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# Question Answer
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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