14movies"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?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
7moviesCan you name three Jane Austin novels which have been turned into films?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
18moviesThey 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?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
10moviesWhich hard working, hard drinking 18th century Scottish poet wrote the lyrics to the songs as "Coming Through the Rye" and "Auld Lang Syne"?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
5moviesWhat website is named after a fictional character created by the humorous 20th century British writer P.G. Wodehouse?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
14moviesThe title of a book about Charles Manson was taken from the title of a Beatles song. What was it?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
11moviesThe well-known line: “Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die” comes from the English poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” written by whom?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
13moviesFamous novelists: a. American author of "The Good Earth" b. British author of "A Passage to India" c. German author of "Siddhartha" and "Steppenwolf"Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
9moviesWhich African-American writer was the author of these three novels: 1961 - "Nobody Knows My Name" / 1962 -"Another Country" / 1963 - "The Fire Next Time" -Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
9moviesIn which Charles Dickens novel does Sydney Carton die on the guillotine in place of Charles Darnay, whom he resembles?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
5moviesWhich British woman wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1900?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare
11moviesIn 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?Show AnswerLearn MoreShare