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What is Hermione Granger's middle name?
- AEmma
- BJean
- CJane
- DJo
Answer: Jean - 752.
What stunning announcement does Hattie make near the end of Tribulation Force?
- AShe is becoming a Christian.
- BHer and Nicolae are getting married.
- CShe is pregnant with Nicolaes child.
- DShe is pregnant with Rayfords child.
Answer: She is pregnant with Nicolaes child. - 753.
In the book "The Martian", how long was Mark Watney trapped on Mars (in Sols)?
- A324 Days
- B549 Days
- C765 Days
- D401 Days
Answer: 549 Days - 754.
This fantasy series features channelers, who can control the One Power, a mighty force that comes from the True Source, and is separated into two halves: a male part -saidin, and a female one - saidar.
- ACorinthia
- BThe Wheel of Time
- CRing World
- DRunning with the Demon
Answer: The Wheel of Time - 755.
What room does Harry Potter go to for his hearing in the 5th book of the series?
- ACourtroom 11
- BCourtroom13
- CCourtroom 7
- DCourtroom 10
Answer: Courtroom 10 - 756.
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's brother?
- AMycroft Holmes
- BHerbie Hancock Holmes
- CMartin Holmes
- DMederi Holmes
Answer: Mycroft Holmes - 757.
Johnny Smith is a character that awakens from a coma in which Stephen King story?
- AThe Tommyknockers
- BGraveyard Shift
- CThe Green Mile
- DThe Dead Zone
Answer: The Dead Zone - 758.
Does Harry arrive at Privet Drive with Dumbledore in the first book of the Harry Potter series?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: No - 759.
In the "The Hobbit", who kills Smaug?
- AGandalf the Grey
- BFrodo
- CBilbo Baggins
- DBard
Answer: Bard - 760.
What was the name of the river that Glorfindel took Frodo Baggins across?
- AAnduin
- BBruinen
- CBaranduin
- DIsen
Answer: Bruinen - 761.
The crystal ball in the novel Wolves of the Calla is used by Roland and his ka-tet to travel to 1977 to a borough of New York. Which Borough did they travel to?
- AQueens
- BManhattan
- CBrooklyn
- DNew Jersey
Answer: Manhattan - 762.
The weapon that Voldemort wanted in book 5 of the Harry Potter series was Harry.
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: No - 763.
Thorne Smiths Topper series consists of how many novels?
- AFive
- BThree
- CFour
- DTwo
Answer: Three - 764.
This French writers grandmother was an Afro-Caribbean slave who married a white nobleman.
- AJules Vernes
- BVoltaires
- CVictor Hugos
- DAlexandre Dumas
Answer: Alexandre Dumas - 765.
Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. What other famous author died on the same day?
- ADante Alighieri
- BChristopher Marlowe
- CMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- DBen Jonson
Answer: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - 766.
This type of poem is usually a long poem that tells the story of a significant event or a significant persons life.
- AEpic Poetry
- BHokku
- CIamb
- DLyric Poetry
Answer: Epic Poetry - 767.
What romantic period author created the Byronic hero, Heathcliff?
- ALord Byron
- BVictor Hugo
- CCharlotte Bronte
- DEmily Bronte
Answer: Emily Bronte - 768.
Which literary work opens with this line: To be born again, sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, first you have to die.?
- AThe Arabian Nights
- BThe Metamorphosis
- CThe 1001 Arabian Nights
- DSatanic Verses
Answer: Satanic Verses - 769.
What is the name of the fourth book in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series?
- AWolves of the Calla
- BHearts in Atlantis
- CWizard and Glass
- DThe Dark Half
Answer: Wizard and Glass - 770.
How many of Mark Twains children outlived him?
- Athree
- Bone
- Ctwo
- Dnone
Answer: one - 771.
In the opening scene of The Drawing of the Three Roland is attacked by a strange creature. What type of creature of our world did it resemble?
- ALion
- BRaven
- CLobster
- DBear
Answer: Lobster - 772.
In the Topper novels by Thorne Smith, who is Cosmo Topper?
- AA banker
- BAn undertaker
- CA ghost
- DAn accountant
Answer: A banker - 773.
In the book Breaking Dawn, how many children does Bella have?
- A4
- B3
- C0
- D1
Answer: 1 - 774.
How does Lyra betray Pantalaimon in the book The Amber Spyglass?
- AShe gives him to Mrs. Coulter to fight Lord Asriel.
- BShe travels to the land of the dead without him.
- CShe has him severed from her.
- DShe gives him to Lord Asriel to fight Metatron.
Answer: She travels to the land of the dead without him. - 775.
In the novel Nicolae, where is Amanda during The Wrath of the Lamb?
- AShe is flying back to New Babylon when the wrath of the lamb occurs
- BShe is on a train when the wrath of the lamb occurs
- CShe is on the ground when the wrath of the lamb occurs
- DShe is on a ship when the wrath of the lamb occurs
Answer: She is flying back to New Babylon when the wrath of the lamb occurs - 776.
What bands 7th studio album was titled Seventh Son of a Seventh Son?
- ALed Zeppelin
- BThe Rolling Stones
- CIron Maiden
- DJudas Priest
Answer: Iron Maiden - 777.
