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1. Which French author and philosophy teacher wrote 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog', adapted into a film in 2009?
2. 'The Eagle of the Ninth' is a 1954 children's book by Rosemary Sutcliff. In which country is it set?
3. 'Cat Among the Pigeons' is a mystery story set in a girls' boarding school. Which fictional detective uses his 'little grey cells' to solve the mystery?
4. 'The Lion in Winter' is a play by James Goldman, which was made into an award-winning movie starring Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn. Which English Plantagenet king was the subject of the play?
5. 'Black Hawk Down' is a 1999 book by war reporter Mark Bowden about the Battle of Mogadishu. In the context of the book, what is a Black Hawk?
6. 'A Feast for Crows' is the fourth novel in which fantasy series by George RR Martin?
7. The black poodle pictured here is a reference to the dog forming one of the central mysteries of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' by Mark Haddon. What condition does Christopher Boone, the book's teenage narrator, have?
8. In which fantasy land is CS Lewis' 'The Horse and His Boy' set? (Hint: said horse encounters a legendary lion at some points.)
9. 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' is a dystopian novel and the basis for the 1982 film 'Blade Runner'. Who wrote it?
10. John Updike wrote a series of books starring Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom. Which of these titles is NOT a real title from the 'Rabbit' series?
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