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literature	What was the reason for Jules Vernes permanent limp with his left leg?	[ "He was shot.", "He tripped in his cat and broke his leg.", "He fell down a staircase.", "He was born with it." ]	He was shot.
literature	Jules Vernes publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel suggested that Verne make what kind of major changes in all of his works?	[ "Employing more female characters", "Using shorter sentences.", "Introducing a more optimistic tone", "Simplifying his statements" ]	Introducing a more optimistic tone
literature	Which of these inventions did Jules Verne predict in his novels written in the 19th century?	[ "Air conditioning", "Jukeboxes", "The Internet", "All of these" ]	All of these
literature	What novel by Jules Verne was used as a base for a 2008 3-D science fiction movie directed by Eric Brevig?	[ "From the Earth to the Moon", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Off on a Comet", "Journey to the Center of the Earth" ]	Journey to the Center of the Earth
literature	What do the initials T. S. stand for in the name of the famous poet T. S. Eliot?	[ "Tory Saunders", "Terry Stephens", "Theodore Sallings", "Thomas Stearns" ]	Thomas Stearns
literature	T. S. Eliot was the last of 6 children surviving. How old were his parents when he was born?	[ "44", "28", "33", "38" ]	44
literature	T. S. Eliots father, who came from a prominent New England family, was on the Board of Directors of Washington University. He was also a Chairman at Hydraulic-Press Brick Company in St. Louis, a successful business man and a chemist. He married Eliots mother in 1868. What was her occupation?	[ "A homemaker", "A chemist and a painter", "A poet and a social worker", "A music teacher at Washington University" ]	A poet and a social worker
literature	T. S. Eliot attended this prestigious Ivy League college, editing its literary magazine with Pulitzer- winning poet Conrad Aiken.	[ "Dartmouth", "Harvard", "Duke", "Yale" ]	Harvard
literature	While a doctoral student, T. S. Eliot studied Buddhism and Indic philology, learning Sanskrit and PÄli to read the religious texts. What languages did Eliot study/learn in prep school and college?	[ "Latin and Greek", "German, Polish, Russian", "Latin, Greek, French, and German", "Spanish, Italian, Latin" ]	Latin, Greek, French, and German
literature	In April 1915, T. S. Eliot met Vivienne Haigh-Wood, a governess in Cambridge. They were married on 26 June 1915. Where were they married?	[ "At the Eliot family church outside of Boston", "At Eliots family home in St. Louis", "In a local register office", "At a church in Oxford" ]	In a local register office
literature	After marriage, T. S. Eliot gave up writing his dissertation, and never received his PhD.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
literature	After leaving college in Oxford, T. S. Eliot took a teaching job at Highgate School. There he taught this future British Poet Laureate, documentarian of Metro-land, and self-described poet and hack.	[ "Scofield Thayer", "James Joyce", "Collin Brooks", "Sir John Betjeman" ]	Sir John Betjeman
literature	While a student at Harvard, T. S. Eliot befriended this Spanish-born philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist who wrote in Reason in Common Sense, Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.	[ "Ezra Pound", "Bertrand Russell", "Alexis de Tocqueville", "George Santayana" ]	George Santayana
literature	What famous poem by T. S. Eliot was considered offensive and upsetting because of its opening lines describing the dusky sky as a patient etherised upon a table.?	[ "The Hollow Men", "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "The Waste Land", "The Cocktail Party" ]	The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
literature	First published in 1915, this poem by T. S. Eliot portrays upper class society as quite empty and lonely. Its epigraph is from Marlowes The Jew of Malta-	[ "Portrait of a Lady", "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "Sweeney Among the Nightingales", "The Hollow Men" ]	Portrait of a Lady
literature	In 1920, T. S. Eliot published the collection Poems. It included the poem Gerontion. What famous phrase, often used to describe espionage and counter-intelligence, comes from this poem?	[ "a tumid river", "three trees against a low sky", "wilderness of mirrors", "this was all folly" ]	wilderness of mirrors
literature	In his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Al Franken refers to this radio talk show host as a Big Fat Idiot.	[ "Sean Hannity", "Ed Schultz", "Rush Limbaugh", "Bill OReilly" ]	Rush Limbaugh
literature	In his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Franken writes that these two words are Bill OReillys answer to any intelligent liberal comment.	[ "wrong again", "dream on", "no chance", "shut up" ]	shut up
literature	Al Franken is critical of this veteran news journalist, famous as managing editor of the Fox News Channel.	[ "Brit Hume", "Rupert Murdoch", "Tony snow", "Fred Barnes" ]	Brit Hume
literature	Who is Al Franken talking about when he says, He had us all supporting him and united after 9/11 and then he created a war in Iraq and he will never really have Mission Accomplished?	[ "George W. Bush", "Dick Cheney", "Rush Limbaugh", "Bill Clinton" ]	George W. Bush
literature	Why did Al Franken choose to run as a Democrat according to Franken himself?	[ "Ann Coulter will never say she likes me again.", "They care more about the poor than the Republicans", "Rush is a Republican.", "Paul Wellstone would have wanted me to do that." ]	They care more about the poor than the Republicans
literature	What is the name of the church that Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Buck Williams and Bruce Barnes are members of in the second novel in the Left Behind series?	[ "New Hope Christian Church", "Hope Christian Church", "New Beginnings Church", "New Hope Village Church" ]	New Hope Village Church
