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If you're looking for quizzes on books written by an author whose surname begins with R, and you don't see their name listed on its own, look in here!
53 quizzes and 610 trivia questions.
1.
  "Haroun and the Sea of Stories": Chapters 1-4    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is based on the novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie. The questions are just basic information.
Tough, 10 Qns, Bandgeek237, May 03 10
Tough
Bandgeek237
253 plays
2.
  The Poetry of Christina Rossetti   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz surveys some of the best known works of the renowned English poet Christina Rossetti.
Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Jul 07 20
Average
skylarb
Jul 07 20
257 plays
3.
  Cyrano de Bergerac   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about the classic French play "Cyrano de Bergerac"?
Easier, 10 Qns, askpau, Feb 26 06
Easier
askpau
930 plays
4.
  Rumi (in the words of Coleman Barks)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
One of the best-selling poets in the United States is the 13th century poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, popularly known as Rumi. This quiz is about Rumi's poetry as paraphrased by Coleman Barks.
Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Jun 16 20
Average
skylarb
Jun 16 20
153 plays
5.
  'The God of Small Things'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Arundhati Roy's great novel set in India.
Average, 10 Qns, Elanor, Sep 21 20
Average
Elanor
Sep 21 20
744 plays
6.
  Feluda: The Immortal Character by Satyajit Ray    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know Pradosh C. Mitter, the most famous detective character by Satyajit Ray? Let's see.
Average, 10 Qns, primarosa, May 24 17
Average
primarosa
334 plays
7.
  Billy Bunter   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Created by Frank Richards, Billy Bunter is truly a larger than life schoolboy. He featured in comics, books, television and even a stage show throughout the twentieth century. See how much you know about this much treasured British anti-hero.
Average, 25 Qns, jimpimslim1, Jul 02 10
Average
jimpimslim1 gold member
240 plays
8.
  The Circular Staircase    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 1908 classic mystery novel "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Robert Rinehart.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 14 20
Average
Joepetz gold member
May 14 20
88 plays
9.
  'One Golden Hour' by Maureen Reynolds    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Tessa arrived in Harper City looking to escape a brutal man. What she discovered was a wonderful bounty of friends and love. This book was first published in 1988, and another of my teenage favorites.
Average, 10 Qns, GameMaster1967, Mar 27 06
Average
GameMaster1967 gold member
179 plays
10.
  Salt    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Salt is a crystal compounded of Sodium and Chlorine, and while it has the power to create life, it also ends it. What do you know about Adam Roberts' book about religion, government, beliefs, ethics, and most importantly, salt? Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Dec 16 05
Tough
kyleisalive editor
263 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who appears as the villain in the novel 'Badshahi Angti'?

From Quiz "Feluda: The Immortal Character by Satyajit Ray"




