LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 45

[magpie in the 80's]

1 How many Steps did John Buchan write about?
39
2 In which Dickens novel would you find the character Dick Swiveller?
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
3 Which birth control campaigner wrote the book Married Love?
MARIE STOPES
4 Which West Indian cricketer wrote the cricket based novel The Flashing Blade?
GARFIELD SOBERS
5 Complete this line from a work by Rudyard Kipling: Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to ________
MANDALAY
6 Which Jane Austen novel features Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
7 What was Romeo's surname in Romeo and Juliet?
MONTAGUE
8 What was Frederick Forsyth's follow up to The Day of the Jackal?
ODESSA FILE
9 What famous children’s novel did Arthur Ransom write?
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
10 What is the name of Death's granddaughter in the Discworld novels?
SUSAN
11 In the books by Beatrix Potter, what creature was Mr Todd?
A FOX
12 What was Lady Chatterley’s first name?
CONSTANCE
13 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones?
HENRY FIELDING
14 The Reverend Awdry wrote which children’s books?
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
15 Which novel features Adam Trask and Mr Edwards?
EAST OF EDEN
16 In the book and film The Great Gatsby, what was Gatsby's first name?
JAY
17 Who wrote the crime novels with Inspector Jack Frost as their central character? (surname)
WINGFIELD
18 According to Lewis Carroll, which creature "came wiffling through the tugley wood"?
JABBERWOCK
19 Who wrote crime novels with Dalziel and Pascoe as their central characters? (full name)
REGINALD HILL
20 What pseudonym did Mary Clarissa Miller adopt as a writer? (full name)
AGATHA CHRISTIE
21 What is the name of the house at the centre of the novel Rebecca?
MANDERLEY
22 What was the name of William's dog in the Just William stories?
JUMBLE
23 What is the name of the main character of George Orwell’s novel 1984, who "began" his secret diary in that year? (full name)
WINSTON SMITH
24 Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? (full name)
IAN FLEMING
25 In Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalf's horse?
SHADOWFAX
26 How are Anne, Dick, Julian, George and Timmy better known?
FAMOUE FIVE
27 First Impression was the original title for which novel?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
28 In Treasure Island, which sailor dreamt of toasted cheese? (full name)
BEN GUNN
29 Which novel by Michael Crichton was "best selling paperback" in 1993?
JURASSIC PARK
30 In Rudyard Kipling's If, what are the two impostors to meet and treat the same: Triumph and ?
DISASTER

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - 39
Q7 - montague
Q24 - ian fleming
Q26 - famous five

[FlyingHigh]

6 Which Jane Austen novel features Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Pride and Prejudice

12 What was Lady Chatterley’s first name?
Constance

27 First Impression was the original title for which novel?
Pride and Prejudice

[FattyLumpkin]

14. Thomas the Tank Engine ??
25. Shadowfax (how 'bout Tom Bombadilo's horse????!)
29. Jurassic Park ??

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - 39
Q7 - montague
Q24 - ian fleming
Q26 - famous five

GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

6 Which Jane Austen novel features Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Pride and Prejudice

12 What was Lady Chatterley’s first name?
Constance

27 First Impression was the original title for which novel?
Pride and Prejudice

FH

[magpie in the 80's]

14. Thomas the Tank Engine ??
25. Shadowfax (how 'bout Tom Bombadilo's horse????!)
29. Jurassic Park ??

FL

[Kahuna]

8/ The Dogs of War
16/ Jay
18/ Jabberwocky

[magpie in the 80's]

8/ The Dogs of War
16/ Jay
18/ Jabberwocky

OTHER 2 CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[fish]

11 - a fox

[magpie in the 80's]

11 - a fox

[magpie in the 80's]

1 How many Steps did John Buchan write about?
39
2 In which Dickens novel would you find the character Dick Swiveller?
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
3 Which birth control campaigner wrote the book Married Love?
MARIE STOPES
4 Which West Indian cricketer wrote the cricket based novel The Flashing Blade?
GARFIELD SOBERS
5 Complete this line from a work by Rudyard Kipling: Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to ________
MANDALAY
6 Which Jane Austen novel features Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
7 What was Romeo's surname in Romeo and Juliet?
MONTAGUE
8 What was Frederick Forsyth's follow up to The Day of the Jackal?
ODESSA FILE
9 What famous children’s novel did Arthur Ransom write?
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
10 What is the name of Death's granddaughter in the Discworld novels?
SUSAN
11 In the books by Beatrix Potter, what creature was Mr Todd?
A FOX
12 What was Lady Chatterley’s first name?
CONSTANCE
13 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones?
HENRY FIELDING
14 The Reverend Awdry wrote which children’s books?
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
15 Which novel features Adam Trask and Mr Edwards?
EAST OF EDEN
16 In the book and film The Great Gatsby, what was Gatsby's first name?
JAY
17 Who wrote the crime novels with Inspector Jack Frost as their central character? (surname)
WINGFIELD
18 According to Lewis Carroll, which creature "came wiffling through the tugley wood"?
JABBERWOCK
19 Who wrote crime novels with Dalziel and Pascoe as their central characters? (full name)
REGINALD HILL
20 What pseudonym did Mary Clarissa Miller adopt as a writer? (full name)
AGATHA CHRISTIE
21 What is the name of the house at the centre of the novel Rebecca?
MANDERLEY
22 What was the name of William's dog in the Just William stories?
JUMBLE
23 What is the name of the main character of George Orwell’s novel 1984, who "began" his secret diary in that year? (full name)
WINSTON SMITH
24 Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? (full name)
IAN FLEMING
25 In Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalf's horse?
SHADOWFAX
26 How are Anne, Dick, Julian, George and Timmy better known?
FAMOUE FIVE
27 First Impression was the original title for which novel?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
28 In Treasure Island, which sailor dreamt of toasted cheese? (full name)
BEN GUNN
29 Which novel by Michael Crichton was "best selling paperback" in 1993?
JURASSIC PARK
30 In Rudyard Kipling's If, what are the two impostors to meet and treat the same: Triumph and ?
DISASTER

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

END OF QUIZ