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Quiz about Snow Whites Messy Book Collection
Quiz about Snow Whites Messy Book Collection

Snow White's Messy Book Collection Quiz


Snow White is not happy! She returns 'home' and finds all the dwarfs fast asleep under the covers. Each has left a book on the bed (the library is just wrecked) so she can tell who's who hiding under the bedcovers, though. Let's listen in...

A multiple-choice quiz by Gatsby722. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
Gatsby722
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
239,270
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
421
Question 1 of 10
1. The first bed Miss White has a look at is an easy one to figure out who's snoring away in. It must be Doc, since there is a book by Hugh Lofting laying on his pillow. She pulls the covers down and she is correct. As Doc blinks and rubs his eyes, Snow White asks him "Which of these books did Hugh Lofting NOT write?" - just to see if he's awake yet. He answers correctly and Snow makes him some nice warm tea. How did Doc answer her question? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the next cot, sprawled there plain as day on the wool blanket that covered him (Snow White knew this had to be Sneezy - it was obvious!), she collected the copy of the half-finished "Sneeze on Sunday". She wakes up her allergic little friend and puts the novel back on the shelf. The mystery book was written by two authors, one being Grace A. Hogarth. Snow White was surprised to see that the other writer on the cover was, or so she thought, a well-known science fiction novelist. Sneezy politely sets her straight and explains that this other author wrote in several genres of literature. So who is this unnamed co-author? Hint: Snow got a little nervous when he mentioned something about a world of witches, too! Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The next heap of human nestled under his covers was a good bit longer than the bed was and Snow White would have been blind to not have realized it was her beloved, a dashing fellow known as Prince Charming, resting up under there. Next to where his head nested, fast asleep, she noticed a book that made her smile. Her Prince was just a dear boy and she was warmed to know that he fell asleep while reading "Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices" and the book was open to the chapter written by John Connolly. As Snow White tucked the book with the others like it in the library, what type of books did she shelve it with? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the next bed, dreaming away under a cozy white comforter, was the shape of (and Snow White was sure of it) Dopey. On the nightstand was his pair of Oakley sunglasses and a rather yellowed old issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine under a copy of a dog-eared book with the subtitle "A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream". Dopey just couldn't get enough of 'Gonzo' writer Hunter S. Thompson, you see. What was the main title of the book Dopey had been reading before he nodded off? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Snow White moved to the cot holding the next sleeping dwarf and found there a book by the popular Stephen King called "Night Shift", a collection of short stories. Snowy was stumped, not able to figure out which of HER dwarfs would be reading it so she tore off the blanket and roused a total stranger. "Who on Earth are you?" she sputtered. He quickly introduced himself as Shifty and said he must have taken a wrong turn on the way home from work. Warily (but with her general graciousness) she offered this shifty Shifty a biscuit. He was a smart one, too, telling her a few facts about King's "Night Shift". Which one of these is a tidbit of truth he shared with his hostess? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the next bed, wildly kicking under the afghan in the midst of a seemingly rambunctious dream, rests Grumpy. Snow White knows this because on the floor next to his little slippers is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Grumpy loves this book and especially relates to the initially foul-tempered Ebenezer Scrooge (even though Grumpy has his kind moments, he likes to think he's the prototype of all things grouchy). Snow White lets him sleep through this dream of his and picks up the little novel since she likes it, too. She wonders how it is that a collection of words can live seemingly forever from times gone and will likely live forward for endless times to come. Just words and chapters! It's magic! By the way, how many chapters were in the original version of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Snow White finds Happy's bed next and, just because she must, picks up the book he was reading before he buried himself in the flannel sheets. She deduced who he was when she noticed he was reading a play (in book form) called "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" - which she found a much more appropriate title than that "Happy Hooker" business he was reading last week. Despite his size, though, Mr. Happy was an adult so she couldn't tell him what to do OR what to read, temptation aside. This new book of his looked interesting, however, and she especially liked the author. Who wrote the play "Happy Birthday, Wanda June"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Don't tell anyone he's her 'pet', but fast asleep in the next cot is Snow White's favorite dwarf Bashful. He's the gentlest of the lot, as evidenced by that the two of them were up until the wee hours the night prior watching a lengthy Bette Davis Film Festival on channel 7. She picks up his book which she has read and loved. It suited him. A shy and solitary girl named Charlotte Vale, after a spot of serious trouble, emerges a lovely and charming young woman and falls madly in love on a cruise as the swan emerges in her. Miss White gives the sweet and slumbering Bashful a pat on his cottony camouflaged shoulder and stores the book away for now. What book is it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. By process of elimination Snow White knows that there is one dwarf left (plus the visiting Shifty, of course) who is sleeping. As it should be the sleeping one is Sleepy. He slowly peeks out from under the covers asking: "Snow, where's my book?" Snow White presents it to him after finding it down near the foot of his bed. Sleepy loves Raymond Chandler and his copy of "The Big Sleep" is his favorite, partly because its title reflects his favorite way to pass time. "It's also a very compelling story," he whines. Of these, who DOES NOT appear in Chandler's "The Big Sleep"? Sleepy knew immediately. Do you? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Nap time was now officially over. All the dwarfs and guests were gethered at the table, chattering happily about their books, their dreams, their hard day at work. Fresh coffee and tea, scones and lots of jam (dwarfs like their jam, it is well known) crowd their happy little table. Snow White did a head count and computed her addition of things. Seven resident dwarfs, one misplaced one, her drowsy boyfriend and herself....all were accounted for. It reminded her of a book she'd read on a stormy night some years ago. The same number of people were in the same place together until, one by one, they were all mysteriously murdered. Snow shuddered at the memory of the spooky tale. Which book [original title] is she remembering (while being grateful that none of her friends here were murderers or even capable of such ugliness)? Hint



