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1 trivia quiz  Tidbits from "In a Sunburned Country" icon
It seems many Quizzylanders, like me, love Bill Bryson's books! This samples some anecdotes from his Australia travelogue (released as "Down Under" outside the US.)
Tough 10Q
138 plays
Feb 08 08
austinnene gold
2 trivia quiz  Bill Bryson icon
One of the greatest and funniest travel writers ever ... Bill Bryson is perhaps better known in the UK (where he lived for many years) than in his native America.
Average 25Q
597 plays
May 14 03
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3 trivia quiz  Bill Bryson and his Books icon
If you are a fan of Bill Bryson and his books then you should find this quiz easy.
Average 10Q
681 plays
Nov 04 02
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Some sample questions from this category:

* In which town, in 1951, was Bill Bryson born?
* "A Walk in the Woods" has Bryson attempting to walk which mountain range?
* In which Bryson book does he travel around small town America?
* "Neither Here Nor There" gives the reader a tour of Europe. From which country did Bryson view the Northern Lights?
* "Notes From a BIg Country" is a book of the columns that Bryson wrote about the USA for which British newspaper?
* Bryson not only writes about his travels. He also writes about how the English language evolved in different countries. Which of these books would fit that category?
* When Bill Bryson returned to live in the USA after over ten years in England, which state did he settle his family to?
* Easy one - Bill Bryson's book "Down Under" is about which country?
* Before leaving England to live in the USA, Bryson travelled around Britain and wrote which book?
* Which US state does Bill come from?
* What was the topic of articles that Bill's mother (Mary Bryson) wrote for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register?
* Bill's book about Australia was released in Britain as "Down Under" but by what name was the book sold in America?
* What was Bill's FIRST book to make the New York Times Best Seller list?
* In what year was Bill born?
* Complete the title of this Bryson book. "A Short History of ...
* In America, it was called "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" What was the same book called in Great Britain?
* Complete the title of this Bryson book. "Dictionary of ...
* When the Brysons moved back to America ... it was Bill, his wife, and how many children?
* In what part of England, did Bryson and his family make their home?
* When the Bryson family packed up and moved to America in the late 1990's, to which place did they move?

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