Literature Trivia Questions — page 11
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- 501.
To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town is the opening of this literary work.
- AOf Mice and Men
- BUnder Milk Wood
- CThe Road Not Taken
- DThe Inferno
Answer: Under Milk Wood - 502.
What drama film, starring Scarlett Johansson as Meg Windermere, is based on Oscar Wildes play Lady Windermeres Fan?
- AA Good Woman
- BThe Other Boleyn Girl
- CThe Nanny Diaries
- DLost in Translation
Answer: A Good Woman - 503.
In which book of the Harry Potter series is Draco Malfoy made Prefect of his house?
- AOrder of the Phoenix
- BHalf-Blood Prince
- CGoblet of Fire
- DPrisoner of Azkaban
Answer: Order of the Phoenix - 504.
In this novel we find Cal Higbie and Mark Twain celebrating the curious time when the two were millionaires for ten days?
- AThe Gilded Age
- BRoughing It
- CLife on the Mississippi
- DInnocents Abroad
Answer: Roughing It - 505.
In the novel The Golden Compass, what do the storytellers call those on the General Oblation Board?
- APanserbjorne
- BOblates
- CGobblers
- DThe Skraelings
Answer: Gobblers - 506.
What pen name did Isaac Asimov use for his science fiction series for teenagers titled Lucky Starr?
- AJohn Riverside
- BIvan Efremov
- CRichard Philips
- DPaul French
Answer: Paul French - 507.
Clara, Mr. Chiilg, Mr. Creadle, Peggotty and Betsy Trotwood were characters in this novel.
- AGreat Expectations
- BDavid Copperfield
- CA Take of Two Cities
- DPickwick Papers
Answer: David Copperfield - 508.
Jim, Widow Douglas, Miss Watson, The Grangerford and the Shepardsons were characters in this novel.
- AThe Rise of Silas Lapham
- BThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- CLife on the Mississippi
- DBilly Budd
Answer: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - 509.
Which of the following authors is not a recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize?
- AJohn Steinbeck
- BDoris Lessing
- CWilliam Faulkner
- DSinclair Lewis
Answer: Doris Lessing - 510.
Which famous work by American poet Henry W. Longfellow was based on the legends of the Ojibway Indians?
- AEvangeline
- BThe Evening Star
- CPaul Reveres Ride
- DThe Song of Hiawatha
Answer: The Song of Hiawatha - 511.
Gwendolyn Brooks wrote all of the following poems except one. Can you find the odd one out?
- AWay Out Morgan
- BThe Ballad of Sue Ellen Westerfield
- CThe Chicago Defender Sends A Man To Little Rock
- DWe Real Cool
Answer: The Ballad of Sue Ellen Westerfield - 512.
What is Stephen King's first published novel?
- AThe Stand
- BSalem's Lot
- CCarrie
- DThe Shining
Answer: Carrie - 513.
In the novels Eragon and Eldest, zarroc is the ancient language word translated as misery. What else does the word refer to?
- Aa place
- Ba sword
- Ca dragon
- Da dragon rider
Answer: a sword - 514.
It was a pleasure to burn. This popular novel by Ray Bradbury, depicting a fictional world of the near future, is in fact an indirect condemnation of the present and a considerate warning about the forthcoming fate of human society.
- AVanity Fair
- BFahrenheit 451
- CThe Martian Chronicles
- DThe Good Life
Answer: Fahrenheit 451 - 515.
What is the price the dead must pay for the Harpys guidance in The Amber Spyglass?
- ATheir soul
- BA kiss
- CTwo silver pieces; one for each eye
- DTrue stories of their life
Answer: True stories of their life - 516.
What 18th century English writer depicted Man Friday, whose name has become an expression used to describe a loyal male personal assistant?
- AJohnathan Swift
- BSir Walter Scott
- CRobert Louis Stephenson
- DDaniel Defoe
Answer: Daniel Defoe - 517.
Which 1929 novel narrates the decline of the distinguished Southern family, the Compsons?
- AThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
- BEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
- CManhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos
- DThis Side of paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner - 518.
Which of these entries from the Oxford English dictionary is not a word created by Isaac Asimov?
- Acyberspace
- Bpsychohistory
- Crobotics
- Dpositronic
Answer: cyberspace - 519.
Left Behind character Bruce Barnes believes The Tribulation would last how many years?
- A5
- B7
- C3 and a half
- D6
Answer: 7 - 520.
Where does fictional character Stephanie Plum live?
- ATrenton, New Jersey
- BPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- CAlbany, New York
- DSan Francisco, California
Answer: Trenton, New Jersey - 521.
What position does Harry Potter play in Quidditch?
- ASeeker
- BBeater
- CKeeper
- DChaser
Answer: Seeker - 522.
Who composed Blood on the Fields, the first piece of jazz music to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
- ADuke Ellington
- BMiles Davis
- CDon Ellis
- DWynton Marsalis
Answer: Wynton Marsalis - 523.
The Dunwich Horror; The Colour Out of Space; The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
- AC.J. Cherryh
- BLord Dunsany
- CPoppy Z. Brite
- DH.P. Lovecraft
Answer: H.P. Lovecraft - 524.
Complete the following statement made by one of Oscar Wildes characters: Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is ..............
- Aa good lover
- Ba sinner
- Cbeautiful
- Da genius
Answer: a sinner - 525.
Is Twilight character Edward able to read minds?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 526.
How does the book The Gunslinger by Stephen King begin?
- AThe Tower was the first thing Roland thought of when he woke and the last he thought of before sleep.
