Authors D-G: 'G' Trivia

1. Starting on Empire Day eight years after Palpatine's rise to power, "Lost Stars" follows the lives of Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree. Both of them live on which planet in the Outer Rim?

From Quiz "Lost Stars" by Claudia Gray

Answer: Jelucan

Thane and Ciena both live on the remote planet of Jelucan, a cold, mountainous world at the edge of the Outer Rim. Thane and his brother Dalven, sons of Oris and Ganaire Kyrell, are part of a second wave of settlers to colonize on Jelucan, and lead relatively modern lives by Galactic standards. Conversely, Ciena, daughter of Paron and Verine Ree, is part of the first group of people to settle on Jelucan. Her ancestors were exiled from their home after their king was overthrown and they refused to bow down to the new ruler. They settled in the valleys of Jelucan, and, in homage to their fallen king, live a life lacking in modern comforts. To the first wave settlers, honor and loyalty are the most important aspects of their existence, and to break an oath of loyalty or a promise is the most unspeakable thing a person can do.

From Quiz "Five Little Indians" by Michelle Good

Answer: Lily

In the prologue of the book, Clara, Mariah, Liz and Kendra are gathered at Mariah's cabin. They are preparing for a burial, reminiscing and praying as they wait for the casket to arrive. We learn that it is Lily in the casket, a young girl who died years ago at the Mission residential school. Clara is haunted by the death of Lily and the women are relieved that they have been able to bring her body home.

From Quiz All About Lisa Genova

Answer: neuroscience

Neuroscience is a field in which the structure and function of the brain and nervous system are studied. In addition to her Harvard Ph.D., Genova also graduated with honors from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology. Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine.

From Quiz Deceptive Cadence

Answer: Perpetrating a grant fraud

Conor's brother Thomas submitted a fraudulent grant application to the European Union. When the authorities came to arrest him, Thomas had fled the country, and since Conor had signed the forms (innocently) the Irish authorities arrested him instead.

From Quiz Poldark

Answer: American Revolutionary War

Captain Ross Poldark was a British redcoat who served during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for three years until his return to Cornwall in 1783. He recalled his time during the war, serving under Lord Cornwallis, receiving a musket ball wound to his ankle, and a bayonet cut to his face during a local skirmish. The scar was the result of the bayonet cut.

From Quiz Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Answer: Japan

Lady Catherine dispatched several of her ninjas to fight Elizabeth. Quickly, Elizabeth killed all of Lady Catherine's ninjas and ate the heart of the last ninja she killed. Lady Catherine was appalled at Elizabeth for her actions.

From Quiz "In The Shadow of Man"

Answer: Louis Leakey chose her after she became an assistant secretary in his museum office.

Jane writes that she was always interested in animals. Her mother gave her a toy chimpanzee, named Jubilee, when she was a year old. Jubilee was her favorite companion, and she still has the toy! When visiting a friend in Kenya, she was told that if she really was interested in animals, she should meet Dr. Leakey. At the time he was curator of the National Museum in Nairobi. He gave her a job as an assistant secretary, which eventually led to an invitation to participate in the Leakey's paleontological dig at the Olduvai Gorge. Jane believed she was chosen because of her lack of formal education; she would begin the study with a completely unbiased belief, with a real desire to acquire knowledge. All she needed was patience and perseverance! Later, Leakey insisted that Jane attend university in England, primarily because he believed a degree would given her findings more validity, and help her face less criticism from the scientific community.

From Quiz Take Me Out

Answer: Darren Lemming

Kippy is our narrator, and he describes Darren as being so good, he had a "sixth tool" that no one else could see. Darren was played by Daniel Sunjata in the original Broadway run. Kawabata and Jason are minor characters in the play.

