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How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? 4
How many tasks did Hercules have to fulfill? 12
How many rode into Tennyson’s ‘valley of death’? 600
Winston Smith is the central character in which book? 1984
How old was Adrian Mole? 13 and 3 quarters
How long did Robinson Crusoe spend on the island? 28 years, 2 months and 19 days
What was the name of inn in Treasure Island? Admiral Benbow
Who wrote “don’t count your chickens before they are hatched”? Aesop
Which of the following is the second best-selling fiction author of all time? Agatha Christie
Who wrote ‘The Count of Monte Christo’? Alexandre Dumas
Which female novelist wrote the book Black Beauty? Anna Sewell
Who wrote ‘a clockwork orange’? Anthony Burgess
Who was ‘The Once and Future King’? Arthur
Which sport is referred to in ‘Antony and Cleopatra’? Billiards
What was the name of Roy Rogers’ pet dog? Bullet
Which name is not a Steven King book? Cacy
Who is not one of King Lears daughters? Celia
Which book begins with the line “These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr Bucket…”? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was banned in which country? China
Which of the following is not visited by Gulliver in Gulliver’s Travels? China
Which book begins with the line “Most motorcars are conglomerations….” ? Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Which book begins with the line “Not too long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock…” ? Cujo
Who wrote ‘Moll Flanders’? Daniel DeFoe
In Which Dickens Novel Does Mr Micawber Appear? David Copperfield
Who wrote the book The Moons A Balloon? David Niven
Who wrote In The Beginning I Used To Be An Animal But I’m Alright Now? Eric Burdon
What is the complete title of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? Frankenstein or The modern Prometheus
Who wrote ‘Pygmalion’? G B Shaw
Which of these writers died in 1400? Geoffrey Chaucer
What was Mary Ann Evans pen name? George Eliot
What was Eric Blair’s pen name? George Orwell
What was Casanova’s first name? Giacoma
What was the name of the dog of Dennis the menace? Gnasher
In which book would one find the character named ‘Pip’? Great Expectations
Which novel begins with the line “My father’s family name being Pirrip….”? Great Expectations
What is the name of the cat in Shakespeare’s Macbeth? Greymalkin
Which is the longest of Shakespeare’s plays? Hamlet
Which of the following is not a Romance author? Harold Robbins
What John Spyri story is about a girl who lives in the Alps? Heidi
Who wrote ‘Tom Jones’? Henry Fielding
Aldous Huxley’s book Brave New World was banned in which country? Ireland
Who wrote ‘I Robot’? Isaac Asimov
Who was Rowena’s husband? Ivanhoe
Who wrote ‘Peter Pan’? J M Barrie
Who wrote the book The Last Of The Mohicans? James Fenimore Cooper
Who wrote ‘Finnegan’s Wake’? James Joyce
What are the names of the two main characters in Diana Gabaldon’s highland saga novels? Jamie and Claire
In which month did Samuel Pepys begin his famous diary? January
Which book begins with the line ” The great fish moved silently…” ? Jaws
Who wrote ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold’? John le Carre
Who wrote The Day of the Triffids? John Wyndam
Mother Raksha is a character in which childrens book? Jungle Book
Which book begins with the line “I will begin the story of my adventures….” ? Kidnapped
Uther Pendragon was which mans father? King Arthur
At which railway station does one board the ‘Hogwarts Express’? Kings Cross
Oliver Mellors is a central character in which novel? Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Totally Frank is which Frank’s autobiography? Lampard
Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code was banned in which country? Lebanon
Who wrote the popular Simon Templar books? Leslie Charteris
What were the cities in Dickens’s A Tale Of Two Cities? London and Paris
Who is a bat in Jungle Book? Mang
Who wrote ‘The Mists of Avalon’? Marion Zimmer Bradley
What was Samuel Langhorne Clemens pen name? Mark Twain
What was the name of the paranoid android in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy? Marvin
The Count of Monte Christo was in love with which woman? Mercedes
Which of the following is not a childrens author? Michael Crichton
Which book begins with the line “Even in high summer, Tintagel was a haunted place…” ? Mists of Avalon
What are the cannibalistic beasts called in H.G. Wells book The Time Machine? Morlocks
