Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A novel by this world-famous Polish science fiction writer was adapted into a movie "Solaris" by Steven Soderbergh in 2002. What is the name of the writer?
2. In the 50s another book by a great Polish novelist was made into a Hollywood movie. The title of the book is "Quo Vadis" and its author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature at the beginning of the 20th century. Who is he?
3. The author of "Quo Vadis" was the first of a series of Polish laureates of Nobel Prize in Literature. Name the writer who was awarded this prize several years after him.
4. This law graduate had emigrated to Argentina just a few days before World War II broke out. His first novel "Ferdydurke", published in 1937 was adapted into a movie many decades later. Even though his books were officially banned in communist Poland for many years, they were widely read and their author became a cult writer. Who is he?
5. He was already an adult when he learnt English, yet he became one of the most outstanding anglophone writers of all time. What name did he adopt as a writer?
6. Let's switch to poetry now. Winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature, this poet worked as a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley for 20 years. What is his name?
7. In 1996, Poland being a free and democratic country by then, another Polish poet was granted this distinguished prize by the Nobel Committee, "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality". Who is she?
8. Considered the greatest Polish poet of all time, he lived in the 18/19th century when the Nobel Prize didn't exist yet and that is the only reason why he was not among its laureates. His poems are on the obligatory reading list for Polish pupils, and his great epic poem, "Pan Tadeusz" (Master Thaddeus) was adapted into a movie by Andrzej Wajda. What is the name of this poet?
9. This ethnologist, aeronaut, occultist and historian had a very interesting and stormy life. He travelled exstensively, and was also one of the first to fly a hot-air balloon. In 1815 he killed himself with a bullet to his head. His novel "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa" became a world classic. Who was he?
10. This imaginative playwright and painter was also an adventurer, who ultimately took his own life. He lived in the 20th century and was most known by his artistic nickname derived from his real surname. Who is he?
Source: Author
beatka
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
thejazzkickazz before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.