From Quiz Dreaming in Cuban

Answer: Bakery

Celia del Pino spends the night watching the sea with her binoculars for any signs of invasion. From her balcony in the year 1972, she is the first line of defense of any enemy forces (as appointed by her neighbourhood). Since her house on the coast of Northern Cuba overlooks the ocean, she has the ideal vantage point. During her surveillance on this night she sees a light on the water and the ghost of her husband walks to the edge of the beach saying something she can't quite hear and radiating an eerie light. By the time she rushes to meet him at the water's edge, he disappears. Celia decides to wade through the shallow waters at the shore while she remembers her husband, who went to the United States (where he passed away) not too long ago. She also thinks about her granddaughter, Pilar, who has resided in New York City, as an artist, for years. She finds herself wading too deep and returns to shore to await the returning fishing boats. One of Celia's children, Felicia, arrives at the house and discovers that her mother has gone swimming. Celia tells her to send a telegram to Javier, her son in Prague, to state that his father has died after four years in New York City. After work, Felicia drives to her best friend Hermanita's house where the two of them sacrifice a goat to their gods. Another of Celia's daughters, Lourdes, heads to work at her Brooklyn bakery before sunrise. Before the bakery opens she receives a call from a nun who has been attending to her father. She states that she witnessed him, in full health, walk through the wall and to the East River radiating a blue light. That afternoon, Lourdes closes the shop early and visits the hospital at which her father passed away to view the body. Upon returning home, already in an emotional state, she is also unable to locate her daughter, Pilar, and assumes she is missing. She calls the police, hospitals, fire station, and radio stations to ensure that she is found.

From Quiz Atmospheric Disturbances

Answer: Puppy

Leo awakens from a migraine-induced daze to find a woman who looks exactly like, and behaves identically to, his wife Rema, walking in with a puppy, an animal which she normally has no inclination towards. Somehow, Leo knows this is not his wife - he has a feeling that something is different. Leo, a psychiatrist, is forced to leave in the middle of the night to attend to a patient in the psychiatric ER and he leaves his wondering for later. Arriving at the hospital where both he and his wife work (he as a doctor and she as a translator), Leo is simply confused and his mind keeps swaying back to the issue of his possible impostor wife. Nevertheless, someone has been brought in, presumably his patient, Harvey, and presumably missing a 'stolen leg'. He decides to check some files. Harvey is a peculiar fellow who, apparently, disappeared a couple of days before Rema was replaced by a fake. When Harvey first came to Leo he had schizotypal personality disorder and believed that he was a secret agent for the Royal Academy of Meteorology. His duty: control the weather and proliferate the randomness of the elements to prevent opposing groups from taking advantage of weather fronts in this and other parallel worlds. Knowing the weather is power. Harvey claims to only control small bouts of wind, though. Small fry. His father, apparently, was also a member of this elite weather-controlling group, but he was abducted and sent to another world. Of course, months ago, Leo was persuaded by Rema to lie to Harvey (unethically) and claim he was a higher rank in the Royal Academy of Meteorology. This plan works and prevents Harvey from leaving the area.

From Quiz "The Lion In Winter" by James Goldman

Answer: Plantagenet

Henry II founded the Plantagenet line, which ruled England until the overthrow of Richard III by Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) on Bosworth Field almost 300 years later. That battle ended the War of the Roses, but both the House of York (white rose) and the House of Lancaster (red rose) were Plantagenet bloodlines.

From Quiz Dorothy Garlock's "Dream River"

Answer: earthquake

It was December of 1811, just a few months since Rain had left Quill's Station in book one. He was off to discover which life he wanted to lead, one as a white man or one as an Indian. He awoke to a powerful shaking and ripping of the Earth's surface. The quake was so powerful that it complete reordered the landscape around him. He spent two days trying to find his step-father, John Spotted Elk, but finally realized the man had to have been lost. So, he heads back to Quill's Station to check on his white family before heading west to become a man.

From Quiz 'Owning It' by Donald R. Gallo

Answer: Vodka

Brad Ratner considers his life to be "balanced," never once thinking there might be something wrong in what he's doing. Then, one day, his friend Jordie and his brother give him a reality check.

From Quiz Water for Elephants

Answer: Catherine

Catherine is the woman of interest. He compared other women to Catherine during the story. Instead of losing his virginity at Cornell, he lost it with a circus worker, although he didn't remember much about the experience.

From Quiz Marley: A Dog Like No Other

Answer: When he looked in his eyes

John could see what Marley was trying to tell him, when he looked into his innocent eyes.

