Read It and Quiz: Books 2006–2007 Trivia Challenge
1.
In the movie "Black Book", what does Rachel do to fight the Nazis?
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She Joins The Resistance
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The movie "Black Book" is set during which war or revolution?
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World War II
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In the 2006 movie "Black Book", what does Rachel become after her parents are killed?
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A Resistance Fighter
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What is the original title of the 2006 movie, "Black Book"?
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Zartboek
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What religion is the character Rachel in the movie "Black Book"?
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Jewish
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Which country submitted "Black Book" as its entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar?
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Netherlands
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In the movie "Black Book", Rachel Stein falls for a high-ranking officer of which army?
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German
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In Black Book, who plays the lead role of Rachel Stein?
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Carice van Houten
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What is the main character Rachel Stein's cover identity in Black Book?
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Ellis de Vries
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In Black Book, what happens to the character of Hans Akkermans?
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He is killed by Rachel as part of a revenge plot.
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The author of "An Inconvenient Truth", Al Gore, ran for President in which year?
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2000
12.
The last Lemony Snicket book, "The End", peaked at what on the Best-Selling Children's Books list for 2006?
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1st
13.
Where are a group of mummified bodies discovered in Lisa Gardner's book "Hide"?
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A Former Mental Hospital
14.
What is the basic premise of "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult?
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A School Shooting
15.
What country does most of "The Kite Runner" take place in?
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Afghanistan
16.
In "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben, who replaces Jessica Culver as Myron Bolitar's new girlfriend?
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Ali Wilder
17.
What 2007 book is about a family's attempt to eat only food grown within 100 miles of their home?
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
18.
What is the name of the vampire hunter and animator in Laurell K. Hamilton's "The Harlequin"?
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Anita Blake
19.
Which 2006 Patricia Cornwell novel was originally serialized in "The New York Times Magazine"?
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At Risk
20.
In the book "Lisey's Story", written by Stephen King, what was Scott Landon's profession?
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Author
21.
"Maximum Ride: Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports" is James Patterson's 3rd book about what?
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Avian-Human Kids
22.
Which deity is the subject of Deepak Chopra's 2007 spiritual biography?
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Buddha
23.
What is Sophie Neveu's occupation in "The Da Vinci Code"?
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Cryptologist
24.
In "Hide" by Lisa Gardner, which former girlfriend asks Bobby Dodge to assist in an investigation?
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D.D. Warren
25.
Who is nicknamed "Son of Manson" by the media in "The Sleeping Doll"?
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Daniel Pell
26.
In "Lean Mean Thirteen", what is the name of Stephanie's ex-husband who goes missing?
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Dickie Orr
27.
Where is the Cross family vacationing when Alex is called away on business in "Mary, Mary"?
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Disneyland
28.
In Catherine Coulter's "Double Take", who goes to California after a tip about his missing wife?
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Dix Noble
29.
What kind of animal is Marley of "Marley and Me"?
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Dog
30.
What is the main location of "Beach Road" by James Patterson?
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East Hampton
31.
Which children's book of 2006 involves a plot about Johannes Gutenberg?
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Endymion Spring
32.
In Catherine Coulter's "Double Take", Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock work for which agency?
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FBI
33.
Which best selling author of "Ella Enchanted" released a follow-up book in 2006?
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Gail Carson Levine
34.
What famous character from Thomas Harris' "Hannibal Rising" was featured in three previous books?
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Hannibal Lecter
35.
What 2007 book completed the seven-part series of an orphaned wizard boy and his friends?
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
36.
Who is kidnapped at the beginning of "The Husband" by Dean Koontz?
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Holly Rafferty
37.
In the "Harry Potter" books, what education do the children of wizards have before Hogwarts?
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Home Education Only
38.
Who is Harry Bosch's new rookie partner in Michael Connelly's "The Overlook"?
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Iggy Ferras
39.
Which book was written by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf with Jilani Khan as co-author?
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In The Line Of Fire: A Memoir
40.
What is the name of the protagonist in "The Bourne Betrayal"?
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Jason Bourne
41.
In "A Thousand Splendid Suns", who is forced to marry Rasheed after her parents are killed?
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Laila
42.
What Las Piernas newspaper does Irene Kelly work for in the novel "Kidnapped" by Jan Burke?
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Express
43.
What was the best-selling sequel to Janet Evanovich's "Twelve Sharp"?
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Lean Mean Thirteen
44.
Author Stephen King's horror books are mostly set in which state?
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Maine
45.
What popular illustrator contributed to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?
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Mary GrandPre
46.
Which sequel to "Twilight" was released in 2006 for teen readers?
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New Moon
47.
Bob Greene, author of "The Best Life Diet", is the personal trainer of which celebrity?
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Oprah
48.
After her death, who visits Chick as a ghost in "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom?
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Pauline
49.
Tina Brown's "The Diana Chronicles" is a biography of what famous Diana?
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Princess Diana
50.
What is the name of the thousand-year-old secret society depicted in "The Da Vinci Code"?
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Priory Of Sion
51.
