Movies Trivia

9

Which hero of Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel was stranded and survived on a small tropical island for 28 years?

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20

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:

19

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

13

Can you name four Shakespeare plays contain geographical locations in the title?

16

The first major English dictionary, called the Dictionary of the English Language, was issued in 1755 by the person considered the leading English writer of the late 18th century. Who was he?

3

The female Danish writer Isak Dineson spent 20 years in Kenya on a coffee plantation, and wrote what autobiographical work in 1937 which became a film in the 1980's?

5

Who is the male hero of the fairy tale Cinderella?

4

What 19th century French author is known for such adventure novels as Around the World in 80 Days, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, and Journey to the Center of the Earth ?

9

Name the authors of each of these books: a. The Fountainhead b. The Day of the Jackal c. Bright Lights, Big City

11

About what kind of bird did each of these people write: a. Edgar Allen Poe b. John Keats c. Percy Bysshe Shelley

16

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

17

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

16

According to Greek mythology, every time one of this dragon-like monster's heads was cut off, two more grew in its place. It was finally killed by Hercules. What was it?

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."

18

Name the authors of each of these novels which went on to become films: a. The Bonfire of the Vanities b. The Firm? c. The French Lieutenant's Woman