Authors A-C: 'B' Trivia

31. What is Soli Hecht's profession?

From Quiz Murder in the Marais

Answer: Rabbi

Soli Hecht, Aimee's new client, is a rabbi at Temple E'Manuel, a synagogue in the Marais. He has been in contact with Aimee's father before Aimee's father's death.

From Quiz "Scouting For Boys" Robert Baden-Powell 1908

Answer: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship

This book is geared to the 'Instructor' which Baden-Powell describes as "...any man or lad who takes up the training of either a Patrol (i.e., six to eight boys), or a Troop i.e., (several Patrols joined together)." He goes on to say; "I recommend the Instructor to begin with a Patrol of eight boys if possible, and when these have qualified as First-class Scouts to select the best five or six lads to raise a Patrol each of their own and instruct it under his (the Instructor's) supervision."

From Quiz "Wild Orchid" by Beverly Brenna

Answer: Taylor Simon

Taylor Jane Simon is the 18 year old protagonist who struggles from an autistic condition.

From Quiz "Friday Night Lights"

Answer: Odessa, Texas

For this book, H.G. Bissinger traveled to Odessa, Texas.

From Quiz Easy Quiz on "The Blackgloom Bounty"

Answer: The Scythian Stone

"The Scythian Stone" was included in "The Blackgloom's Bounty" as the opening ten chapters. One false answer, "The Regents of Rhum" happens to be the name of the second book of the series.

From Quiz "The Secret of Castle Cant" by K.P. Bath

Answer: She is a foundling.

Lon and Hester Wickwright found Infant Lucy on their doorstep. She had been left there by someone. She is not an orphan (yet).

From Quiz Green Rider Book 1

Answer: Selium

Karigan has just run away from school after getting into a fight with Timas Mirwell.

From Quiz A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil

Answer: Martin

In Primer 1, the narrator follows Martin, who is at his first day of school. The other three children listed as incorrect answers are also present. Seeing as the kids are new to school, they don't know what to expect. Their teacher, Mrs. Murphy, is a kind woman, but Martin is somewhat puzzled by her polite actions on the first day. It is also shown that Colin is highly influenced by his peers. After the first day of school, Martin shows off some of his new 'vocabulary' to his family.

From Quiz The Skinners of Goldfield

Answer: Orion

His name is Orion, named after the stars by his mother. He says that since his name is Orion, he enjoys looking at the stars at night.

From Quiz Running with Scissors

Answer: blue blazer, red tie

Burroughs mentions this in the chapter entitled "Little Boy Blue Navy Blazer." The red tie was a clip-on.

From Quiz Arthur and George

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

That was a given, I hope. The book portrays the lives of both Conan Doyle and Edalji, starting in early childhood and continuing on to after Sir Arthur's death.

From Quiz "Anna of Byzantium," by Tracy Barrett

Answer: Comnena

Anna was named for her grandmother, Anna Dalassena, but her last name is different.

From Quiz The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet

Answer: Arthur Brooke

"The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet" was written by Arthur Brooke and first published in 1562 (two years before Shakespeare was born). It was also reprinted in 1587, a full eight years before the first performance of "Romeo and Juliet" took place.

From Quiz "Sugar Rush" By Julie Burchill

Answer: Maria Sweet

Zoe Clements is 'Queen Bee' at Preston High. Polly Hobart is her lap dog after Kim leaves to go to Ravensdene Comp. Suzy Sweet is Maria's mother.

From Quiz David Brin's "Startide Rising"

Answer: a derelict fleet of spaceships the size of moons

The derelict fleet is rumored to be the abandoned remains of the Progenitors, the alien species thought to be the first sentient race.

From Quiz "Dakota Dream"

Answer: Floyd Rayfield

Floyd was a young man and both his biological mother and father were dead. He spent most of his time in group homes and foster parents. The one thing that he wanted most to become was an Indian in the Dakota tribe.

From Quiz Ronnie, the Evil Hippie

Answer: Pan

Captain America was the nickname of Peter Fonda's character in "Easy Rider." Oberon is the king of the fairies. Sky Dog is the name of a different character. Pan, usually depicted as a satyr with a reed pipe, is the Greek god of shepherds. He is associated with male virility and unbridled carnal desire. He was not held in high regard by the other gods. According to Plutarch, Pan is the only Greek god who is dead. The two names, Ronnie and Pan, usually appear within a few words of each other, and he is not consistently referred to as "Pan" by other characters in the book. They seem to call him by his chosen nickname either when they are feeling friendly to him or when they are being sarcastic. The constant play between the two names matches the uncertain quality of his relationship with Drop City.

From Quiz Jorge Luis Borges and his prose

Answer: Novel and drama

The only alleged attempt of Borges to write a novel was "The Congress" which ultimately appeared as a short story in the collection "The Book of Sand" (1975). To the best of my knowledge, he never tried to compose a play.

From Quiz To Sir With Love

Answer: Autobiographical novel

"To Sir With Love" is the elaborated story of the author's own experiences as a reluctant schoolteacher in London's East End.

From Quiz Conviction: A Sequel to Pride and Prejudice

Answer: Revenge

"Revenge" was published in 2003 in four parts in "The First Line" magazine. "The Wide Sargaso Sea," by Jean Rhys, is a sequel to Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," told from the perspective of Bertha. "Scarlet" by Alexandra Ripley, is a sequel to "Gone With the Wind."

From Quiz Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Answer: Breakfast Flock

Jonathan usually doesn't mess with this, preferring instead to fly "way off alone, beyond boat and shore."

From Quiz Amy Peppercorn - "Living the Dream" trivia

Answer: Beccs

Amy feels that she and Beccs are drifting apart, partly because of Beccs's cousin, Kirsten, who hates Amy. By the end of the book they are best friends again. Ray is Amy's manager and Jag is her boyfriend for part of the book.

From Quiz Trading Up - Candace Bushnell

Answer: New York City

Janey lives in New York City but often visits The Hamptons and the story ends with Janey in Los Angeles.

From Quiz 'Is Harry On The Boat?' - Colin Butts

Answer: Young Free and Single

'Young Free and Single', or 'YF&S' as it is known, is a holiday company that has hotels in many of the happening resorts in the Mediterranean. Their main aim is to get their holidaymakers drunk as fast as possible and to stay drunk for as long as possible!

From Quiz CURRAHEE!

Answer: Detroit, Michigan

He lived in the western part of Detroit.

From Quiz An Adirondack Tragedy

Answer: Cortland

In 1906 the population of Cortland was only 15,000.

From Quiz Manners in Fanny Burney's "Evelina."

Answer: She refuses to dance with him, and then accepts someone else.

Because it was a "private" ball instead of a "public" one, Evelina can dance with a stranger if she pleases, but she refuses because Mr. Lovel asks her rudely. She doesn't realize that, according to the manners of the time, she was supposed to refuse all other partners, or risk offending him.

From Quiz John Benton's "Bad Girl" books

Answer: Debbie

After her stint in the Walter Hoving Home, Debbie ended up marrying her now-saved pimp, Harding. Awwww!

From Quiz William S. Burroughs, beat author.

Answer: "Naked Lunch"

This "unfilmable" novel was filmed. The movie was directed by David Cronenberg, and released in 1991.

From Quiz "Ball Four" - The Final Pitch

Answer: Seattle Pilots

Bouton's rights were sold by the Yankees in the summer of 1968 to the expansion team from Seattle. Bouton had been a World Series winner and an All-Star with the Yankees.

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