11.
  JK Rowling's "The Casual Vacancy"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just how far will the residents of the seemingly idyllic country town of Pagford go when a seat on the parish council unexpectedly becomes vacant?
Average, 10 Qns, LadyCaitriona, Aug 15 13
Average
LadyCaitriona gold member
166 plays
12.
  James Rollins Adventures    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A talented author, James Rollins' books can keep you turning the pages - but were you really paying attention?
Average, 10 Qns, NovaLuna, Apr 06 13
Average
NovaLuna
146 plays
13.
  Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ransom Riggs wove the narrative of this novel around peculiar vintage photographs. How much do you remember about the first book in this peculiar trilogy?
Tough, 10 Qns, Codeine, Jan 15 17
Tough
Codeine
205 plays
14.
  The Books of Ann Rule   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I wanted to take a quiz about the true crime novels of Ann Rule and couldn't find one, so I decided to write one myself. Ann Rule is a former Seattle police officer. She has been writing true crime novels since 1969. How well do you know her novels?
Average, 10 Qns, kristina71, Jun 10 04
Average
kristina71
427 plays
15.
  Rabelais    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Literary analysts have made it clearer and clearer how much more recent authors - from Sterne to Joyce and Irving a.o. - owe to the great French Renaissance author Francois Rabelais. See how well you know the basics of his most popular works.
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jul 23 03
Difficult
flem-ish
233 plays
16.
  Take this All Quiet on the Western Front Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the characters and plot of the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque.
Average, 10 Qns, zwtipp, Nov 02 19
Average
zwtipp
Nov 02 19
922 plays
17.
  More 'Revelation Space'    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is my second quiz on Alastair Reynolds' 'Revelation Space'.
Average, 15 Qns, kraytkiller, Mar 11 07
Average
kraytkiller
216 plays
18.
  "The Interpretation of Murder" by Jed Rubenfeld    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
The is a quiz based on a great book. Unusually intelligent, it keeps its reader hooked to the very end. I hope you enjoy the quiz.
Average, 20 Qns, martinjudo, Aug 08 10
Average
martinjudo
155 plays
19.
  Revelation Space    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a quiz on Alastair Reynolds's 'Revelation Space'.
Tough, 20 Qns, kraytkiller, Mar 06 07
Tough
kraytkiller
567 plays
20.
  A Country Life Through the Eyes of Miss Read   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I came across these books by pure chance and was instantly transported back to my early schooldays.
Tough, 10 Qns, astir, Oct 17 09
Tough
astir gold member
227 plays
21.
  Out to Old Aunt Mary's    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a wonderful poem by James Whitcomb Riley. It is a pleasant and touching view of a boy's experiences in the late 1800s, in rural America.
Average, 10 Qns, mpkitty, Jun 11 14
Average
mpkitty
116 plays
22.
  Red Mars   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This short quiz is about the book "Red Mars". It is the first book in a trilogy written by Kim Stanley Robinson which chronicles the colonization of Mars.
Tough, 10 Qns, rwillia1, Jan 18 13
Tough
rwillia1
188 plays
23.
  Mary Renault Classic Fiction    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Mary Renault was one of the greatest historical novelists of the 20th century, as well as a noted feminist. Here is an introduction to some of her most exciting books and the colourful charecters in them.
Tough, 10 Qns, Codomsn8, Nov 02 17
Tough
Codomsn8
Nov 02 17
120 plays
24.
  Even Tom Robbins Gets the Blues    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A short quiz about one of my favorite authors, Tom Robbins. If you have read his work you shouldn't find this too challenging.
Average, 10 Qns, PEIchef, Apr 29 14
Average
PEIchef
138 plays
25.
  "S" is for Samurai    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Laura Joh Rowland writes mysteries set in feudal Japan. There is a question here for every book published as of July 2006 and some general questions.
Average, 15 Qns, catamount, Dec 04 06
Average
catamount
175 plays
26.
  A Break With Charity    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the Salem witch trials books, "A Break With Charity", by Ann Rinaldi. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Jacifan, Jul 30 18
Average
Jacifan
Jul 30 18
253 plays
27.
  "The Fire Kimono" by Laura Joh Rowland    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz discusses the 2008 mystery novel and contains spoilers. If you haven't read the book, #13 in the Sano Ichiro series, I suggest you pick up a copy before taking this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Jazmee27, Nov 17 10
Average
Jazmee27
115 plays
28.
  Green Mars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a short quiz on the second book of Kim Stanley Robinson's "Mars" trilogy titled "Green Mars".
Average, 10 Qns, rwillia1, Oct 23 15
Average
rwillia1
139 plays
29.
  Jennifer Roberson's "Sword Dancer" Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I'm a big fan of the "Sword Dancer" books. I hope you enjoy my intro quiz on the basics of this series.
Average, 15 Qns, amazonkls, Mar 11 06
Average
amazonkls
155 plays
30.
  Melanie Rawn's Sunrunners, Sorcerers, and Dragons    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz covers both the "Dragon Prince" and "Dragon Star" trilogies. Most questions should be easy, but I threw in a few hard ones for those that have read these books more than once!
Tough, 15 Qns, ilyahna, Nov 06 04
Tough
ilyahna
181 plays
31.
  The Ultimate All Quiet on the Western Front Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An excellent novel by Erich Marie Remarque. This quiz is for beginners.
Tough, 10 Qns, Nosh37, Jun 02 11
Tough
Nosh37
216 plays
32.
  'Wagons West' Series, Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The 'Wagons West' series by Dana Fuller Ross, is a great series of western-type books. This quiz explores the general ideas about characters and certain events happening in the series, up to about the book "Washington!". Enjoy the quiz!
