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Writes of Passage Trivia Quiz

Pack your bags and join me in an exploration of travel literature, some much-visited and some further off the beaten track.

A multiple-choice quiz by emiloony. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
emiloony

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
366,215

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
354

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tony Hawks' 1999 book is a cold account of one man hitch-hiking round Ireland with what? Hint

A broken toe

A bicycle

A fridge

An elephant

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Question 2 of 10

2. The book "Pies and Prejudice" by Stuart Maconie explores which area of England? Hint

North

East

South

West

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tim Moore writes about his travels in Spain in his burdensome book "Spanish Steps". What is the subtitle of this book? Hint

English feet

Travels with my mother

Travels with my donkey

Escalera

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bill Bryson's classic "Notes From a Small Island" refers to which small island? Hint

Britain

Australia

Corfu

Easter Island

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jay Rayner offers a global, food-themed road trip in his book "The Man Who Ate ___". What did he eat? Hint

The Apple

The Entire Population of Fiji

The Most

The World

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Question 6 of 10

6. P J O'Rourke's book "Holidays in Hell" is an account of his travels in which of the following locations? Hint

An actual place called Hell

Trouble spots around the world

The ten hottest places in the world

The town of Hull in the UK (he misspelt the title)

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the most famous books in the travel genre is John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley". Who or what was Charley? Hint

His sister

His goldfish

His wooden leg

His dog

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Question 8 of 10

8. Michael Palin, of "Monty Python" fame, has written a number of travel books. Where did he go in his book "Full Circle"? Hint

Round the Pacific Rim

Round the M25 London ring road

Round the Equator

Round and round the garden

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the premise of Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace's book "Are You Dave Gorman?"? Hint

They pay a surprise visit to Dave's dad, also called Dave

They take a trip to find a cure for Dave's amnesia

They travel the world trying to find 54 people called Dave Gorman

Danny travels the world in search of an old friend (Dave)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Paul Theroux's book "The Great Railway Bazaar", where does he travel by train? Hint

Through Asia

From Didcot Parkway to Crewe on a Sunday afternoon

Across the USA

Around the world in 80 days

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tony Hawks' 1999 book is a cold account of one man hitch-hiking round Ireland with what?

Answer: A fridge

"Round Ireland With a Fridge" was the result of a drunken bet that Tony could not hitch-hike round the circumference of Ireland with a fridge. Did he manage it? You'll have to read the book to find out!

2. The book "Pies and Prejudice" by Stuart Maconie explores which area of England?

Answer: North

There are many stereotypes regarding the North of England - flat caps and whippets, "it's grim up North" and of course the pies. In this book, Stuart Maconie (famous as a DJ on BBC Radio 2) explores The North and attempts to untangle the reality from the clich�s.

3. Tim Moore writes about his travels in Spain in his burdensome book "Spanish Steps". What is the subtitle of this book?

Answer: Travels with my donkey

Moore's 500 mile (800 km) journey was inspired by tales of medieval pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He decides to take a donkey, who doesn't really want to go. The results are amusing.

4. Bill Bryson's classic "Notes From a Small Island" refers to which small island?

Answer: Britain

Bryson is one of the best known contemporary travel writers. He wrote "Notes from a Small Island" in 1996. Having lived in the UK for almost 20 years he had decided to move back to the USA where he grew up and wanted to take one last trip around the country he had made his home.

5. Jay Rayner offers a global, food-themed road trip in his book "The Man Who Ate ___". What did he eat?

Answer: The World

Jay Rayner goes in search of the world's best restaurant experience. He spends an excessive amount of money and eats things that most of us would only dream of (some of them the stuff of nightmares). Random fact: Jay Rayner is the son of agony aunt Clare.

6. P J O'Rourke's book "Holidays in Hell" is an account of his travels in which of the following locations?

Answer: Trouble spots around the world

There are "Hells" in California, Michigan, The Cayman Islands and Norway, as well as a "Hell Cave" in Slovenia. This book isn't about any of those places.

7. One of the most famous books in the travel genre is John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley". Who or what was Charley?

Answer: His dog

In this modern classic, novelist John Steinbeck sets out to discover his own country, America, in the company of his French poodle Charley. Questions have arisen regarding how factual the account of his travels is, but nevertheless it has become a very popular book.

8. Michael Palin, of "Monty Python" fame, has written a number of travel books. Where did he go in his book "Full Circle"?

Answer: Round the Pacific Rim

Michael Palin's books are based on a number of travel series' filmed for the BBC. The first series was "Around the World in 80 Days" where he attempted to follow, as closely as possible, the route taken by Phileas Fogg in the novel by Jules Verne. "Full Circle" took him around the edges of the Pacific Ocean from the Bering Strait (between Russia and Alaska) in an anti-clockwise direction via Asia, Oceania and The Americas.

9. What is the premise of Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace's book "Are You Dave Gorman?"?

Answer: They travel the world trying to find 54 people called Dave Gorman

What started with a drunken bet ended with a 24,000 mile journey, a book, a stage show and a TV series. The escapade gained a cult following with five people (two of them women) changing their name to Dave Gorman by deed poll, and two Australian soap operas introducing fictional characters called "Dave Gorman".

10. In Paul Theroux's book "The Great Railway Bazaar", where does he travel by train?

Answer: Through Asia

Written in 1975, when he was 33 years old, this is probably Paul Theroux's most famous book. It is an account of an epic round trip from London to Tokyo and back through Siberia, by train. In 2006, now age 66, he retraced his journey and reflected on changes to the places he visited as well as changes to himself in a second book, "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star".

Source: Author emiloony

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