Movies Trivia

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The novels Jane Eyre, from 1847, and Wuthering Heights, from 1848, were written by two people who had something in common. What were their names and relationship?

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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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A famous line from Shakespeare is Othello's description of himself as “ ONE THAT LOVED NOT .... what?

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What website is named after a fictional character created by the humorous 20th century British writer P.G. Wodehouse?

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

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The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth utter what eerie chant?

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In 1945, English author George Orwell published what novel, a fable about the failure of communism?

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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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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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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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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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What was the name of King Arthur's sword?

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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