The Ultimate Literature Quiz

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I mean it’s fun regardless to learn some trivia. I knew a couple of these books/things but other than that I had no clue and had to guess, and I’m a bad guesser lol.

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Questions


31. In A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge?
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five

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32. The Bobbsey Twins featured two sets of twins, what were their names?
  • Bert
  • Flossie
  • Freddie
  • Kathy
  • Kirkby
  • Margaret
  • Mary
  • Nan

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33. In what fictional town is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird set?
  • Maycomb, Alabama
  • Tunnel Springs, Alabama

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34. In what year was Of Mice and Men published?
  • 1937
  • 1939

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  1. In A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge?
    Four - Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future
  2. The Bobbsey Twins featured two sets of twins, what were their names?
    Bert & Nan, and Flossie & Freddie
  3. In what fictional town is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird set?
    Maycomb, Alabama
  4. In what year was Of Mice and Men published?
    1937


Questions


35. What author’s first children’s story entitled The Gremlins, was published in 1943?
  • Margret Rey
  • Roald Dahl

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36. Who wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
  • David Hume
  • Edward Gibbon

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37. Michael Bond wrote about a famous animal in what series of books for children?
  • Clifford the Big Red Dog
  • Paddington Bear

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38. The events of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 are set on which Italian island?
  • Corsica
  • Pianosa

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Hehe, thank god for my grandma. May she Rest In Peace. I really should’ve rescued her books, but mom sold everything.

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HEHEHE. Yes, thank god for grandmas everywhere.

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She also had Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys, from what I remember.

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That’s cool. (wink)

You know there are new questions, right?

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Just answered. I got at least one right.

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:pleading_face: I knew I shouldn’t have second guessed myself…

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Stupid me forgot Marley.

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  1. What author’s first children’s story entitled The Gremlins, was published in 1943?
    Roald Dahl
  2. Who wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
    Edward Gibbon
  3. Michael Bond wrote about a famous animal in what series of books for children?
    *Paddington Bear
  4. The events of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 are set on which Italian island?
    Pianosa - This was the island their base was, whereas Corsica was where they first landed/arrived

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Our fourth Literature Knight in Shining Pages for this year is…
MichiTheThird



Congrats @MichiTheThird!
As you’ve already got restricted access, who would you like to give your restricted/patron access to?



As for everyone else, will you be able to take down our literature knight in shining pages this month or will she keep her sword?

@Bookworms

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The next person in line that hasn’t already received one.

its the great pumpkin charlie brown faint GIF

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That would be @Ebx again, to be given patron access. (wink)

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Questions


39. Name all four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
  • Amy Curtis
  • Beatrice/Betty
  • Catherine/Cathy
  • Eleanor May
  • Elizabeth/Beth
  • Josephine/Jo
  • Margaret/Meg
  • Rebecca/Bekah

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40. In The Great Gatsby, which Long Island village does Jay Gatsby live in?
  • East Egg
  • Great Neck

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41. Who wrote Wuthering Heights?
  • Charlotte Brontë
  • Emily Brontë

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42. True or False: Sherlock Holmes’ famous saying was “Elementary, my dear Watson”?
  • True
  • False

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  1. Name all four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.
    Amy Curtis, Elizabeth/Beth, Josephine/Jo & Margaret/Meg
  2. In The Great Gatsby, which Long Island village does Jay Gatsby live in?
    East Egg
  3. Who wrote Wuthering Heights?
    Emily Brontë
  4. True or False: Sherlock Holmes’ famous saying was “Elementary, my dear Watson”?
    False - The quote is simply “Elementary”


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43. Where does the Dursley family live in the Harry Potter series?
  • 4 Privet Drive, Surrey
  • 12 Privet Drive, Surrey

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44. In The Cat in the Hat , what type of pet does Sally have?
  • A bird
  • A fish

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45. The author of Charlotte’s Web also wrote which book?
  • Mr Popper’s Penguin
  • Stuart Little
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • The Wind in the Willows

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46. How many girls attend Madeline’s school in Paris in the Madeline series?
  • 12
  • 15

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God, that Madeline series always seemed kinda dark to me.

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  1. Where does the Dursley family live in the Harry Potter series?
    4 Privet Drive, Surrey
  2. In The Cat in the Hat , what type of pet does Sally have?
    A Fish
  3. The author of Charlotte’s Web also wrote which book?
    Stuart Little
  4. How many girls attend Madeline’s school in Paris in the Madeline series?
    12