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1. The first bed Miss White has a look at is an easy one to figure out who's snoring away in. It must be Doc, since there is a book by Hugh Lofting laying on his pillow. She pulls the covers down and she is correct. As Doc blinks and rubs his eyes, Snow White asks him "Which of these books did Hugh Lofting NOT write?" - just to see if he's awake yet. He answers correctly and Snow makes him some nice warm tea. How did Doc answer her question?

Answer: "Doctor Dolittle and the Orange Canary"

Ah, the titled canary was not orange, but green. Doc's no slouch! Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) wrote a total of ten "Doctor Dolittle" books, winning the coveted Newbery Medal for the second of them ("The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle"). He also wrote books about a certain Mrs. Tubbs, who could converse with animals as well, and did nicely with children's books like "Porridge Poetry" and "Noisy Nora" amongst others.
2. In the next cot, sprawled there plain as day on the wool blanket that covered him (Snow White knew this had to be Sneezy - it was obvious!), she collected the copy of the half-finished "Sneeze on Sunday". She wakes up her allergic little friend and puts the novel back on the shelf. The mystery book was written by two authors, one being Grace A. Hogarth. Snow White was surprised to see that the other writer on the cover was, or so she thought, a well-known science fiction novelist. Sneezy politely sets her straight and explains that this other author wrote in several genres of literature. So who is this unnamed co-author? Hint: Snow got a little nervous when he mentioned something about a world of witches, too!

Answer: Andre Norton

If you feel the need to learn something, by all means create a quiz. I don't read science fiction but, as a bookseller, always assumed Norton was a man. SHE might have had a bone or two to pick with me about that. Born Alice Mary Norton, she further confused matters by sometimes using the pen name Andrew North.

Her work was vast and she authored several historical and contemporary fiction novels as well as numerous book series, one of the more notable being the popular "Witch World" collections. Alice was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1912 and passed away in 2005.
3. The next heap of human nestled under his covers was a good bit longer than the bed was and Snow White would have been blind to not have realized it was her beloved, a dashing fellow known as Prince Charming, resting up under there. Next to where his head nested, fast asleep, she noticed a book that made her smile. Her Prince was just a dear boy and she was warmed to know that he fell asleep while reading "Like a Charm: A Novel in Voices" and the book was open to the chapter written by John Connolly. As Snow White tucked the book with the others like it in the library, what type of books did she shelve it with?

Answer: Mystery/Detective Fiction

Connolly, born in Dublin in 1968, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2000. That novel was "Every Dead Thing" and it introduced readers to Charlie Parker, a former police officer and anti-hero seeking out the murderer of his wife and daughter.

