Movies Trivia

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

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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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Which British author created a world of elves, orcs, ents, and of course hobbits, and what is the title of his famous trilogy?

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

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

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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?

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

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Name the author of each of these works of literature which eventually went on to become films or stage shows: a. The Last of the Mohicans? b.the stage show Les Miserables? c. the play Glengary Glen Ross?

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Charles Lindbergh, first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for his autobiography. What is the title?

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Which British woman wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first published commercially in 1902?

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Who is the main female character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind?

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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."

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

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