FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 11 Quiz

Answer: PG Wodehouse

Agatha Christie's dedication in "Hallowe'en Party" reads: "To P. G. Wodehouse, whose books and stories have brightened my life for many years. Also, to show my pleasure in his having been kind enough to tell me that he enjoys my books." The feeling was mutual. Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse corresponded with each other in their later years.

In the last letter she ever wrote to him (January 14, 1975), a month before Wodehouse died, she said: "One eats and drinks what one likes, - occasionally short periods resting in bed and reading one's favourite books like those of PG Wodehouse."

Question by player MotherGoose

Answer: blood

Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking in Act 5, Scene 1 of "Macbeth", and she is seen wandering the halls, trying to rub out a spot from her hands. The "spot" she imagines is the blood of those she and her husband have murdered or caused to be murdered. She begins to feel some guilt at this point, but knows that if she stays in power, she won't have to be worried about being held accountable for the murders.

Question by player trident

Answer: Vampires

It is the story of a vampire prince who tries to take over Los Angeles California. A small band of humans come together to try and stop him, including a police detective, a priest, a young boy, and a beautiful woman with powers of her own. Who will survive?

Question by player alucard9798

Answer: John Steinbeck

Steinbeck wrote "The Red Pony" in 1933. He is best known for writing "Of Mice and Men", "East of Eden" and "The Grapes of Wrath". "The Red Pony" was first published in magazines and tells of a little boy called Jody who grows up on a ranch. His father gives him a pony to raise, which he calls Gabilan.

Question by player Senga2

Answer: Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus" is one of Shakespeare's more violent plays. In this play, Titus' daughter Lavinia is raped by the son of Tamora. In revenge, Titus kills Tamora's sons, cooks them into a pie and then gives the pie to Tamora who eats it.

Question by player Joepetz

Answer: Joanne and Kathleen

Her full legal name is Joanne Rowling, though she refers to herself as "Jo". She wrote the Harry Potter books under the pen name "J.K. Rowling" because her U.K. publisher, Bloomsbury, felt that male readers wouldn't be inclined to read a book written by a female author. Kathleen was her grandmother's name, but she only started using it as her middle name when she started the Harry Potter series.

Question by player portgleep

Answer: Bleak House

"Bleak House" is, despite its name, a place of happiness and security, rare in this novel about suffering and loss.

Question by player GillianO

Answer: Anne of Green Gables

'Anne of Green Gables' is a classic children's novel written by Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1908. The story is set in the fictional town of Avonlea in rural Prince Edward Island, Canada and is based upon the author's childhood experiences. Since it was published, the book has sold in excess of 50 million copies and has been translated into at least 36 languages.

Question by player lout62001

Answer: Wormwood

It's Matilda Wormwood. At the last, her father was chased by the police. Mrs. Honey was her teacher in her first class. Nigel Ink was one of her classmates. Matilda Wormwood had an extraordinary mind and had already read books such as 'The Old Man and the Sea', 'David Copperfield' and 'Oliver Twist' by the age of 5!

Question by player angikar

Answer: They're all set during World War II

"Catch-22" is a 1961 novel written by Joseph Heller that satirizes the military during WWII. Written by James Jones in 1952, "From Here To Eternity" describes the time surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor and was made into a successful film in which Frank Sinatra had a supporting role. Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five" was released in 1969 and features the bombing of Dresden during WWII.

Question by player bottle_rocket