The Do You Read Me? Quiz: Fifth Edition

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This is an illustration from the original handwritten 91 page manuscript for what would eventually become a classic children's book. Who is the artist?

Explanation

See the entire manuscript here: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/alice/accessible/introduction.html

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2.

In which comic strip  is the main character's favorite book "Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kalblooie" by Mabel Syrup?

Explanation

In the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, the main character's favorite book is "Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kalblooie" by Mabel Syrup.

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3.

In which book would you find the superstates Oceania, Eastasia and Eurasia?

Explanation

See the map at the Strangemaps blog: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/66-the-world-in-george-orwells-1984/

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4.

And the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is........

Explanation

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5.  

Which of the following is NOT the title of a real book currently available on abc.nl?

Explanation

The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories: http://www.abc.nl/search/detailed.php?isbn=9780758202543&valuta=$

- Love and Sex with Robots: http://www.abc.nl/search/detailed.php?isbn=9780061359804&valuta=$

- The Go Go Dancer Who Stole My Viagra
http://www.abc.nl/search/detailed.php?isbn=9780966189995&valuta=$

- Why Cats Paint
http://www.abc.nl/search/detailed.php?isbn=9781580087933&valuta=$

- Living With Crazy Buttocks is actually a real book, but it's not in print any more. We can probably get you a copy though!

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6.

In his 2009 autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi admitted to taking drugs throughout most of his career. What was his main drug of choice?

Explanation

In his autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi revealed that his main drug of choice throughout most of his career was crystal meth.

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7.

Which genre accounts for 55% of all paperbacks sold in the U.S?

Explanation

That lovely paperback chair can be found here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/07/paperback_chair.html

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8.

Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of books,  is a pseudonym.  The author also writes books under her real name.  What is it?

Explanation

Sophie Kinsella, the author of the Shopaholic series, uses the pseudonym Madeleine Wickham for her other books.

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9.


 How  many books in total have been published as part of the Harry Potter Series?

Explanation

As well as the 7 novels in the series, there are two school books and The Tales of Beedle The Bard.

Those yummy retro covers were designed by M.S. Corley: http://mscorley.blogspot.com/2009/02/harry-potter-redesign.html

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10.

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."
In which Shakespeare play would you find these lines?

Explanation

Act 1, scene 3, 75–77. Most of the best Bardisms come from Hamlet. ;-)

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This is an illustration from the original handwritten 91 page...
In which comic strip  is the main character's favorite...
In which book would you find the superstates Oceania, Eastasia and...
And the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is........
 Which of the following is NOT the title of a real book currently...
In his 2009 autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi admitted to taking drugs...
Which genre accounts for 55% of all paperbacks sold in the U.S?
Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of books,  is a...
 How  many books in total have been published as part of the...
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,For loan oft loses both itself and...
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