LITERATURE QUIZ 50
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:05 pmWHAT THE DICKENS
1 Which novel opens with the line, it was the best of times it was the worst of times?
A TALE OF 2 CITIES
2 Who was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
3 Which Dickens novel is set against the Gordon Riots?
4 Agnes Fleming is the mother of which Dickens character?
5 Which novel was left unfinished by Dickens at the time of his death?
POTTY ABOUT POTTER
6 What is the name of Dumbledore’s pet phoenix?
7 In the novels what name is given to non wizard people?
MUGGLES
8 What is the name of Hermione’s pet cat?
9 What is Harry’s favourite drink in the Three Broomsticks Inn?
10 Who was revealed as the Half Blood Prince?
THE BARD OF AVON
11 What is the shortest Shakespeare play?
12 What first name is included in the title of seven Shakespeare plays?
13 Which play ended with Benedick marrying Beatrice?
14 Which character in Hamlet is represented by a skull?
YORICK
15 In which city is Romeo and Juliet set?
VERONA
TALKING TOLKIEN
16 What is the sub-title of the second novel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
17 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name of JRR Tolkien?
18 In which East Sussex coastal town is there a road named after Tolkien?
19 Which story is sub-titled There and Back Again?
THE HOBBIT
20 In which country was JRR Tolkien born?
THE KING OF HORROR
21 The Stephen King short story The Body was later adapted into which film?
STAND BY ME
22 Under what name did Stephen King write The Running Man?
RICHARD BACHMANN
23 In which US state did King set the majority of his novels?
MAINE
24 Which Stephen King novel featured Room 237?
25 Which King novel told the story of a rabid St Bernard?
CUJO
1 Which novel opens with the line, it was the best of times it was the worst of times?
A TALE OF 2 CITIES
2 Who was the first ghost to visit Ebenezer Scrooge?
3 Which Dickens novel is set against the Gordon Riots?
4 Agnes Fleming is the mother of which Dickens character?
5 Which novel was left unfinished by Dickens at the time of his death?
POTTY ABOUT POTTER
6 What is the name of Dumbledore’s pet phoenix?
7 In the novels what name is given to non wizard people?
MUGGLES
8 What is the name of Hermione’s pet cat?
9 What is Harry’s favourite drink in the Three Broomsticks Inn?
10 Who was revealed as the Half Blood Prince?
THE BARD OF AVON
11 What is the shortest Shakespeare play?
12 What first name is included in the title of seven Shakespeare plays?
13 Which play ended with Benedick marrying Beatrice?
14 Which character in Hamlet is represented by a skull?
YORICK
15 In which city is Romeo and Juliet set?
VERONA
TALKING TOLKIEN
16 What is the sub-title of the second novel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
17 What do the initials JRR stand for in the name of JRR Tolkien?
18 In which East Sussex coastal town is there a road named after Tolkien?
19 Which story is sub-titled There and Back Again?
THE HOBBIT
20 In which country was JRR Tolkien born?
THE KING OF HORROR
21 The Stephen King short story The Body was later adapted into which film?
STAND BY ME
22 Under what name did Stephen King write The Running Man?
RICHARD BACHMANN
23 In which US state did King set the majority of his novels?
MAINE
24 Which Stephen King novel featured Room 237?
25 Which King novel told the story of a rabid St Bernard?
CUJO
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