Return of the Native; Jude the Obscure; Far from the Madding Crowd
- ARudyard Kipling
- BJames Dickey
- CThomas Hardy
- DWilliam Faulkner
Answer: Thomas Hardy - 778.
Isaac Asimov and these other two writers were considered the Big Three science-fiction writers during Asimovs lifetime.
- AH. G. Wells and Arthur C Clarke
- BRobert Heinlein and Frank Herbert
- CRobert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke
- DFrank Herbert and H.G. Wells
Answer: Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke - 779.
In this Academy Award-winning movie, Woody Allen's character says that he only has books with the word death or dying in them. Diane Keaton's character holds a copy of The Catcher in the Rye and asks, "What about this one?"
- AManhattan
- BAnnie Hall
- CHannah and Her Sisters
- DHusbands and Wives
Answer: Annie Hall - 780.
In which book of the Twilight series did Edward propose to Bella?
- AEclipse
- BTwilight
- CNew Moon
- DBreaking Dawn
Answer: Eclipse - 781.
What was John Steinbeck's first published novel?
- ACup of Gold
- BThe Pastures of Heaven
- CTortilla Flat
- DThe Red Pony
Answer: Cup of Gold - 782.
In the book Inkspell, whose house do Meggie and her parents live in?
- AElinors house
- BMeggies aunts house
- CMeggies uncles house
- DA house that they own
Answer: Elinors house - 783.
In which Stephen King story are we introduced to a recovering alcoholic named Jack Torrance?
- AThe Boogeyman
- BThinner
- CCreepshow
- DThe Shining
Answer: The Shining - 784.
Who wrote the novel 'Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'?
- AWilliam S. Burroughs
- BHenry Miller
- CF. Scott Fitzgerald
- DHunter S. Thompson
Answer: Hunter S. Thompson - 785.
Which classic horror character killed Elizabeth Lavenza?
- AWerewolf
- BFrankenstein's Monster
- CThe Creature from the Black Lagoon
- DCount Dracula
Answer: Frankenstein's Monster - 786.
This author wrote 'The Road to Gandolfo', a story in which the former General MacKenzie Hawkins makes up an outrageous plan to kidnap the Pope and to demand a ransom of $400 million – a dollar for every Catholic in the world.
- ADan Brown
- BDaniel de Silva
- CRobert Ludlum
- DMichael Avallone
Answer: Robert Ludlum - 787.
In which work by Mark Twain do we find Adam and Eve writing their diaries?
- AThe Gilded Age
- BThe Mysterious Stranger
- CLetters from the Earth
- DInnocents Abroad
Answer: Letters from the Earth - 788.
In the play Cymbeline, this dishonest Roman soldier tricked Posthumos into believing that he had seduced his wife, Imogen.
- ABrutus
- BCassius
- CIachimo
- DPhilario
Answer: Iachimo - 789.
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
- AItaly
- BMassachusetts
- CVirginia
- DEngland
Answer: Massachusetts - 790.
What object in the mens room does the author discuss in great detail in the novel The Mezzanine?
- AThe mirror above the sink.
- BThe faucets on the sink.
- CThe hand drying air machine.
- DThe toilet handle.
Answer: The hand drying air machine. - 791.
What was Dorothy Parker's last film project?
- AZiegfeld Follies - 1946
- BA Star Is Born - 1937
- CThe Fan - 1949
- DSaboteur - 1940
Answer: The Fan - 1949 - 792.
Did Harry, Ron and Hermione encounter a Venomous Tentacula in the first book of the series, after dropping through the trapdoor that Fluffy was guarding?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: No - 793.
Which of these literary works was written in the form of a long letter while the author was in prison?
- ADe Profundis
- BThe Importance of Being Earnest
- CA Room with a View
- DThe Canterville Ghost
Answer: De Profundis - 794.
Which famous book is sub-titled 'The Modern Prometheus'?
- AFrankenstein
- BThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- CThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- DDracula
Answer: Frankenstein - 795.
The characters in this novel included Hester Prynne, Pearl, Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmsdale.
- AThe Scarlet Letter
- BJane Eyre
- CThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- DThe Heiress
Answer: The Scarlet Letter - 796.
What is the name of this poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay: My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends- It gives a lovely light!?
- AFriends and Foes
- BCandlelight
- CFirst Fig
- DBefore Morning
Answer: First Fig - 797.
In the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Draco Malfoy was attacked by this kind of creature while in his Care for Magical Creatures class?
- AHippogryph
- BCentaur
- CWerewolf
- DBlast-Ended Skrewt
Answer: Hippogryph - 798.
Writer and illustrator Edward Gorey was fond of animals, which were also the subject of some of his works. What pets did Gorey keep in his house?
- Adogs
- Bferrets
- Clizards
- Dcats
Answer: cats - 799.
A neurological condition, characterised by altered perceptions of body image and visual illusions, was named after this character from childrens literature.
- APeter Rabbit
- BPinocchio
- CPeter Pan
- DAlice in Wonderland
Answer: Alice in Wonderland - 800.
What is Capricorns mothers name in the book Inkspell?
- AMeggie
- BJulie
- CMortola
- DTori
Answer: Mortola
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