It's Time For A Change Trivia Quiz

Answer: Margaret Mitchell

The book is "Gone With The Wind". It was the only book Margaret Mitchell ever wrote. She had started the sequel but was knocked down by a car and killed before she had a chance to finish writing it. The book has become a firm favourite, and is viewed by many as a classic story of the American Civil War.

Answer: Jude

"Jude The Obscure" was Thomas Hardy's last full novel. As with his other books it is set in the semi-fictional Wessex area of England, which was loosely based on the Anglo Saxon kingdom of the same name. "Jude The Obscure" was heavily criticised at the time of publication (1895) due to the openness with which Hardy portrayed sex, a topic not much addressed in Victorian novels of the time.

Although known as a novelist during his lifetime, since the 1950s Hardy has also come to be recognised as a major Victorian poet.

Answer: Thames

Jerome K. Jerome's "Three Men In A Boat" is the story of three friends and Montmorency the dog on a boating holiday on the River Thames. Although landmarks along the river, such as Hampton Court, are described, the main thrust of the book is comic. The three encounter various situations which will all cause problems to the inexperienced boatman. One of the joys of the book is that it is still fresh today. Published in 1889 it reflects the craze of the time for boating as a leisure activity.

Answer: Walker

"Swallows and Amazons" by Arthur Ransome is set in the Lake District and takes place in the summer of 1929. It concerns the adventures of two groups of children, the Walkers who have the sailing boat 'Swallow', and the Blacketts, who have a dinghy, 'Amazon'.

They sail, camp, fish and engage in a little light piracy, and join forces against a common enemy, the Blackett's uncle, whom they christen 'Captain Flint'.

Answer: Earnshaw

"Wuthering Heights" is the only novel by Emily Bronte. It was published in 1847 and she died in 1848 at only 30 years of age. It is the story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff and their doomed love affair. There have been many film and television adaptations over the years. One of the best known is the 1939 film in which Laurence Olivier gives a wonderfully over the top performance as Heathcliff with Merle Oberon as Catherine. Olivier received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for this film, and the film also received a Best Picture nomination.

Answer: Espionage

Erskine Child's "The Riddle of the Sands", written in 1903, is one of the earliest known espionage novels. The format of verifiable authentic detail has since been used by Ian Fleming, John Buchan and John Le Carre. The adventure side of the plot owes much to the style of Victorian adventure story writers such as H. Rider Haggard.

The book was very popular prior to World War 1, and the plot of the discovery of a German plan to invade England, was often raised in debates about whether or not England was sufficiently militarily prepared for that war.

Answer: John Steinbeck

"Of Mice and Men" is one of several books John Steinbeck wrote that are set during the Depression era. It follows George Milton and mentally challenged Lennie Small, two itinerant workers. Steinbeck is widely viewed as one of America's greatest authors. "The Grapes of Wrath" received the Pulitzer Prize, and he was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Answer: Nancy

"The Pursuit of Love" (1945) is one of a trilogy of novels written by Nancy Mitford about life in an English upper class family. Although essentially comic novels these are also a reflection of what life was like at those times. Nancy Mitford was one of the semi notorious Mitford sisters.

In 1936 Diana Mitford married Sir Oswald Mosley with Adolf Hitler as guest of honour. She was imprisoned for three years during World War 2 because of her political beliefs. Deborah Mitford became the Duchess of Devonshire. Jessica Mitford was involved in the American Civil Rights Movements, and for a while was a member of the Communist Party. Nancy Mitford lived much of her life in France.

She was a noted novelist and biographer as well as a leading socialite.

Answer: Last Exit to Brooklyn

Written by Hubert Selby Jr. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" details rape, drug use, homosexuality, prostitution and more in the Brooklyn of the 1950s. Even though the book received critical acclaim the subject matter was controversial. A United Kingdom prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act in 1966 returned a guilty verdict, but that decision was reversed on appeal.

The trial and appeal are seen as something of a turning point in British censorship laws. The book was completely banned in Italy.

Answer: Beethoven

"A Clockwork Orange" is the view of the future written by Anthony Burgess. Alex, the leader of a gang of violent thugs, is an intelligent sociopath with a love of Beethoven, especially his ninth symphony. Imprisoned for murder he agrees to a brainwashing technique, but this leaves him unable to listen to his beloved music. Various twists in the plot lead to the brainwashing being reversed, and he can once again indulge himself with Beethoven.

In 1971 the book was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick.