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3 Jack Kerouac quizzes and 30 Jack Kerouac trivia questions.
1.
  Stuff About Kerouac.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This includes basic trivia on the life and works of Jack Kerouac. Nothing extremely hair raising, just your average quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, kerouaccat, Nov 21 09
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  Kerouac Extravaganza    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Assorted stuff from the Duluoz Legend,as Kerouac referred to his novels...
Tough, 10 Qns, yankeedog, Apr 25 04
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  Kerouac Quiz 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Jack Kerouac, known as the 'King of the Beats,' was one of the most influential writers of late 20th century America. This quiz is a must for all Kerouac fans!
Average, 10 Qns, bohemia, Jan 03 13
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was Leo's girlfriend in "The Subterraneans"?

From Quiz "Kerouac Extravaganza"





Jack Kerouac Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the featured family in "The Town and the City"?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Martin

A common surname in both English and French.

2. What was Jack Kerouac's ancestry?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: French-Canadian

Jack Kerouac traced his lineage to Brittany in France.

3. In what Kerouac novel was Allen Ginsberg's infamous first reading of the poem 'Howl' portrayed?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: The Dharma Bums

The reading was portrayed in the beginning of 'The Dharma Bums' with changed names and titles, when 'Alvah Goldbook' read his poem 'Wail' at the first Poetry Renaissance Reading in San Francisco.

4. What was the narrator's name in "On the Road"?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Sal Paradise

The name came from a misreading of Ginsberg's writing "sad paradise" in a letter to Kerouac.

5. What was the title of Jack Kerouac's first published novel?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: The Town and the City

6. What was the name of the Mexican prostitute whom Jack secretly fell in love with while living in the slums of Mexico City?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Tristessa

Tristessa was the animal lovin' tramp, in the short novel appropriately named after her.

7. Who was Leo's girlfriend in "The Subterraneans"?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Mardou Fox

Kerouac moved the story from NY to San Francisco at the urgent request of the woman on whom the girlfriend was modeled.

8. Kerouac's novel 'The Town and the City' was published in what year?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: 1950

9. Name the birthtown of Jack Kerouac, state included.

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Lowell, MA & Lowell, Massachusetts & Lowell MA & Lowell Massachusetts

Jack was born in the quiet little town of Lowell, Massachusetts.

10. Dean and Sal were stranded for hours while hitchhiking in this town in "On the Road".

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Stuart

A real town in Iowa which ought to have a statue commemorating the scene...

11. What religion played an important role in Kerouac's life and influenced much of his writings?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Buddhism

Although Kerouac was born a Catholic, he was enamored with Buddhism.

12. Name the park in Northern California where Jack suffered though delerium caused mostly from Alcohol tremens.

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Big Sur

This was intimately described by Jack in his novel entitled none other than 'Big Sur'.

13. Which novel was, basically,transcripts of stoned ramblings by Kerouac and Cassady?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Visions of Cody

A great book, though it's not a novel in the typical sense of the word.

14. What sport did Kerouac play, and excel at, during high school?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Football

15. As of the year 2000, what Kerouac novel has been turned into a motion picture?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Subterraneans & The Subterraneans

Though it's only Kerouac novel to appear on the big screen, rumors have been flying for years regarding a possible motion picture rendition of 'On The Road' being produced by Francis Ford Copolla.

16. In which book do the narrator and his mother take the bus to Mexico?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Lonesome Traveler

Kerouac's fanatic attachment to his mother was at the root of many of his problems.

17. The poet Japhy Ryder in the 'Dharma Bums' was based on what real-life poet?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Gary Snyder

18. In 'On The Road', what was the name of the character that represented William Burroughs in reality?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Old Bull Lee

Old Bull Lee was that crazy elder-of-the-beats that wrote such novels as 'Naked Lunch' and 'Junky'.

19. What American poet served as the model for Japhy Ryder in "The Dharma Bums"?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: Gary Snyder

Snyder is still a prominent poet today.

20. From which branch of the military was Kerouac discharged?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Navy

21. Which conservative writer did Kerouac greatly admire?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: William F. Buckley

22. In 'The Dharma Bums', our hero met a man named Japhy Ryder who taught him much about being a true Buddhist and becoming a Rucksack Wanderer. Who was the famous poet that Japhy's character portrayed?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Gary Snyder

The Poet, Buddhist and Zen Lunatic named Gary Snyder was this unforgettable character's alter-ego.

23. The Ginsberg character in several of the novels is named "Irwin Garden". What's interesting about this alias?

From Quiz Kerouac Extravaganza

Answer: "Irwin" is Ginsberg's given first name.

James Paul McCartney and Thomas Woodrow Wilson are other famous people who have dropped their first names.

24. What was the name of the family in 'The Town and the City'?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Martin

25. A quote from Jack: 'In my old age, I intend to collect all my work and reinsert my pantheon of uniform names, leave the long shelf full of books here, and die happy.' What was his title for this mighty collection of his works?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Duluoz Legend & The Duluoz Legend & The Legend of Duluoz & Legend of Duluoz

Jack planned to call this collection 'The Duluoz Legend'. Duluoz was his uniform last name in several of his novels.

26. Who wrote the first authoritative biography of Kerouac?

From Quiz Kerouac Quiz 1

Answer: Ann Charters

27. What was Jack's long lasting and eventually fatal disease?

From Quiz Stuff About Kerouac.

Answer: Alcoholism

Jack was quite the heavy drinker. He wrote about this issue quite often in his novels, including 'Big Sur' which describes how it drove him to delerium.

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