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LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 1:46 pm
by magpie in the 80's
1 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
RUDYARD KIPLING
2 Which character created by Sir Walter Scott fell in love with Rowena?
IVANHOE
3 Who created the character of George Smiley?
JOHN LECARRE
4 In which school is Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
RUGBY
5 Which classic novel is narrated by Nellie Deane and Mr Lockwood?
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
6 What does the H stand for in DH Lawrence?
HERBERT
7 Which gang of youngsters that lived in Never Never Land were compatriots of Peter Pan?
THE LOST BOYS
8 Who narrated the Brer Rabbit tales?
VINCE REUS
9 Who wrote the novel The Plague Dogs?
RICHARD ADAMS
10 Which news reporter wrote the book, The Kindness of Strangers?
KATIE ADIE
11 Which Mississippi town recounted the adventures of Tom Sawyer?
ST. PETERSBERG
12 What is the first name of Miss Marple?
JANE
13 How does the title of Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf translate into English?
MY STRUGGLE
14 Which biblical character is also the name of the raven in Animal Farm?
MOSES
15 In which novel is King Rudolph kept incarcerated by Duke Michael?
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
16 What name did Thomas Hardy give to the county where he set the majority of his novels?
WESSEX
17 In which city was the James Joyce novel Ulysses set?
DUBLIN
18 Who created the character of Simon Templar?
LESLIE CHARTERIS
19 Who wrote the novel I Claudius?
ROBERT GRAVES
20 Which author was portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1952 film?
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 2:37 pm
by godoubleblues
Q2 - ivanhoe

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:02 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q2 - ivanhoe

CORRECT GDB

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:12 am
by crackers
11 hannibal

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 5:58 pm
by magpie in the 80's
crackers wrote:11 hannibal

WHICH ANSWER SHOULD THIS RELATE TO CRACKERS BECAUSE Q11 NEEDS AN ANSWER TO A PLACE ;)

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:02 pm
by godoubleblues
Q7 - The Lost Boys
Q13 - My Struggle (have got a copy on VHS)

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:10 pm
by magpie in the 80's
godoubleblues wrote:Q7 - The Lost Boys
Q13 - My Struggle (have got a copy on VHS)

CORRECT GDB

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:26 pm
by FlyingHigh
6/ Herbert

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:29 pm
by magpie in the 80's
FlyingHigh wrote:6/ Herbert

correct FH

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:58 pm
by magpie in the 80's
last days for this quiz :D

Re: LITERATURE QUIZ NO.39

PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:14 am
by magpie in the 80's
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
RUDYARD KIPLING
2 Which character created by Sir Walter Scott fell in love with Rowena?
IVANHOE
3 Who created the character of George Smiley?
JOHN LECARRE
4 In which school is Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
RUGBY
5 Which classic novel is narrated by Nellie Deane and Mr Lockwood?
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
6 What does the H stand for in DH Lawrence?
HERBERT
7 Which gang of youngsters that lived in Never Never Land were compatriots of Peter Pan?
THE LOST BOYS
8 Who narrated the Brer Rabbit tales?
VINCE REUS
9 Who wrote the novel The Plague Dogs?
RICHARD ADAMS
10 Which news reporter wrote the book, The Kindness of Strangers?
KATIE ADIE
11 Which Mississippi town recounted the adventures of Tom Sawyer?
ST. PETERSBERG
12 What is the first name of Miss Marple?
JANE
13 How does the title of Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf translate into English?
MY STRUGGLE
14 Which biblical character is also the name of the raven in Animal Farm?
MOSES
15 In which novel is King Rudolph kept incarcerated by Duke Michael?
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
16 What name did Thomas Hardy give to the county where he set the majority of his novels?
WESSEX
17 In which city was the James Joyce novel Ulysses set?
DUBLIN
18 Who created the character of Simon Templar?
LESLIE CHARTERIS
19 Who wrote the novel I Claudius?
ROBERT GRAVES
20 Which author was portrayed by Danny Kaye in a 1952 film?
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON


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

END OF QUIZ :D