More mysteries involving Parker have followed and Connolly's contributions have all been significantly categorized as mysteries (although his later work is becoming full of supernaural hints in addition). The title in question ("Like a Charm") is a collaborative effort of 15 contemporary mystery writers published in 2004.
4. In the next bed, dreaming away under a cozy white comforter, was the shape of (and Snow White was sure of it) Dopey. On the nightstand was his pair of Oakley sunglasses and a rather yellowed old issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine under a copy of a dog-eared book with the subtitle "A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream". Dopey just couldn't get enough of 'Gonzo' writer Hunter S. Thompson, you see. What was the main title of the book Dopey had been reading before he nodded off?

Answer: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

All those titles were by Thompson but it was his first successful novel "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" that carried the subtitle in question. Hunter began his career as a columnist for 'Rolling Stone' and developed quite a following from there, mixing his work in a delightful blend of fact, fiction and a most healthy sense of humor (if you find a dose of cynicism funny, that is). Sadly, he took his own life at age 67 in 2005 after a life most colorfully lived.

There are few, however, that would ever say that his stylistic and keenly observed 'Gonzo' journalism stopped with him.
5. Snow White moved to the cot holding the next sleeping dwarf and found there a book by the popular Stephen King called "Night Shift", a collection of short stories. Snowy was stumped, not able to figure out which of HER dwarfs would be reading it so she tore off the blanket and roused a total stranger. "Who on Earth are you?" she sputtered. He quickly introduced himself as Shifty and said he must have taken a wrong turn on the way home from work. Warily (but with her general graciousness) she offered this shifty Shifty a biscuit. He was a smart one, too, telling her a few facts about King's "Night Shift". Which one of these is a tidbit of truth he shared with his hostess?

Answer: It seems Shifty WAS well-schooled as they are all true!

The story "Night Surf" deals with a mysterious germ that infects the population and causes general havoc and casualties far and wide. Sounds a lot like "The Stand", yes? The 'Dollar Deal' didn't happen because King was especially generous financially - it was just a benevolent and good idea. For a dollar film students could shoot his tales, ideally to practice and develop their skills. Finally, there were that many features made from stories in "Night Shift".

In my editorial opinion, 9 mostly bad features at that. To add: as the Disney people were concocting "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in the 1930s they actually did consider calling one of the little fellows Shifty!
6. In the next bed, wildly kicking under the afghan in the midst of a seemingly rambunctious dream, rests Grumpy. Snow White knows this because on the floor next to his little slippers is "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Grumpy loves this book and especially relates to the initially foul-tempered Ebenezer Scrooge (even though Grumpy has his kind moments, he likes to think he's the prototype of all things grouchy). Snow White lets him sleep through this dream of his and picks up the little novel since she likes it, too. She wonders how it is that a collection of words can live seemingly forever from times gone and will likely live forward for endless times to come. Just words and chapters! It's magic! By the way, how many chapters were in the original version of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"?

Answer: Less than 10

To think. A 'potboiler' Dickens dashed off only as means to pay off a debt. He thought it a trifle, nothing more (until it sold a whopping 6,000 copies in its first week!). His written introduction to "A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas", released in December 1843, read: "I have endeavoured in this ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." What followed that were 5 chapters, or staves, and we are all the better for each of them.
7. Snow White finds Happy's bed next and, just because she must, picks up the book he was reading before he buried himself in the flannel sheets. She deduced who he was when she noticed he was reading a play (in book form) called "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" - which she found a much more appropriate title than that "Happy Hooker" business he was reading last week. Despite his size, though, Mr. Happy was an adult so she couldn't tell him what to do OR what to read, temptation aside. This new book of his looked interesting, however, and she especially liked the author. Who wrote the play "Happy Birthday, Wanda June"?

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt hasn't written many plays but this one came out, to very less-than-great reviews, in 1970 and was made into a forgettable film the next year (despite the star power of Rod Steiger and Susannah York). The story is quirky, very typical Vonnegut. A bounty hunter, presumed dead for years, returns home to find that his wife is juggling a few suitors and he's further distressed that they all seem to be as different than he is/was as is possible to find. Did she just dislike him and the type of chap he was, then? Being replaced by a doctor was one thing but she had taken a shine to a vacuum cleaner salesman, too! Needless to say, the plot was thick with any sort of mischief.
8. Don't tell anyone he's her 'pet', but fast asleep in the next cot is Snow White's favorite dwarf Bashful. He's the gentlest of the lot, as evidenced by that the two of them were up until the wee hours the night prior watching a lengthy Bette Davis Film Festival on channel 7. She picks up his book which she has read and loved. It suited him. A shy and solitary girl named Charlotte Vale, after a spot of serious trouble, emerges a lovely and charming young woman and falls madly in love on a cruise as the swan emerges in her. Miss White gives the sweet and slumbering Bashful a pat on his cottony camouflaged shoulder and stores the book away for now. What book is it?

