1. Which US state does Bill come from? Nebraska Iowa Vermont Pennsylvania

2. What was the topic of articles that Bill's mother (Mary Bryson) wrote for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register? Home furnishings High School Wrestling Advice to the Lovelorn Travel tips

3. Bill's book about Australia was released in Britain as "Down Under" but by what name was the book sold in America? Notes From a Dangerous Place G'day Mate In a Sunburned Country The Vast Continent

4. What was Bill's FIRST book to make the New York Times Best Seller list? The Lost Continent The Mother Tongue Neither Here Nor There A Walk in the Woods

5. In what year was Bill born? 1963 1959 1946 1951

6. Complete the title of this Bryson book. "A Short History of ... ... Spam" ... Nearly Everything" ... Tall People" ...Corn Huskers"

7. In America, it was called "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" What was the same book called in Great Britain? Purple Mountains, Your Majesty Bridget Bryson's Diary Carry On, Luggage Notes From a Big Country

8. Complete the title of this Bryson book. "Dictionary of ... ... American English ... Iowa Sports Legends ... Bed & Breakfasts ... Troublesome Words"

9. When the Brysons moved back to America ... it was Bill, his wife, and how many children? 0 9 1 4

10. In what part of England, did Bryson and his family make their home? Cornwall Hartlepool Surrey North Yorkshire

11. When the Bryson family packed up and moved to America in the late 1990's, to which place did they move? Des Moines, Iowa Hanover, New Hampshire Cambridge, Massachusetts Reno, Nevada

12. Which of these qualities was NOT one that Bill expressed an admiration for in "Notes From a Small Island"? The British sense of fair play How Brits say "Musn't Grumble" How Brits enjoy Marmite How Brits are committed to Queuing

13. Which university did Bill attend? Raleigh University Oxford University Iowa State Drake University

14. What was the reason for Bill's first visit to the UK in 1973? A corn farmers' conference A backpacking expedition Following a Grateful Dead global tour Won a contest on the back of a cereal box

15. Where did Bill find his first job in England? A mental asylum A Soho stripper club A chip shop An Oxford publishing house

16. Which newspaper did Bill NOT work for while in the UK? The London Times The Mail on Sunday The Independent The Sun

17. Complete this quote from Bill. "I don't have any ambition to make great literature. I'll do anything to ... ... not have to shave." ... avoid getting a real job." ... keep my kids in Reeboks." ... be able to pay for a pint."

18. Hiking on the Appalachian trail (to write "A Walk in the Woods") left Bill with a(n)(ir)rational fear of what? Bears Hillbillies Mosquitos Park Rangers

19. An influence on Bill's writing ... How did Bill describe Paul Theroux? Too grumpy Too American Too wordy Too hard to spell

20. In "Neither Here Nor There" Bill recalls an earlier trip through Europe someone who would show up in a later book. Who? Joe Sampley Stephen Katz Opie Cunningham T-Bone Bryson

21. Proceeds from Bill's "slender volume" (too small to be a book) called "African Diary" went to which cause? UNICEF CARE FARM AID REEBOKS FOR BRYSON KIDS

22. What did Bill's father do for a living? Mortician Rodeo Clown Corn Farmer Sports Writer

23. What is the name of Bill's wife? Cynthia Billen Camilla Parker Billen Diana Billen Gillian Billen

24. What was the name of Bill's first book? Days of Thunders Bryson Plunders One-Hit Wonders Blook of Bunders

25. Which of these books did NOT have a subtitle? The Mother Tongue Neither Here Nor There African Diary A Walk in the Woods