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1 trivia quiz  Nevil Shute - Great Author! coolicon
Nevil Shute, born 1899 in England, died 1960 in Australia. Author of twenty two fictional novels, of which I have a full set! They are all great reads.
Difficult 10Q
132 plays
Oct 25 07
craigles gold
2 trivia quiz  A Town Like Alice coolicon
One of my all-time favourite books is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. In fact, I'm re-reading it (for about the fiftieth time!). Do you know this book?
Average 20Q
210 plays
Jan 03 06
Cymruambyth gold
3 trivia quiz  Nevil Shutes` "On The Beach"
Radiation is sweeping the earth, Australia the last country to be hit is waiting for the final hours of mankind. Written in 1957 this novel is as relevant today as when it was first published.
Tough 10Q
225 plays
Feb 22 03
damnsuicidalroos

Some sample questions from this category:

* What was the name of the last manned United States warship?
* The last car race was the Australian Grand Prix. What make of car was the winner John Osbourne driving?
* The final option for many people in Australia came down to "how sick do you want to be before its time to die"? The government made arrangments to end peoples suffering by making what available?
* The last state of Australia to be affected was?
* The main female character in the novel had the first name "Moira". What was her last name?
* Commander Towers spent some time buying presents for various people. What was he trying to buy for his dead ten year old daughter?
* The radiation was caused by the bombs used by Russia and China. What was used in the bombs that made them so poisonous?
* Lieutenant-Commander Holmes was speaking with a chemist about what he could expect when he gets sick. What was the first sign of radiation sickness according to the chemist?
* The name of the daughter of Peter and Mary Holmes?
* What was the name of the young American that jumped ship while the submarine was observing what had happened in the States?
* Where does the young woman go after she gets the information that changes her life?
* 'A Town Like Alice' was published in the U.S. under a different title. What is it?
* Who is the female main character in 'A Town Like Alice'?
* Having settled on the female main character, who is the male main character?
* Where did the two main characters meet?
* By what name does he refer to her?
* What happens to the male protagonist after he has stolen the prized black chickens from Captain Sugamo and given them to the women?
* What do the women call the Japanese sergeant assigned to guard them on their travels?
* What happens to the sergeant?
* When the war is over, the young woman returns to England and gets a job. What is the name of the firm where she works as a shorthand typist?

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