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1. J.K Rowling is the award winning author of the Harry
Potter books. The 'K' in her name stands for 'Kathleen'. My question,
though, is this: to whom in J.K's family did the name Kathleen
originally belong?
Your answer: Her grandma
J.K Rowling's real name is actually Joanne Rowling. The 'Kathleen' part was taken from her grandma because publishers didn't think boys would read a book by someone with a female name, and J. Rowling sounded too boring.
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Your answer: Her grandma
J.K Rowling's real name is actually Joanne Rowling. The 'Kathleen' part was taken from her grandma because publishers didn't think boys would read a book by someone with a female name, and J. Rowling sounded too boring.
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2. Which lawyer turned bestselling author created the character of a teenage lawyer called Theodore Boone?
Your answer: Stephen King
The correct answer was John Grisham
"Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" was the first children's novel written by John Grisham. The protagonist is a thirteen year old who sits in his parents' law firm after school hours and accidentally gets involved in a high profile murder case.
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Your answer: Stephen King
The correct answer was John Grisham
"Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" was the first children's novel written by John Grisham. The protagonist is a thirteen year old who sits in his parents' law firm after school hours and accidentally gets involved in a high profile murder case.
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3. William Shakespeare has written several well-known
tragedies, all of which end with a hefty body count. Which of the
following is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
Your answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of Shakespeare's comedies, and much of its humour stems from the many misunderstandings that occur throughout the play. "Hamlet", "Macbeth" and "Titus Andronicus" are all Shakespearean tragedies, and much blood is shed in every one of them.
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Your answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of Shakespeare's comedies, and much of its humour stems from the many misunderstandings that occur throughout the play. "Hamlet", "Macbeth" and "Titus Andronicus" are all Shakespearean tragedies, and much blood is shed in every one of them.
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4. What elderly amateur sleuth is best-known for solving
mysteries by finding parallels to events that have occurred in her home
village of St. Mary Mead?
Your answer: Miss Marple
Miss Jane Marple appeared in twelve novels and twenty short stories by that grand lady of the mystery genre, Dame Agatha Christie. Nearly every one of these works has been adapted for film, television, radio, and/or the stage, some more faithfully to the original stories than others.
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Your answer: Miss Marple
Miss Jane Marple appeared in twelve novels and twenty short stories by that grand lady of the mystery genre, Dame Agatha Christie. Nearly every one of these works has been adapted for film, television, radio, and/or the stage, some more faithfully to the original stories than others.
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5. Which Hans Christian Andersen fairytale relates the
hopes and dreams of a poor, bedraggled street-seller who dies of the
cold and whose soul is carried to heaven by her beloved dead
grandmother?
Your answer: The Little Match Girl
"The Little Match Girl" penned back in 1845 by the Danish king of fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen, is one of the most moving and poignant pieces of children's literature ever written. It made me weep as a child and still brings a lump to my throat now (quite a few years later). The vision of the frozen girl on the street struggling to sell her matches on a bitterly cold New Year's Eve, knowing that her father will beat her if she goes home penniless, is one striking, vivid picture. There is however, some cold comfort to be taken in the story, knowing that although the match girl has died, she has gone to heaven to be with her grandmother, the only person who ever loved her, and she will never be sad, cold or hungry again. Pass me another tissue please!
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Your answer: The Little Match Girl
"The Little Match Girl" penned back in 1845 by the Danish king of fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen, is one of the most moving and poignant pieces of children's literature ever written. It made me weep as a child and still brings a lump to my throat now (quite a few years later). The vision of the frozen girl on the street struggling to sell her matches on a bitterly cold New Year's Eve, knowing that her father will beat her if she goes home penniless, is one striking, vivid picture. There is however, some cold comfort to be taken in the story, knowing that although the match girl has died, she has gone to heaven to be with her grandmother, the only person who ever loved her, and she will never be sad, cold or hungry again. Pass me another tissue please!
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6. What is the title of this manga that focuses on
geologically monikered villains and astronomically titled heroes? (Hint:
they are part of a military branch.)
Your answer: Astro Boy
The correct answer was Sailor Moon
Though Pluto is no longer a planet of our solar system, Sailor Pluto is still fighting evil by moonlight.
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Your answer: Astro Boy
The correct answer was Sailor Moon
Though Pluto is no longer a planet of our solar system, Sailor Pluto is still fighting evil by moonlight.
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7. The novel "Foe" by J.M. Coetzee, is a reinterpretation of which famous novel about a desert island?
Your answer: Robinson Crusoe
This intriguing novel from 1986 begins when a woman is cast away on the same island as "Cruso" and Friday, and follows her efforts to get a Mr. Defoe to tell the story. J.M. Coetzee, a brilliant South African writer, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He became a citizen of Australia in 2006.
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Your answer: Robinson Crusoe
This intriguing novel from 1986 begins when a woman is cast away on the same island as "Cruso" and Friday, and follows her efforts to get a Mr. Defoe to tell the story. J.M. Coetzee, a brilliant South African writer, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2003. He became a citizen of Australia in 2006.
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8. Author Howard Phillips Lovecraft derived much of the inspiration for his horror tales from what?
Your answer: Stephen King
The correct answer was His nightmares
American horror and fantasy writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), only achieved fame as a writer of horror stories after his death. That's horrifying on its own, as it certainly didn't do him much good by then. He lived in poverty for much of his adult life, even going without food at times in order to post off his stories to unappreciative editors, poor man. This prolific writer, unacknowledged in his own life, is said to have received much of the inspiration for his works of horror from his nightmares.
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Your answer: Stephen King
The correct answer was His nightmares
American horror and fantasy writer, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), only achieved fame as a writer of horror stories after his death. That's horrifying on its own, as it certainly didn't do him much good by then. He lived in poverty for much of his adult life, even going without food at times in order to post off his stories to unappreciative editors, poor man. This prolific writer, unacknowledged in his own life, is said to have received much of the inspiration for his works of horror from his nightmares.
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9. Which of these environmental authors wrote the book,
"Everglades: River of Grass" (1947), which called for the urgency of
conserving the vast marshland in the southern tip of the state of
Florida?
Your answer: Edward Abbey
The correct answer was Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas was the greatest proponent of conserving the natural cypress swamps and sawgrass marshes called "The Everglades". These marshlands cover a very large area in the southern tip of the state of Florida. She fought to prevent further depletion of the "Everglades". Due to the publishing of her book and conferences with local government officials, a major and expensive project was developed and continues to conserve the ecosystems present in the "Everglades". Marjorie Stoneman Douglas passed away in 1998 at the age of 108.
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Your answer: Edward Abbey
The correct answer was Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas was the greatest proponent of conserving the natural cypress swamps and sawgrass marshes called "The Everglades". These marshlands cover a very large area in the southern tip of the state of Florida. She fought to prevent further depletion of the "Everglades". Due to the publishing of her book and conferences with local government officials, a major and expensive project was developed and continues to conserve the ecosystems present in the "Everglades". Marjorie Stoneman Douglas passed away in 1998 at the age of 108.
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Your answer: Cujo
The correct answer was The Shining
Jack Torrance, being the protagonist of the novel, and being interviewed for a caretakers job at The Overlook Hotel in the novel "The Shining", was not impressed by his interviewer Stuart Ullman. He didn't voice his opinion, merely thought it.
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