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1
What was the name of Sherlock Holmes arch enemy?
Lex Luther
Bruce Wayne
Tibault
Professor Moriarty
2
Snowball and Napoleon are pigs who appear in which George Orwell novel?
Animal Farm
The Isle of Dr. Moreau
Dr. Doolittle
Charlotte's Web
3
"Mastering the Art of French Cooking" was the famous first book of this culinary author?
Julie Andrews
Julia Stiles
Julia Child
Julie Christie
4
Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn resident in which state?
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
5
Holden Caulfield wrote the classic of 1945 " Catcher in the Rye"
True
False
6
What was the name of Dr. Seuss's egg hatching elephant?
Dumbo
Horton
Bob
Grinch
7
Where did Samuel Clemens get the idea for his pseudonym, Mark Twain?
It was a river call used to signify the depth on the Mississippi by boatman
It was the name of a riverboat he worked on as a young man
It was the name of the fence painter in the village he grew up in
It was a a combination of his father's name and maternal grandpa's name
8
Atticus Finch is the name of the narrator's father in which classic novel published in 1960?
House of Seven Gables
To Kill a Mockingbird
Clockwork Orange
The Old Man and the Sea
9
The name of the 5th book in the Bible ?
Deuteronomy
Exodus
Galatians
Damascus
10
4 Word Title: Margaret Mitchell's book about a spirited Southern woman during the Civil War ?
Gone with the Wind
THe Heart of Darkness
A Portrait of a Lady
A Confederacy of Dunces
11
George Eliot was a pseudonym for a female author.
True
False
12
Author Quotes: " Truth is more of a stranger ____ ______" - Mark Twain
than fiction
than women
than science
than strangers
13
Kid's Literature: Who was created by Geppetto the woodcarver?
Jiminy Cricket
Dory
Pinocchio
Jonah the wooden whale
14
Kid's Literature: Who had an encounter with three bears?
Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks
Gretel
Goldblum
15
Finish Lines: " Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered, ____ ____ _____" - " The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe
woke and realistic
weak and weary
tired and draggy
pensive and nappy
16
What was Mark Twain's sequel to " The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" ?
Life on the Mississippi
Adventures on a Riverboat
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
17
Who leads a gang of outlaws in Sherwood Forest?
Merlin
Little John
Robin Hood
Maid Marion
18
How many years did Robin Crusoe spend shipwrecked on his island?
100
60
24
2
19
Finish Lines: " Nothing endures but _______" Heraclitus
change
choice
glue
Twinkies
20
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1882 was the first book to sell over a million copies.
False
True
21
Who is the author of the book " The Origin of the Species " ?
Charles Darwin
Jules Verne
JRR Tolkein
Ernest Hemmingway
22
What book of the bible follows Mathew?
Luke
Ecclesiastes
John
Mark
23
What is the name of Peter Pan's Pirate enemy?
Blackbeard the Pirate
Jacques Cousteau
Jack Sparrow
Captain James Hook
24
Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" recounts the tragic romance between which two lovers ?
Catherine and Heathcliff
Romeo and Juliette
Victoria and Albert
Blondie and Dagwood
25
KJV is the abbreviation for what version of a common book?
Kids - Junior Versions
Kremlin Johannesburg Version
King James Version
King John Vestibules
26
Which classic begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times......" ?
Murder on the Orient Express
A Christmas Carol
A Tale of Two Cities
MacBeth
27
Other than religious works, what is the world's top selling book?
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Comic Books
Guinness Book of Records
Stephen King Novels
28
The Jazz Age came swinging in with this author's book " The Great Gatsby" , who was it?
Lewis Carroll
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Updike
Raymond Chandler
29
Shakespeare's 4 greatest tragedies are " Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet and King _________" ?
Henry
Lear
Cole
Charles
30
Tweedledum and Tweedle-dee are two characters in what children's book?
Babe
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Alice in Wonderland
Green Eggs and Ham
31
Novel Titles: " The Postman Always _____ ______" - James M Cain
Looks Good
Rings Bells
Rings Twice
Brings Packages
32
"The Tale of Genji" is the worlds first full length novel that was written in 1918 by a Japanese noblewoman.
True
False
33
"The Emerald City" is the working title of which classic novel?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Green, Green Grass of Home
The Green Mile
Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road
34
Who picked a peck of pickled pepper?
Old King Cole
Little Miss Muffat
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
Peter Piper
35
Finish Lines: " The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___. - Robert F.
miles to go before I eat
many people to see this night
miles to go before I sleep
lots of packages to deliver tonight
36
Finish Lines: "Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take _____ ____" - Robert Frost
your coat
your bags
you back
you in
37
Finish Lines: "A thing of beauty is ___ ___ ____" - John Keats
a forever love
a curse forever
a joy forever
a sight seen
38
The first complete Bible published in America was written in Algonquin Indian language in 1663.