Tough, 15 Qns, HappyDaysFan, Mar 06 20
Tough
HappyDaysFan
Mar 06 20
165 plays
33.
  Shantaram    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Shantaram" is a semi-autobiographical novel about Gregory David Roberts, his jailbreak from Pentridge Prison in Australia, his flight to Mumbai, India on a forged passport, and his life changing experiences working for the Mumbai Mafia.
Average, 10 Qns, kitabi, Dec 09 16
Average
kitabi
159 plays
34.
  Salman Rushdie    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Salman Rushdie is one of the most recognizable names in literature today. Can you identify some facts about his works?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Ptichka, Dec 01 04
Difficult
Ptichka gold member
360 plays
35.
  What If...You Always Went Back to Page 1?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about Liz Ruckdeschel's and Sara James' "What If" Series. This time, I will describe a "Go back to Page 1" ending, and you will guess the name of it, or vice versa. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, jazzykid1, Sep 30 10
Average
jazzykid1
165 plays
36.
  Scarlett, GWTW 2    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
My favorite modern novel! Saw the movie? DISREGARD EVERYTHING YOU SAW. NOT true to the book which is much better, but you know Hollywood, there must be at least one part of sex and violence. READ THE BOOK, Alexandra Ripley did a good job.
Average, 20 Qns, TemptressToo, Aug 15 13
Average
TemptressToo
1257 plays
37.
  Futility or The Wreck of the Titan    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An "unsinkable" ship hits an iceberg and sinks. This is not an original story today, however Morgan Robertson wrote this novella in 1898! The story is told through the eyes of John Rowland, a sailor on the Titan.
Tough, 10 Qns, JDavidM, Jul 25 14
Tough
JDavidM
122 plays
38.
  Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is over Willo Davis Roberts' book about a girl and the children she is sitting for.
Tough, 10 Qns, jericha, Mar 25 07
Tough
jericha
195 plays
39.
  "Santiago" by Mike Resnick    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you remember the tale of the search across the galaxy for the mysterious "Santiago"?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Jan 19 16
Difficult
Rowena8482 gold member
92 plays
40.
  My Desperate Love Diary By Kelly Ann    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on "My Desperate Love Diary By Kelly Ann" written by Liz Rettig.
Average, 10 Qns, dancingstone, May 07 07
Average
dancingstone
158 plays
41.
  How Much Do You Know About 'Lawless and Tilley'?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See if you can answer questions on the Malcolm Rose series, 'Lawless and Tilley'.
Average, 10 Qns, Lea0005, Jan 13 05
Average
Lea0005
166 plays
42.
  The Novels of Tom Robbins    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This will test your general knowledge of Tom Robbins, my favorite author!
Tough, 10 Qns, deadhead30, Jul 14 03
Tough
deadhead30
349 plays
43.
  The Creepiness That Is "Dreamwatcher"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about Theodore Roszak's psychological thriller "Dreamwatcher". Warning - Spoilers!
Tough, 10 Qns, 007girl, Apr 13 19
Tough
007girl
Apr 13 19
130 plays
44.
  The wonderful world of Billy Bunter    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Before Harry Potter came Billy Bunter whose only magical ability was the ability to smell a tuck box being opened a mile away. Created by Charles Hamilton, under the pen name of "Frank Richards".
Average, 10 Qns, MOCHYN, Jun 30 10
Average
MOCHYN
271 plays
45.
  Quoting "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have you read "Scarlett"? Do you know "Scarlett"? Take this quiz to find out.
Tough, 10 Qns, stina_girl1, Jul 30 08
Tough
stina_girl1
358 plays
46.
  Guys and Dolls    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Broadway stories of Damon Runyon are my regular bedtime reading - so I thought I would do a quiz on them.
Tough, 10 Qns, jasmine_brown, Jul 11 04
Tough
jasmine_brown
233 plays
47.
  Chris Ryan: "Alpha Force"!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the book series "Alpha Force", by former SAS hero Chris Ryan. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, VamP1541, Aug 15 11
Average
VamP1541
104 plays
48.
  The Yearling    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you have read 'The Yearling' by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings then this shouldn't be that hard of a quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, Piecrust, Sep 14 18
Tough
Piecrust
Sep 14 18
242 plays
49.
  Christopher's "Density of Souls"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"A Density of Souls" is the first novel by Anne Rice's son Christopher Rice, who is making quite a name for himself. The story is set in New Orleans and follows the lives of Stephen, Greg, Brandon, Meredith, and all that they come in contact with.
Tough, 10 Qns, MarciZ6, Mar 03 04
Tough
MarciZ6
151 plays
50.
  Quiz on Nina Romberg's "Shadow Walkers"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Caution to anyone who has not read "Shadow Walkers", this quiz contains spoilers (just like my other ones)! This quiz is on the great book "Shadow Walkers".
Average, 10 Qns, REfan76, Oct 13 03
Average
REfan76
155 plays
51.
  Paradise County by Karen Robards    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I just read this book and I thought it was excellent!
Average, 10 Qns, doligurl, Oct 23 15
Average
doligurl
180 plays
52.
  'The Dice Man' by Luke Rhinehart    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the revolutionary book by Luke Rhinehart, 'The Dice Man'; it's about a bored psychiatrist who adopts the random whim of the dice as his way of live.
Difficult, 10 Qns, campbaron, Oct 23 15
Difficult
campbaron
169 plays
53.
  The Echorium Sequence    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about "The Echorium Sequence", written by Katherine Roberts? Take this quiz to test your knowledge!
Average, 10 Qns, Monkey2189, Oct 23 15
Average
Monkey2189
161 plays

