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Quiz about Known By Their Initials
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Known By Their Initials Trivia Quiz

Initials as names? Why not, I guess.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
27,674
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1138
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Question 1 of 10
1. This author described the 'age of anxiety'. Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which is NOT written by D.H. Lawrence? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. H.H. Munro is better known by what pen name? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Who wrote 'JB'? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. B.F. Skinner is famous for his psychological contributions to ... ? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Why is D.B. Cooper famous? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. 'This is the way the world ends - not with a bang, but a whimper' comes from T.S. Eliot. Which work? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. 'How do you like your blue eyed boy, Mr Death'?' Who wrote it? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The protagonist of J.D. Salinger's 'Cathcher in the Rye' is Holden Caulfield. Where did the name come from? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. H.L. Mencken is best known as what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This author described the 'age of anxiety'.

Answer: W.H. Auden

 Nice turn of phrase. He was right, too.
2. Which is NOT written by D.H. Lawrence?

Answer: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

 It was Stephen Crane.
3. H.H. Munro is better known by what pen name?

Answer: Saki

 It's a nice drink, too.
4. Who wrote 'JB'?

Answer: Archibald Macleish

 All are noteworthy playwrights.
5. B.F. Skinner is famous for his psychological contributions to ... ?

Answer: Behaviorism

 The king of operant conditioning.
6. Why is D.B. Cooper famous?

Answer: Crime and escape

 Cooper is the fellow who parachuted out of a plane with a bundle of money into the pacific northwest wilderness. He bought a ticket using the name Dan Cooper -- the media made up the name D.B. Cooper.
7. 'This is the way the world ends - not with a bang, but a whimper' comes from T.S. Eliot. Which work?

Answer: The Hollow Men

 Oft-quoted.
8. 'How do you like your blue eyed boy, Mr Death'?' Who wrote it?

Answer: e. e. cummings

 'Buffalo Bill'
9. The protagonist of J.D. Salinger's 'Cathcher in the Rye' is Holden Caulfield. Where did the name come from?

Answer: Movie Marquee

 Wiliam Holden and Joan Caulfield.
10. H.L. Mencken is best known as what?

Answer: Writer

 Reporter, critic, etc.
Source: Author robert362

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