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Books and Literature Quiz

1. In Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ which game was played with flamingos and hedeghogs?

Reveal Answer
Croquet

2. The Latin phrase ‘primus inter pares’ is a principle applied in political and religious contexts – and is also the title of which novel by Jeffrey Archer?

Reveal Answer
First Among Equals

3. The daughter of which famed Hollywood actress wrote the 1978 biography ‘Mommie Dearest’ – was it Bette Davis or Joan Crawford?

Reveal Answer
Joan Crawford

4. Best known for writing crime fiction, is P.D. James male or female?

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Female
(Phyllis Dorothy)

5. In George Orwell’s animal farm, Old Major is a wise and persuasive pig who inspires a rebellion and promotes which political ideology?

Reveal Answer
Communism

6. With estimated sales of up to 800 million books, which best-selling author penned over 25 titles including ‘Tycoon’ and ‘Stiletto’?

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Harold Robbins

7. Which sportsman wrote the 2015 book ‘Interesting – My Autobiography’?

Reveal Answer
Steve Davis

8. In a 2016 poll to find the most popular children’s hero and villain, the most popular in each category came from the same series, who were they?

Reveal Answer
Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort

9. According to the story by the Brothers Grimm, a Queen had to guess the name of which dwarf in order to prevent losing her child?

Reveal Answer
Rumpelstiltskin

10. Which Charles Dickens novel centres around the life of an orphan named Pip?

Reveal Answer
Great Expectations

11. Which fictional place was described by author James Hilton in his novel ‘Lost Paradise’ as a mystical, harmonious valley?

Reveal Answer
Shangri-La

12. In 1998 the government lost a long running battle to stop the publication of a book by former secret service agent Peter Wright – what was the title of the book?

Reveal Answer
Spycatcher

13. For the next three questions can you name the novel from the piece of dialogue?
Book Title…

Reveal Answer
Lord of the Rings
(J. R. R. Tolkien)

14. Book Title…

Reveal Answer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(Mark Twain)

15. Book Title…

Reveal Answer
War of the Worlds
(H.G. Wells)

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