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1 Van Loon's Lives
In "Van Loon's Lives", Hendrik Willem Van Loon and his friend held weekend dinner parties for famous people in history. Guess who were invited!
Difficult
15 Q
rsh437
Oct 30 09
57 plays
2 Gore Vidal: "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace"
In 2002 Gore Vidal published his book "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace-How We Got To Be So Hated". Test your knowledge of this book.
Tough
10 Q
jstagamtome
Jun 05 09
66 plays
3 Victor Villasenor's "Rain of Gold"
This is one of the best books I have ever read, it is the history of Victor's parents. The questions will not be in order.
Difficult
10 Q
jericha
Mar 20 07
84 plays
4 Burro Genius
This is a quiz about Victor Villasenor's book "Burro Genius". Also, the questions will not be in order.
Tough
10 Q
jericha
Mar 11 07
72 plays
5 Homecoming
This test is based on the book "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt.
Average
10 Q
flutist12
Aug 19 06
126 plays
6 Judge Dee
Dr. Robert van Gulik wrote a series of detective stories featuring Judge Dee, a district magistrate in Tang China. The judge is assisted by Ma Joong, Chiao Tai, Tao Gan, and Sergeant Hoong. Questions are about the judge and his adventures.
Tough
10 Q
bexze
Jan 22 06
75 plays
7 "Keep Your Hair On" Trivia
This is just a quiz on a book by E Vercoe I've been reading at the moment, about a girl who has lymphatic cancer.
Tough
10 Q
cheekybunny555
Aug 10 05
63 plays
8 Jack Vance Stories
How well do you know your Vance? Find out with these ten questions from ten different books.
Very Difficult
10 Q
Mugaboo
Jul 31 04
96 plays
9 Jack Vance's "The Dying Earth"
Among Jack Vance's voluminous works of fantasy is the "Dying Earth" series. These are purest "suspension of disbelief" fantasies set in the far future when the sun has become a red and flickering remnant.
Difficult
10 Q
brian59
Dec 16 02
81 plays
10 "Maria": by Maria von Trapp Chpt.1
This is one of my favorite Maria von Trapp books. The book is wonderful, and, for anyone else who has read it, I hope that they enjoy this quiz.
Very Difficult
10 Q
MAhotty
Apr 25 09
303 plays
This is category 8865
Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:51 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* Three of these characters from the first book in the series, "The Dying Earth", are villains (or worse); one is a hero. Can you guess which one?
* Mad King Cutt ordered Phandaal, the Arch-Necromancer, to create many weird beasts for his private zoo (and then let them loose on the countryside as a joke). Which of these is NOT one of these hybrid monsters?
* The next book in the "Dying Earth" series is "The Eyes of the Overworld", in which Cugel the Clever is sent by Iucounu the Laughing Magician to recover magic cusps enabling the viewer to see the Overworld. Why did Cugel agree to perform this task?
* Cugel got in major trouble with the sorceror Pharesm for doing what?
* After joining pilgrims to Erze Damath by raft, Cugel crosses swords with one Lodermulch. What is his usual job?


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