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Quiz about Double Dilemma
Quiz about Double Dilemma

Double Dilemma Trivia Quiz


This is a dual quiz, you must know your literature as well as being able to do cryptics. I giggled aloud while making some of these clues, have fun and enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Fiachra
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
153,702
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
533
Question 1 of 10
1. Could one of Shakespeare's tragedies be hiding in this village?

Answer: (6 letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Has Ms. Austen's heroine been sampling some emmental?

Answer: (4 letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. Ask this magician for Dicken's masterpiece.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. Turn this less able miser on his head for a novel and a musical.

Answer: (Two Words 3 letters / 10 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. Could Mr. Rushdie's offspring be seen at the witching hour?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 10
6. Anthony Alucard looks back for his Dad.

Answer: (7 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. It's an internal matter for Mr.Poe whether aventurine or obsidian is used.

Answer: (2 words 3 letters / 5 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Look here for what sounds like a conquistador's sea diary.

Answer: (7 words Steinbeck)
Question 9 of 10
9. Mariner lass needs re-arranging for a tale of gold and love.

Answer: (Two Words 5 letters / 6 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. Is this Venus de Milo's favourite book?

Answer: (Four words Hemingway)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Could one of Shakespeare's tragedies be hiding in this village?

Answer: Hamlet

'Hamlet'is a play and is also another word for a village.
2. Has Ms. Austen's heroine been sampling some emmental?

Answer: Emma

Some of EMMentAl = 'Emma'
3. Ask this magician for Dicken's masterpiece.

Answer: David Copperfield

The magician and the novel share the same name.
4. Turn this less able miser on his head for a novel and a musical.

Answer: Les Miserables

LESS ABLE MISER = anagram of 'LES MISERABLES'.
5. Could Mr. Rushdie's offspring be seen at the witching hour?

Answer: Midnight's Children

Offspring = children
Witching hour = midnight.
This book, 'Midnight's Children', won the Booker prize in 1981.
6. Anthony Alucard looks back for his Dad.

Answer: Dracula

Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards. Anthony Alucard is, literary wise, the son of Dracula.
7. It's an internal matter for Mr.Poe whether aventurine or obsidian is used.

Answer: The Raven

WheTHER AVENturine etc.
8. Look here for what sounds like a conquistador's sea diary.

Answer: The Log From the Sea of Cortez

Conquistador = Cortes which sounds exactly like Cortez, which is the sea.
Sea Diary = log.
9. Mariner lass needs re-arranging for a tale of gold and love.

Answer: Silas Marner

Mariner lass = anagram of 'Silas Marner'.
10. Is this Venus de Milo's favourite book?

Answer: A Farewell to Arms

Venus de Milo is a famous staute without full arms. 'A Farewell to Arms', is one of Hemingway's well known novels.
Source: Author Fiachra

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