tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377107750255011352024-03-12T20:33:11.632-07:00Literature Quiz Northern PeaksQuiz, Literature Quiz, Literary QuizNorthernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-45779008183327385232008-05-28T23:36:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:18:40.564-07:00Literature Quiz 61. When told he had to pay a large sum of money for a needed operation, who sighed, 'I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means?<br />Ans. Oscar Wilde<br /><br />2. Robert Altman interwove a selection of Raymond Carver stories for his film Short Cuts. Tom Waits and Lily Tomlin portrayed characters from which Carver story?<br />A. They're Not Your Husband<br /><br />3. Which fictional character links these actors: Alain Delon, John Malkovitch, Matt Damon and Dennis Hopper?<br />Ans. Tom Ripley<br /><br />4. In this film about building a wall - in which the author makes a brief appearance - the ending differs from the novel. Who is the author?<br />Ans. Paul Auster<br /><br />5. A novel that made an especially successful jump to the screen in 1962 contains a creepy character whose name was later picked up by a band. The character's name is . .<br />Ans. Boo Radley<br /><br />6. Which actor recently portrayed the character of Maurice Bendrix in the film adaptation of a Graham Greene novel?<br />Ans. Ralph Fiennes<br /><br />7. Edna Ferber is the author, the novel set in Texas. The film adaptation featured a sex symbol who died before its completion. The name of the character whom the actor played is . . .<br />Ans. Jett Rink<br /><br />8. Whose life ends tragically when her well meaning, but misguided, father forced her to marry Edred Fitzpiers rather than the man she truly loves?<br />Ans. Grace Melbury<br /><br />9. What is the name of the young hero in "Treasure Island"?<br />Ans. Jim Hawkins<br /><br />10. In this British novel, adapted for film, the chief mate of a ship jumps overboard when it threatens to sink. What's the title?<br />Ans. Lord Jim<br /><br />Admin 3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-55989679914764511632008-05-28T23:33:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:19:24.511-07:00Literature Quiz 51. This novel describes the love of a New York lawyer for the separated wife of a Polish count. Who is the actress who played the countess in the 1993 film adaptation?<br />Ans. Michelle Pheiffer<br /><br />2. Which literary character has been played in over fifty films by actors including an Olympic shot-putter, a U.S. footballer, a British naval officer and the son-in-law of the character's creator?<br />Ans. Tarzan<br /><br />3. The nude wresting scene was a famous first in this film based on a classic British novel. What's the title?<br />Ans. Women in Love<br /><br />4. What word connects Citizen Kane and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?<br />Ans. Xanadu<br /><br />5. Which one of the following characters, from literature and film, is purely fictitious?<br />Ans. The Prisoner of Zenda<br /><br />6. The 1991 novel "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley was a sequel to which other novel?<br />Ans. "Gone With The Wind"<br /><br />7. Which of the following authors had more of their books borrowed from libraries in the UK in the year 2000 than the others? Danielle Steel, Ruth Rendell or Patricia Cornwell<br />Ans. Danielle Steel<br /><br />8. By what name was Percy Blakeney better known in a novel by Baroness Orczy?<br />Ans. The Scarlet Pimpernel<br /><br />9. What is the name given to the system for categorizing library books?<br />Ans. Dewey Decimal System<br /><br />10. For what novel did J. K. Rowling win the 1999 Whitbread "Children's book of the year" award?<br />Ans. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"<br /><br />By Admin 3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-1895506280804546232008-05-28T23:29:00.000-07:002009-02-15T09:37:22.999-08:00Literature Quiz 41. Who is raised by his maternal uncle, Nikolai Vedenlapin, after his mother dies and he's abandoned by his alcoholic father?<br />Ans. Yuri Zhivago<br /><br />2. This popular stage play turned film, set on a New England college campus, features a game called "Humiliate the Host." Who is the character who initiates the game?<br />Ans. Martha<br /><br />3. What character, created by Charles Dickens, dies of spontaneous combustion?<br />Ans. Mr. Crook<br /><br />4. The following taboo phrases were used by which writer?<br />"I fart at thee", "shit on your head', "dirty bastard"<br />Ans. Ben Johnson<br /><br />5. Whose life ended in tragedy, in part, because the letter she slipped under the door went under the carpet, instead?<br />Ans. Tess Derbeyfield<br /><br />6. When a new bride's honeymoon in Rome failed to go as planned, who took pity on her and became her second husband?<br />Ans. Will Ladislaw<br /><br />7. Who sells his wife, Susan and baby daughter, Elizabeth-Jane to a sailor for 5 guineas at a county fair?<br />Ans. Michael Henchard<br /><br />8. Who consoled herself with writing after suffering a serious back injury while tightening the saddle on her horse?<br />Ans. Elizabeth Barrett Browning<br /><br />9. This author said: "You'd have to kill me and prop me up in the seat of my car with a smile painted on my face to get me to go near Hollywood," but he enjoyed the 1982 film version of one of his novels just before he died. That film, now a classic, reduced the original six-word title to just two. Name the film.