literature	Who coined the name Tribulation Force for the group portrayed in the second book of the series Left Behind?	[ "Rayford", "Bruce", "Chloe", "Buck" ]	Chloe
literature	Fictional characters Both Buck and Rayford go to work for Nicolae Carpathia in Tribulation Force.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
literature	Hattie Durham becomes romantically involved with which character in Tribulation Force?	[ "Ken Ritz", "Nicolae", "Rayford", "Buck" ]	Nicolae
literature	One of the most interesting characters introduced in Tribulation Force is Rabinnacal Scholar Tsion (pronounced Zee-own) Ben-Judah, who made a startling announcement to the whole world that put him and his family in jeopardy. What was his announcement?	[ "He believed Jesus was the promised Messiah.", "He believed Nicolae was the Messiah promised in the Torrah.", "He believed Nicolae was the Anti-Christ.", "He believed Nicolae would unite the world into a glorious utopia." ]	He believed Jesus was the promised Messiah.
literature	Both Rayford and his daughter Chloe are married in Tribulation Force	[ "False", "True" ]	True
literature	The American Military moves against Nicolae in the book Tribulation Force	[ "False", "True" ]	True
literature	Nicolae Carpathia, the main antagonist in the Left Behind series, institutes a one-world religion.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
literature	What stunning announcement does Hattie make near the end of Tribulation Force?	[ "Her and Nicolae are getting married.", "She is pregnant with Rayfords child.", "She is pregnant with Nicolaes child.", "She is becoming a Christian." ]	She is pregnant with Nicolaes child.
literature	Which member of the Tribulation Force dies at the end of the self-titled novel?	[ "Buck", "Bruce", "Chloe", "Rayford" ]	Bruce
literature	What was Dick Franciss profession before he became a writer?	[ "Jockey", "Pharmacist", "Bookmaker", "Accounting clerk" ]	Jockey
literature	What was the first novel Dick Francis wrote?	[ "Nerve", "Second Wind", "Bolt", "Dead Cert" ]	Dead Cert
literature	In what novel by Dick Francis does the popular character Sid Halley first appear?	[ "Blood Sport", "Odds Against", "Flying Finish", "For Kicks" ]	Odds Against
literature	Sid Halley, the protagonist of several novels by Dick Francis, is disabled. What is the nature of his disability?	[ "He is deaf.", "He has only one hand.", "He is a paraplegic.", "He is blind." ]	He has only one hand.
literature	Only two Dick Francis characters appear as the protagonist of more than one book. Sid Halley is one of them. Who is the other?	[ "Kit Fielding", "William Derry", "David Cleveland", "Andrew Douglas" ]	Kit Fielding
literature	What is the profession of Charles Todd in the novel In the Frame?	[ "Pilot", "Painter", "Architect", "Jockey" ]	Painter
literature	How many non-fiction books did Dick Francis write in the 20th century?	[ "three", "two", "five", "none" ]	two
literature	Why didnt Dick Francis win the 1956 Grand National when he was a jump jockey for the Queen Mother?	[ "He didnt ride in it.", "He fell off.", "His horse fell.", "It wasnt held that year." ]	His horse fell.
literature	What was the popular rumor that circulated about Dick Franciss books?	[ "He paid a ghostwriter to write them.", "His son wrote them.", "His wife wrote them.", "They contained subliminal messages." ]	His wife wrote them.
literature	What did Dick Francis do after the death of his wife?	[ "He began training racehorses.", "He began collaborating with his older son Merrick.", "None of these", "He began collaborating with his younger son Felix." ]	He began collaborating with his younger son Felix.
literature	The members of the Pretty Committee, described in the novel The Clique, get kicked out of school.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
literature	Kristen Gregory from the book The Clique is rich and always wears designer clothes.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
literature	In the novel The Clique, what school do the members of the Pretty Committee go to?	[ "DDR", "OCD", "WHMS", "CCD" ]	OCD
literature	Who is the Pretty Committees second in command in the book The Clique?	[ "None of these", "Massie", "Dylan", "Alicia" ]	Dylan
literature	Who comes back with Alicia from Spain in Lisi Harrisons The Clique?	[ "Spencer", "Nina", "None of these", "Jose" ]	Nina
literature	What movie does The Clique character Claire get a part in?	[ "Dial P for Popular", "Dial D for Dead", "Dial L for Loser", "Dial A for Alive" ]	Dial L for Loser
literature	The Clique protagonist Massie Block has a pet in the book.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
literature	Call me Ishmael.	[ "th the above line, the narrator of this 1851 novel by Herman Melville laconically introduces himself in the very first sentence, making it one of the best-known opening sentences in English literature.", "Mardi: And a Voyage Thither", "Moby-Dick", "Redburn", "The Confidence-Man" ]	Moby-Dick
literature	There were four of us.	[ "is is the beginning of a humorous story of 1889 by Jerome K. Jerome, which has some real-life characters and was initially intended to be a serious work, but ended up one of the most successful comedy books, with a humour that has proven to be fresh and witty even nowadays.", "The Diary of a Pilgrimage", "They and I", "The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", "Three Men in a Boat" ]	Three Men in a Boat
literature	It was a pleasure to burn.	[ "is popular novel by Ray Bradbury, depicting a fictional world of the near future, is in fact an indirect condemnation of the present and a considerate warning about the forthcoming fate of human society.", "Vanity Fair", "The Good Life", "Fahrenheit 451", "The Martian Chronicles" ]	Fahrenheit 451