Who lives at Number Four Privat Drive? Mr and Mrs Dursley
What was the name of Sherlock Holmes house keeper? Mrs Hudson
Whose autobiography was entitled ‘The Long Walk To Freedom’? Nelson Mandela
Who does Mr Brownlow rescue? Oliver Twist
Michael Bond was the creator of which bear? Paddington
What is the name of the man servant in ‘Around the world in 80 days’? Pas Partout
What is the name of the ship in ‘Moby Dick’? Pequod
Which book begins with the line “All children except one, grow up….” ? Peter Pan
Carlo Collodi created which famous children’s character? Pinocchio
Whose nose grew when he told a lie? Pinocchio
Which nationality is best-selling author Paulo Coelho? Portuguese
Mr Darcy is an arrogant gentleman in which novel? Pride and Prejudice
What is comic book hero Roy of the Rovers’ surname? Race
Which novel begins with the line “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again….” ? Rebecca
Which Adams wrote Watership Down? Richard
Which king said “A horse, a horse! my kingdom for a horse!”? Richard III
Who wrote the poem A Red Red Rose? Robert Burns
Who wrote the book ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’? Robert Louis Stevenson
Who wrote ‘Treasure Island’? Robert Louis Stevenson
What is Dick Grayson better known as? Robin
What Was the Title Of Alex Haleys Most Famous Work? Roots
Which novel begins with the line “Early in the spring of 1750….” ? Roots
What is the name of Don Quixote’s horse? Rosinate
What school does Tom attend in Tom Brown’s school days? Rugby
Who wrote the play ‘Waiting for Godot’? Samuel Beckett
Who wrote the poem The Lady of the Lake? Sir Walter Scott
The jealous Athena turned Arachne into which kind of animal? spider
What was the title of George Bernard Shaw’s play about Joan of Arc? St Joan
In which town did Tom Sawyer live? St Petersburg
Which of the following authors are not in the top ten best-selling literature authors of all time? Stephen King
Which cartoonist created Spider Man? Steve Ditko
Where was William Shakespeare born? Stratford Upon Avon
Which novel begins with the line “It was the best of times….” ? Tale of Two Cities
What is the subtitle of Peter Pan? The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up
Holden Caulfield is the main character in which book? The Catcher In The Rye
Which book begins with the line “The summer my father bought the bear…” ? The Hotel New Hampshire
Which book begins with the line “Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy….”? The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Which book begins with the line “Samuel Spade’s jaw was long and bony….” ? The Maltese Falcon
Shylock is a character in which Shakespeare play? The Merchant Of Venice
Which book begins with the line “The Duchy of Grand Fenwick…” ? The Mouse that Roared
The title of which Pink Floyd album is also a chapter in ‘The Wind In The Willows’? The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
In The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the inn in Bree? The Prancing Pony
Which book begins with the line ” “Hello, ship” Jake Holman said under his breath…” ? The Sand Pebbles
Which book begins with the line “The American handed Leamus another cup of coffee….” ? The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Which book begins with the line “For many days we had been tempest tossed….” ? The Swiss Family Robinson
Which novel begins with the line “On December 8th, 1915, Maggie Cleary had her fourth birthday….” ? The Thorn Birds
In which book would one find the childlike human species named Elois? The Time Machine
In which book would one find the trog like human species named Morlocks? The Time Machine
Which book begins with the line “Dorothy lived in the midst….” ? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Who wrote ‘Utopia’ in 1516? Thomas More
In which book is there an inn called Admiral Benbow? Treasure Island
In the book The Last Of The Mohicans what was the name of Chingachgook’s only son? Uncas
In which Italian city do Romeo and Juliet live? Verona
Who wrote ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’? Victor Hugo
Who wrote ‘Mrs Dalloway’? Virginia Woolf
Which two men are waiting for Godot? Vladimir and Estragon
Who wrote ‘The Lord of the Flies’? William Golding
Which former conservative leader wrote a biography on William Wilberforce in 2007? William Hague
Which of the following is the best-selling fiction author of all time? William Shakespeare
Which Prime Minister won a Nobel prize for literature? Winston Churchill

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