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1
How many new books, as an estimate, are published each year in the UK?
130,000
440,000
210,000
52,000
2
Chandler’s motivation for developing Goodreads was that he wanted to get reading recommendations from:
friends and the media
neither friends nor media
the media only
friends only
3
Which of these quotes is *not* from a 1-star GoodReads review of The Tiger Who Came to Tea?
"Boring and inappropriate for my child"
"I like the tiger's animal magnetism and raw power"
"Totally surreal and unbelievable"
"If a tiger did that in today's America he'd get shot!"
4
From where do bestseller lists, such as
The Sunday Times
, get their data?
Nielsen BookScan
Calling up bookshops
The Bookseller
Publishers Weekly
5
The two Greek words that make up "biography" mean:
ed / sheeran
truth / image
person / writing
life / writing
6
What acronym is used for advertising such as billboards and posters in train stations etc?
OOOOOOH
OOOH
OH
OOH
7
JPEGs are suitable typically for:
print
the web and print
the web
neither the web nor print
8
Which of the following is the oldest form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
None of the above
Printing press
Cuneiform
9
What did the printers use on the cover of Reni Eddo-Lodge's book?
flat gloss
spot varnish
heavy deboss
reverse emboss
10
Which of the following in-text citations shows correct Harvard?
(B Smith, 2020)
(Smith 2020)
(Smith, 2020)
(Smith, B, 2020)
11
Which of these is *not* one of Jon Klassen's books?
This Is Not My Hat
I Want My Hat Back
I Did Not Eat Your Hat
We Found a Hat
12
What was the craziest thing about Kate Clanchy and her book?
That the book received glowing reviews from everyone when it first came out
Every single thing about it was crazy
That her publishers defended her and then ditched her
That she didn't know her own book was racist
13
Which type of printer's mark shows the excess printed area that’s trimmed after printing.
Bleed
Slug
Registration
Trim
14
What percentage of senior management in publishing are women?
75%
10%
40%
60%
15
Which chocolate brand had an ad featuring a gorilla?
Lindt
Nestlé
Mars
Cadbury
16
What is the ONE most important thing to consider when creating a marketing campaign?
Creating lots of buzz
Designing beautiful adverts
Keeping your author happy
Audience
17
How many books need to be sold in a week to be on a bestseller list?
Between 1,000 and 5,000
Less than 5,000
More than 1,000
More than 5,000
18
Middle Grade / YA author Jason Reynolds has written books about which Marvel character?
Tony Stark
Nick Fury
Miles Morales
Peter Parker
19
What does the term 'genre' mean?
The form in which a text is written
Special characters of writing
A form of writing with its own specific characteristics
None of the above
20
Typography relates to:
design
styling
InDesign
letter forms
21
Beatrix Potter was a genius at licensing - but which of these branded products did she *not* create for her work?
Slippers
Board games
Fidget spinners
Dolls
22
Why did Plato exile poetry from his Republic?
He found it boring and pointless
He didn't know how to enjoy himself
He thought it corrupts youth and feeds the passions not reason
It draws in bigger crowds than philosophy
23
Which of these publishers does not have a northern office?
Dead Ink
Hachette
Penguin Random House
HarperCollins
24
The co-founder of Goodreads, Otis Chandler, previously worked with which type of app?
Weather
Romance
Technology
Dating
25
This type of binding is often used for magazines; it produces no spine.
Perfect binding
Spiral binding
Case binding
Saddle-stitched binding
26
What is the name of Bloomsbury's popular science imprint?
Stigma
Squigma
Sigma
Telescope
27
What advance did Matt Haig get for his 10th book?
£600,000
£400,000
£1million
£100,000
28
The division of a front cover into _________ provides a harmonious balance and a design with minimal tension.
thirds
quarters
fifths
halves
29
Fantasy fiction is ...
what could happen.
the future.
what could never happen.
another name for climate fiction.
30
Who was the only male celebrity reading Three Women, according to Bloomsbury?
Zayn Malik
Niall Horan
Prince Harry
Harry Styles
31
What is poetics?
The name of one of our modules
Edgar Allen Poe's TikTok account
Hysterical language use
Theory or discourse on poetry/literature
32
The editor who first spotted Julia Donaldson now runs which publishing house?
Flying Eye
Hachette
Walker Books
Nosy Crow
33
What kind of nuts does Allie Brosh like drawing faces on?
Peanuts
Cashews
Hazelnuts
Brazil nuts
34
What is the biggest challenge authors face?
Lack of confidence
Lack of money
Lack of information
Lack of time
35
Which average rating does a book need to have to be nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards?
3.0 or higher
3.5 or higher
4.0 or higher
2.5 or higher
36
Cli-fi suffers often from poor reputation because it is thought to be:
too realistic.
too impatient.
too preachy.
too scary.
37
Which of the following is NOT a literary device?
Genre
Symbolism
Colloqialism
Foreshadowing
38
In marketing, what model do we use for analysing the external environment?
PESTEL
PETRLE
PRETZEL
PESSLE
39
What was the original term used by UK librarians for YA fiction?
Young People's Stories
Teenager Fiction
Youth Novels
Adolescent Literature
40
Instapoetry has been criticised for:
being well written.
being superficial.
being too professional.
using effective rhyme and imagery.
