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    Which of the "Knights of the Roundtable" fell in love with Queen Guinevere?

    • Sir Connery
    • Sir Galahad
    • Sir Gawin
    • Sir Lancelot
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Some questions about who,where,what and when of a assortment of classic literary works

Literature Quizzes & Trivia

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  • 2. 

    How do you finish this saying: "Necessity is..."?

    • Needs Understood

    • Needs Of The Few

    • The Best Policy

    • The Mother Of Invention

    Correct Answer
    A. The Mother Of Invention
  • 3. 

    What was the name of Captain Hook's ship in the novel "Peter Pan" by James Barrie?

    • Hook's Jetty

    • Jolly Roger

    • The C.H. Dockmore

    • Chopper

    Correct Answer
    A. Jolly Roger
  • 4. 

    How does Cecelia eventually kill herself in "The Virgin Suicides"?

    • She Drinks A Bottle Of Mr. Plumber

    • She Runs Herself Through With A Pitchfork In The Sisson's Barn

    • She Bashes Her Head Repeatedly On The Porcelain Sink Until She Loses Conciousness

    • She Throws Herself From The Roof Onto The Picket Fence

    Correct Answer
    A. She Throws Herself From The Roof Onto The Picket Fence
  • 5. 

    Who is the author of the quotation "What fools these mortals be"?

    • George Orwell

    • Aldous Huxley

    • H.G. Wells

    • William Shakespeare

    Correct Answer
    A. William Shakespeare
  • 6. 

    Who wrote the novel "Shogun"?

    • E.E. Cummings

    • John Updike

    • Jean Cocteau

    • James Clavell

    Correct Answer
    A. James Clavell
  • 7. 

    Which character is from literary work, "Oliver Twist"?

    • Tom Sawyer

    • Fagin

    • Tinker Bell

    • Becky Thatcher

    Correct Answer
    A. Fagin
  • 8. 

    Who wrote "The Red Pony"?

    • Somerset Maugham

    • John Steinbeck

    • D.H. Lawrence

    • William Faulkner

    Correct Answer
    A. John Steinbeck
  • 9. 

    Who penned the accompanying novel to the film "The Funhouse"?

    • Thomas Harris

    • Tom Clancy

    • Stephen King

    • Dean Koontz

    Correct Answer
    A. Dean Koontz
  • 10. 

    What creature was the subject of "Squirm"?

    • Maggots

    • Snakes

    • Ants

    • Worms

    Correct Answer
    A. Worms
  • 11. 

    Who wrote the play "Our Town"?

    • J.R.R. Tolkien

    • J.D. Salinger

    • Thornton Wilder

    • George Bernard Shaw

    Correct Answer
    A. Thornton Wilder
  • 12. 

    Melissa Lowell writes what children's series on ice skating?

    • Skating City

    • Ice Skater

    • Silver Blades

    • Blades Of Courage

    Correct Answer
    A. Silver Blades
  • 13. 

    Who wrote the book "Other Voices, Other Rooms"?

    • Truman Capote

    • Saul Bellow

    • Umberto Eco

    • Philip Roth

    Correct Answer
    A. Truman Capote
  • 14. 

    I am the snake-like Sun God of the Aztecs. Who am I?

    • Quetzocoatl

    • El Dorado

    • Moneto

    • Montezuma

    Correct Answer
    A. Quetzocoatl
  • 15. 

    In what year was the first "Harry Potter" book by J.K. Rowling published in Great Britain?

    • 1998

    • 1996

    • 2001

    • 1997

    Correct Answer
    A. 1997

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