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    In what piece will you find "I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference"?

    • A Robert Frost Poem
    • A Book By Issac Hayes
    • A Never-Released Beatles Song
    • A Walt Whitman Poem
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  • 2. 

    Who wrote "Charlotte's Web"?

    • E.B. White

    • Emma Brown

    • Ernest Green

    • E.P. Gray

    Correct Answer
    A. E.B. White
  • 3. 

    What town is named after the author of "The Last of the Mohicans"?

    • Scottsburg

    • Cooperstown

    • Smithtown

    • Gettysburg

    Correct Answer
    A. Cooperstown
  • 4. 

    What author was only popular after his death and married his first cousin?

    • Joe Kennedy

    • Walt Whitman

    • Lenny Bruce

    • Edgar Allan Poe

    Correct Answer
    A. Edgar Allan Poe
  • 5. 

    Charles Darwin is known best as this?

    • Social Activist

    • World Leader

    • Scientist

    • Author

    Correct Answer
    A. Scientist
  • 6. 

    Arthur Miller was known for being which one of the following?

    • Broadway Director

    • Playwright

    • Opera Singer

    • Film Director

    Correct Answer
    A. Playwright
  • 7. 

    The book "The Time Machine" was written by whom?

    • Robert A Heinlein

    • Daniel Keyes

    • H G Wells

    • Kim Stanley Robinson

    Correct Answer
    A. H G Wells
  • 8. 

    Who wrote the sci-fi book "Frankenstein"?

    • Mary Shelley

    • Isaac Asimov

    • Robert A Heinlein

    • Ursula K Le Guin

    Correct Answer
    A. Mary Shelley
  • 9. 

    What was the name of the theatre that burnt to the ground during a performance of Henry the 8th in 1613?

    • The Curtain

    • The Theatre

    • The Rose

    • The Globe

    Correct Answer
    A. The Globe
  • 10. 

    Which author wrote "The Glass Menagerie" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"?

    • Eugene O'Neill

    • Arthur Miller

    • Stephen Crane

    • Tennessee Williams

    Correct Answer
    A. Tennessee Williams
  • 11. 

    Who wrote "Salem's Lot"?

    • Tabitha King

    • Bret Favre

    • Clive Barker

    • Stephen King

    Correct Answer
    A. Stephen King
  • 12. 

    Robert Louis Stevenson is famous for writing which of the following?

    • Treasure Island

    • Remembrance Of Things Past

    • The Picture Of Dorian Gray

    • Gulliver's Travels

    Correct Answer
    A. Treasure Island
  • 13. 

    Carl Sandburg is generally known for being which one of the following?

    • Composer

    • Journalist

    • Screenwriter

    • Poet

    Correct Answer
    A. Poet
  • 14. 

    What philosophy did Dr. Timothy Leary preach in the 60's?

    • Tune In, Relax, Unwind

    • Turn On, Tune In, Rewind

    • Turn Over, Drop Out, Eat Peanuts

    • Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

    Correct Answer
    A. Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
  • 15. 

    The book "The Martian Chronicles" was written by whom?

    • Robert A Heinlein

    • Tim Powers

    • David Brin

    • Ray Bradbury

    Correct Answer
    A. Ray Bradbury
  • 16. 

    Which author's books have been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare?

    • Anne Rice's

    • Agatha Christie's

    • Margaret Mitchell's

    • J.K. Rowling's

    Correct Answer
    A. Agatha Christie's
  • 17. 

    Where did J.K. Rowling write most of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

    • At The Local Library

    • In Edinburgh Cafes

    • At Work On Her Lunch Break

    • On Her 1980's Typewriter At Home

    Correct Answer
    A. In Edinburgh Cafes
  • 18. 

    Who wrote the sci-fi book "The War of the Worlds"?

    • Arthur C. Clarke

    • Clifford Simak

    • H.G. Wells

    • Ursula K. Le Guin

    Correct Answer
    A. H.G. Wells

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