Movies Trivia

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Which 19th century horror novel was written by Mary Shelley?

9

Which hero of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel was stranded and survived on a small tropical island for 24 years?

14

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

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

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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:

14

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

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

6

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

5

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

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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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In this 1865 classic novel, a minor thief tries to bury his past and become a respectable town mayor, but the police inspector won't let him. Name the novel and the author.

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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

5

Who is the male hero of the fairy tale Cinderella?

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In 1616, English writer Ben Johnson said, "He was not of an age but for all time." About who was he referring?

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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?