Authors Q-S: 'R' Trivia Questions

1. When looking for a summer home to rent, why did Rachel Innes select Sunnyside?

From Quiz
The Circular Staircase

Answer: Her niece and nephew cajoled her into it

Rachel Innes was a middle-aged spinster who was a foster mother to her niece and nephew, Gertrude and Halsey. All three were quite wealthy. Halsey and Gertrude were in their early twenties and intended to spend the summer with their aunt at Sunnyside. While searching for a house to rent, Rachel liked Sunnyside but was not sure about renting it. Gertrude and Halsey convinced her to rent it. Rachel later discovered that Halsey and Gertrude were friends with the Armstrong family who owned Sunnyside. Rachel was only vaguely familiar of the Armstrongs but did know some people who lived in the nearby town.

2. "The King Must Die" is an account of the early adventures of which legendary king of Athens?

From Quiz Mary Renault Classic Fiction

Answer: Theseus

Theseus volunteered to be one of a team of girls and boys who were sent each year by Athens to become sacrificial offerings in the Bull Ring in Crete. He led a successful revolt against the Cretan king and returned to Athens to take the throne.

3. What is the name of the drugstore where Jacob works part time, at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Answer: Smart Aid

Jacob's mother's family owns the drugstore chain. Jacob is set to inherit part of the company. He persistently tries to get himself fired (to no avail). (Jacob's father is an "amateur ornithologist" and volunteer, not needing to earn money.) Jacob's not too thrilled with the prospect of his future.

4. The novel "Santiago" by Mike Resnick has a subtitle. What is it?

From Quiz "Santiago" by Mike Resnick

Answer: A Myth of the Far Future

The book was first published in 1986, and was followed by its direct sequel "The Return of Santiago" in 2003. Between 1989 and 2015, Mike Resnick was nominated for thirty-seven Hugo Awards, winning five of them.

5. Where did the Titan sail from on its final voyage?

From Quiz Futility or The Wreck of the Titan

Answer: New York

The Titan sailed from New York and was going to London, unlike the Titanic, which had sailed from England and was traveling to New York on its maiden voyage. This was not the Titan's "maiden voyage" however. The story follows John Rowland, a member of the crew.

6. Who was the narrator of the poem telling his reminiscences to?

From Quiz Out to Old Aunt Mary's

Answer: His brother

"Wasn't it pleasant O brother mine...", are the opening words of the poem. The words show a memory to be cherished. And somehow, by these opening lines, we are left to wonder if something special brought on these reminiscences.

7. What Greek God plays a role in the novel "Jitterbug Perfume"?

From Quiz Even Tom Robbins Gets the Blues

Answer: Pan

"Jitterbug Perfume" was first published in 1984. Tom Robbins' fourth novel, it is about immortality and the importance of smell. Pan is decaying as people lose belief in him after the birth of Christ. He is brought to the New World to live in the untouched wilderness of North America, where Christianity hasn't taken a strong foothold yet.