True
False
39
Name the author: Greek who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey ?
Mila Kunis
John the Baptist
Homer
Plato
40
What was the name of Dick and Jane's baby sister in elementary school primers of old?
Meredith
Samantha
Janet
Sally
41
Finish Lines: Water, water everywhere And all the boards did shrink. Water, Water everywhere nor ___ ____ ___ ____"
any drop to drink
any boats to float
any drop to wink
any people to sink
42
Novel Titles : " The Catcher ___ ___ ____ " JD Salinger
in the Cornfield
in the Rice
in the Corral
in the Rye
43
What was Juliet's last name in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Tyrion
Capulet
Smith
MacBeth
44
In "Oliver Twist", what food does Oliver famously ask " Please, sir, I want some more"?
Gruel
Corn Flakes
Bread
Cheese
45
"Land of the Really Great Whangdoodles" & "Mandy" are books written by a musically talented actress ? Hint: VonTrapp
Barbara Streisand
Grace Kelly
Bette Davis
Julie Andrews
46
Finish Lines: The trouble with a kitten is THAT; Eventually it becomes a _______." - "The Kitten" Ogden Nash
GNAT
CAT
COUGAR
BRAT
47
What famous literature character was inspired by an Augustinian monk named Alonso Quixado?
Jack Sparrow
Don Juan
Robinson Crusoe
Don Quixote
48
In which novel written by Roald Dahl, can the character Willy Wonka be found?
Candyland
Horton Hears a Who
Through the Looking Glass
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
49
Who is the heroine of " The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Hester Prynne
Agatha Christie
Hermione Granger
Mary Shelley
50
Novel Titles: "Crime and ______" - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Prison
Psychology
Punishment
Pumpkins
51
Book Titles: War and ______ - Leo Tolstoy
People
Peace
Popsicle
Peas
52
The best selling children's hardcover book of all time was "Pokey Little Puppy.
False
True
53
Novel Titles: "Catch _____" - Joseph Heller
Cold
Ball
22
42
54
How many lines does a haiku poem have?
6
12
2
3
55
Female novelist who authored "Sense and Sensibility " ?
EB White
Stephanie Meyer
JK Rowling
Jane Austen
56
Finish Lines: " A place for everything and _____ ____ ____ ____ " - "The Book of Household Management" Isabella M Beeton
everything is all mine
it needs to stay
everything in its place
you better not touch
57
Novel Titles: "How to Win Friends and _____ _______" - Dale Carnegie
Build Wealth
Influence People
Lose Enemies
Lose Fat
58
Finish Lines: " Grow old along with me the best ___ ____ ___ ___." - Robert Browning
is far behind us
is just a hope
is still in future
is yet to be
59
Finish Lines: "Some say the world will end in fire; Some say in ________" - "Fire and Ice" Robert Frost
Snow
Ice
Rain
Lava
60
What famous children's book begins " Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. " ?
Stone Soup
Pete's Dragon
The Little Engine that Could
Three Little Pigs
61
Are you prepared , have you studied for today's event?
I am a walking dictionary of trivia!
Do what thou whilst, I am prepared for this challenge.
I slept on an encyclopedia last night to absorb the knowledge for today.
Yikes!
62
Finish Lines: "Lord, what fools, these _____ _____!" - "A Midsummer Night Dream" William Shakespeare
children are
men aren't
mortals be
teenagers are
63
The odd thing about the watch of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, is it told the day of the month but not the time
True
False
64
What was the first book printed by movable type?
Guttenberg Bible
Madame Bovary
Paradise Lost
Webster's Dictionary
65
Guinness Book World Records holder for the longest/biggest book of all times boasts 3, 031 pages and 1,267,069 words
True
False
66
Emily Bronte only completed one novel..... "Wuthering Heights"
True
False
67
"Leaves of Grass", published in 1855, a a poetry collection by this American poet?
L Ron Hubbard
Walt Whitman
Louis L'amour
George Orwell
68
Finish Lines: " Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were ____ _____ _____ ____ _____"
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter
Flippy, Flopsy, Cotton and Meg
Froggy, Mathilda, Celine and Philip
Fluffy, Mopey, Cranky and Petie
69
Finish Lines: "Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ __ ___"
open the window and pulled down the curtains
open the packages and threw out the paper
open the shutters and threw up the sash
open the window and threw out the ash.