<br />Ans. Blade Runner<br /><br />10. What novel centres on Anne Elliot's regret at having been talked out of marrying the man she loves?<br />Ans. Persuasion<br /><br />By Admin 3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-66101130784125712042008-05-28T23:24:00.000-07:002009-02-15T09:37:53.942-08:00Literature Quiz 31. Who traveled from West Africa to Wisconsin to propose to Jane Porter?<br />Ans. Tarzan<br /><br />2. In what novel do we find the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes battling over ownership of a country house?<br />Ans. The Remains of the Day<br /><br />3. What author survived a bullet to the throat while fighting in the Spanish Civil War?<br />Ans. George Orwell<br /><br />4. Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'?<br />Ans. peter pan<br /><br />5. A southern poet wrote the novel and Burt Reynolds starred in the film. Name the title and author.<br />Ans. Deliverance, James Dickey<br /><br />6. What novel revolves around the tension between Britons and Indians in Chandrapore when a doctor is put on trial for assault?<br />Ans. A Passage to India<br /><br />7. What Southern American writer's final short story, 'Judgment Day' is a completely rewritten version of his/her first, 'The Geranium?<br />Ans. Flannery O'Conner<br /><br />8. Behind Shakespeare, who is the second most published author of all time?<br />Ans. Charles Dickens<br /><br />9. What character's 'corners of his mouth spread till they were within an unimportant distance of his ears' when he smiled?<br />Ans. Gabriel Oak<br /><br />10. What is the book 'Lord of the Flies' about?<br />Ans. school boys on a desert island<br /><br />Admin 3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-1946157337186941292008-05-28T23:20:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:20:49.240-07:00Literature Quiz 21 .'Jane Eyre' was written by which Bronte sister?<br />Ans. charlotte<br /><br />12. Hemingway argued that this actor was too fat and out of shape to play one of his characters. Who was he?<br />Ans. Spencer Tracy<br /><br />13. In the book' The Lord of the Rings', who or what is Bilbo?<br />Ans. hobbit<br /><br />14. Many film versions have been made based on this 19th century novel which is narrated by a man named Lockwood. What's the title?<br />Ans.Wuthering Heights<br /><br />15. Who wrote the crime novel "Ten Little Niggers"?<br />Ans. Agatha Christie<br /><br />16. In The Three Musketeers, one of the characters is challenged to three duels the first day he arrives in Paris. Which one?<br />Ans. d'Artagnan<br /><br />17. Name the award-winning play-cum-film with the famous yell of "Stell-lahhhhhhh!”<br />Ans. Street Car Named Desire<br /><br />18. What Charles Dickens novel revolves around the same debtors' prison in which his father spent time in 1924?<br />Ans. Little Dorrit<br /><br />9. Which of these was not written by Ian Fleming: a.) Doctor Nob.) From Russia, With Lovec.) Die Another Dayd.) You Only Live Twicee.) Moonraker<br />Ans. c.) Die Another Day<br /><br />10. What American classic features 'the Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg?<br />Ans. The Great Gatsby<br /><br />By admin3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-2824708758494134062008-05-28T22:53:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:21:10.081-07:00Literature quiz mixed bag 1<div>1. Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?<br />A. Lewis Carroll</div><br /><div><br />2.In what year was the first public library in the UK opened?<br />A. 1847<br /><br />3. How many lines does a sonnet have?<br />A. 14</div><br /><div><br />4. This 1962 British cult classic contained a final chapter that was cut in the American version of both the novel and film, providing a far more menacing ending. Name the title.<br />A Clockwork Orange</div><br /><div><br />5. Who wrote 'Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise'?<br />A. Shakespeare<br /><br />6.Which is the first Harry Potter book?<br />A. Harry potter and the philosopher's stone<br /><br />7. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written?<br />A. 14th century</div><br /><div><br />8. What novel finds Paul Pennyfeather, kicked out of Oxford and teaching at a small private school?<br />A. Decline and Fall<br /><br />9. What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, writer of 'Treasure Island'?<br />A. Scottish</div><br /><div><br />10. Which famous book by Herman Melville opens with the line "Call Me<br />Ishmael"?<br />A. "Moby Dick"<br /><br /></div>By Admin3<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937710775025501135.post-60869450692756240032008-04-18T19:37:00.000-07:002009-02-15T09:38:29.253-08:001.who is the author of the book The Three Musketeers ?<br />Ans. Alexander Dumas<br /><br />2. Which fictional character links Kathy Acker, Brian Cox and Sir Anthony Hopkins?<br />A. Hannibal Lecter. (Cox played him in the first film, Manhunter; Acker had a book titled Hannibal Lecter, My Father; and Hopkins played the role in the three better known films.)<br /><br />3. Which Thomas Harris novel was the top selling adult fiction novel of the year 2000 in the UK?<br />A. "Hannibal"<br /><br />4. Mrs Tiggie Winkle appears in what series of books?<br />A. "The Tales Of Beatrix Potter"<br /><br />For better material on good literature quiz you can refer to <a href="http://neoquizspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Literature%20Quiz">Neo Quiz Spot </a>Northernpeakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14348971300950413627noreply@blogger.com0