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2,442 questions • Page 13 of 35
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| 841 | Which famous fictional character had step sisters called Anastasia and Drizella? | Cinderella |
| 842 | Which literary character travelled around the world in 80 days with Pass Partout? | Phileas Fog |
| 843 | Which famous schoolboy hero was created by author Frank Richards? | Billy Bunter |
| 844 | What nationality was Pablo Picasso? | Spanish |
| 845 | What type of painting is done on wet plaster with pigments suspended in water so that the plaster absorbs the colours and the painting becomes part of the wall? | Fresco |
| 846 | Which famous novel was written in 1877 by Anna Sewell as a protest against cruelty to horses? | Black Beauty |
| 847 | Who wrote `A Streetcar Named Desire` in 1947? | Tennesee Williams |
| 848 | Which famous Jack Kerouac novel featured the characters of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty? | `On The Road` |
| 849 | Which of the following Shakespeare plays would not be classed as histories? King John, King Lear or Richard III? | King Lear |
| 850 | In the first Harry Potter book, which platform does Harry have to go to catch the train to Hogwarts? | Nine and three quarters |
| 851 | Who wrote the novel `The Three Musketeers`? | Alexander Dumas |
| 852 | Which children’s author wrote the Malory Towers series? | Enid Blyton |
| 853 | In J.R.R.Tolkein`s `The Hobbit` is Gandalf a wizard, a dwarf or a goblin? | Wizard |
| 854 | Which famous painting is also known as `La Gioconda`? | The Mona Lisa. |
| 855 | Which Shakespeare play features the characters Shylock and Portia? | The Merchant Of Venice |
| 856 | Later adapted into a successful film, what was the title of Margaret Mitchell`s one and only novel? | `Gone With The Wind` |
| 857 | Which famous book by Herman Melville opens with the line `Call Me Ishmael`? | `Moby Dick` |
| 858 | In what century was Shakespeare born? | 16th (1564) |
| 859 | According to `The Hitch Hiker`s Guide To The Galaxy`, what number was the answer to life, the universe and everything? | 42 |
| 860 | Who wrote the poem `Jabberwocky`? | Lewis Carroll |
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| 861 | What nationality was painter Salvador Dali? | Spanish |
| 862 | In the cartoon strip, what is the name of Andy Capp`s wife? | Flo |
| 863 | What type of writing is W. H. Auden best remembered for? Poems, Plays or Novels? | Poems |
| 864 | Which artist tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in 1890, but didn`t succeed until he tried again two days later? | Vincent Van Gogh |
| 865 | Which Shakespeare play ends in the marriage of Benedick and Beatrice? | `Much Ado About Nothing` |
| 866 | What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in `Peter Pan`? | Darling |
| 867 | In the Bible, which of the Ten Commandments warns against deceit? The first, the fourth or the ninth? | The ninth |
| 868 | With which famous novel would you associate the ship `Hispaniaola`? | `Treasure Island` |
| 869 | Which Daphne Du Maurier novel was turned into a 1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock? | `Rebecca` |
| 870 | Mrs Tiggie Winkle appears in what series of books? | `The Tales Of Beatrix Potter` |
| 871 | Who wrote `The Wind In The Willows`? | Kenneth Grahame |
| 872 | The story `The Incredible Journey` features two dogs and a cat. What type of cat? | Siamese |
| 873 | What are the two main family names in `Romeo and Juliet`? | Capulet and Montague |
| 874 | The 1986 film `Stand By Me` was based on a story by which author? | Stephen King |
| 875 | What were the christian names of the three Bronte sisters? | Anne, Charlotte and Emily |
| 876 | Becky Sharp is the name of a character in which famous novel, which is also the title of a famous magazine? | `Vanity Fair` |
| 877 | Which British poet wrote `The Charge Of The Light Brigade` and `Maud`? | Lord Tennyson |
| 878 | `The Hunt for Red October`, `Patriot Games`, and `Clear and Present Danger` are all films based on novels by whom? | Tom Clancy |
| 879 | Who wrote the novel `Naked Lunch`? | William Burroughs |
| 880 | By what name is author Samuel Langhorn Clemens better known? | Mark Twain |
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| 881 | Which book made J. D. Salinger famous in 1951? | `The Catcher In The Rye` |
| 882 | In books and films, by what name was John Clayton better known? | Tarzan |
| 883 | Which famous artist designed the dream sequences in Alfred Hitchcock`s film `Spellbound`? | Salvador Dali |
| 884 | Who wrote `Dombey and Son`? | Charles Dickens |
| 885 | Prospero is a leading character in which Shakespeare play? | `The Tempest` |
| 886 | What are the names of the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet? | Montague and Capulet |
| 887 | Which Jane Austen novel features the character of Jane Fairfax? | Emma |
| 888 | According to the Bible on what day did God create the beasts of the Earth? | 5th |
| 889 | In which city did Anne Frank write her diary? | Amsterdam |
| 890 | Which author wrote newspaper articles using the pseudonym Boz? | Charles Dickens |
| 891 | Which of the ten commandments says `thou shalt not steal`? The 3rd, 6th or 8th? | 8th |
| 892 | Which comic book star lived in Cactusville? | Desperate Dan |
| 893 | Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the novels `Agnes Gray` and `The Tenant Of Windfell Hall? | Anne |
| 894 | The 1964 film `My Fair Lady` was based on a play by who? | George Bernard Shaw |
| 895 | On which of Shakespeare`s plays was the musical `Kiss Me Kate` based? | `The Taming Of The Shrew` |
| 896 | Who wrote `The Canterbury Tales`? | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| 897 | Which of Shakespeare`s plays has a title which is also a proverb? | `Alls Well That Ends Well` |
| 898 | `Jones The Steam` is the driver of which fictional train? | `Ivor The Engine` |
| 899 | Who was the subject of the biography `Neither Shaken Nor Stirred`? | Sean Connery |
| 900 | Which famous novel was based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk? | `Robinson Crusoe` |
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| 901 | Whose first novel was `The Mysterious Affair at Styles`? | Agatha Christie`s |
| 902 | What nationality was the artist Edgar Degas? | French |
| 903 | Born in Crete in 1541, how was the artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos more commonly known? | El Greco |
| 904 | The film `The Shawshank Redemption` was based on a story by which author? | Stephen King |
| 905 | The title of which 1961 novel by J Heller means a situation where you can`t win? | Catch 22 |
| 906 | Who wrote the poem `Coming Through The Rye`? | Robert Burns |
| 907 | What was the name of Scrooge`s deceased business partner in Charles Dickens` `A Christmas Carol`? | Jacob Marley |
| 908 | What is the title of former MI5 agent, Peter Wright`s controversial memoirs? | `Spycatcher` |
| 909 | Who was the main character in J.R.R Tolkiens `The Hobbit`? | Bilbo Baggins |
| 910 | What was John Milton`s follow up to `Paradise Lost` called? | `Paradise Regained` |
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