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Quiz about Fractured Twentieth Century British Novels
Quiz about Fractured Twentieth Century British Novels

Fractured Twentieth Century British Novels Quiz


Here are ten famous novel titles of the twentieth century in fractured form. All of these books were written by British authors.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mutchisman. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Mutchisman
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,695
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1354
Question 1 of 10
1. Abyss aitch twin dear

Answer: (Four words; EMF)
Question 2 of 10
2. Law doff duffle ice

Answer: (Four words; WG)
Question 3 of 10
3. Night inate teeth oar

Answer: (Three words; hyphen required between words 2 and 3; GO)
Question 4 of 10
4. Lead each hat earl lea sloth hair

Answer: (Three words; apostrophe needed second word; DHL)
Question 5 of 10
5. Braid shed reef asset head

Answer: (Two words; EW)
Question 6 of 10
6. Dell ore doffed hair inks

Answer: (5 words; JRRT)
Question 7 of 10
7. Sighed hare whiff rows he

Answer: (Three words; LL)
Question 8 of 10
8. Hack log were caw wrench

Answer: (Three words; AB)
Question 9 of 10
9. Burr haven ewe hurled

Answer: (Three words; AH)
Question 10 of 10
10. Have fuming banned aitch

Answer: (Three words; WSM)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Abyss aitch twin dear

Answer: A Passage to India

"A Passage to India" was written by E M Forster and first published in 1924. It was voted as the 25th best book of the twentieth century by The Modern Library in their list of 100 best books.
2. Law doff duffle ice

Answer: Lord of the Flies

"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding was first published in 1954. Its somewhat disturbing plotline about a group of schoolboys stranded on an island was an attempt by Golding to understand and explain the horrors of WWII.
3. Night inate teeth oar

Answer: Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's disturbing vision of a totalitarian future was first published in 1949. I wonder what he would make of today's "Big Brother"?
4. Lead each hat earl lea sloth hair

Answer: Lady Chatterley's Lover

D H Lawrence first wrote "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in 1928 but owing to its strong language and explicit sexual content it was not published in Britain (and most other countries) until 1960. Its publication was only possible after a famous and controversial court ruling found in favour of Penguin Books.
5. Braid shed reef asset head

Answer: Brideshead Revisited

"Brideshead Revisited" by Evelyn Waugh was first published in 1945.
It appears in both the Time Magazine and The Modern Library's lists of top 100 novels of the twentieth century.
6. Dell ore doffed hair inks

Answer: The Lord of the Rings

"The Lord of the Rings" by J R R Tolkien was first published (in three volumes) during the 1950s. It was a sequel to "The Hobbit" (1937).
7. Sighed hare whiff rows he

Answer: Cider With Rosie

"Cider with Rosie" by Laurie Lee was first published in 1959. It it a largely an autobiographical account of his childhood in the Gloucestershire village of Slad.
8. Hack log were caw wrench

Answer: A Clockwork Orange

"A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess was first published in 1962.
The Stanley Kubrick film of the book (1971) was condemned for its scenes of gratuitous violence. Kubrick instructed the distributors to withdraw the film from Britain and it did not become available for general viewing until 2000,after a gap of some 27 years.
9. Burr haven ewe hurled

Answer: Brave New World

"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley was first published in 1932. It presents a frightening future of human genetic engineering, where the state controls virtually every activity and people have little or no choice in their lives.
10. Have fuming banned aitch

Answer: Of Human Bondage

"Of Human Bondage" by William Somerset Maugham was first published in 1915. Although not strictly an autobiography it draws largely from the author's experiences as an orphan and his being brought up by an uncle.
Source: Author Mutchisman

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