Answer: "Now, Voyager" by Olive Higgins Prouty

The title comes from the Walt Whitman poem "The Untold Want", which reads in its entirety: "The untold want by life and land ne'er granted,/Now voyager sail thou forth to seek and find." You may have noticed the reference to Bette Davis as it was in this novel's film adaptation where she and Paul Heinreid share that famous cigarette scene where he lights two and gives one to her. Olive Prouty had a few novels out but this one was by far her most popular, coming out when she was nearly 60. Prouty, like Charlotte Vale, had a nervous breakdown and her doctor told her to write novels as recovery from it.

The advice was good and she wrote all the way until the end of her life.
9. By process of elimination Snow White knows that there is one dwarf left (plus the visiting Shifty, of course) who is sleeping. As it should be the sleeping one is Sleepy. He slowly peeks out from under the covers asking: "Snow, where's my book?" Snow White presents it to him after finding it down near the foot of his bed. Sleepy loves Raymond Chandler and his copy of "The Big Sleep" is his favorite, partly because its title reflects his favorite way to pass time. "It's also a very compelling story," he whines. Of these, who DOES NOT appear in Chandler's "The Big Sleep"? Sleepy knew immediately. Do you?

Answer: Moose Malloy (a giant lovelorn gangster who kills and maims people in local taverns)

Moose Malloy came from another Chandler noir masterpiece "Farewell, My Lovely" in 1940. The other three rascals are in "The Big Sleep" (even though Mr. Regan is the one indulging in the title's lengthy snooze - the poor guy is dead from the start of the story but is the catalyst for all the plot as it thickens). Philip Marlowe is the private dick cracking the case here with all of its twists and turns.

Interestingly, when they were shooting the film of this novel Mr. Chandler was urgently consulted to help with the script because the screenwriters couldn't figure out who killed who in one particular passage. One bigger roadblock came as the response to that. Raymond Chandler, who thought the whole story up to begin with, didn't know either! Very enjoyable book but, truly, it gets VERY confounding in spots.
10. Nap time was now officially over. All the dwarfs and guests were gethered at the table, chattering happily about their books, their dreams, their hard day at work. Fresh coffee and tea, scones and lots of jam (dwarfs like their jam, it is well known) crowd their happy little table. Snow White did a head count and computed her addition of things. Seven resident dwarfs, one misplaced one, her drowsy boyfriend and herself....all were accounted for. It reminded her of a book she'd read on a stormy night some years ago. The same number of people were in the same place together until, one by one, they were all mysteriously murdered. Snow shuddered at the memory of the spooky tale. Which book [original title] is she remembering (while being grateful that none of her friends here were murderers or even capable of such ugliness)?

Answer: Ten Little Niggers

Published in 1939 "Ten Little Niggers" (which got a handful of different titles in its variations over the years) ranks as one of Agatha Christie's most enduring stories. First to say, the title changes came with many being offended at the word occuring in the original name - and Christie meant the usage of it NOT in any sort of ethnic way.

The idiom "nigger in the woodpile", meaning 'a hidden evil influence' (and nothing more insulting than that), is what was intended and the title of the mystery quickly evolved to squelch any offense.

It solidified the appeal of the "locked room" device - all the characters left murdered with one small dilemma as a result. The murderer is murdered, too [and did not appear to have commited suicide]. It's all a whodunit with a capital 'W' and has been copied in many ways with various levels of success over time. Christie clearly pulled it off brilliantly. And our story ends here. Snow White is happy now, the library is put back together, the beds are made and the refreshments (and companionships) are sweet, genuine and right. Yes, it's all in a day's work *whistle, whistle*....and all are glad we stopped by but we can collectively go home now. Good night!
Source: Author Gatsby722

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