literature	No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than mans and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their affairs they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.	[ "is is the beginning of this Herbert Wells intense and suspenseful novel, where the existence of the world and human kind has been put in jeopardy.", "Little Wars", "The Invisible Man", "The Chronic Argonauts", "The War of the Worlds" ]	The War of the Worlds
literature	It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. is the beginning of this famous Dickens historical novel, concerning the French Revolution and dealing with some timeless moral issues, such as guilt, treachery and patriotism.	[ "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield", "Nicholas Nickleby", "A Tale of Two Cities" ]	A Tale of Two Cities
literature	It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the expression as pretty as an airport.	[ " is typical for author Douglas Adams, this 1988 detective novel begins with a humorous and unusual line, grabbing attention from the very first sentence.", "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul", "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", "Life, the Universe and Everything", "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" ]	The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
literature	If you really want to hear about it, the first thing youll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I dont feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.	[ "ing one of the most controversial and widely disputed literary works of the 20th century, this novel by J. D. Salinger has been banned several times in the United States for inappropriate and immoral content.", "The Catcher in the Rye", "Franny and Zooey", "The Laughing Man", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" ]	The Catcher in the Rye
literature	It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.	[ "me the famous Jane Austens novel, beginning with those words, concerning the problems of love and marriage, which was initially entitled First Impressionsâ?.", "Pride and Prejudice", "Lady Susan", "Emma", "Sense and Sensibility" ]	Pride and Prejudice
literature	This happened in 1932, when the state penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain. And the electric chair was there, too, of course.	[ " this Stephen King novel, these are the leading character and narrators first words of the story of his life, and the unusual encounter which changes it forever.", "It", "Insomnia", "The Eyes of the Dragon", "The Green Mile" ]	The Green Mile
literature	Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.	[ "guably the best of his works, Tolstoy severely criticizes the highest circles of Russian society through this tragic love story of two of its members, one of them being Alexei Vronsky.", "Anna Karenina", "A Confession", "The Power of Darkness", "Family Happiness" ]	Anna Karenina
literature	Both in the year when Mark Twain was born and the year when he died, the Halleys Comet passed by Earth.	[ "Don Novello", "Samuel Langhorne Clemens", "Charles Farrar Browne", "Johann Kaspar Schmidt" ]	Samuel Langhorne Clemens
literature	This romantic hero is a wealthy gentleman who at first feels superior to Elizabeth Bennet and ignores her. Later, however, he falls in love with her, which is a blow to his pride.	[ "Colonel Forster", "Paul Morel", "Mr. Bingley", "Mr. Darcy" ]	Mr. Darcy
literature	This literary character from the only novel of Emily Bronte is passionately and intensely in love with Cathrine Earnshow, but she marries someone else because of her desire for social advancement.	[ "Edward Rochester", "Arthur Morel", "Heathcliff", "Roger Chillingworth" ]	Heathcliff
literature	This literary character has an obssessive love affair with Mildred Rogers, a shallow and self-centerd woman he encounters in London.	[ "Philip Carey", "Dorian Gray", "Nick Caraway", "Atticus Finch" ]	Philip Carey
literature	This fictional hero falls in love with his employee, the governess Jane Eyre, but their wedding ceremony is interrupted by the announcement that he has a wife who lives in the attic of his manor, Thornfield Hall.	[ "William Lucas", "Fitzgerald Darcy", "Edward Rochester", "Edward Gardiner" ]	Edward Rochester
literature	This romantic hero is obsessed with the beautiful Fermina Daza. He waits more than 50 years for her husband to die and declares his love for her.	[ "Pedro Tercero", "Esteban Trueba", "Juvenal Urbino", "Florentino Ariza" ]	Florentino Ariza
literature	This mysterious literary hero acquired an immense wealth in order to win back his beloved Daisy, who had married Tom Buchanan.	[ "Jordan Baker", "George Wilson", "Jay Gatsby", "Nick Caraway" ]	Jay Gatsby
literature	This American officer, the literary creation of Ernest Hemingway, deserts World War I and escapes to Switzerland with his beloved Catherine Barkley.	[ "Nick Caraway", "Frederic Henry", "Jake Barnes", "Nick Carter" ]	Frederic Henry
literature	This romantic literary character loves passionately Estella, a beautiful girl, brought up by the cold, wealthy and eccentric Miss Havisham.	[ "David Copperfield", "Pip", "Oliver Twist", "Wilkins Micawber" ]	Pip
literature	This pragmatic and opportunistic literary hero is attracted by the pretty and coquettish Scarlett OHara.	[ "Oliver Mellors", "Rhett Butler", "Angel Clare", "Gerald OâHara" ]	Rhett Butler
literature	This literary character, depicted by the Victorian writer Thomas Hardy, escapes with Tess, the woman he loves, although she had committed a murder.	[ "Philip Carey", "Oliver Mellors", "Angel Clare", "Alec dUrberville" ]	Angel Clare
literature	In this novel the main character, Rodion Razkolnikov, who lives in St. Petersburg, murders an old pawnbroker and her younger sister, and later, gets overwhelmed by feelings of paranoia and self-loathing.	[ "War and Peace", "Ana Karenina", "Sleeping Murder", "Crime and Punishment" ]	Crime and Punishment
