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Literary Locales Trivia Quiz

Take a brief tour of some places that are prominent in literary works

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,446

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
885

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Mark Twain had an early success with 'The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'. Where is Calaveras County? Hint

Pennsylvania

Colorado

California

Mississippi

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jonathan Swift wrote about the fictional Lilliput where people were quite small; he also wrote about a place where the people were giants. Hint

Xochimilco

Praetoria

Brobdingnag

Ruritania

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hemingway wrote about 'the running of the bulls' in Spain. Where does this event take place? Hint

Seville

Cordoba

Valencia

Pamplona

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 'The Grapes of Wrath', John Steinbeck wrote about people who were trying to escape from the 'dust bowl'. In what state? Hint

West Virginia

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Arkansas

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Question 5 of 10

5. Washington Irving described the headless horseman in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'? Where is that town located? Hint

New Jersey

Connecticut

New York

Massachusetts

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which author wrote fiction set in the region of Wessex? Hint

Jane Austen

Emily Bronte

Charlotte Bronte

Thomas Hardy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which author wrote about the fictional Yoknapatawpha county? Hint

Theodore Dreiser

Nathaniel Hawthorne

William Faulkner

Henry James

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jack London's best known works are set where? Hint

Texas

New England

Mexico

Yukon

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Barchester Towers' describes events in the town of Barchester. Who is the author? Hint

Anthony Trollope

William Thackeray

Henry Fielding

Anatole France

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Question 10 of 10

10. The distinct flavor of Spain is present in the bullfighting tale of 'Blood and Sand'. Who is the author? Hint

Cervantes

Lorca

Calderon

Blasco-Ibanez

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mark Twain had an early success with 'The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'. Where is Calaveras County?

Answer: California

His first success?

2. Jonathan Swift wrote about the fictional Lilliput where people were quite {small;} he also wrote about a place where the people were giants.

Answer: Brobdingnag

Everyone knows Lilliput, but not too many know this one

3. Hemingway wrote about 'the running of the bulls' in Spain. Where does this event take place?

Answer: Pamplona

Talk about dangerous activities!

4. In 'The Grapes of Wrath', John Steinbeck wrote about people who were trying to escape from the 'dust bowl'. In what state?

Answer: Oklahoma

The Joad family

5. Washington Irving described the headless horseman in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'? Where is that town located?

Answer: New York

Upstate

6. Which author wrote fiction set in the region of Wessex?

Answer: Thomas Hardy

Wessex was an ancient name for a region of England - West Saxony.

7. Which author wrote about the fictional Yoknapatawpha county?

Answer: William Faulkner

Southern writer

8. Jack London's best known works are set where?

Answer: Yukon

'White Fang', 'Call of the Wild'

9. 'Barchester Towers' describes events in the town of Barchester. Who is the author?

Answer: Anthony Trollope

Trollope's most popular work

10. The distinct flavor of Spain is present in the bullfighting tale of 'Blood and Sand'. Who is the author?

Answer: Blasco-Ibanez

His best-known work, I believe

Source: Author robert362

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