LITERATURE quiz
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Who was the first to write down the tale of Little Red Riding Hood?
He did so in 1697 in the book "Tales of Mother Goose".
What was the name of the legendary King Arthur's father?
How many members did the Fellowship of the Ring have in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel?
9
In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings", the Fellowship of the Ring is the name for the nine walkers: Frodo Baggins, who sets out for Mount Doom in Mordor to destroy the One Ring, and his eight companions.
Which country was writer, painter and photographer August Strindberg from?
In 1872 he wrote his first mature drama, "Master Olof".
What was the name of Menelaus's older brother, who led the Greeks in the Trojan War?
Both belonged to the house of the Atreidae.
What is the name of the main character of Franz Kafka's "The Trial"?
He is a bank clerk arrested by an inaccessible authority, and the nature of his offense is never revealed. Gregor Samsa is the hero of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis".
Who wrote the scripts for the first 24 volumes of the Asterix comics?
The drawings were by Albert Uderzo.
Who was Minister for Magic in the first five "Harry Potter" books?
He was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour, previously head of the Auror Office.
In which play does the character John Proctor appear?
The play was written in 1953 and is based on the infamous witch trials of 1692.
At which London station is Platform 9¾ from the Harry Potter novels?
In the novels, the platform is accessible only to wizards.
Which French writer declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature?
What nationality was the writer and illustrator of Polish-Jewish descent Roland Topor?
He was also a playwright, printmaker, director, actor, screenwriter and set designer.
Who wrote the book "Le Petit Nicolas a des ennuis" (Nicholas in Trouble)?
It is the fifth book in the Petit Nicolas series. The illustrations are by Jean-Jacques Sempé.
Who wrote the 1968 novel "Belle du Seigneur"?
What year appears in the title of Orwell's book?
You can be off by 10 years.
1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a futuristic dystopia with many political undertones, written by George Orwell and published in 1949.
In which city was Miguel de Cervantes born?
He was baptized there on October 9, 1547.
Who wrote the novel "The House of the Dead"?
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński's "A World Apart" alludes to it.
Which is a book by Harper Lee?
In which novel does Ishmael set out on a whaling voyage?
Biblical symbolism appears in the characters' names, including Ahab, Elijah and Ishmael.
In which book does the character Yeshua Ha-Notsri appear?
Pilate hopes Yeshua will be pardoned in keeping with the Passover custom.
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