General Knowledge On Literature
This is a brief quiz on the basics of literature!
- 1.
In which of these plays is there a successful overthrow of a king?
- A.
Richard II
- B.
Othello
- C.
As You Like It
- D.
Richard III
Correct Answer
A. Richard II -
- 2.
Who was Dick Tracy's girlfriend?
- A.
Talia Goodbody
- B.
Tammy Heartfelt
- C.
Tess Trueheart
- D.
Tina Truewell
Correct Answer
C. Tess Trueheart -
- 3.
What author became famous for his six-volume biography of Lincoln?
- A.
Mark Twain
- B.
Tom Clancy
- C.
H.P. Lovecraft
- D.
Carl Sandburg
Correct Answer
D. Carl Sandburg -
- 4.
What biblical character lost his strength when he broke his Nazarite Vow?
- A.
Abraham
- B.
Samson
- C.
Hercules
- D.
Moses
Correct Answer
B. Samson -
- 5.
What did Sherlock Holmes do after retiring from his detective practice?
- A.
Lawyer
- B.
Chef
- C.
Doctor
- D.
Bee Keeper
Correct Answer
D. Bee Keeper -
- 6.
What publisher established a prestigious award before his death?
- A.
Hugh Hefner
- B.
Joseph Pulitzer
- C.
Alfred Nobel
- D.
William Randolph Hearst
Correct Answer
B. Joseph Pulitzer -
- 7.
What traveler compiled a widely read book about his travels?
- A.
Marco Polo
- B.
Ferdinand Magellan
- C.
Christopher Columbus
- D.
Ponce De Leon
Correct Answer
A. Marco Polo -
- 8.
What writer moved around the country working odd jobs while writing short stories and plays?
- A.
Tennessee Williams
- B.
Jules Verne
- C.
Clive Barker
- D.
Neil Simon
Correct Answer
A. Tennessee Williams -
- 9.
What writer wrote, "some animals are more equal than others"?
- A.
Charles Dickens
- B.
H.G. Wells
- C.
Jules Verne
- D.
George Orwell
Correct Answer
D. George Orwell -
- 10.
What writer worked for British Naval Intelligence and used his experiences in his writing?
- A.
John Le Carre
- B.
Ian Fleming
- C.
Tom Clancy
- D.
Robert B Parker
Correct Answer
B. Ian Fleming -
- 11.
Who said "genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration"?
- A.
Henry Ford
- B.
Guglielmo Marconi
- C.
Alexander Graham Bell
- D.
Thomas Edison
Correct Answer
D. Thomas Edison -
- 12.
Who wrote "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"?
- A.
Lenin
- B.
Leon Tolstoy
- C.
Joseph Stalin
- D.
Karl Marx
Correct Answer
D. Karl Marx -
- 13.
Who wrote the famous "Unsafe At Any Speed"?
- A.
Ralph Nader
- B.
Henry Kissinger
- C.
Thomas Harris
- D.
Steven King
Correct Answer
A. Ralph Nader -
- 14.
Who wrote, "the report of my death was an exaggeration"?
- A.
Charles Lindbergh
- B.
Mark Twain
- C.
Ernest Hemmingway
- D.
Amelia Earhart
Correct Answer
B. Mark Twain -
- 15.
Who wrote, "we are all in the gutters, but some of us are looking at the stars"?
- A.
Anne Rice
- B.
Clive Barker
- C.
Charles Dickens
- D.
Oscar Wilde
Correct Answer
D. Oscar Wilde -
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