FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 12 Online Trivia | Literature

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1. The Spanish author, Cervantes, wrote this work in the seventeenth century about a single-minded knight who goes on a quest that leads him to duel with windmills.

Answer: Don Quixote

The tone of this work is mock heroic and satirical, dealing with an idealistic but somewhat simple-minded knight who goes on a quest to duel with windmills (under the impression he was battling giants). The work's full name is "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha", and it was published in two parts.

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2. What is the name of the hunchbacked bellringer in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?

Answer: Quasimodo

In this epic tale of romanticism by Victor Hugo, Quasimodo falls in love with Esmeralda and strives to protect her from Claude Frollo and the French soldiers.

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3. What female author wrote a "New York Times" Bestseller about a young teenage wizard with a lightning scar?

Answer: J.K. Rowling

Born in England,on July 31, 1965, J.K. Rowling was a big rags to riches author. She began writing the first bits of the Harry Potter stories in the Elephant House, a cafe in Edinburgh. Many of her characters and expressions come from her real life experiences. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter has made her a billionaire and an instant success in children's literature.

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4. The name of a 1999 historical fiction novel by American-British novelist Tracy Chevalier is "Girl with a _______ Earring". What word is missing from the novel's title?

Answer: pearl

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is also the name of a famous oil painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, thought to have been painted around 1665. Using this painting as her source of inspiration, Chevalier's fictional novel takes place in the seventeenth century and details the life of 16-year-old Griet. Griet is a maid in the Vermeer family household, and she eventually models for Johannes Vermeer for the painting which will become "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

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5. Which of the following IS NOT a book written by Richard Dawkins?

Answer: On the Origin of Species

Richard Dawkins has many books on different aspects of biology and evolution and recently also published "The God Delusion", where he discusses God's existence.
"On the Origin of Species" was actually written by Charles Darwin and is the subject of much of Dawkins' texts.

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6. Willy Wonka wished to leave his chocolate factory to Charlie Bucket, who refused to have it under Willy's conditions. What did Wonka eventually come to agree with Charlie was more important?

Answer: Family

Willy Wonka finally met his long-lost father, and ended by agreeing with Charlie that families were the most important thing, so Charlie ended with both the factory and his family.

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7. Which novel, authored by J.D. Salinger, is associated with the shootings of Rebecca Schaeffer, Ronald Reagan and John Lennon?

Answer: The Catcher in the Rye

"The Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1951 and introduced the world to fictional protagonist Holden Caulfield, a privileged teenager whose feelings of angst and alienation catapulted him to icon status of teenage rebellion. The novel was met with critical success but also a lot of controversy.

It was banned from many schools for vulgar language, sexuality and a poor moral code. Robert John Bardo had a copy of the book when he murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer. Mark David Chapman also had a copy of the book on him when he murdered John Lennon in which he had written "This is my statement" and signed it as "Holden Caulfield".

A copy of the book was found in John Hinckley, Jr.'s hotel room after his failed assassination attempt of President Ronald Reagan.

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8. Who is the famous author who invented the character of Matilda, a small girl with magical powers?

Answer: Roald Dahl

Some other famous books by Roald Dahl are-"The BFG" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" among others.

Question by player Manjari97

9. The Hugo Award is an award annually given in which of the following fields?

Answer: Best Science Fiction or Fantasy works

Since 1955 the Hugo Award has been given to the best Science Fiction or Fantasy work in literature. There are several categories of the Hugo award including: Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Professional Artist (not all categories are listed).

Some previous categories have been discontinued. The first novel to win the Hugo was "The Demolished Man" by Alfred Bester. The 2009 winner for Best Novel was "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman.

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10. The Hardy Boys series was aimed at young male readers and was authored by a series of ghostwriters who all used what pen name?

Answer: Franklin W. Dixon

There were many, many ghost writers who used the name of Franklin W. Dixon to pen the popular series, at the petition of businessman Edward Stratemeyer, who was also the mastermind behind the Nancy Drew books. The pen name Stratemeyer chose for the authors of that series of books aimed at young female readers was Carolyn Keene. Richard M. Nixon was a U.S. president and never authored books for young readers.

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FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 12 Quiz

A mix of 10 Literature questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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