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1 The writer Geoffrey Chaucer lived entirely in which century?
14TH CENTURY
2 Which author had the middle names of Ronald Reuel?
JRR TOLKIEN
3 Who was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the film Shadowlands?
C.S.LEWIS
4 Which two authors enjoyed cameo appearances in the film Bridget Jones’s Diary?
JEFFERY ARCHER AND SALMAN RUSHDIE
5 Which statue stands in the capital of Denmark as a memorial to Hans Christian Andersen?
THE LITTLE MERMAID
6 Who created the literary character of Quasimodo?
VICTOR HUGO
7 What connects the authors of the works Tom Jones and Bridget Jones’s Diary?
THE NAME FIELDING (HENRY AND HELEN)
8 Name any year in which Daniel Defoe was alive.
1660 - 1731
9 What does the JK stand for in the name of JK Rowling?
JOANNE KATHLEEN
10 Who created the fearsome character of Dr Hannibal Lecter?
THOMAS HARRIS
11 Which literary hero is the most famous creation of Captain WE Johns?
BIGGLES
12 In 2001, who penned the book Billy, a biography of the comedian Billy Connolly?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
13 Who wrote her first book in 1954 and was played on film 47 years later by Judi Dench?
IRIS MURDOCH
14 Under what name did Lord Tweedsmuir pen several novels?
JOHN BUCHAN
15 Who created the mythical land of Shangri-La, in the novel Lost Horizon?
JAMES HILTON

11) Biggles!!!!


I should know more of these but am embarrassed to say off hand I can't get them!

Dogwatcher wrote:11) Biggles!!!!


I should know more of these but am embarrassed to say off hand I can't get them!

DW

9. joanne kathleen?

MarblePark wrote:9. joanne kathleen?

mp

2 - Tolkein

fish wrote:2 - Tolkein

5---the little mermaid

6/ Victor Hugo
10/ Surname Thomas,First name doing my head in at present

old moz wrote:5---the little mermaid

om

Kahuna wrote:6/ Victor Hugo
10/ Surname Thomas,First name doing my head in at present

correct or close enough K
your doing your head in because his 1st name was actually Thomas
Last name Harris

12) Pamela Stephenson

sherminator wrote:12) Pamela Stephenson

sherm

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magpie in the 80's wrote:1 The writer Geoffrey Chaucer lived entirely in which century?
14TH CENTURY
2 Which author had the middle names of Ronald Reuel?
JRR TOLKIEN
3 Who was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the film Shadowlands?
C.S.LEWIS
4 Which two authors enjoyed cameo appearances in the film Bridget Jones’s Diary?
JEFFERY ARCHER AND SALMAN RUSHDIE
5 Which statue stands in the capital of Denmark as a memorial to Hans Christian Andersen?
THE LITTLE MERMAID
6 Who created the literary character of Quasimodo?
VICTOR HUGO
7 What connects the authors of the works Tom Jones and Bridget Jones’s Diary?
THE NAME FIELDING (HENRY AND HELEN)
8 Name any year in which Daniel Defoe was alive.
1660 - 1731
9 What does the JK stand for in the name of JK Rowling?
JOANNE KATHLEEN
10 Who created the fearsome character of Dr Hannibal Lecter?
THOMAS HARRIS
11 Which literary hero is the most famous creation of Captain WE Johns?
BIGGLES
12 In 2001, who penned the book Billy, a biography of the comedian Billy Connolly?
PAMELA STEPHENSON
13 Who wrote her first book in 1954 and was played on film 47 years later by Judi Dench?
IRIS MURDOCH
14 Under what name did Lord Tweedsmuir pen several novels?
JOHN BUCHAN
15 Who created the mythical land of Shangri-La, in the novel Lost Horizon?
JAMES HILTON

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

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