literature	In this novel, American millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett is found stabbed to death during a journey. The case is investigated by detective Hercule Poarot, who is also among the passengers.	[ "âFatal Visionâ", "âMurder on the Orient Expressâ", "âDeath Upon the Nileâ", "âA Carribean Mysteryâ" ]	âMurder on the Orient Expressâ
literature	In the novel âA Study In Scarletâ, the word âRACHEâ is written in blood on the wall of a deserted house beside a dead body. Name the literary detective who investigates the case.	[ "Sherlock Holmes", "Drury Lane", "Hercule Poirot", "Perry Mason" ]	Sherlock Holmes
literature	In this famous play Claudius murders his brother, the King of Denmark, and marries the widowed Queen Gertrude.	[ "âThe Merchant of Veniceâ", "King Lear", "âThe Tempestâ", "Hamlet" ]	Hamlet
literature	In this novel, private eye Philip Marlowe is arrested on suspicion of the murder of Terry Lenoxâs wife. After Marlowe is released, he finds out that Terry Lenox, himself, has committed suicide in Mexico. When Marlowe gets home, he finds a cryptic note from Lenox and a $5000 bill.	[ "âThe Purloined Letterâ", "âThe Moving Fingerâ", "âThe Long Goodbyeâ", "âPlaybackâ" ]	âThe Long Goodbyeâ
literature	In this book, based on a true story, Truman Capote recounts the murders of Herb Clutter, a rich farmer from Kansas, his wife Bonnie, his sixteen-year-old daughter Nancy, and his fifteen-year-old son, Kenyon.	[ "âIn Cold Bloodâ", "âThe Glass Keyâ", "âThe Moving Targetâ", "âRed Harvestâ" ]	âIn Cold Bloodâ
literature	In this bestseller, based on a real case and written by Joe McGinnis, Jeffrey MacDonald is accused of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters.	[ "âRed Harvestâ", "âThe Thin Manâ", "âThe Big Knockoverâ", "âFatal Visionâ" ]	âFatal Visionâ
literature	This author wrote âThe Road to Gandolfoâ, a story in which the former General MacKenzie Hawkins makes up an outrageous plan to kidnap the Pope and to demand a ransom of $400 million â a dollar for every Catholic in the world.	[ "Robert Ludlum", "Daniel de Silva", "Dan Brown", "Michael Avallone" ]	Robert Ludlum
literature	This novel is narrated by the fictional character Frank Chambers, a drifter who stops at a roadside diner and meets âfemme fataleâ, Cora. After starting an affair, Cora and Frank murder Coraâs husband, Nick Papadakis, who is the owner of the diner.	[ "âDeath in the Afternoonâ", "âWoman in the Darkâ", "âThe Partridge Familyâ", "âThe Postman Always Rings Twiceâ" ]	âThe Postman Always Rings Twiceâ
literature	In this novel, written by Agatha Christie, the Banty family discover in their library the dead body of a young woman. Later, the remains of another dead girl are found in a nearby quarry. Which detective investigates the case?	[ "Father Brown", "Auguste Dupin", "Miss Jane Marple", "Hercule Poirot" ]	Miss Jane Marple
literature	How many works did Stephen King write under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?	[ "5", "3", "6", "4" ]	6
literature	In the horror novel From a Buick 8, strange reptiles crawled out of the trunk of a car.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
literature	What is the name of Jacks werewolf friend in the novel The Talisman?	[ "Wolf", "Mike", "Harry", "Jojo" ]	Wolf
literature	What was one of Randall Flaggs nicknames in Stephen Kings novel The Stand?	[ "the running man", "Mutimbo", "el diablo", "the walking dude" ]	the walking dude
literature	In Stephen Kings novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, what position did Tom Gordon play for the Boston Red Sox?	[ "relief picher", "shortstop", "catcher", "right field" ]	relief picher
literature	In the novel Dolores Claiborne, what is the name of Dolores Claibornes daughter?	[ "Selena Claiborne", "Crystal Claiborne", "Anita Claiborne", "Selena St. George" ]	Selena St. George
literature	What is the name of the mouse in the book The Green Mile?	[ "Mr. Mousie", "Mr. Bojangles", "Mr. Delacroix", "Mr. Jingles" ]	Mr. Jingles
literature	In which of the parts that Tolkien originally divided the book in do Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas decide to go after Merry and Pippin in The Two Towers?	[ "Seventh", "Second", "Third", "First" ]	First
literature	In the book Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Gollum ever decide to be on Frodos side?	[ "Yes", "No" ]	No
literature	In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Eowyn have romantic interest in Aragorn?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	Yes
literature	Does Aragorn ever really have a doubt about his place on the throne of Gondor In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No
literature	Is Wormtongue really sad when he sees the army of Uruk-Hai in the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?	[ "Maybe", "Yes", "A little", "Not in the least" ]	Not in the least
literature	In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Aragorn fall off of a cliff?	[ "Yes", "No" ]	No
literature	Do the orcs ride wolves in the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?	[ "Yes", "No" ]	Yes
literature	They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,	[ "rough Eden took their solitary way is from a work by this author.", "John Milton", "James Joyce", "Geoffrey Chaucer", "William Shakespeare" ]	John Milton
literature	The Diary of a Madman	[ "Edgar Allan Poe", "Allen Adler", "Guy de Maupassant", "Sheridan le Fanu" ]	Guy de Maupassant
literature	Servant of the Bones	[ "Agatha Christie", "Leo Tolstoy", "Anne Rice", "James Patterson" ]	Anne Rice
literature	The Hellbound Heart	[ "Clive Barker", "Edgar Allan Poe", "None of these", "Richard Matheson" ]	Clive Barker
literature	The Tell-tale Heart	[ "Richard Christian Matheson", "none of these", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Clive Barker" ]	Edgar Allan Poe
literature	The Talisman; Black House	[ "Peter Straub", "Both", "Neither", "Stephen King" ]	Both
literature	As I Lay Dying	[ "Mark Twain", "Edgar Rice Burroughs", "none of these", "William Faulkner" ]	William Faulkner