- BRoland looked up, the man in black was silhouetted against the sun.
- CThe man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
- DThe gunslinger sighted, cocked the pistol and prepared to kill the man in black.
Answer: The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. - 527.
What best-selling American author, born Howard Allen O'Brien, created the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt?
- AAnne Rice
- BDean Koontz
- CStephen King
- DStephenie Meyer
Answer: Anne Rice - 528.
Apart from writing a bestselling horror fiction, he also worked as an acting and business manager of Irvings Lyceum Theatre, London. Who is he?
- ANathaniel Hawthorne
- BJames Joyce
- CBram Stoker
- DWilliam Hope Hodgson
Answer: Bram Stoker - 529.
The life of which character, depicted by Jack London, resembles very much the authors life?
- AMartin Eden
- BWolf Larsen
- CDick Forrest
- DHumphrey van Weyden
Answer: Martin Eden - 530.
Which of these performers did not write a song based on the novel The Grapes of Wrath?
- AWoody Guthrie
- BKris Kristofferson
- CBob Dylan
- DBruce Springsteen
Answer: Bob Dylan - 531.
In what novel by Dick Francis does the popular character Sid Halley first appear?
- AOdds Against
- BFlying Finish
- CBlood Sport
- DFor Kicks
Answer: Odds Against - 532.
In the Novel The Gunslinger, the gunslinger meets a boy called Jake. What is Jakes actual name?
- AJuan Derer
- BJohn Chambers
- CJake Delgado
- DJack Mort
Answer: John Chambers - 533.
What was the name of the handsome, selfish teacher in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
- AProfessor Godric Gryffindor
- BProfessor Cedric Diggory
- CProfessor Gilderoy Lockhart
- DProfessor Severus Snape
Answer: Professor Gilderoy Lockhart - 534.
At one point in the novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden and his sister Phoebe seem to exchange roles as the catcher and the fallen. What is the Catchers symbol that Holden gives Phoebe?
- Ahis hunting hat
- Ba gold ring
- Chis diary
- Dhis fishing rod
Answer: his hunting hat - 535.
How many marriage proposals does Elizabeth receive in the book Pride and Prejudice?
- A1
- B2
- C4
- D3
Answer: 3 - 536.
Who wrote about the early whodunit archetype, inspector Auguste Dupin?
- ANathaniel Hawthorne
- BGeorges Sands
- CEdgar Allan Poe
- DWashington Irving
Answer: Edgar Allan Poe - 537.
Who does Lydia run away with in Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice?
- AWickham
- BDarcy
- CBingley
- DForster
Answer: Wickham - 538.
What book series published by Jim Butcher follows a wizard in modern day Chicago?
- AA Hat in Time
- BThe Dresden Files
- CMy Life as a Teenage Wizard
- DThe Cinder Spires
Answer: The Dresden Files - 539.
What branch of the military did Edgar Allan Poe enlist in?
- AUS Army
- BCoast Guard
- CAir Force
- DMarines
Answer: US Army - 540.
The former nurse Annie Wilkes is a character from which Stephen King story?
- AFirestarter
- BDolores Claiborne
- CRose Madder
- DMisery
Answer: Misery - 541.
American illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak is most well-known for writing which children's book?
- AThe Neverending Story
- BCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
- CThe Cat in the Hat
- DWhere The Wild Things Are
Answer: Where The Wild Things Are - 542.
When he was twelve, Jules Verne crept onto a ship that was bound for India, and was caught and whipped by his father. What famous phrase did Jules Verne say after that?
- AYou shall be sorry for this one day, father.
- BBeing curious really, really hurts.
- CI shall from now on only travel in my imagination.
- DThis shall not stop me, for it is pain that makes man grow stronger.
Answer: I shall from now on only travel in my imagination. - 543.
In which book by Mark Twain does the following phrase appear: Lead us into temptation?
- AA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court
- BThe Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
- CThe Mysterious Stranger
- DThe Prince and the Pauper
Answer: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg - 544.
Binding books with human hide was a common practice once. Why?
- ABecause this sold the books more quickly than anything
- BBecause of lack of any other proper material
- CBecause the narrative in the book was about the story of the hides owner
- DBecause it was fashionable at the time
Answer: Because the narrative in the book was about the story of the hides owner - 545.
This 1990 film featuring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy was an adaptation of Scott Turow's novel of the same name about a prosecutor charged with the murder of his female colleague.
- AThe Pelican Brief
- BThe Burden of Proof
- CThe Fugitive
- DPresumed Innocent
Answer: Presumed Innocent - 546.
The Talisman; Black House
- APeter Straub
- BStephen King
- CNeither
- DBoth
Answer: Both - 547.
Which sci-fi classic features the story of an alien invasion thwarted by earths microorganisms?
- A2001: Space Odyssey
- BSpeaker for the Dead
- CClose Encounters
- DWar of the Worlds
Answer: War of the Worlds - 548.
In what year did Edgar Allan Poe write the poem The City in the Sea?
- A1829
- B1825
- C1831
- DEdgar Allan Poe never wrote The City in the Sea
Answer: 1831 - 549.
In Stephen King's novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, what position did Tom Gordon play for the Boston Red Sox?
- Aright field
- Bcatcher
- Crelief pitcher
- Dshortstop
Answer: relief pitcher - 550.
The book "Fahrenheit 451" was written by whom?
- ARay Bradbury
- BR. L. Stine
- CWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- DStephen King
Answer: Ray Bradbury
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