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| 1. | What are the last names of the fictional characters Dr. Henry and Mr. Edward? |
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Jekyll and Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886) | |
| 2. | Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2000) are Booker Prize-winning novels by what Australian author? |
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Peter Carey | |
| 3. | What is the surname of Susan, Edmund, and Lucy in C.S. Lewis' Narnia book series? |
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Pevensie | |
| 4. | What British adventurer published his autobiography, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know in 2008? |
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Ranulph Fiennes | |
| 5. | Who published his most influential book, The Interpretation of Dreams, in 1899? |
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Sigmund Freud (German: Die Traumdeutung) | |
| 6. | Both adapted into 1993 films, The Firm and The Pelican Brief were based on novels by what American author? |
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John Grisham | |
| 7. | Who wrote Little Women? |
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Louisa May Alcott | |
| 8. | The Just William series of books by Richmal Crompton were published over a period of almost fifty years, between 1921 and 1970. What was William's surname? |
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Brown | |
| 9. | The title of a comic fantasy book series; what fictional world is supported by four enormous elephants atop a 10,000 mile-long piloting turtle? |
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Discworld (Terry Pratchett) | |
| 10. | What is the name of the lawyer in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird? |
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Atticus Finch | |
| 11. | Mary Anne Evans was the real name of what 19th century British author? |
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George Eliot | |
| 12. | Who wrote the 1886 novel Kidnapped? |
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Robert Louis Stevenson | |
| 13. | Who wrote the Robert Langdon book series: Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin? |
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Dan Brown | |
| 14. | What American novelist wrote the Rabbit tetralogy? |
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John Updike (Rabbit, Run; Rabbit Redux; Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit At Rest) | |
| 15. | What is the name of Long John Silver's pet parrot? |
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Captain Flint | |
| 16. | What 1938 Daphne Du Maurier novel was adapted into a 1940 Academy Award winning film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock? |
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Rebecca | |
| 17. | For what 1866 novel is Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky best known? |
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Crime and Punishment (Преступлéние и наказáние) | |
| 18. | Name the 1893 short story in which Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty plunge to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. |
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The Final Problem | |
| 19. | What British writer wrote the 1952 novelette The Birds, on which Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film was loosely based? |
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Daphne du Maurier | |
| 20. | Who painted Les Parapluies (The Umbrellas) during the 1880s? |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
| 21. | First published in 2007, complete this title of a series of children's novels by Jeff Kinney: Diary of a _____ _____. |
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Wimpy Kid | |
| 22. | In what 1987 Stephen King novel does Annie Wilkes punish Paul Sheldon by cutting off his foot with an axe? |
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Misery (played by Kathy Bates and James Caan and in the 1990 film) | |
| 23. | What 19th century British Poet Laureate coined famous phrases such as "'Tis better to have loved and lost. Than never to have loved at all." and "Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do and die."? |
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson | |
| 24. | Introduced to the U.S. in 1940 as And Then There Were None and later appearing under the title Ten Little Indians, Agatha Christie's mystery novel was first published in the U.K. in 1939 as Ten Little... what? |
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Niggers (so named after the minstrel song, which serves as a major plot point) | |
| 25. | The leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, who painted the Rokeby Venus between 1647 and 1651? |
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Diego Velázquez | |
| 26. | What well known English author was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1832? |
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Lewis Carroll | |
| 27. | First published in 1819, what American author wrote the classic short story Rip Van Winkle? |
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Washington Irving | |
| 28. | What well known Scottish novelist was Governor General of Canada between 1935 and 1940? |
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John Buchan (author of The Thirty-Nine Steps) | |
| 29. | A famous trademark in the music business, what is the name of the terrier mix dog pictured in Francis Barraud's His Master's Voice? |
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Nipper | |
| 30. | Complete this line by Shakespeare: Friends, Romans, countrymen, ..? |
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.. lend me your ears. (Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar - Act III, scene II) | |
| 31. | How many books are there in the modern New Testament? |
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27 | |
| 32. | A criminal mastermind in Gotham City, by what alter ego is DC comics' supervillain Edward Nigma better known? |
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Riddler | |
| 33. | From what fictional town did Dr Seuss' Grinch steal Christmas? |
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Whoville | |
| 34. | In what 1912 novel does Professor Challenger first discover dinosaurs in the Amazon? |
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The Lost World (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) | |
| 35. | Covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, what is the title of this fresco by Michelangelo? |
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The Last Judgment (Italian: Il Giudizio Universale) | |
| 36. | What play includes the line "... then clearly something is rotten in the state of Denmark"? |
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare - spoken by Marcellus) | |
| 37. | Adapted into a 1996 film of the same name, A Time to Kill (1989) was the first novel published by what best-selling author? |
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John Grisham | |
| 38. | In an 1883 classic novel, who was captain of the pirate ship Walrus? |
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Captain Flint (Treasure Island) | |
| 39. | What is the name of Dorothy's dog in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? |
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Toto | |
| 40. | Complete the title of this 1605 novel: The Ingenious Gentleman _____ _____ of La Mancha |
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Don Quixote | |
| 41. | The War Cry is the official news publication of what organisation? |
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The Salvation Army | |
| 42. | A Lotus Grows in the Mud is a memoir written by what Oscar-winning American actress in 2005? |
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Goldie Hawn | |
| 43. | What are the first names of author J R R Tolkien? |
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John Ronald Reuel | |
| 44. | The Female Eunuch is a 1970 international best-seller by what Australian writer? |
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Germaine Greer | |
| 45. | The band Steppenwolf was named after a 1927 novel by what German-born writer? |
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Hermann Hesse | |
| 46. | In what century was Leonardo Da Vinci born? |
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15th (15th April 1452) | |
| 47. | What is the name of the title character and protagonist in |
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Bilbo Baggins | |
| 48. | What musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play? |
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Violin | |
| 49. | What classic 1719 novel is thought to be based on the life of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk? |
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Daniel Defoe|Robinson Crusoe | |
| 50. | Written in rhymed verse, what children’s Christmas story takes place in Whoville? |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss) | |
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