The Amazing Quiz On Great Books
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Which of these Vonnegut works is about an abstract painter?
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Bluebeard
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Cat's Cradle
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Breakfast Of Champions
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Deadeye Dick
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Explore the depths of classic and modern literature in 'The Amazing Quiz on Great Books'. Test your knowledge on characters, themes, and plots from notable works by Vonnegut, Webster, Delillo, Dickens, and more. Ideal for literature enthusiasts and students seeking to enhance their analytical skills.
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In John Webster's play "The Duchess of Malfi", who executes the Duchess?
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Ferdinand
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Antonio
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The Cardinal
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Bosola
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A. Bosola -
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In Don Delillo's novel "White Noise", Jack Gladney is fatally infected by what?
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HIV
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Airborne Toxic Event
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Dylorama
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Television Signals
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A. Airborne Toxic Event -
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What are the Audie awards presented for?
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Excellence In Audio Engineering
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Best German Car
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Cowboy Of The Year
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Excellence In Audio Books
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A. Excellence In Audio Books -
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Which main character in the film "Lord of Illusions" was not in the short story?
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Butterfield
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D'amour
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Swann
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Nix
Correct Answer
A. Nix -
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The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy includes which of these titles?
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The Hobbit
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Fellowship Of The Brothers
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The Three Towers
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The Return Of The King
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A. The Return Of The King -
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In "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, what was the name of the performing circus dog?
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Happylegs
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Bandylegs
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Funnylegs
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Merrylegs
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A. Merrylegs -
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In the book "Shogun", what did the Japanese call Blackthorn?
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Brackforn-San
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Anjin-San
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Blackthorn-San
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The Barbarian
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A. Anjin-San -
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Joan la Pucelle (aka Joan of Arc) appears as a character in which play?
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Henry VI, Part 1
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Henry IV, Part 1
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Henry VI, Part 3
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Henry V
Correct Answer
A. Henry VI, Part 1 -
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In what year was Andy Warhol's "A Gold Book By Andy Warhol" first published?
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1959
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1957
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1966
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1949
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A. 1957 -
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"Deadwood Dick" is the nickname of what African American Cowboy?
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Jackson Smith
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Jessie Lee
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Rich Rogers
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Nat Love
Correct Answer
A. Nat Love -
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Otto Frank published his daughter Anne's diaries in what year (English version was published years later)?
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1958
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1952
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1944
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1947
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A. 1947 -
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What are the names of the enemy monsters portrayed by Shoichi Hirose in "King Kong Escapes"?
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Mechani-Kong And Mogera
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Mechani-Kong And Mechagodzilla
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Gorosaurus And Angilas
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Gorosaurus And Mechani-Kong
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A. Gorosaurus And Mechani-Kong -
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How many full-length Sherlock Holmes novels were originally written?
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Four
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Sixteen
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One
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Seventy-Five
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A. Four -
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In 1994, 1995 and 1996 John Grisham had the top selling fiction book on the best seller lists, which one was not one of these?
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The Chamber
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The Rainmaker
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The Runaway Jury
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The Pelican Brief
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A. The Pelican Brief -
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