literature

What was the reason for Jules Vernes permanent limp with his left leg?

[ "He was shot.", "He tripped in his cat and broke his leg.", "He fell down a staircase.", "He was born with it." ]

He was shot.

literature

Jules Vernes publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel suggested that Verne make what kind of major changes in all of his works?

[ "Employing more female characters", "Using shorter sentences.", "Introducing a more optimistic tone", "Simplifying his statements" ]

Introducing a more optimistic tone

literature

Which of these inventions did Jules Verne predict in his novels written in the 19th century?

[ "Air conditioning", "Jukeboxes", "The Internet", "All of these" ]

All of these

literature

What novel by Jules Verne was used as a base for a 2008 3-D science fiction movie directed by Eric Brevig?

[ "From the Earth to the Moon", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Off on a Comet", "Journey to the Center of the Earth" ]

Journey to the Center of the Earth

literature

What do the initials T. S. stand for in the name of the famous poet T. S. Eliot?

[ "Tory Saunders", "Terry Stephens", "Theodore Sallings", "Thomas Stearns" ]

Thomas Stearns

literature

T. S. Eliot was the last of 6 children surviving. How old were his parents when he was born?

[ "44", "28", "33", "38" ]

44

literature

T. S. Eliots father, who came from a prominent New England family, was on the Board of Directors of Washington University. He was also a Chairman at Hydraulic-Press Brick Company in St. Louis, a successful business man and a chemist. He married Eliots mother in 1868. What was her occupation?

[ "A homemaker", "A chemist and a painter", "A poet and a social worker", "A music teacher at Washington University" ]

A poet and a social worker

literature

T. S. Eliot attended this prestigious Ivy League college, editing its literary magazine with Pulitzer- winning poet Conrad Aiken.

[ "Dartmouth", "Harvard", "Duke", "Yale" ]

Harvard

literature

While a doctoral student, T. S. Eliot studied Buddhism and Indic philology, learning Sanskrit and PÄli to read the religious texts. What languages did Eliot study/learn in prep school and college?

[ "Latin and Greek", "German, Polish, Russian", "Latin, Greek, French, and German", "Spanish, Italian, Latin" ]

Latin, Greek, French, and German

literature

In April 1915, T. S. Eliot met Vivienne Haigh-Wood, a governess in Cambridge. They were married on 26 June 1915. Where were they married?

[ "At the Eliot family church outside of Boston", "At Eliots family home in St. Louis", "In a local register office", "At a church in Oxford" ]

In a local register office

literature

After marriage, T. S. Eliot gave up writing his dissertation, and never received his PhD.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

literature

After leaving college in Oxford, T. S. Eliot took a teaching job at Highgate School. There he taught this future British Poet Laureate, documentarian of Metro-land, and self-described poet and hack.

[ "Scofield Thayer", "James Joyce", "Collin Brooks", "Sir John Betjeman" ]

Sir John Betjeman

literature

While a student at Harvard, T. S. Eliot befriended this Spanish-born philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist who wrote in Reason in Common Sense, Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.

[ "Ezra Pound", "Bertrand Russell", "Alexis de Tocqueville", "George Santayana" ]

George Santayana

literature

What famous poem by T. S. Eliot was considered offensive and upsetting because of its opening lines describing the dusky sky as a patient etherised upon a table.?

[ "The Hollow Men", "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "The Waste Land", "The Cocktail Party" ]

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

literature

First published in 1915, this poem by T. S. Eliot portrays upper class society as quite empty and lonely. Its epigraph is from Marlowes The Jew of Malta-

[ "Portrait of a Lady", "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "Sweeney Among the Nightingales", "The Hollow Men" ]

Portrait of a Lady

literature

In 1920, T. S. Eliot published the collection Poems. It included the poem Gerontion. What famous phrase, often used to describe espionage and counter-intelligence, comes from this poem?

[ "a tumid river", "three trees against a low sky", "wilderness of mirrors", "this was all folly" ]

wilderness of mirrors

literature

In his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Al Franken refers to this radio talk show host as a Big Fat Idiot.

[ "Sean Hannity", "Ed Schultz", "Rush Limbaugh", "Bill OReilly" ]

Rush Limbaugh

literature

In his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Franken writes that these two words are Bill OReillys answer to any intelligent liberal comment.

[ "wrong again", "dream on", "no chance", "shut up" ]

shut up

literature

Al Franken is critical of this veteran news journalist, famous as managing editor of the Fox News Channel.

[ "Brit Hume", "Rupert Murdoch", "Tony snow", "Fred Barnes" ]

Brit Hume

literature

Who is Al Franken talking about when he says, He had us all supporting him and united after 9/11 and then he created a war in Iraq and he will never really have Mission Accomplished?

[ "George W. Bush", "Dick Cheney", "Rush Limbaugh", "Bill Clinton" ]

George W. Bush

literature

Why did Al Franken choose to run as a Democrat according to Franken himself?

[ "Ann Coulter will never say she likes me again.", "They care more about the poor than the Republicans", "Rush is a Republican.", "Paul Wellstone would have wanted me to do that." ]

They care more about the poor than the Republicans

literature

What is the name of the church that Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, Buck Williams and Bruce Barnes are members of in the second novel in the Left Behind series?

[ "New Hope Christian Church", "Hope Christian Church", "New Beginnings Church", "New Hope Village Church" ]

New Hope Village Church

literature

Who coined the name Tribulation Force for the group portrayed in the second book of the series Left Behind?

