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Quiz about Heroes and Heroines
Quiz about Heroes and Heroines

Heroes and Heroines Trivia Quiz


Many writers have a hero or heroine who appears in a series of books. This quiz is about them. All of these questions, incidentally, are based on authors whom I personally would recommend.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nodragon. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Nodragon
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
305,586
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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702
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Dr Kay Scarpetta is a forensic expert who has appeared more than 15 books. Who created this character? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Harlan Coban's hero, Myron Bolitar, became a sports agent when his sporting career was cut short by a permanent injury. In what sport was Bolitar involved? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This individual is a loner, formerly a member of the military police, and someone who prefers to leave no trail of his identity or his activities. His methods are unorthodox but effective, and he is the creation of Lee Child. Who is he? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Sherlock Holmes must have been one of the earliest examples of the crime-solving hero. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he was a very early fictional proponent of observation and deductive reasoning and was frequently accompanied by his faithful companion and foil, Dr Watson. What was Dr Watson's first name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This former police inspector turned private detective, created by Kate Atkinson, could perhaps be described as a reluctant hero, seeming to be drawn deeper into mysteries than he would like. The police detective who works with him is Louise Monroe of Lothian and Borders Police, but who is he? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In one of his books, Raymond Chandler has his hero Philip Marlowe hired by an ageing millionaire to find a blackmailer who claims to have compromising photographs of the millionaire's daughter. Which book? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "The Camel Club" is both the title of one of David Baldacci's books and the name of a group of people who feature in it and several others of his titles. While the group doesn't have a leader as such, one individual is constantly turned to for leadership. Who is he? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Sara Linton is a fictional medical examiner, created by Karin Slaughter. Linton lives in Heartsdale and finds herself dragged into a succession of dramatic adventures with her husband. In which state of the United States is Heartsdale situated? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The creator of Dr Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, this author is also a forensic anthropologist herself. She is, in fact, the person on whom the heroine of the TV series "Bones" is based. But who is she? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In a series of novels, beginning with "The Surgeon" and including "The Apprentice" and "Keeping The Dead", Tess Gerritsen uses two heroines, Dr Maura Isles, the medical examiner, and a spiky, hot tempered detective. Who is the detective? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Dr Kay Scarpetta is a forensic expert who has appeared more than 15 books. Who created this character?

Answer: Patricia Cornwell

Caro Peacock, Karin Slaughter and Kathy Reichs have all created their own investigators, but Kay Scarpetta is Patricia Cornwell's own. The character is based on a real life former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner, Marcella Fierro MD.
2. Harlan Coban's hero, Myron Bolitar, became a sports agent when his sporting career was cut short by a permanent injury. In what sport was Bolitar involved?

Answer: Basketball

Bolitar became a sports agent when his career as a basketball player was brought to an abrupt end by another player, his rival in more than just sport.
3. This individual is a loner, formerly a member of the military police, and someone who prefers to leave no trail of his identity or his activities. His methods are unorthodox but effective, and he is the creation of Lee Child. Who is he?

Answer: Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher is the hero in more than 12 of Lee Child's novels.
Jeffrey Tolliver is anything but unconventional, being a police chief in novels by Karin Slaughter.
Jack Ryan is the creation of Tom Clancy, and had a very successful career in government service and politics.
Lincoln Rhyme is a former police officer who makes extensive use of brain power to solve crime.
4. Sherlock Holmes must have been one of the earliest examples of the crime-solving hero. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he was a very early fictional proponent of observation and deductive reasoning and was frequently accompanied by his faithful companion and foil, Dr Watson. What was Dr Watson's first name?

Answer: John

Dr John H Watson, as Holmes constant companion, narrates all but four of the novels featuring Sherlock Holmes.
5. This former police inspector turned private detective, created by Kate Atkinson, could perhaps be described as a reluctant hero, seeming to be drawn deeper into mysteries than he would like. The police detective who works with him is Louise Monroe of Lothian and Borders Police, but who is he?

Answer: Jackson Brodie

The correct answer is Jackson Brodie. Tony Hill appears in novels by Val McDermid, Andrew Ryan in those by Kathy Reichs and Benton Wesley becomes the husband of Dr Kay Scarpetta, in books by Patricia Cornwell.
6. In one of his books, Raymond Chandler has his hero Philip Marlowe hired by an ageing millionaire to find a blackmailer who claims to have compromising photographs of the millionaire's daughter. Which book?

Answer: The Big Sleep

"The Big Sleep" was also the first of Chandler's novels to involve Philip Marlowe, and is one of many that have been adapted for film.
7. "The Camel Club" is both the title of one of David Baldacci's books and the name of a group of people who feature in it and several others of his titles. While the group doesn't have a leader as such, one individual is constantly turned to for leadership. Who is he?

Answer: Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone is a former government agent who now, with his fellow members of the club, monitors the activities of the government in the search for conspiracies. Stone is, in turn, constantly monitored by government agents. The remaining three people named are the other members of the club.
8. Sara Linton is a fictional medical examiner, created by Karin Slaughter. Linton lives in Heartsdale and finds herself dragged into a succession of dramatic adventures with her husband. In which state of the United States is Heartsdale situated?

Answer: Georgia

Sara Linton's husband, Jeffrey Tolliver, is the police chief in Heartsdale, Grant County, Georgia, the state in which the author, Karin Slaughter, grew up.
9. The creator of Dr Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist, this author is also a forensic anthropologist herself. She is, in fact, the person on whom the heroine of the TV series "Bones" is based. But who is she?

Answer: Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs is forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina , and for the Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale for the province of Quebec. Just like her creation Tempe Brennan. Although the heroine of "Bones" is called Tempe Brennan, she is in fact based on Kathy Reichs.
10. In a series of novels, beginning with "The Surgeon" and including "The Apprentice" and "Keeping The Dead", Tess Gerritsen uses two heroines, Dr Maura Isles, the medical examiner, and a spiky, hot tempered detective. Who is the detective?

Answer: Jane Rizzoli

Detective Jane Rizzoli is the only woman in a squadroom of men and, as a result, has to work twice as hard and seem twice as tough to prove herself. Lena Adams is a detective in Karin Slaughter's books and Amelia Sachs is the detective who works with Lincoln Rhyme in Jeffrey Deaver's novels. Elizabeth Frick is a creation of my imagination.
Source: Author Nodragon

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