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The Best of Lewis Carroll

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The Best of Lewis Carroll game quiz
"A serious mathematician or an imaginative poet? Play this quiz to unlock the secret of "Lewis Carroll!""

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Besides poetry, which of the following has "Lewis Carroll" written?
    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    The Ugly Duckling
    Just Imagine


2. What is "Lewis Carroll's" real name?
    William Donald McNiel
    Edgar Allen Poe
    Anthony Johnathon O'Brien
    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson


3. Which of the following subjects was "Lewis Carroll" tutored in by his father?
    Mathematics, History and literature
    Mathematics, languages and literature
    History, languages and literature
    Mathematics, history and languages


4. What poem is this quote taken from? "The sun was shining on the sea"
    Jabberwocky
    The Hunting of The Snark
    A Sea Dirge
    The Walrus and The Carpenter


5. Which poem is this quote taken from? "The blaze of noonday splendour"
    The White Queen's Song
    Dreamland
    The Mock Turtle's Song
    'Tis the Voice of the Lobster


6. Who is Matilda Jane?
    A made-up character
    A doll
    His mother
    A grandmother


7. In the poem "Brother and Sister" the brother wants a frying pan from the cook to make Irish stew. What meat is intended to go in this stew?
    Beef
    Pork
    Ground Beef
    His Sister


8. What happens in the last line of the poem "Humpty Dumpty's Song"?
    Humpty Dumpty goes to kill fish
    Humpty Dumpty can't be put together again
    Humpty Dumpty tries to turn the handle on the door
    Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall


9. What famous poem describes a "Frabjous day"?
    Answer: (One Word)


10. In the additional lines to the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", how do the oysters get revenge?
    They jump in they're stomachs after being eaten
    They set up booby traps
    They run away while the Walrus and Carpenter are sleeping
    They give them indigestion by jumping on their chests


11. What does the word "suet" mean, as it is used in the poem "Father William"?
    A milk given to people who are sick
    A tough string used in old times
    A pudding made from milk and fat
    A song expressing grief and sorrow


12. What is a dirge?
    A large ship used to carry large amounts of food
    A bridge built over a cemetery
    A poem expressing grief over a death of someone
    A poem expressing the feeling of one during a time of trouble


13. What does the Latin phrase "Poeta nascitur, non fit" mean?
    "A poet is alive, not dead"
    "A poet is born, not made"
    "A poet is made, not born"
    "A good poet is imaginative"


14. Where did "Lewis Carroll" attend University?
    Stanford University
    Oxford University
    Harvard University
    Algebraical University


15. What poem is the caterpillar singing in the famous movie "Alice in Wonderland"?
    How Doth the Little Busy Bee
    How Doth the Little Crocodile
    Tweedledum and Tweedledee
    Horrors


16. Where does "Carroll's" poem "The White Rabbit's Evidence" appear in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"?
    The Trial Scene
    The Hearing Scene
    The Murder Scene
    The Rebuttal Scene


17. "Lewis Carroll" wrote a VERY long novel that was in two parts. What was it called?
    Jabberwocky
    Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland
    Sylvie and Bruno
    Through the Looking glass and What Alice Found There


18. Is an eccentric gardener met every now and then in "Lewis Carroll's" VERY long novel?
    Yes
    No


19. What poem appears on the last page of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There"?
    Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat
    Rules and Regulations
    The Mad Gardener's Song
    A Boat, Beneath a Sunny Sky


20. Which of "Carroll's" poem's had two versions?
    The White Knight's Song
    The Mad Gardener's Song
    The White Queen's Song
    The Mock Turtle's Song


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