LITERATURE QUIZ 48
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:47 pm1 Who wrote poetry books under the nom de plume of Hernia Whittlebot?
NOEL COWARD
2 In 2006 a newly discovered dinosaur fossil was named Dracorex Hogwartsia in honour of which writer?
JK ROWLING
3 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe what type of confectionary did the witch tempt Edmund with?
TURKISH DELIGHT
4 What is the last name of the Thomas Hardy hero, Jude the Obscure?
FAWLEY
5 What is the alternative title of the First Book of Moses?
GENESIS
6 In Brideshead Revisited, Aloysius is the name of a what?
TEDDY BEAR
7 In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves what is the occupation of Ali?
WOOD CUTTER
8 Who is the central character of twenty novels set in Kingsmarkham?
INSPECTOR WEXFORD
9 What was the title of the first sequel to Winnie the Pooh?
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
10 Which John Steinbeck novel is based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel?
EAST OF EDEN
11 In the Bible which of the four evangelists is traditionally depicted holding a purse?
ST. MATTHEW
12 Which novel is sub-titled His Joyful Water Life and Death in the County of Two Rivers?
TARKA THE OTTER
13 Which island was immortalised in the Virginia Woolf story To The Lighthouse?
THE ISLE OF SKYE
14 Which Conservative MP’s memoirs were published under the title of Pride and Perjury?
JONATHON AITKEN
15 In 1998 who replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author from British libraries?
JAQUELINE WILSON
16 Under what pen name has David John Moore Cornwell penned numerous best selling novels?
JOHN LE CARRE
17 Based on a novel published in 1862 what became the West Ends longest running musical in 2006?
LES MISERABLES
18 Which novel is sub-titled A Lioness of Two Worlds?
BORN FREE
19 In which novel are George and Winifred the parents of Jane and Michael?
MARY POPPINS
20 Which controversial judge who retired in 1990 wrote the book Straight From the Bench?
JUDGE PICKLES
21 In the Sherlock Holmes tale The Speckled Band, what type of creature is the speckled band?
SNAKE
22 In 1999, what was voted Best Novel of the Century in a poll conducted by the Library Journal in the USA?
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
23 Who lives in a flat above a London police station on Bottle Street?
ALBERT CAMPION
24 Who married Charles, Frank and Rhett and desired Ashley?
SCARLETT O'HARA
25 What type of animal is Mollie in Animal Farm?
A HORSE
26 Which eponymous literary character lives in the fictional Yorkshire town of Stradhoughton?
BILLY LIAR
27 Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
28 In which century was the novel Don Quixote penned?
17TH CENTURY
29 In 1799 who was appointed Deputy Sheriff of the county of Selkirk?
SIR WALTER SCOTT
30 What is the name of Harry Potter’s father?
JAMES
NOEL COWARD
2 In 2006 a newly discovered dinosaur fossil was named Dracorex Hogwartsia in honour of which writer?
JK ROWLING
3 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe what type of confectionary did the witch tempt Edmund with?
TURKISH DELIGHT
4 What is the last name of the Thomas Hardy hero, Jude the Obscure?
FAWLEY
5 What is the alternative title of the First Book of Moses?
GENESIS
6 In Brideshead Revisited, Aloysius is the name of a what?
TEDDY BEAR
7 In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves what is the occupation of Ali?
WOOD CUTTER
8 Who is the central character of twenty novels set in Kingsmarkham?
INSPECTOR WEXFORD
9 What was the title of the first sequel to Winnie the Pooh?
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
10 Which John Steinbeck novel is based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel?
EAST OF EDEN
11 In the Bible which of the four evangelists is traditionally depicted holding a purse?
ST. MATTHEW
12 Which novel is sub-titled His Joyful Water Life and Death in the County of Two Rivers?
TARKA THE OTTER
13 Which island was immortalised in the Virginia Woolf story To The Lighthouse?
THE ISLE OF SKYE
14 Which Conservative MP’s memoirs were published under the title of Pride and Perjury?
JONATHON AITKEN
15 In 1998 who replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author from British libraries?
JAQUELINE WILSON
16 Under what pen name has David John Moore Cornwell penned numerous best selling novels?
JOHN LE CARRE
17 Based on a novel published in 1862 what became the West Ends longest running musical in 2006?
LES MISERABLES
18 Which novel is sub-titled A Lioness of Two Worlds?
BORN FREE
19 In which novel are George and Winifred the parents of Jane and Michael?
MARY POPPINS
20 Which controversial judge who retired in 1990 wrote the book Straight From the Bench?
JUDGE PICKLES
21 In the Sherlock Holmes tale The Speckled Band, what type of creature is the speckled band?
SNAKE
22 In 1999, what was voted Best Novel of the Century in a poll conducted by the Library Journal in the USA?
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
23 Who lives in a flat above a London police station on Bottle Street?
ALBERT CAMPION
24 Who married Charles, Frank and Rhett and desired Ashley?
SCARLETT O'HARA
25 What type of animal is Mollie in Animal Farm?
A HORSE
26 Which eponymous literary character lives in the fictional Yorkshire town of Stradhoughton?
BILLY LIAR
27 Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
28 In which century was the novel Don Quixote penned?
17TH CENTURY
29 In 1799 who was appointed Deputy Sheriff of the county of Selkirk?
SIR WALTER SCOTT
30 What is the name of Harry Potter’s father?
JAMES
