Movies Trivia

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This German-Swiss writer wrote "Siddhartha," "Steppenwolf," "Narziss und Goldmund," and "The Glass Bead Game." Who is he?

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Female characters in novels or plays: a. James Bond's female enemy in Goldfinger? b. Tomboy heroine of Little Women: c. Hamlet's mother, and Claudius's wife:

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Which British novelist experienced a great deal of success in 1933 and 1934, when he wrote the books Lost Horizon, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips ?

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When this book went on sale in the fall of 1991, it sold hundreds of thousands of copies in less than one month and shot up to #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. This book was the sequel to Gone With the Wind . What is its title, and who was the a

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Who was the author of the 1961 classic of science-fiction, "Stranger in a Strange Land"?

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According to Norwegian mythology, these repulsive dwarfs who live in hidden places steal children and property and hate noise. What are they called?

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Name the authors of each of these works: a. Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead ? b. The classic, Little Women ?

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Sometimes called the "Napoleon of Crime," who was Sherlock Holmes' arch rival?

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Name a Shakespearean play containing TWO people's names in the title.

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Which 19th-century American publisher compiled the first standard reference work for quotations?

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In April of 1993, the writer John Grisham had four novels in the list of bestselling books. Can you name any three of them?

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What was the name of King Arthur's sword?

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In 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for literature, for what novel?

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Which person, in 1983, wrote a book entitled "How To Live To 100 - or More" - and he did!

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Each of these works of literature became a film. Name the author of the book. a. The Firm b. Jurassic Park c. The Color Purple d. A Clockwork Orange