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Literature Quiz

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Can you tell your Austen from your Atwood, your Orwell from your Okonkwo?

Then, sharpen your quills, polish your prose, and get ready to prove your literary prowess!

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Bragging rights and eternal literary glory, of course! Buckle up, bookworms – it’s time to let the words fly!

General Literature Quiz

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In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout?

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Which book begins with the sentence “Marley was dead, to begin with”?

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Whose autobiography is "Dreams From My Father"?

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In the book by Edith Nesbit, what were the first names of the 3 "Railway Children"?

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Which actor wrote the book The Outlaw Trail?

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Holden Caulfield is the main character in which book?

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Who penned the 2018 autobiography "Becoming"?

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In the Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who is Hyde?

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In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, what are they burning?

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Who wrote the classic horror novel "Frankenstein"?

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Dodie Smith wrote what book (later filmed by Disney)?

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In which book might you find Bigwig, Hazel and Fiver?

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Which novel has the opening line "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"

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When was the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee published?

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Who wrote the novel Slaughterhouse-Five?

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What book starts with the words - "Call me Ishmael"?

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Colleen McCullough wrote which best selling book?

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Which sci-fi writer is best known for novels like "Neuromancer" and "Count Zero" that largely contributed to the cyberpunk genre?

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Who wrote Gone with the Wind?

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Who wrote: "To be or not to be. That is the question"?

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Who wrote The Scarlett Letter?

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Who wrote Lolita?

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Which famous novel features the court case "Jarndyce vs Jarndyce"?

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Which famous fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street?

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Which fictional detective said the following quote: 'Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.'

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