHES
11 How is King Rudolf V otherwise known in the title of a classic novel?
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
12 Which country did Mark Twain describe as, “Mother of history, grandmother of legend and great grandmother of tradition”?
INDIA
13 Which fictional car bears the registration plate of GEN 11?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
14 The TV drama Midsomer Murders is based on the novels of which writer?
CAROLINE GRAHAM
15 Which poem ends with the words, “a sadder and a wiser man he rose the morrow morn”?
RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
16 In the Bible how is Exodus chapter 20 otherwise known?
THE 10 COMMANMENTS
17 What is the first name of the Scarlet Pimpernel?
PERCY
18 What are the first seven words of the poem Casabianca, a work that recounts the Battle of the Nile?
THE BOY STOOD ON THE BURNING DECK
19 John Ridd is the hero of which novel?
LORNA DOONE
20 Which ex-Cabinet Minister penned the political thriller Vote to Kill?
DOUGLAS HURD
21 Beatrice Bryant is the lead female character of which novel?
ROOTS
22 Which comic strip character is described as, “Always in disgrace, this tomboy with the funny face”?
BERYL THE PEARL
23 Who wrote the 2005 autobiography Extreme?
SHARON OSBOURNE
24 Which Dickens novel was serialised on TV in 2005, starring Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock?
BLEAK HOUSE
25 Which theatre is known as The Bard’s Wooden O?
GLOBE THEATRE
26 What is the first name of Rumpole of the Bailey?
HORACE
27 What type of animal is the Beatrix Potter creation Timmy Tiptoes?
SQUIRREL
28 Which writer was imprisoned as a result of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas?
OSCAR WILDE
29 In the Bible who is thrown out of a window and eaten by dogs?
JEAEBEL
30 Balance is the title of a magazine for people suffering from which complaint?
DIABETES
31 In which controversial novel is a language called Nasdat spoken?
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
32 What did the poet Keats describe as, “of mists and yellow fruitfulness”?
AUTUMN
33 According to Harper Lee what is it a sin to kill when all they do is sing?
A MOCKINGBIRD
34 Who returned from his voyages on a ship called the Great Snail?
DOCTOR DOLITTLE
35 Who said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”?
MARK TWAIN
36 Who is the famous son of Mary Arden?
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
37 Who narrates the Brer Rabbit tales?
UNCLE REMUS
38 Which nursery rhyme was said to be inspired by Queen Caroline, who bore King George II eight children?
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
39 What is Cathy’s surname in Wuthering Heights?
EARNSHAW
40 Crockford’s Directory is a reference book for which profession?
CLERGY
41 Which was the first novel written in the English language to top the Best Sellers List in France?
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
42 Which novel features a group of employees called Oompa Loompas?
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
43 Which novel opens with the line, “On January 6th 1482, the people of Paris were awakened by the tumultuous clanging of all the bells in the city”?
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
44 Which politician penned the autobiography Fighting Talk?
JOHN PRESCOTT
45 Who published his memoirs A Royal Duty?
PAUL BURRELL
46 Which state of the USA is mentioned in the opening line of the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
KANSAS
47 Who wrote down his prophecies in a book called Centuries?
NOSTRODAMUS
48 Which female literary character was arrested at Stonehenge and charged with murder?
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
49 Which author created the CIA operative Jack Ryan?
TOM CLANCY
50 Which six books of the Old Testament begin with the letter J?
JUDGES, JOB, JOEL, JEREMIAH, JONAH AND JOSHUA