[ "Rayford", "Bruce", "Chloe", "Buck" ]

Chloe

literature

Fictional characters Both Buck and Rayford go to work for Nicolae Carpathia in Tribulation Force.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

literature

Hattie Durham becomes romantically involved with which character in Tribulation Force?

[ "Ken Ritz", "Nicolae", "Rayford", "Buck" ]

Nicolae

literature

One of the most interesting characters introduced in Tribulation Force is Rabinnacal Scholar Tsion (pronounced Zee-own) Ben-Judah, who made a startling announcement to the whole world that put him and his family in jeopardy. What was his announcement?

[ "He believed Jesus was the promised Messiah.", "He believed Nicolae was the Messiah promised in the Torrah.", "He believed Nicolae was the Anti-Christ.", "He believed Nicolae would unite the world into a glorious utopia." ]

He believed Jesus was the promised Messiah.

literature

Both Rayford and his daughter Chloe are married in Tribulation Force

[ "False", "True" ]

True

literature

The American Military moves against Nicolae in the book Tribulation Force

[ "False", "True" ]

True

literature

Nicolae Carpathia, the main antagonist in the Left Behind series, institutes a one-world religion.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

literature

What stunning announcement does Hattie make near the end of Tribulation Force?

[ "Her and Nicolae are getting married.", "She is pregnant with Rayfords child.", "She is pregnant with Nicolaes child.", "She is becoming a Christian." ]

She is pregnant with Nicolaes child.

literature

Which member of the Tribulation Force dies at the end of the self-titled novel?

[ "Buck", "Bruce", "Chloe", "Rayford" ]

Bruce

literature

What was Dick Franciss profession before he became a writer?

[ "Jockey", "Pharmacist", "Bookmaker", "Accounting clerk" ]

Jockey

literature

What was the first novel Dick Francis wrote?

[ "Nerve", "Second Wind", "Bolt", "Dead Cert" ]

Dead Cert

literature

In what novel by Dick Francis does the popular character Sid Halley first appear?

[ "Blood Sport", "Odds Against", "Flying Finish", "For Kicks" ]

Odds Against

literature

Sid Halley, the protagonist of several novels by Dick Francis, is disabled. What is the nature of his disability?

[ "He is deaf.", "He has only one hand.", "He is a paraplegic.", "He is blind." ]

He has only one hand.

literature

Only two Dick Francis characters appear as the protagonist of more than one book. Sid Halley is one of them. Who is the other?

[ "Kit Fielding", "William Derry", "David Cleveland", "Andrew Douglas" ]

Kit Fielding

literature

What is the profession of Charles Todd in the novel In the Frame?

[ "Pilot", "Painter", "Architect", "Jockey" ]

Painter

literature

How many non-fiction books did Dick Francis write in the 20th century?

[ "three", "two", "five", "none" ]

two

literature

Why didnt Dick Francis win the 1956 Grand National when he was a jump jockey for the Queen Mother?

[ "He didnt ride in it.", "He fell off.", "His horse fell.", "It wasnt held that year." ]

His horse fell.

literature

What was the popular rumor that circulated about Dick Franciss books?

[ "He paid a ghostwriter to write them.", "His son wrote them.", "His wife wrote them.", "They contained subliminal messages." ]

His wife wrote them.

literature

What did Dick Francis do after the death of his wife?

[ "He began training racehorses.", "He began collaborating with his older son Merrick.", "None of these", "He began collaborating with his younger son Felix." ]

He began collaborating with his younger son Felix.

literature

The members of the Pretty Committee, described in the novel The Clique, get kicked out of school.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

literature

Kristen Gregory from the book The Clique is rich and always wears designer clothes.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

literature

In the novel The Clique, what school do the members of the Pretty Committee go to?

[ "DDR", "OCD", "WHMS", "CCD" ]

OCD

literature

Who is the Pretty Committees second in command in the book The Clique?

[ "None of these", "Massie", "Dylan", "Alicia" ]

Dylan

literature

Who comes back with Alicia from Spain in Lisi Harrisons The Clique?

[ "Spencer", "Nina", "None of these", "Jose" ]

Nina

literature

What movie does The Clique character Claire get a part in?

[ "Dial P for Popular", "Dial D for Dead", "Dial L for Loser", "Dial A for Alive" ]

Dial L for Loser

literature

The Clique protagonist Massie Block has a pet in the book.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

literature

Call me Ishmael.

[ "th the above line, the narrator of this 1851 novel by Herman Melville laconically introduces himself in the very first sentence, making it one of the best-known opening sentences in English literature.", "Mardi: And a Voyage Thither", "Moby-Dick", "Redburn", "The Confidence-Man" ]

Moby-Dick

literature

There were four of us.

[ "is is the beginning of a humorous story of 1889 by Jerome K. Jerome, which has some real-life characters and was initially intended to be a serious work, but ended up one of the most successful comedy books, with a humour that has proven to be fresh and witty even nowadays.", "The Diary of a Pilgrimage", "They and I", "The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", "Three Men in a Boat" ]

Three Men in a Boat

literature

It was a pleasure to burn.

[ "is popular novel by Ray Bradbury, depicting a fictional world of the near future, is in fact an indirect condemnation of the present and a considerate warning about the forthcoming fate of human society.", "Vanity Fair", "The Good Life", "Fahrenheit 451", "The Martian Chronicles" ]

Fahrenheit 451

literature

No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than mans and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their affairs they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinize the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.

