May the Farce Be With You

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1. "A Confederacy of Dunces", which introduces us to Ignatius J. Reilly, one of literature's more eccentric characters, is set in which American city? New Orleans San Francisco New York Chicago

2. Which Irish comedian, who was a member of The Goons, wrote a series of books, starting with "Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall" about his experiences in World War II? Peter Sellers Eric Sykes Harry Secombe Spike Milligan

3. "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" was one of a series of extremely funny books written by whom? Kingsley Amis John "Snapper" Clarke Douglas Adams Steve Irwin

4. In "Porterhouse Blue", set amid Cambridge University, which character incredibly rises from college porter to become the Master of the college? Zipser Skullion Cornelius Carrington Godber Evans

5. Which Ogden Nash poem starts with the lines: "In Baltimore there lived a boy, He wasn't anybody's joy"? 'The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus' 'A Word to Husbands' 'A Caution to Everybody' 'First Child....Second Child'

6. In Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat", what was eaten with a 'runcible spoon'? Oatcakes from Stoke Apple tart from the Quicky Mart Mince and slices of quince Scones and jam from Sandringham

7. One of the blackest farces in 1960s British theatre was "Loot". Along with "What the Butler saw", which ill-fated playwright wrote it? Ray Cooney Bill Cullen Michael Frayn Joe Orton

8. Which outrageously funny history of England, published in 1930, describes itself as "comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates"? 'Horrible Histories' 'A History of the English-Speaking Peoples' 'England's History in a Nutshell' '1066 and All That'

9. Which of these Kingsley Amis novels was a satire on middle class academia through the farcical exploits of James Dixon, a Medieval History lecturer at an English provincial university? 'Take a Girl Like You' 'One Fat Englishman' 'The Anti-Death League' 'Lucky Jim'

10. A waitress delivers a martini to one of her customers, sarcastically deadpanning the expression "breakfast of champions" as she walks away. Which science fiction writer wrote this scene in a brilliantly satiric novel? Edgar Rice Burroughs Arthur C. Clarke Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Isaac Asimov