The Ultimate Literature Quiz

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  1. What carries Gerda to the Snow Queen’s palace in the Hans Christian Andersen story?
    A Reindeer
  2. Letters from Father Christmas is a book in the form of a collection of letters written and illustrated by which author between 1920 and 1943?
    J R R Tolkien
  3. Name two Laurie Lee books:
    Cider with Rosie & Village Christmas
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Our ninth Literature Knight in Shining Pages for this series is…
Littlefeets

Congrats @Littlefeets!
As you’ve already got Dungeon access, who would you like to give your Dungeon access to?

As for everyone else, will you be able to take down our knight this month or will she keep her helmet?

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And this one will also go to @DandelionKate again!

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Questions

91. In which book is blind monastic librarian Jorge de Burgos a murderer?
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • The Name of the Rose
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92. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, What colour are the White Rabbit’s eyes?
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Purple
  • Red
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93. In Shakespeare’s play, who are King Lear’s three daughters?
  • Cordelia
  • Desdemona
  • Gertrude
  • Goneril
  • Helena
  • Ophelia
  • Portia
  • Regan
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  1. In which book is blind monastic librarian Jorge de Burgos a murderer?
    The Name of the Rose
  2. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, What colour are the White Rabbit’s eyes?
    Red
  3. In Shakespeare’s play, who are King Lear’s three daughters?
    Cordelia, Goneril, & Regan
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94. Which fictional book character has featured as a major character in more films than any other?
  • Dracula
  • Sherlock Holmes
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95. Jim Grant was born in England in 1954, and has published many popular crime thrillers. By which pen name is he better known?
  • John Le Carré
  • Ken Follett
  • Lee Child
  • Michael Connelly
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96. Name two Ray Bradbury books:
  • Anything Evil That Direction Came
  • Dandelion Wine
  • Entire Winter in 24 Hours
  • There Will Come Soft Rains
  • Unlit We Are, and Yellow-Orbed
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  1. Which fictional book character has featured as a major character in more films than any other?
    Sherlock Holmes
  2. Jim Grant was born in England in 1954, and has published many popular crime thrillers. By which pen name is he better known?
    Lee Child
  3. Name two Ray Bradbury books:
    Dandelion Wine & There Will Come Soft Rains
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97. The Diana Chronicles is a book about the former Princess of Wales by which author?
  • Lisa Birnbach
  • Tina Brown
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98. J What name follows The Miseducation of . . . in the title of a lesbian coming-of-age novel by Emily M Danforth?
  • Cameron Post
  • Fingersmith
  • Plain Bad Heroines
  • The Little Stranger
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99. Jamie Oliver was Britain’s biggest selling non-fiction writer of the 2000s. Can you name three of his books?
  • Cooking with Friends
  • Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories
  • Everyday Super Food
  • Feast
  • Humble Pie
  • Playing with Fire
  • The Naked Chef
  • Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy
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100. Which two authors won the Booker Prize in 2019?
  • Anna Burns
  • Bernardine Evaristo
  • Margaret Atwood
  • Paul Beatty
  • Yann Martel
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  1. The Diana Chronicles is a book about the former Princess of Wales by which author?
    Tina Brown
  2. J What name follows The Miseducation of . . . in the title of a lesbian coming-of-age novel by Emily M Danforth?
    Cameron Post
  3. Jamie Oliver was Britain’s biggest selling non-fiction writer of the 2000s. Can you name three of his books?
    Everyday Super Food, The Naked Chef, & Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy
  4. Which two authors won the Booker Prize in 2019?
    Bernardine Evaristo & Margaret Atwood
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Lovely book. Read it in high school.

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Our tenth Literature Knight in Shining Pages for this series is…
Littlefeets

Congrats @Littlefeets!
As you’ve already got Dungeon access, who would you like to give your Dungeon access to?

As for everyone else, will you be able to take down our knight this month or will she keep her helmet?

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Same as before, I’ll give it to @DandelionKate

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101. David Bowman & Frank Poole are the two astronauts in which sci-fi novel?
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • The War of the Worlds
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102. What type of books were written by American novelist Zane Gray?
  • Historical
  • Mysteries
  • Thrillers
  • Westerns
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^^^ Hey @ChampionQuizzers, wanna answer the literature questions?

Also, we have three more too - Cinema & Screen, History, and General Knowledge.

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  1. David Bowman & Frank Poole are the two astronauts in which sci-fi novel?
    2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. What type of books were written by American novelist Zane Gray?
    Westerns
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Questions

103. Who were the three men in the nursery rhyme “Rub a Dud Dub”?
  • Baker
  • Boatman
  • Butcher
  • Candlestick Maker
  • Cobbler
  • Hobbler
  • Rubbler
  • Town Crier
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^^^ I removed the public option from this poll, so to make up for my stupidity, I’m giving those who voted in the below poll the three points for this.

104. What does Jack jump over in the nursery rhyme “Jack Be Nimble”?
  • A Fiddle
  • A Wall
  • Candlestick
  • Christmas Pie
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  1. Who were the three men in the nursery rhyme “Rub a Dud Dub”?
    Baker, Butcher, & Candlestick Maker
  2. What does Jack jump over in the nursery rhyme “Jack Be Nimble”?
    Candlestick
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105. Which two main characters of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club have children?
  • Elizabeth
  • Joyce
  • Ibrahim
  • Ron
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106. Which book did Lauren Beukes write?
  • Broken Monsters
  • Illuminated Young Women
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  1. Which two main characters of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club have children?
    Joyce & Ron
  2. Which book did Lauren Beukes write?
    Broken Monsters
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107. Name three books written by Alan Alexander Milne:
  • Chloe Marr
  • Eeyore’s tail
  • Now They Are A Little Old
  • Pooh creates the latest pastime
  • The Home Around Pooh Bend
  • The Red House Mystery
  • Tigger Approaches the Woods and includes Food
  • When They Were Ageless
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108. How many lines are there in a sonnet?
  • 10
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
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