LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 10
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 11:51 am1 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 TWO TOWERS IN LORD OF THE RINGS
3 Which Shakespearian trio are known as the Weird Sisters?
THE THREE WITCHES 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?
LAMENTATION
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 A 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?
P.D. JAMES
15 In which novel is a language called Newspeak spoken?
1984
16 What is the name of Othello’s wife?
DESMONDA
17 Which series of books was inspired by a young boy called Adam who asked his father what a tickle looked like?
MR MEN
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?
DOCTOR 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
TUBERCULOSIS
2 Orthanc and Barad-dur are the actual names of what in a famous literary work?
THE TWO TOWERS IN LORD OF THE RINGS
3 Which Shakespearian trio are known as the Weird Sisters?
THE THREE WITCHES 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?
LAMENTATION
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 A 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?
P.D. JAMES
15 In which novel is a language called Newspeak spoken?
1984
16 What is the name of Othello’s wife?
DESMONDA
17 Which series of books was inspired by a young boy called Adam who asked his father what a tickle looked like?
MR MEN
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?
DOCTOR 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