8. What is the name of Feluda's assistant?

From Quiz Feluda: The Immortal Character by Satyajit Ray

Answer: Tapesh

Tapesh is a young schoolboy who appears in most of Feluda's stories as his assistant. He is also Feluda's cousin and the narrator of the Feluda series.

9. Who acts as a father figure to the men and has a "sixth sense" in finding food and material?

From Quiz All Quiet on the Western Front

Answer: Stanislaus Katczinsky

Katczinsky once got the men four tins of lobster!

10. In the beginning, the Japanese shogun orders Chamberlain Sano to solve a murder. Whose?

From Quiz "The Fire Kimono" by Laura Joh Rowland

Answer: Takugawa Tadatoshi

He disappeared the day of the Great Fire and was never seen again. Until a Shinto priest discovers his corpse beside a fallen tree, everyone assumed the Shogun's cousin to have been just another casualty of the inferno. Of the other answer choices, Lord Matsudaira is the Shogun's living cousin and Sano's rival, Etsuko is the Chamberlain's mother, and Lady Reiko is his wife.

11. Billy Bunter first appeared to the public in 1908 in which comic?

From Quiz Billy Bunter

Answer: The Magnet

"The Magnet" first appeared in 1908 and ran for 32 years. In 1940, due to a paper shortage caused by World War II, the publication came to a premature end.

12. What was the crime that Lindsay Ford was convicted of and for which he was sentenced to nineteen years in Pentridge Prison?

From Quiz Shantaram

Answer: A series of armed robberies of banks and building societies

The Pentridge Prison, which finally closed in 1997, was an exceptionally brutal maximum security prison, with prison guards inflicting horrific, indiscriminate beatings to prisoners.

13. In the first book, Haley sends off one of Irene's sketches to a paper, and wins two tickets to California. She doesn't tell Irene, and as a result, loses her new friend. What is the name of this chapter when she loses Irene's friendship?

From Quiz What If...You Always Went Back to Page 1?

Answer: Don't Tell Irene

Too bad for Haley. I never chose this path in the book, but I was very cautious after my first experience with the second book.

14. Of which village school was Miss Read the Headmistress?

From Quiz A Country Life Through the Eyes of Miss Read

Answer: Fairacre

My first school was larger than Fairacre with four teachers and a Headmaster. Very different to the schools my children attended.

15. In 1909 Sigmund Freud visits New York, U.S.A., for the first and only time. Traveling with him is which esteemed colleague?

From Quiz "The Interpretation of Murder" by Jed Rubenfeld

Answer: Carl Jung

Freud had been invited by G. Stanley Hall, President of Clark University, to give a series of lectures on the history of Psychoanalysis. In all Freud gave five lectures and was paid $714.60. Spinoza is considered one of the great rationalists during the 17th century. Jung is considered one of the founding fathers of 'Analytic Psychology'. He first met Freud in 1907 when they collaborated on the study of schizophrenia and he joined Freud on a visit to the U.S.A. in 1909. Rene Descartes was a philosopher during the early half of the 18th century and has been called the "Father Of Modern Philosophy", his major opus 'Meditations on First Philosophy is a standard text in most universities. Bertrand Russell was born in Wales and is known as a logician and philosopher who helped found 'Analytic Philosophy' with Frege and Wittgenstein

16. Book two starts out in the primary hidden colony buried underneath the south polar ice cap. What is the name of this colony?

From Quiz Green Mars

Answer: Zygote

The name of the main hidden colony is Zygote. At the start of the book the Martian rebels have been defeated and are scattered throughout the far southern hemisphere. The Zygote colony was the first hidden colony created by Hiroko, the primary agricultural specialist from the original 100 colonists.

17. What is the name of the spacecraft that takes the first group of colonists to the planet Mars?

From Quiz Red Mars

Answer: Ares

The spaceship Ares takes the first 100 colonists to the planet Mars, where they will build the first colony and infrastructure for later humans to use.