[ "is is the beginning of this Herbert Wells intense and suspenseful novel, where the existence of the world and human kind has been put in jeopardy.", "Little Wars", "The Invisible Man", "The Chronic Argonauts", "The War of the Worlds" ]

The War of the Worlds

literature

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. is the beginning of this famous Dickens historical novel, concerning the French Revolution and dealing with some timeless moral issues, such as guilt, treachery and patriotism.

[ "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield", "Nicholas Nickleby", "A Tale of Two Cities" ]

A Tale of Two Cities

literature

It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the expression as pretty as an airport.

[ " is typical for author Douglas Adams, this 1988 detective novel begins with a humorous and unusual line, grabbing attention from the very first sentence.", "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul", "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", "Life, the Universe and Everything", "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" ]

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

literature

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing youll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I dont feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.

[ "ing one of the most controversial and widely disputed literary works of the 20th century, this novel by J. D. Salinger has been banned several times in the United States for inappropriate and immoral content.", "The Catcher in the Rye", "Franny and Zooey", "The Laughing Man", "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" ]

The Catcher in the Rye

literature

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

[ "me the famous Jane Austens novel, beginning with those words, concerning the problems of love and marriage, which was initially entitled First Impressionsâ?.", "Pride and Prejudice", "Lady Susan", "Emma", "Sense and Sensibility" ]

Pride and Prejudice

literature

This happened in 1932, when the state penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain. And the electric chair was there, too, of course.

[ " this Stephen King novel, these are the leading character and narrators first words of the story of his life, and the unusual encounter which changes it forever.", "It", "Insomnia", "The Eyes of the Dragon", "The Green Mile" ]

The Green Mile

literature

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

[ "guably the best of his works, Tolstoy severely criticizes the highest circles of Russian society through this tragic love story of two of its members, one of them being Alexei Vronsky.", "Anna Karenina", "A Confession", "The Power of Darkness", "Family Happiness" ]

Anna Karenina

literature

Both in the year when Mark Twain was born and the year when he died, the Halleys Comet passed by Earth.

[ "Don Novello", "Samuel Langhorne Clemens", "Charles Farrar Browne", "Johann Kaspar Schmidt" ]

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

literature

This romantic hero is a wealthy gentleman who at first feels superior to Elizabeth Bennet and ignores her. Later, however, he falls in love with her, which is a blow to his pride.

[ "Colonel Forster", "Paul Morel", "Mr. Bingley", "Mr. Darcy" ]

Mr. Darcy

literature

This literary character from the only novel of Emily Bronte is passionately and intensely in love with Cathrine Earnshow, but she marries someone else because of her desire for social advancement.

[ "Edward Rochester", "Arthur Morel", "Heathcliff", "Roger Chillingworth" ]

Heathcliff

literature

This literary character has an obssessive love affair with Mildred Rogers, a shallow and self-centerd woman he encounters in London.

[ "Philip Carey", "Dorian Gray", "Nick Caraway", "Atticus Finch" ]

Philip Carey

literature

This fictional hero falls in love with his employee, the governess Jane Eyre, but their wedding ceremony is interrupted by the announcement that he has a wife who lives in the attic of his manor, Thornfield Hall.

[ "William Lucas", "Fitzgerald Darcy", "Edward Rochester", "Edward Gardiner" ]

Edward Rochester

literature

This romantic hero is obsessed with the beautiful Fermina Daza. He waits more than 50 years for her husband to die and declares his love for her.

[ "Pedro Tercero", "Esteban Trueba", "Juvenal Urbino", "Florentino Ariza" ]

Florentino Ariza

literature

This mysterious literary hero acquired an immense wealth in order to win back his beloved Daisy, who had married Tom Buchanan.

[ "Jordan Baker", "George Wilson", "Jay Gatsby", "Nick Caraway" ]

Jay Gatsby

literature

This American officer, the literary creation of Ernest Hemingway, deserts World War I and escapes to Switzerland with his beloved Catherine Barkley.

[ "Nick Caraway", "Frederic Henry", "Jake Barnes", "Nick Carter" ]

Frederic Henry

literature

This romantic literary character loves passionately Estella, a beautiful girl, brought up by the cold, wealthy and eccentric Miss Havisham.

[ "David Copperfield", "Pip", "Oliver Twist", "Wilkins Micawber" ]

Pip

literature

This pragmatic and opportunistic literary hero is attracted by the pretty and coquettish Scarlett OHara.

[ "Oliver Mellors", "Rhett Butler", "Angel Clare", "Gerald OâHara" ]

Rhett Butler

literature

This literary character, depicted by the Victorian writer Thomas Hardy, escapes with Tess, the woman he loves, although she had committed a murder.

[ "Philip Carey", "Oliver Mellors", "Angel Clare", "Alec dUrberville" ]

Angel Clare

literature

In this novel the main character, Rodion Razkolnikov, who lives in St. Petersburg, murders an old pawnbroker and her younger sister, and later, gets overwhelmed by feelings of paranoia and self-loathing.

[ "War and Peace", "Ana Karenina", "Sleeping Murder", "Crime and Punishment" ]

Crime and Punishment

literature

In this novel, American millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett is found stabbed to death during a journey. The case is investigated by detective Hercule Poarot, who is also among the passengers.

[ "âFatal Visionâ", "âMurder on the Orient Expressâ", "âDeath Upon the Nileâ", "âA Carribean Mysteryâ" ]

âMurder on the Orient Expressâ

literature

In the novel âA Study In Scarletâ, the word âRACHEâ is written in blood on the wall of a deserted house beside a dead body. Name the literary detective who investigates the case.

