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LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:33 am
by magpie in the 80's
1. Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill?
ALBATROSS
2. Whose schoolmates were Bob Cherry, Frank Nugent and Harry Wharton?
BILLY BUNTER
3. Which heroine, a member of an outlaw family, falls in love with John Rudd in a famous novel?
LORNA DOONE
4. In Wuthering Heights, what is Cathy’s surname?
EARNSHAW
5. In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold?
WAR OF THE WORLDS
6. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
DANIEL DEFOE
7. Who wrote Blott on the Landscape?
TOM SHARPE
8. Which film star’s autobiography was called "My Wicked Wicked Ways"?
ERROL FLYNN
9. What was the name of the Bronte sister’s only brother?
BRANWELL
10. Who was the Yorkshire vet who wrote "All Creatures Great and Small"?
JAMES HERRIOTT

Which authors created the following fictional characters ?

11. Dracula
BRAM STOKER
12. The Scarlet Pimpernel
BARONESS ORCZY
13. Tommy and Tuppence
AGATHA CHRISTIE
14. Mike Hammer
MICKEY SPILLANE
15. Gemima Puddleduck
BEATRIX POTTER
16. Billy Bunter
FRANK RICHARDS
17. Bilbo Baggins
JRR TOLKIEN
18. Harry Palmer
LEN DEIGHTON
19. Hal 9000
ARTHUR C. CLARKE
20. Augustus Snodgrass
CHARLES DICKENS

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:54 am
by Interceptor
magpie in the 80's wrote:5. In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold? War of the Worlds
8. Which film star’s autobiography was called "My Wicked Wicked Ways"? Errol Flynn?
11. Dracula Bram Stoker
17. Bilbo Baggins Tolkien
19. Hal 9000 Arthur C. Clarke

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:21 pm
by Kahuna
1/ Albatross
6/ Daniel Defoe
10/ James Herriott
14/ Mickey Spillane

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Interceptor wrote:5. In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold? War of the Worlds
8. Which film star’s autobiography was called "My Wicked Wicked Ways"? Errol Flynn?
11. Dracula Bram Stoker
17. Bilbo Baggins Tolkien
19. Hal 9000 Arthur C. Clarke

CORRECT INTER

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Kahuna wrote:1/ Albatross
6/ Daniel Defoe
10/ James Herriott
14/ Mickey Spillane

CORRECT K

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:58 pm
by Pseudo
4 - Earnshaw
15 - Beatrix Potter

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's
Pseudo wrote:4 - Earnshaw
15 - Beatrix Potter

CORRECT PSEUDO

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:00 am
by JAS
Q3 Lorna Doone
Q7 Tom Sharpe?
Q9 Branwell
Q13 Agatha Christie
Q18 Len Deighton

Regards
JAS

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:22 am
by magpie in the 80's
JAS wrote:Q3 Lorna Doone
Q7 Tom Sharpe?
Q9 Branwell
Q13 Agatha Christie
Q18 Len Deighton

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 29

PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:27 am
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill?
ALBATROSS
2. Whose schoolmates were Bob Cherry, Frank Nugent and Harry Wharton?
BILLY BUNTER
3. Which heroine, a member of an outlaw family, falls in love with John Rudd in a famous novel?
LORNA DOONE
4. In Wuthering Heights, what is Cathy’s surname?
EARNSHAW
5. In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold?
WAR OF THE WORLDS
6. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
DANIEL DEFOE
7. Who wrote Blott on the Landscape?
TOM SHARPE
8. Which film star’s autobiography was called "My Wicked Wicked Ways"?
ERROL FLYNN
9. What was the name of the Bronte sister’s only brother?
BRANWELL
10. Who was the Yorkshire vet who wrote "All Creatures Great and Small"?
JAMES HERRIOTT

Which authors created the following fictional characters ?

11. Dracula
BRAM STOKER
12. The Scarlet Pimpernel
BARONESS ORCZY
13. Tommy and Tuppence
AGATHA CHRISTIE
14. Mike Hammer
MICKEY SPILLANE
15. Gemima Puddleduck
BEATRIX POTTER
16. Billy Bunter
FRANK RICHARDS
17. Bilbo Baggins
JRR TOLKIEN
18. Harry Palmer
LEN DEIGHTON
19. Hal 9000
ARTHUR C. CLARKE
20. Augustus Snodgrass
CHARLES DICKENS


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

END OF QUIZ :D