18. What is the name of the country Haroun lives in?

From Quiz "Haroun and the Sea of Stories": Chapters 1-4

Answer: Alifbay

Alifbay is derived from the Hindustani word for alphabet.

19. What is the last name of the family that Darcy is going to baby-sit for?

From Quiz Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job

Answer: Foster

The family has three children, one boy and two girls. At first she is wary about sitting for the kids, but goes ahead and takes the job.

20. Who are Kelly Ann's best friends?

From Quiz My Desperate Love Diary By Kelly Ann

Answer: Liz and Stephanie

Chris is Kelly Ann's mate she has known since primary school, G is the guy she is in love with, Linda is Chris's girlfriend, Shelly is G's girlfriend, Julian is Stephanie's brother, and Angela is Kelly Ann's sister.

21. Who discovered the first Shroud?

From Quiz More 'Revelation Space'

Answer: Bernsdottir

Bernsdottir discovered the first Shroud a few decades before 2373 while Philip Lascaille was the first human to penetrate the outer limits of a Shroud that was named after him.

22. What region of Resurgam was the Amarantin obelisk excavated in?

From Quiz Revelation Space

Answer: North Nekhebet

The obelisk was the first piece of evidence found on Resurgam of the Amarantin that became the Shrouders, and eventually led Sylveste to the artificial planet of Cerberus.

23. Who says: "you can't gamble on a bunch of waltzes"?

From Quiz Quoting "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley

Answer: Bachelors

This is talking about the Saint Cecilia's ball. The bachelors are saying that there is nothing else like it.

24. Japan was ruled by shoguns (military rulers) several times in its history. Which shogunate is the setting for Rowland's novels?

From Quiz "S" is for Samurai

Answer: Tokugawa Shogunate

The Tokugawa clan held the shogunate from 1603-1868. This period is also known as the Edo Period. Rowland is using real historical characters, with some poetic license.

25. When the book begins, whose dream is Deirdre in?

From Quiz The Creepiness That Is "Dreamwatcher"

Answer: Laney's

Deirdre constantly monitors her daughter's dreams for signs of the Black Dreams that destroyed her husband.

26. In which year did Miss Tessa Amesbury arrive from Boston to become Harper City's new school teacher?

From Quiz 'One Golden Hour' by Maureen Reynolds

Answer: 1877

The book began with Tessa's wagon ride into town with Hal Witherby. The trail was dusty and bumpy, and Tessa was wearing a wide straw hat to protect her face. We learned later the hat was more to hide behind, than to protect against the elements. Harper City, Kansas is a real town, but not actually named after the the main male character. It was named after Sgt. Marion Harper. The town was named for him in 1863, after he died in a Civil War battle.

27. The main male character is nicknamed Tiger. What is his full name?

From Quiz Jennifer Roberson's "Sword Dancer" Series

Answer: Sandtiger

"Sandtiger" was the name he gave himself after he killed one of these ferocious desert beasts. For his efforts he got a necklace of sandtiger claws, four deep scratches on his cheek, and his freedom from slavery to the Salset.

28. What was Barlei's suggestion for Salt's name?

From Quiz Salt

Answer: Kesaph

Salt had originally held the name Nebel 2, but it was only for identification back on Earth. Many people ended up calling it Salt because it was basically a big solid planet made of salt. Although Barlei suggested Kesaph (Hebrew for 'silver') because of the image of the planet in space, the idea wasn't too popular. Salt has no moons or rings, and its sun, Hadros, is Greek for 'unicorn' (although Barlei isn't too fond of that name either).

29. In the first book, two people come to the van Ayl home before beginning the wagon train. They will become the wagonmasters of the wagon train. Who are they?

From Quiz 'Wagons West' Series, Part 1

Answer: Sam Brentwood and Whip Holt

Sam Brentwood and Whip Holt came to the home of Otto and Cathy van Ayl on Long Island, NY because that is where the wagon train to the Oregon territory begins. They will become the wagonmasters, Sam leading them to Independence, Missouri, and Whip leading them the rest of the way.

30. What are Lawless and Tilley's first names?

From Quiz How Much Do You Know About 'Lawless and Tilley'?

Answer: Brett and Clare

The two detectives full names are 'Detective Inspector Brett Lawless' and 'Detective Sergeant Clare Tilley'.

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