From Quiz "Water for Elephants" quiz

Answer: Cornell

He is studying at Cornell University and was about to graduate when his parents died in a car accident, leaving him penniless.

From Quiz People of the Moon

Answer: Cold Bringing Woman

Cold Bringing Woman, also known as Old Woman North by the First People, was one of the gods. She appeared to Ripple to tell him that he had been chosen. If he passed the test, he would have a chance to defeat the First People. Cold Bringing Woman was a white apparition with no nose, red eyes, and sharp teeth. She brought frost, snow, and cold with her and Ripple began to shiver. Once he awoke from what he thought was a dream, he saw a ring of frost and found that his elk was frozen solid.

From Quiz The Lisa Book Part 1

Answer: Sax & Saxophone

The saxophone is displayed on the title page and is Lisa's favourite instrument. Lisa got her first sax when she was just 3 years old and has played with the Jazz legend, Bleeding Gums Murphy. Homer used money he had saved for an air-conditioner to buy Lisa the saxophone.

From Quiz "Down To A Sunless Sea" by David Graham

Answer: The oil ran out

As the story begins, America is a broken society. The oil has run out and the rest of the world rations and hoards their supplies and will not supply any to the US. The dollar is no longer accepted as valid currency for imports and the population of America is in dire straits.

From Quiz Marley & Me

Answer: Labrador Retriever

John's first dog, as a child, was a mutt who also had golden coloured fur.

From Quiz Martha Grimes' "Richard Jury" Novels

Answer: Melrose Plant

Melrose Plant of Ardry End in Long Piddleton has gone undercover to help Richard solve crime on more than one occasion.

From Quiz "Dove": The Story of Robin Lee Graham

Answer: Robin's boat

Dove was Robin's first boat, a twenty-four foot fiberglass sloop that took him more than halfway around the world. The boat was five years old when he and his father purchased it for $5500. Robin began his voyage out of San Pedro, California on July 27, 1965.

From Quiz The Fabulous Phryne Fisher

Answer: The Honourable Phryne Fisher

The Honourable Phryne Fisher was as poor as a churchmouse until her father inherited the title and life changed. Phryne grew up in Australia but moved to England with the family when Dad inherited the "family home". Phryne arrives back in Melbourne in the opening chapters of the novel.

From Quiz The Diary of a Nobody

Answer: The Laurels

In Mr Pooter's introduction, his address is: The Laurels, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway

From Quiz My Side of the Mountain

Answer: A book from the New York Public Library

Before Sam left for the mountains, he researched on catching food in the wild. But probably the most he learned was what he taught himself.

From Quiz "Jemima J" by Jane Green

Answer: God, I wish I were thin

The first chapter of the book is told in the first person, letting us in to Jemima's thoughts. Only in the last few lines does the author's voice take over. Through the rest of the book, the writing moves between first person and third.

From Quiz Dorothy Garlock's "Lonesome River"

Answer: Mercy

It was 1811 and Liberty Carroll Perry was moving her family into Indiana from New York. She left her home town of Middlecrossing to avoid the wrath of Stith, a scorned man. Liberty, or Libby, refused to marry the cruel Stith, opting instead to wed frail Jubal Perry. They fled their hometown to prevent Stith from killing Jubal in order to get to Libby. Mercy was a two year old, and she came from a burned out homestead. Farr added her to Libby's group when he joined them.

From Quiz 'The Fifth Ring' by Mitchell Graham

Answer: Roland

Roland was killed by Karas Duren using the power of the ring. Abenard was the commander of the Vargothian occupation force in Tyraine. Oliver was the captain of the 'Wave Dancer'.

From Quiz Join the "Resistance"

Answer: There is a message

The uncorked, brown medicine bottle resting on its side means that there is a message. Throughout the book Marianne gets messages from M. Bertrand, a fellow member of the resistance. The message she gets at the beginning tells her there is a delivery.

From Quiz 'Goodbye to All That' by Robert Graves

Answer: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Graves records his first memory as being "loyally held up at a window to watch a procession" for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. He had been born on July 24th, 1895, in Wimbledon, England.

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