LITERATURE QUIZ NO. 7

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who according to Shakespeare is, “the noblest Roman of them all”?
BRUTUS
2 Who wrote the poem Ode To A Haggis?
ROBERT BURNS
3 What species of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter novels?
SNOWY OWL
4 Who wrote the novel I Claudius?
ROBERT GRAVES
5 Which Lord Of The Rings character is played on film by Elijah Wood?
FRODO
6 Who wrote 89 novels about the lawyer Perry Mason?
EARLE STANLEY GARDNER
7 Which classic novel is narrated by Mr Lockwood and Nellie Deane?
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
8 How many times did Scarlet O’Hara marry in the novel Gone With The Wind?
THREE
9 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
RUDYARD KIPLING
10 Who created the fictional character of Rumpole Of The Bailey?
JOHN MORTIMER
11 And what is the first name of Rumpole Of The Bailey?
HORACE
12 Which John Steinbeck novel gave James Dean his first starring role in a film?
EAST OF EDEN
13 What is the name of the group of youngsters, compatriots of Peter Pan?
THE LOST BOYS
14 Which literary characters motto is, “Have Bible will travel”?
FATHER BROWN
15 During which Kings reign is the novel Ivanhoe set?
RICHARD THE LION HEART
16 In which literary shop does Little Nell live?
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
17 The name of which biblical character is also the name of a raven in Animal Farm?
MOSES
18 Which novel features a ship called The Pequod?
MOBY DICK
19 What is the first name of Miss Marple?
JANE
20 Whose amorous adventures did Daniel Defoe write about?
MOLL FLANDERS
21 Who wrote the novel The Third Man?
GRAHAM GREENE
22 Which is the only Agatha Christie novel in which the narrator is the murderer?
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
23 Ginger and Algy are the two best friends of which literary hero?
BIGGLES
24 Which nursery rhyme character rapped at the windows and cried through the locks?
WEE WILLIE WIKIE
25 Who is the stepsister of Anastasia and Drizella?
CINDERELLA

[Kahuna]

1/ Brutus
5/ Frodo
18/ Moby Dick
20/ Moll Flanders
23/ Biggles
25/ Cinderella

[magpie in the 80's]

1/ Brutus
5/ Frodo
18/ Moby Dick
20/ Moll Flanders
23/ Biggles
25/ Cinderella

ALL CORRECT K

[Turkeywizz]

3 Snowy
4 Robert Graves
8 3 in the book 2 in the movie
10 John Mortimer
11 Horace
12 Grapes of Wrath
13 the lost boys
15 Richard 1
19 Jane

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Snowy
4 Robert Graves
8 3 in the book 2 in the movie
10 John Mortimer
11 Horace
12 Grapes of Wrath.......INCORRECT
13 the lost boys

ALL OTHERS CORRECT TW

[Turkeywizz]

9 Kipling
21 Graham Greene
24 Jack Frost

[magpie in the 80's]

9 Kipling
21 Graham Greene
24 Jack Frost.........INCORRECT

OTHER 2 CORRECT TW

[JAS]

Q2 Robert Burns
Q7 Wuthering Heights
Q12 East of Eden
Q16 Old Curiosity Shop
Q19 Jane
Q22 Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

15 Richard 1
19 Jane

SNEAKING THEM IN TW
BOTH CORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 Robert Burns
Q7 Wuthering Heights
Q12 East of Eden
Q16 Old Curiosity Shop
Q19 Jane
Q22 Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Regards
JAS

ALL CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Who according to Shakespeare is, “the noblest Roman of them all”?
BRUTUS
2 Who wrote the poem Ode To A Haggis?
ROBERT BURNS
3 What species of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter novels?
SNOWY OWL
4 Who wrote the novel I Claudius?
ROBERT GRAVES
5 Which Lord Of The Rings character is played on film by Elijah Wood?
FRODO
6 Who wrote 89 novels about the lawyer Perry Mason?
EARLE STANLEY GARDNER
7 Which classic novel is narrated by Mr Lockwood and Nellie Deane?
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
8 How many times did Scarlet O’Hara marry in the novel Gone With The Wind?
THREE
9 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
RUDYARD KIPLING
10 Who created the fictional character of Rumpole Of The Bailey?
JOHN MORTIMER
11 And what is the first name of Rumpole Of The Bailey?
HORACE
12 Which John Steinbeck novel gave James Dean his first starring role in a film?
EAST OF EDEN
13 What is the name of the group of youngsters, compatriots of Peter Pan?
THE LOST BOYS
14 Which literary characters motto is, “Have Bible will travel”?
FATHER BROWN
15 During which Kings reign is the novel Ivanhoe set?
RICHARD THE LION HEART
16 In which literary shop does Little Nell live?
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
17 The name of which biblical character is also the name of a raven in Animal Farm?
MOSES
18 Which novel features a ship called The Pequod?
MOBY DICK
19 What is the first name of Miss Marple?
JANE
20 Whose amorous adventures did Daniel Defoe write about?
MOLL FLANDERS
21 Who wrote the novel The Third Man?
GRAHAM GREENE
22 Which is the only Agatha Christie novel in which the narrator is the murderer?
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
23 Ginger and Algy are the two best friends of which literary hero?
BIGGLES
24 Which nursery rhyme character rapped at the windows and cried through the locks?
WEE WILLIE WIKIE
25 Who is the stepsister of Anastasia and Drizella?
CINDERELLA

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

END OF QUIZ