Movies Trivia

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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

16

Give two names for the Greek and Roman gods of wine and nature.

11

In 1917, after a printer's error caused all his words to be printed in lower case, this Massachusetts poet continued the practice -- and became famous because of it. Who was he?

10

In which locations are each of these Shakespearean plays set: a. Hamlet: the country: b. Macbeth: the country: c. Romeo and Juliet: the city: d. Othello is a general commanding the forces of

10

In his work Metamorphoses, the Roman poet of love, Ovid, created a god of dreams, after whom a drug is named. Who was this god?

15

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

19

Which romantic British poet, about 200 years ago, wrote, "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink..." ? Browning, Byron, or Coleridge?

18

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?

14

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..." are the first words of what 1859 novel, and who is the author?

3

All of Shakespeare's plays were written within about a 22-year span of time. Name any year, and if it is included in the 22 year span, you get the answer correct.

14

Some of her best-known works are Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner. Her real name was Mary Ann Evans, but her pen name was ... what?

9

Which Irish-born novelist and playright, whose plays include Waiting for Godot (1952), won the 1969 Nobel Prize for literature?

3

From which Shakespearean plays do the following lines come? a. "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." b. If music be the food of love, play on."

16

Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which one was cruel and sadistic?

4

After the defeat of the Titans by Zeus, which mythological figure was condemned to support the earth and sky on his shoulders for eternity?