St Brendan's Literacy Week Quiz

'Small Things Like These' by Claire Keegan was recommended by:

Which book is the number 1 bestselling book in the world?

Roald Dahl's book 'The Twits' was triggered by his desire to 'do something against beards'....he hated them.

Which of these famous children's authors wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film 'You Only Live Twice'?

The first history book was written by:

Which of the following words have recently been added to the Oxford English Dictionary?

Victor Hugo's famous character Jean Valjean is the star of which famous musical?

Which former Prime Minister of Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Ailurophobia is a fear of:

'Bookkeeper' is the only word in the English language with three consecutive double letters:

Ms Foy is currently reading:

'Polish' is the only word in the English language that when capitalised is changed from a noun/verb to a nationality:

Which of these commonly used phrases today originally came from Shakespeare?

Pick the missing word: '___________ driving me to Dublin!'

David Copperfield is the name of a famous:

Which words are anagrams?

Who wrote the famous line : 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever' ?

What is the order of a basic sentence?

According to Aesop's Fable, which animal did the tortoise beat in a race?

Which of these is NOT an abstract noun?

How many lines does a Haiku poem have?

Which of these is a synonym for the word 'inimitable'?