Movies Trivia

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

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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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The 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?

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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?

16

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

10

In which locations are each of these Shakespearean plays set: a. Hamlet: the country: b. Macbeth: the country: c. Romeo and Juliet: the city: d. Othello is a general commanding the forces of

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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?

15

What was the name of King Arthur's sword?

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According to Norwegian mythology, these repulsive dwarfs who live in hidden places steal children and property and hate noise. What are they called?

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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?

14

Who was the author of the 1961 classic of science-fiction, "Stranger in a Strange Land"?

14

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

16

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

14

Some of her best-known works are Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner. Her real name was Mary Ann Evans, but her pen name was ... what?

3

All of Shakespeare's plays were written within about a 22-year span of time. Name any year, and if it is included in the 22 year span, you get the answer correct.