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    What are the names of Harry Potter's foster parents and their son?

    • Priscilla, Howard And Harold
    • Petunia, Dudley And Harry
    • Petunia, Vernon And Dudley
    • Violet, Dudley, And Guy
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  • 2. 

    Who wrote the book "In Cold Blood"?

    • H.G. Wells

    • Victor Hugo

    • Irwin Shaw

    • Truman Capote

    Correct Answer
    A. Truman Capote
  • 3. 

    Whose tombstone reportedly reads "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia"?

    • P. T. Barnum

    • George Burns

    • Charles Bronson

    • W. C. Fields

    Correct Answer
    A. W. C. Fields
  • 4. 

    Which of these book series began in the 90's?

    • Ellery Queen

    • Harry Potter

    • Nancy Drew

    • Hardy Boys

    Correct Answer
    A. Harry Potter
  • 5. 

    What nationality was Socrates?

    • Italian

    • German

    • Greek

    • French

    Correct Answer
    A. Greek
  • 6. 

    Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus?

    • Circe

    • Cassandra

    • Clytemnestra

    • Penelope

    Correct Answer
    A. Penelope
  • 7. 

    "No man of ____ (what) shall harm Macbeth"?

    • The Forest

    • The Court

    • Property And Status

    • Woman Born

    Correct Answer
    A. Woman Born
  • 8. 

    The fifth book in the series was called "Harry Potter and the" what?

    • Tail Of The Phoenix

    • Flight Of Fire

    • Ghostly Hallows

    • Order Of The Phoenix

    Correct Answer
    A. Order Of The Phoenix
  • 9. 

    According to legend, who was King Arthur's wife?

    • Marie Claire

    • Guinevere

    • Calpurnia

    • Juliet Capulet

    Correct Answer
    A. Guinevere
  • 10. 

    Which play starts with a ghost on the battlements?

    • King Lear

    • Hamlet

    • Richard III

    • Macbeth

    Correct Answer
    A. Hamlet
  • 11. 

    Which author's theatrical works have led to the employment of more actors than any other author's?

    • William Shakespeare

    • Arthur Miller

    • Neil Simon

    • Tennessee Williams

    Correct Answer
    A. William Shakespeare
  • 12. 

    Who wrote "Through the Looking-Glass"?

    • Jack London

    • Jonathan Wyss

    • Lewis Carroll

    • George Eliot

    Correct Answer
    A. Lewis Carroll
  • 13. 

    Who observes, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"?

    • Touchstone

    • Feste

    • Puck

    • Lear's Fool

    Correct Answer
    A. Puck
  • 14. 

    Which of the following is a character from Archie comics?

    • Rughead

    • Jughead

    • Gughead

    • Drughead

    Correct Answer
    A. Jughead
  • 15. 

    Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?

    • H.G. Wells

    • Washington Irving

    • Robert Louis Stevenson

    • James M. Barrie

    Correct Answer
    A. Washington Irving

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