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A general #book review
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1
According to the Forbes ' Rich List', which British writer is the richest author in the world?
John Grisham
Jeff Kinney
J K Rowling
Dan Brown
2
What kind of animal is Beatrix Potter's ' Jeremy Fisher'?
Frog
Fish
Cat
Crocodile
3
'Prospero', 'Miranda', 'Ariel' are all characters from which Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
The Tempest
Macbeth
4
Who wrote the Mr Men and Little Miss books?
Mr Miles
Jacqueline Wilson
Roald Dahl
Roger Hargreaves
5
What 1990 novel by Michael Crichton was turned into a box office sensation by Steven Spielberg?
Mondays Warriors
Hocus Pocus
Jurassic Park
Four Past Midnight
6
Which book is about children who are selected to take part in a televised death match?
Macbeth
The Hunger Games
Narnia
Of Mice and Men
7
Which reference book was founded in 1955 and is named after a famous Irish brewery?
Encyclopedia
Guinness Book of Records
Oxford Dictionary
8
Tom Marvolo Riddle is the alter-ego of which evil wizard?
Lord Voldemort
Ron Weasley
Severus Snape
Dumbledore
9
'Oliver Twist' and 'A Christmas Carol', are all novels by which Victorian author?
Thomas Hardy
George Eliot
Elizabeth Gaskell
Charles Dickens
10
Eric Carle wrote about a very hungry insect. What was it?
Beetle
Worms
Caterpillar
Ants
11
In Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', what seaside town in Yorkshire is Dracula supposed to have visited?
Saltburn-by-the-sea
Whitby
Hornsea
Staithes
12
What was the first book series to be turned into Lego following its film success?
Harry Potter Series
Marvel Comics
13
The first James Bond novel was turned into a film starring Daniel Craig but what was it called?
Casino Royale
Skyfall
Quantum of Solace
Spectre
14
Who wrote the 'Just So' stories?
Rudyard Kipling
Stephanie Meyer
Charles Dickens
J K Rowling
15
Who created Tracy Beaker?
Roald Dahl
Rudyard Kipling
Jeremy Strong
Jacqueline Wilson
16
John Malkovich and Gary Sinise played which duo in the 1992 version of ‘Of Mice and Men’?
Curley and Curley's Wife
George Milton and Lenny Small
Slim and Whit
Crooks and Carlson
17
What Phillip Pullman novel was transformed into the fantasy film ‘The Golden Compass’?
Northern Lights
The Amber Spyglass
Once Upon a Time in The North
The Subtle Knife
18
What was Phileas Fogg challenged to do?
To go to Kansas
To run around the world in 10 minutes
To go around the world in 80 days
To eat 500 pounds of beef burgers
19
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy are key characters in which Jane Austen novel?
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Persuasion
Emma
20
What is the name of the hero who slayed Grendel?
Beowulf
Heorot
Hrothgar
21
Who wrote the Twilight series of novels?
John Boyne
John Green
Stephanie Meyer
Shakespeare
22
Which European country produces the most paper annually?
Denmark
Romania
Germany
France
23
Which book in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ saga is this movie still taken from?
The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Two Towers
The Return Of The King
The Hobbit
24
Jean de Brunhoff wrote a story about a very famous elephant, but what was its name?
Elmo
Dumbo
Babar
Jeff
25
What is LászlóJózsefBíró credited with inventing?
Lightbulbs
Biro Pens
Teabags
Slippers
26
Charles Dickens was a writer in which period of history?
Middle Ages
Bronze Age
Victorian
Tudor
27
What is the name of Han Solo’s Wookie friend?
C-3PO
R2-D2
Greedo
Chewbacca
28
Who wrote 'Treasure Island'?
Robert Louis Stevenson
Captain Hook
Kermit the Frog
29
Tony Stark was a billionaire created by Marvel Comics, but what is his superhero name?
Wolverine
Superman
Iron Man
Spider Man
30
What was the novel that inspired this 1975 film?
Jaws
The Devil's Teeth
The Sharks
31
Which famous Prime Minister won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Tony Blair
Theresa May
Winston Churchill
Gordon Brown
32
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning starred in a film adaptation of which H.G. Wells novel?
The First Men in the Moon
The Time Machine
The War of the Worlds
The Island of Doctor Moreau
33
This iconic scene is taken from which Harper Lee novel?
Go Set A Watchman
To Kill A Mockingbird
34
Athos, Porthos and Aramis are better known as the three what?
The Three Stooges
The Three Amigos
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Musketeers
35
This famous film scene is taken from an adaptation of which novel?
The Wizard of Oz
Beauty and the Beast
Charlotte's Web
The Snow Queen
36
What shape was the table in the story of King Arthur and his Knights?
Square
Triangle
Hexagon
Round
37
Which South American country is Paddington Bear From?
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Venezuela
38
What type of animal was Moby Dick?
Whale
Giraffe
Elephant
Kangaroo
39
The Discworld is world that was created by which famous author?
John Green
Terry Pratchett
J K Rowling
Jeff Kinney
40
The first Harry Potter film has the same name as the book. What is it?
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
41
What animal is the Gruffalo scared of?
Owl
Koala
Dog
Mouse
42
'Warhorse' and 'Kensuke's Kingdom' are all novels by which bestselling children's author?
J K Rowling
Michael Morpurgo
Jacqueline Wilson
Terry Pratchett
43
What was the profession of the man who invented Thomas the Tank?
Vicar
Teacher
Politician
44
What ancient civilisation is believed to have invented paper?
The Chinese
The Incas
The Egyptians
The Aztecs
45
Mowgli ‘the man cub’ was a character in Disney’s adaptation of which classic novel?
Pride and Prejudice
The Jungle Book
Cinderella
46
What is the most widely distributed, most translated and best selling book of all time?
The Dictionary
The Bible
Harry Potter
Pippi Longstocking
47
The hobbits Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took are affectionately known as what?
Merry and Pippin
Peppin and Larry
Poppin and Hairy
48
DC Comic’s Superman is an alien from which planet?
Krypton
Jupiter
Pluto
Mars
49
Aslan is a character in which famous book series?
The Chronicles Of Narnia
Harry Potter
Twilight
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
50
In Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', how many golden tickets were there?
5
7
4
6