Finding Mr Right Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle bought us the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr Watson. From his house at 221B Baker Street in London, Sherlock went on to solve many murders and mysteries, including "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1892) and "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1902).

Answer: Allan Quatermain

Allan Quatermain was a character introduced to us in 1885 by the writer H. Rider Haggard. The most famous of his stories was "King Solomon's Mines", which told us of the adventurous Quatermain who, with a group of other men, followed a map leading to hidden treasures in Africa.

Answer: Oskar Schindler

"Schindler's Ark" was written by Thomas Keneally and first published in 1982. It told the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who set up a factory in Poland, and the Czech Republic, during World War II with a workforce of Jews. By the end of the war, Schindler had saved over 1,200 Jews from the gas chambers.

Answer: Robin Hood

Robin Hood was a hero from old English folklore. His tales of robbing the rich and giving to the poor have struck a chord with most people through written word and film. His name started to crop up in ballads; the oldest recorded manuscript called "Robin Hood and the Monk" is dated back to 1450. His name even appeared in the Shakespeare plays, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "As You Like It".

Answer: James Bond

English writer Ian Fleming created James Bond. The first novel to feature the MI6 spy was in the 1953 book, "Casino Royale". Other books to feature our licensed to kill hero were "Goldfinger" (1959), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1962) and "You Only Live Twice" (1964). The stories would not be the same without arch villains Le Chiffre, Auric Goldfinger or Blofeld, and Bond beauties Solitaire, Pussy Galore and Vesper Lynd.

Answer: King Arthur

The first written record of Arthur Pendragon was an account written in approximately 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Later stories featured the characters Lancelot, Guinevere, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. One such book was "Le Morte d'Arthur" which was written by Thomas Malory and first published in 1485. "The Lady of the Lake" was a poem written in 1810 by Walter Scott which built on the romantic legend of the sword Excalibur, and of taking Arthur by boat to Avalon upon his death.

Answer: Fitzwilliam Darcy

Fitzwilliam Darcy has got to be one of the most famous heroes from the English classics. Written by Jane Austen and first published in 1813, "Pride and Prejudice" told the love story between Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett. Once he had dropped his pride, Darcy was quoted as saying "I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow". Lucky Elizabeth!

Answer: Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot was introduced to us by the famous crime writer, Agatha Christie. He featured in "Peril at End House" (1932), "Murder on the Orient Express" (1934) and "Death on the Nile" (1937). Christie once wrote "Why not make my detective a Belgian? I could see him as a tidy little man, always arranging things, liking things in pairs, liking things square instead of round. And he should be brainy, he should have little grey cells of the mind."

Answer: Horatio Hornblower

Horatio Hornblower was a fictional character created by writer C. S. Forester, the same author who bought us the 1935 story "The African Queen", made famous in film by Humphrey Bogart. Hornblower was a tone deaf junior captain for the Royal Navy when we first met him, suffering from chronic seasickness, but intelligent, daring and adventurous at the same time. The first book to feature this hero was called "The Happy Return" and published in 1937. The last book was a short story published forty years later in 1967, and featured Hornblower as a retired Admiral of the Fleet.

Answer: Edmond Dantes

Edmond Dantes was the key protagonist in the 1844 book written by Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo". The story told of Edmond Dantes who was falsely arrested and incarcerated in Château d'If, an island off the coast of France. Once he escaped, he located a secret stash of treasure and assumed the identity of The Count of Monte Cristo. He then wagered his revenge on the people who imprisoned him.