Author, Heal Thyself Trivia Quiz

Answer: Catch-22

Doc Daneeka spoke probably the most important words in Joseph Heller's 1961 novel "Catch-22." The story focused on a bombardier named Yossarian, who started as afraid to be part of military action and ended up as afraid, disillusioned, and perhaps a bit crazy. Or maybe he was the most sane of all. Yossarian spent a lot of time with Doc D., as he pretended to be ill as often as he could to get out of combat flying.

This image is of a butterfly catcher's net.

Answer: Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley was 21 years old when "Frankenstein" was released in 1818. She was married to the less-than-faithful poet Percy Shelley. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was an activist and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman", who passed away when her daughter was just 11 days old.

This image of a shell relates to the last name "Shelley."

Answer: Dr. Watson

Dr. John Waston was Holmes's partner as well as his biographer, as he served as the narrator of the stories that Doyle wrote for "The Strand" magazine. John was known to be a veteran of the Second Anglo-Afghan war which waged from 1878 to 1880. The men were flatmates at 221B Baker Street.

This image is a bowler hat, the type that Dr. Watson typically wore. It's known as a derby in the U.S.

Answer: Dr. Abraham Van Helsing

When young Lucy was dying of a mysterious illness, her besotted doctor, Jack Seward, called in his mentor and blood specialist, Dr. Van Helsing from Amsterdam. Van Helsing had been studying the dark arts for years and was excited to learn that the Nosferatu he had been studying was real and in London.

This image is a windmill, a common symbol of the Netherlands.

Answer: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

In this story, a man and his friend travel to a mental institution where a new treatment for mental illness had been implemented, a "system of soothing." The head doctor, Monsieur Maillard, was not in his right head during the narrator's visit.

This image is of a road made of tar.

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson's novella was published as a penny dreadful, and was a critical and popular hit. The character of Dr. Jekyll was described as a "large, handsome man of perhaps fifty" and a "gentleman." In 1886, Stevenson was living with his wife and two step-children in Bournemouth, England.

This image is of a treasure map, pointing to Robert Louis Stevenson's other work, "Treasure Island."

Answer: Doctor Dolittle

While Lofting was serving in World War I, he wanted to write letters to his children but did not want to write about the war around him. Instead, he wrote fantastical stories about a Doctor Dolittle, a physician from an imaginary village called Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. Lofting released multiple Doctor Dolittle stories from 1920 to 1952.

This is an image of a parrot. Doctor Dolittle learned to speak English from a parrot named Polynesia.

Answer: Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter sprang from the pen of American author Thomas Harris when he first appeared in 1981. Dr. Lecter was apparently a brilliant, well-respected psychiatrist who, unbeknownst to the law enforcement officials he was supposedly helping, was also a gruesome serial killer.

This is a picture of fava beans, one of Dr. Lecter's most memorable dishes.

Answer: Cannery Row

In "Cannery Row", local residents want to throw a party for the popular marine biologist, Doc. Things don't go quite as planned. Steinbeck based Doc on his good friend, the real Ed Ricketts, who was a bit of a philosopher as well as the head of a marine lab. Ricketts shows up under different names in a few of Steinbeck's other works, including "Sweet Thursday" and "The Grapes of Wrath".

This is an image of a cannery.

Answer: The Great Gatsby

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's billboard consists of a pair of bespectacled eyes advertising the optometrist's business. These eyes seems to be watching as Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and their friends and acquaintances drive between West and East Egg to New York City.

This is an image of a mansion, not really the style of Gatsby's but not far from the size.