Movies Trivia

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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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The 13th Century Italian poet named Dante Alighieri wrote a poem about an imaginary journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, which is considered perhaps the greatest poem of the Middle Ages. What is the name?

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Around 1750, which famous person published an almanac written under the pen-name of Richard Saunders?

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Which character narrates the novel, Moby Dick?

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Who was the author of The Hobbit?

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

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The first major American dictionary was published in 1828 by which person?

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What is the title of the 1953 play about the Salem Witch Trials, and who was the author?

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They are characters from Shakespearean plays The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream : Ariel, Miranda, and Phoebe, but scientists have used their names for another purpose. What is it?

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Can you name the authors of each of these futuristic novels? a. 1516: Utopia b. 1932: Brave New World c. 2001: A Space Odyssey

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

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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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Which English idiom evolved from of the ancient legend about a bird, silent throughout its lifetime, that sings loudly just before death?

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Name the authors of each of these famous novels: a. For Whom the Bell Tolls b. Gone With the Wind c. Lady Chatterly's Lover:

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Name the authors of each of these novels: a. Shogun b. Stranger in a Strange Land c. Thorn Birds