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1 trivia quiz  Gibson's "Miracle Worker" icon
A quiz for those who have read William Gibson's play, "The Miracle Worker".
Average 10Q
174 plays
Apr 03 06
shs05
2 trivia quiz  William Gibson Novels icon
A quiz on the "Neuromancer" and "Virtual Light" books by William Gibson.
Average 20Q
195 plays
Feb 18 03
scott_cheg
3 trivia quiz  William Gibson's "The Miracle Worker"
This quiz is on the play "The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson, based on the Helen Keller story.
Average 10Q
324 plays
Dec 10 02
floormatt
4 trivia quiz  William Gibson Books icon
A quiz about my favourite and easily one the best SF authors of all time: William Gibson, embodiment of the 'Cyberpunk' movement in SF literature. An easy quiz for connoisseurs.
Difficult 15Q
180 plays
Apr 14 03
guqxuv

Some sample questions from this category:

* You are on a southbound train that has just left Boston Station. Your attention has been drawn to a young woman with sunglasses holding a doll, who is sitting a few seats ahead of you. You go up to her and ask her what her name is. What does she reply?
* The train stops, and you and the woman get off. You are in Alabama. The woman goes over to talk with a man and another woman. The man's name is _______.
* She seems surprised at the man's name. She explains that she used to have a _____ with the same name.
* What was wrong with Jimmy when he was put in the asylum?
* You go with the three individuals to the Keller homestead. When the woman first starts teaching Helen, she uses sign language. What is the first word she teaches her?
* Uh-oh! Helen has just locked Annie in her room upstairs! Who will bring her down with a ladder?
* A few days later, Annie takes Helen out to the garden house in the yard. Who else is there with them?
* Two weeks later, Helen says her first words. What does she say?
* Who played Helen in the 1962 movie version of this story?
* In William Gibson's classic cyberpunk novel "Neuromancer", what kind of cyberspace deck does Case use to jack into the matrix?
* What is the name of the company that Berry Rydell drives for in "Virtual Light"?
* Still "Virtual Light", name the sunglasses stealing cycle courier.
* What is the third book in the "Neuromancer" series?
* What is the quantative analysist hired by Yamazaki in "Idoru" called?
* What is Skinner's nickname for Yamazaki in "Virtual Light"?
* In which city does most of "Idoru" take place?
* What is Bobby's full name in "Count Zero"?
* "Neuromancer" again. What is the name of the shuttle piloting Rasta, who helps Case infiltrate the Villa Straylight?
* What is the name of the ship in which Case travels to the Villa Straylight, for the final confrontation with Lady 3Jane?
* Can you name the Idoru from the book of the same name?

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