In Lisa Gardner's "Gone", which main character is abducted from her car?
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Rainie Conner
52.
What did evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins attack in "The God Delusion"?
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Religion
53.
What is the first name of the First Lady whose husband's writings comprise "The Reagan Diaries"?
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Nancy
54.
What is the name of John's true love in Nicholas Sparks's "Dear John"?
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Savannah
55.
Who is the heroine of Janet Evanovich's book "Twelve Sharp"?
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Stephanie Plum
56.
In what time period is Ian McEwan's book "On Chesil Beach" primarily set?
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The 1960's
57.
In "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, the narrator reminisces about his life in what career?
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The Circus
58.
What was the debut novel by the author of 2007's "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?
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The Kite Runner
59.
Richard Dawkins, author of the 2006 bestseller "The God Delusion", also wrote which book?
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The Selfish Gene
60.
What is the militia group that owes allegiance to Arlo Goodman in John Sandford's "Dead Watch"?
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The Watchmen
61.
In Dean Koontz's "The Good Guy", who is mistaken for a hit man?
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Timothy Carrier
62.
Mariam and Laila in "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini are connected in what way?
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Wives To The Same Man
63.
What was Julia Child, the best selling author of "My Life in France" famous for?
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Writing Cook Books
64.
With whom did "State of Denial" author Bob Woodward collaborate for his book about Watergate?
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Carl Bernstein
65.
Which author tells the tale of a father and his young son struggling in a post-apocalyptic America?
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Cormac McCarthy
66.
What is the title of Thomas Harris' book about Hannibal Lector released in 2006?
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Hannibal Rising
67.
The seventh and final book in the series is called "Harry Potter" and what?
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The Deathly Hallows
68.
What book was #1 on the paperback best-selling children's books list for 2006?
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Harry Potter And Half-Blood Prince
69.
The first book in J.K. Rowling's best-selling, multi-volume series was "Harry Potter" and what?
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The Philosopher's Stone
70.
In the "Harry Potter" books, which house was Cedric Diggory a member of?
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Hufflepuff
71.
What are the first two names of J.K. Rowling, author of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?
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Joanna Kathleen
72.
What does the word "plagiarism" mean in literature?
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Passing Off Ideas As One's Own
73.
The diary of which U.S. President peaked at #3 among "USA Today" best-selling books in May 2007?
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Ronald Reagan
74.
What updated 2006 best seller deals with exponential technical advances of the digital revolution?
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The World Is Flat
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What 2006 book is 12th in a series about a sassy New Jersey bounty hunter, slapstick and gunplay?
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Twelve Sharp
76.
"Lean Mean Thirteen" was published in 2007 by which author?
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Janet Evanovich
77.
In the 2007 book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", who is married to Remus Lupin?
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Tonks
78.
In the 2007 book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", who is living at the Malfoy's home?
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Lord Voldemort
79.
In the 2007 book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", who leaves tea outside Harry's door?
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Dudley
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After Voldemort tries to kill him in 2007's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Harry meets whom?
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Dumbledore
81.
Who wrote "A Disorder Peculiar To The Country" in 2006?
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Ken Kalfus
82.
In the bestseller "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini, how old is Mariam at her marriage?
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15
83.
How many novels had Danielle Steele published before releasing the 2006 novel "Coming Out"?
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66
84.
In Dean Koontz's book "The Good Guy", how much money is Time given in the bar?
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$10,000
85.
The book "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen takes place in what era?
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1930's
86.
In the title of Richard Dawkins' 2006 plea for science over religion, what is God?
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A Delusion
87.
What horrific crime occurs in Jodi Picoult's 2007 bestseller "Nineteen Minutes"?
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A High-School Shooting Massacre
88.
What was the best selling book written by an African-American in the first six months of 2007?
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A Lesson Before Dying
89.
What 2007 fiction bestseller by Khaled Hosseini is about a family in Afghanistan?
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
90.
In what country does Khaled Hosseini's 2007 novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns", take place?
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Afghanistan
91.
Who or what is referenced in the title of Clive Cussler's book "The Navigator"?
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Ancient Phoenician Statue
92.
Which CNN on-air personality authored the 2006 non-fiction book "Dispatches from the Edge"?
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Anderson Cooper
93.
What's the first short story in Stephen King's "Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales"?
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Autopsy Room Four
94.
In what country does Alexander McCall Smith's 2006 novel "Blue Shoes and Happiness" take place?
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Botswana
95.
In "Invisible Prey", whose murder prompts the Governor to put Lucas Davenport on the investigation?
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Constance Bucher
96.
What does the title character of "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" suffer from?
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Down's Syndrome
97.
In Mitch Albom's 2007 book "For One More Day", what happens to the main character on that day?
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Spends It With His Dead Mother
98.
"Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship" is about a friendship between whom?
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Hippopotamus And Tortoise
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In the bestseller "Like Water For Elephants", what causes the main character to join the circus?
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His Parents' Death In A Car Crash
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"Water for Elephants" tells the story of a former circus worker who ends up where?
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In A Nursing Home
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