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Art & Literature
2,442 questions • Page 14 of 35
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| 911 | What nationality was writer George Bernard Shaw? | Irish |
| 912 | Who has written a series of books about Adrian Mole? | Sue Townsend |
| 913 | Which book by George Orwell includes the line `Man is the only creature that consumes without producing`? | Animal Farm |
| 914 | Who wrote `The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde`? | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 915 | Published in 1904, for which book is J. M. Barrie best known? | Peter Pan |
| 916 | Which children`s author wrote about the characters Squirrel Nutkins and Tom Kitten? | Beatrix Potter |
| 917 | What is the title of Helen Fielding`s follow up to her novel `Bridget Jones` Diary`? | `The Edge Of Reason` |
| 918 | From which French novelist is the term `sadism` derived? | Marquis de Sade |
| 919 | Whose paintings include `Mrs Siddons` and `Blue Boy`? | Thomas Gainsborough |
| 920 | In which famous book would you find the characters Denisov and Dolokhov? | `War And Peace` |
| 921 | In the `Harry Potter` novels, what species of owl is Hedwig? | Snowy Owl |
| 922 | Which of these styles of painting is oldest? Cubism, Impressionism or Surrealism? | Impressionism |
| 923 | What was the painter Constable`s first name? | John. |
| 924 | Which book starts off with the line `Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again`? | Rebecca |
| 925 | `Two households, both alike in dignity` is the opening line to which famous play? | `Romeo and Juliet` |
| 926 | What nationality was the poet Dylan Thomas? | Welsh |
| 927 | What was author Dick Francis` profession before he took up writing? | Jockey |
| 928 | First published in 1929, for which character is Belgian George Remi best known for creating? | Tintin |
| 929 | Which artist shot and killed himself while painting `Wheatfield With Crows`? | Vincent Van Gogh |
| 930 | In what city is the Uffizi Gallery? | Florence |
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| 931 | The author of `Dracula`, Bram Stoker`s first name is short for what? | Abraham |
| 932 | Which artist had Blue and Rose periods? | Pablo Picasso |
| 933 | What are elephants called in the `Winnie The Pooh` books? | Heffalumps |
| 934 | Which character from a famous poem brought a curse on his crew after killing an albatross? | The Ancient Mariner |
| 935 | What was the name of the first Harry Potter book? | Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone |
| 936 | What is the name of the Orang-utan King in the 1967 film `The Jungle Book`? | King Louis |
| 937 | With whom was Adrian Mole madly in love? | Pandora |
| 938 | In which country was Hamlet a prince? | Denmark |
| 939 | Who wrote `Gullivers Travels`? | Jonathan Swift |
| 940 | What was the pen name of author Charles Ludwig Dodgson? | Lewis Carroll |
| 941 | Which famous writer, who used the line `God for Harry, England and St. George!` in one of his works, was said to have been born and died on St George`s Day? | William Shakespeare |
| 942 | What novel has the subtitle `The Modern Prometheus`? | Mary Shelley`s Frankenstein |
| 943 | For which book is Richard Adams best known? | `Watership Down` |
| 944 | Who wrote Moby Dick? | Herman Melville |
| 945 | Who wrote the poem `The Owl and The Pussycat`? | Edward Lear |
| 946 | Who was the author of the book `The Constant Gardener`? | John Le Carre |
| 947 | Who wrote `The Canterbury Tales`? | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| 948 | Who played Mr Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of the Pride and Prejudice? | Colin Firth |
| 949 | Who is the hero in the best selling novel The Da Vinci Code? | Professor Robert Langdon |
| 950 | What do the initials J and K stand for in J.K. Rowling? | Joanne Kathleen |
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| 951 | In which Shakespeare play would you find the character Ophelia? | Hamlet |
| 952 | Which book, written by Alice Walker, was made into a film starring Whoopi Goldberg? | The Colour Purple |
| 953 | Which Arthur Miller play featured the character Willy Loman, and was made into a 1951 film starring Frederick March? | Death of a Salesman |
| 954 | What was the name of the first full novel written by Charles Dickens? | The Pickwick Papers |
| 955 | According to Douglas Adams what number is the meaning of life? | 42 |
| 956 | Who wrote the Waverley novels? | Sir Walter Scott |
| 957 | In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hook`s ship? | The Jolly Roger |
| 958 | Who has written a series of letters entitled `Dear Fatty` in the form of an autobiography? | Dawn French |
| 959 | According to Shakespeare, whose horse was called White Surrey? | Richard III's |
| 960 | Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? | Edward Lear |
| 961 | Who wrote Twilight series of novels? | Stephenie Meyer |
| 962 | With which artist is the famous painting `Sunflowers` associated? | Vincent Van Gogh. |
| 963 | In the Bible, who cut off Samson`s hair? | Delilah |
| 964 | Which Charles Dickens novel featured the character of Tiny Tim? | A Christmas Carol |
| 965 | Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel `The Grapes of Wrath`? | John Steinbeck |
| 966 | According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg? | The chicken |
| 967 | In which of Shakespeare`s plays does the line `A horse! A horse ! My kingdom for a horse.` appear? | `Richard III` |
| 968 | Which cartoonist published the `Far Side` cartoons? | Gary Larson |
| 969 | Nick Hornby`s book `Fever Pitch` is about supporting which English football team? | Arsenal |
| 970 | In Roald Dahl`s novel `The BFG`, what do the letters BFG stand for? | Big Friendly Giant |
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| 971 | Which two cities are referred to in the title of Charles Dickens` `Tale Of Two Cities`? | London and Paris |
| 972 | Which of these types of painting came first? Realism, Cubism or Impressionism? | Realism. |
| 973 | Which novelist works include `Dead Cert`, `Comeback` and `To The Hilt`? | Dick Francis |
| 974 | The Pied Piper was called in to Hamelin to deal with what problem? | Rats |
| 975 | Which painting by Leonardo da Vinci is also known as La Gioconda? | The Mona Lisa |
| 976 | Agatha Christie`s novel `The Mysterious Affair At Styles` introduced which famous detective? | Hercule Poirot |
| 977 | Which fictional detective`s arch-enemy was Professor Moriaty? | Sherlock Holmes |
| 978 | For what book is William Golding best known? | `Lord Of The Flies` |
| 979 | Who wrote `The Lord Of The Rings`? | J. R. R. Tolkein |
| 980 | Which 1961 war novel was written by Joseph Heller? | `Catch-22` |
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