[ "Sherlock Holmes", "Drury Lane", "Hercule Poirot", "Perry Mason" ]

Sherlock Holmes

literature

In this famous play Claudius murders his brother, the King of Denmark, and marries the widowed Queen Gertrude.

[ "âThe Merchant of Veniceâ", "King Lear", "âThe Tempestâ", "Hamlet" ]

Hamlet

literature

In this novel, private eye Philip Marlowe is arrested on suspicion of the murder of Terry Lenoxâs wife. After Marlowe is released, he finds out that Terry Lenox, himself, has committed suicide in Mexico. When Marlowe gets home, he finds a cryptic note from Lenox and a $5000 bill.

[ "âThe Purloined Letterâ", "âThe Moving Fingerâ", "âThe Long Goodbyeâ", "âPlaybackâ" ]

âThe Long Goodbyeâ

literature

In this book, based on a true story, Truman Capote recounts the murders of Herb Clutter, a rich farmer from Kansas, his wife Bonnie, his sixteen-year-old daughter Nancy, and his fifteen-year-old son, Kenyon.

[ "âIn Cold Bloodâ", "âThe Glass Keyâ", "âThe Moving Targetâ", "âRed Harvestâ" ]

âIn Cold Bloodâ

literature

In this bestseller, based on a real case and written by Joe McGinnis, Jeffrey MacDonald is accused of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters.

[ "âRed Harvestâ", "âThe Thin Manâ", "âThe Big Knockoverâ", "âFatal Visionâ" ]

âFatal Visionâ

literature

This author wrote âThe Road to Gandolfoâ, a story in which the former General MacKenzie Hawkins makes up an outrageous plan to kidnap the Pope and to demand a ransom of $400 million â a dollar for every Catholic in the world.

[ "Robert Ludlum", "Daniel de Silva", "Dan Brown", "Michael Avallone" ]

Robert Ludlum

literature

This novel is narrated by the fictional character Frank Chambers, a drifter who stops at a roadside diner and meets âfemme fataleâ, Cora. After starting an affair, Cora and Frank murder Coraâs husband, Nick Papadakis, who is the owner of the diner.

[ "âDeath in the Afternoonâ", "âWoman in the Darkâ", "âThe Partridge Familyâ", "âThe Postman Always Rings Twiceâ" ]

âThe Postman Always Rings Twiceâ

literature

In this novel, written by Agatha Christie, the Banty family discover in their library the dead body of a young woman. Later, the remains of another dead girl are found in a nearby quarry. Which detective investigates the case?

[ "Father Brown", "Auguste Dupin", "Miss Jane Marple", "Hercule Poirot" ]

Miss Jane Marple

literature

How many works did Stephen King write under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?

[ "5", "3", "6", "4" ]

6

literature

In the horror novel From a Buick 8, strange reptiles crawled out of the trunk of a car.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

literature

What is the name of Jacks werewolf friend in the novel The Talisman?

[ "Wolf", "Mike", "Harry", "Jojo" ]

Wolf

literature

What was one of Randall Flaggs nicknames in Stephen Kings novel The Stand?

[ "the running man", "Mutimbo", "el diablo", "the walking dude" ]

the walking dude

literature

In Stephen Kings novel The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, what position did Tom Gordon play for the Boston Red Sox?

[ "relief picher", "shortstop", "catcher", "right field" ]

relief picher

literature

In the novel Dolores Claiborne, what is the name of Dolores Claibornes daughter?

[ "Selena Claiborne", "Crystal Claiborne", "Anita Claiborne", "Selena St. George" ]

Selena St. George

literature

What is the name of the mouse in the book The Green Mile?

[ "Mr. Mousie", "Mr. Bojangles", "Mr. Delacroix", "Mr. Jingles" ]

Mr. Jingles

literature

In which of the parts that Tolkien originally divided the book in do Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas decide to go after Merry and Pippin in The Two Towers?

[ "Seventh", "Second", "Third", "First" ]

First

literature

In the book Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Gollum ever decide to be on Frodos side?

[ "Yes", "No" ]

No

literature

In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Eowyn have romantic interest in Aragorn?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

Yes

literature

Does Aragorn ever really have a doubt about his place on the throne of Gondor In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No

literature

Is Wormtongue really sad when he sees the army of Uruk-Hai in the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?

[ "Maybe", "Yes", "A little", "Not in the least" ]

Not in the least

literature

In the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, does Aragorn fall off of a cliff?

[ "Yes", "No" ]

No

literature

Do the orcs ride wolves in the book, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?

[ "Yes", "No" ]

Yes

literature

They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,

[ "rough Eden took their solitary way is from a work by this author.", "John Milton", "James Joyce", "Geoffrey Chaucer", "William Shakespeare" ]

John Milton

literature

The Diary of a Madman

[ "Edgar Allan Poe", "Allen Adler", "Guy de Maupassant", "Sheridan le Fanu" ]

Guy de Maupassant

literature

Servant of the Bones

[ "Agatha Christie", "Leo Tolstoy", "Anne Rice", "James Patterson" ]

Anne Rice

literature

The Hellbound Heart

[ "Clive Barker", "Edgar Allan Poe", "None of these", "Richard Matheson" ]

Clive Barker

literature

The Tell-tale Heart

[ "Richard Christian Matheson", "none of these", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Clive Barker" ]

Edgar Allan Poe

literature

The Talisman; Black House

[ "Peter Straub", "Both", "Neither", "Stephen King" ]

Both

literature

As I Lay Dying

[ "Mark Twain", "Edgar Rice Burroughs", "none of these", "William Faulkner" ]

William Faulkner