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1. In which 1926 Ernest Hemingway classic do a group of young American and British tourists visit Pamplona where they witness the traditional Spanish custom of baking a small bread roll? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: The Bun Also Rises

Any fans of 'The Great British Bake-off' who may be tempted to go and read this book based on my misleading description should be warned that, instead of telling the charming story of a group of 1920s 'bright young things' engaging in a friendly baking contest, it is actually concerned with the far less wholesome 'sport' of bull-fighting.

Despite the gratuitous animal cruelty, 'The Sun Also Rises' is still considered one of Hemingway's finest works and, consequently, a seminal 20th century novel.

2. In which 1814 novel by Jane Austen is young Fanny Price sent to live with her wealthy relations, The Bertrams, on their grand pig farm? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Mansfield Pork

In the classic novel 'Mansfield Park', the ten-year-old Fanny Price is invited to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Lord and Lady Bertram, and their four children in the novel's titular estate. Although she is not treated particularly kindly by her relations, with the notable exception of her cousin Edmond whom she adores, she nonetheless settles into life at Mansfield Park and falls in love with the place.

The novel tells the tale of the romantic entanglements of the Bertrams and Fanny's seemingly unrequited love for Edmond.

Although perhaps not Austen's best-known novel, 'Mansfield Park' is a truly excellent read and I would rate it alongside 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Persuasion' as Austen's best work. Unfortunately, Jane Austen did not see fit to include any pigs in this novel although there is, pleasingly, a pug!

3. Which historical novel by Charles Dickens tells the tale of a confectionery magnate and his experiences during the sugar riots of 1780? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Barnaby Fudge

'Barnaby Rudge', first published in serialised form in 1841 is one of only two historical novels penned by the great Dickens, the other being the far more famous 'A Tale of Two Cities'. 'Barnaby Rudge' is probably one of Dicken's least known works and is set during the anti-Catholic Gordon riots which took place in London in 1780, it is doubtful that a sugar rush played much of a role in stirring up the angry and thuggish mob who perpetrated these riots, as history does not see fit to mention it.

4. Which 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, set against a backdrop of civil war era Georgia, tells the tale of the novel's fascinating heroine and her attempt to flee to safety with a supply of her favourite beverage? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Gone With The Wine

This famous novel, first published in 1936, was made into a still more famous 1939 epic movie starring Vivian Lee as the unforgettable heroine Scarlet O'Hara, and Clark Gable as the best known of Scarlet's husbands, Rhett Butler. 'Gone With The Wind' examines the changing society of the American South against the backdrop of the Civil War, as well as focusing on Scarlet's complicated romantic life.

Although several of the characters are seen drunk at numerous points in the novel, the American wine industry is not a major focus of this book.

5. Which 1860 novel by George Eliot tells the tale of siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver as they attempt to run their dairy on the banks of the titular river? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: The Milk On The Floss

This George Eliot masterpiece focuses on the lives of the Tulliver siblings, particularly Maggie Tulliver whose struggle to choose between her two suitors, the bookish Philip Wakem and the wealthy Stephen Guest, drives much of the plot. The fictional titular river, the Floss, plays a major part in the plot, which I will not go into here in order to avoid spoiling the novel for anyone who has not yet read 'The Mill On The Floss'. I will, however, warn readers to have a box of tissues ready, though at least you won't be crying over spilled milk!

6. In which exquisite book, the only full-length novel by Oscar Wilde, does a popular and pungent variety of southeast Asian fruit have his portrait painted while young and ripe, only to discover that he remains youthful while the portrait ages? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: The Picture Of Durian Gray

In this classic 1890 novel, Basil Hallward paints the titular picture of his muse, the beautiful and youthful Dorian Gray. On seeing himself as portrayed by his admirer, Dorian makes a, seemingly impossible, wish that he could stay young while the portrait ages. To his delight his wish comes true, though at the high price of his soul, and, despite living a life of debauchery and committing numerous immoral acts and terrible crimes, Dorian continues to look as handsome as ever while his painted likeness looks increasingly old and wicked. 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray' caused a storm of public outrage when first published due to its depiction of several issues deemed to be seriously immoral at the time such as extra-marital sex and homosexuality.

The durian is a large fruit known in southeast Asia as the 'king of fruits'. The durian's odour can be so overpowering that it is banned from a number of hotels, public buildings and public transport in Asia.

7. In which 1937 John Steinbeck novel do impoverished farm workers George and Lennie dream of buying a piece of land together which they can run as a paddy field? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Of Rice And Men

The smart but uneducated George and gentle, yet simple, giant Lennie are both poor migrant farm workers who travel from place to place looking for work in 'Of Mice and Men'. Though quite different from one another, they have a close friendship and share a never-to-be-realised dream of one day owning some land of their own together.

The novel is set against the harsh backdrop of depression era America and the hardship faced by so many people at this time. The novel, however, does not have anything to do with the growing of rice.

8. What word completes the title of this 1997 novel, the first in a seven part series that would prove a worldwide publishing phenomenon, in which a young wizard has to spend much of his first year at wizarding school trying to locate a magical artefact in the form of a sweet baked product which is rumored to contain the key to immortality? 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher's _____' (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Scone

When 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' was first published in 1997 it was J. K. Rowling's first published novel, and few could have predicted that it would become the global hit that it is today. The seven novels in the 'Harry Potter' series have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, been translated into numerous languages and spawned a series of blockbuster movies.

Although Harry and his friends encounter countless magical creatures and powerful objects during their adventures they do not have to track down an enchanted scone!

9. What is the name of the 1939 novel, the last major work to be published during the author's lifetime, in which James Joyce used highly experimental language to weave a tale of a family feuding over a baked treat left by their late father? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Finnegans Cake

First published in 1939, 'Finnegans Wake' was initially given a hostile reception by critics who criticised the confusing and non-sensical nature of the narrative and what they perceived to be the novel's deliberate obtuseness. However, subsequent readers have considered it to be one of Joyce's finest works, a triumph of literary innovation and a masterful use of the stream of consciousness style of writing.

Although academics still disagree on the exact nature of the plot and the meaning of much of the novel's symbolism, it is unlikely that the story can be read as an allegory for a cake-based family feud!

10. In which 1984 novel by Julian Barnes does a retired doctor, who is a great enthusiast of the life and works of a celebrated French author, go in search of a stuffed vegetable that is believed to have stood on said writer's desk? (Please remember that the correct answer will require you to replace the appropriate word in the original title with an item of food or drink. This can be done by changing a single letter in one of the original words.)

Answer: Flaubert's Carrot

In 'Flaubert's Parrot', Geoffrey Braithwaite, an avid admirer of the works of the great French author Gustave Flaubert, has heard that Flaubert kept a stuffed parrot on his writing desk. With this information, Braithwaite embarks on an ultimately fruitless mission to track down the elusive bird.

His quest is interspersed with musings on his hero's life as well as his own and the comparisons between them. Just imagine what further works of genius Flaubert could have been inspired to write had he, in fact, kept a stuffed carrot on his writing desk!

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The Velveteen Rarebit Trivia Quiz

In this quiz each question refers to the title of a famous novel in which one of the words has been substituted for something edible by changing a letter in one of the original words. The clues in the questions should help you! Bon appetit!

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