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1. A form of this quotation is still popular today: "Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour." Who first said it in a poem?
2. This Scottish writer of Christian fantasy was a friend to Charles Kingsley, and an influence on many writers, including fellow hymnist Gilbert K. Chesterton.
3. Which of these was a playwright, having a play that is believed to have influenced the Americans, Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale and George Washington?
4. Of the following, which hymnist is known for writing Christmas hymns?
5. This fellow, a Puritan preacher, was imprisoned for attending a religious service outside the established Church of England.
6. Samuel Johnson's famous "A Dictionary of the English Language" was published in 1755. The majority of his 116,000 illustrative quotations came from a handful of authors. Which of these hymn writers was among that handful?
7. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom after the death of William Wordsworth in 1850. Which hymn writer received the honor instead?
8. This Catholic writer was honored posthumously in 2009 by the Episcopal Church with a feast day. He was known for commonly wearing a cape and crumpled hat, holding a cane with a hidden blade and with a cigar in his mouth.
9. An experimental Utopian colony was established in 1880 at Rugby, Tennessee. It failed in its Utopian endeavors, but Rugby survived as a town. Which hymnist founded this colony?
10. This man was a priest in the Church of England. He had a perhaps curious friendship and correspondence with Charles Darwin, also corresponding with the agnostic, Thomas Huxley.
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