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Up is in the Title Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Nammage. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Nammage

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,021

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
335

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Question 1 of 10

1. This first one is from a book by Booker T. Washington. It's his autobiography. These are the first lines from the first chapter:

"I was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate I suspect I must have been born somewhere and at some time."

What's the name of the book he wrote about his life? Hint

Moving On Up

Down and Up on a Plantation

Up from the South

Up From Slavery

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Question 2 of 10

2. This next one comes from Sir Samuel White Baker. From the first chapter, first few lines, it reads:

"On the rugged coast of Cornwall, where the waves of the Atlantic break in their rudest force against the inhospitable cliffs, there stood in the year 1784 a small fishing village."

What's the name of this book? Hint

The Sea Boils Up

Remove the Doubt, and Look Up to the Sky

Cast Up by the Sea

Up Near the Sycamore

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Question 3 of 10

3. '"BAH!" said Rose Nichol, shrugging her shoulders, "he is besotted--mad; the winds would pause to hearken better than he. And all," she added, bitterly, "for a foolish, patter-brained, waxen white doll!"'

The title of this is "As He Comes up the Stair". I love this author's work, especially because there is a lot of wit in her work. I just want you to tell me what her pen name was. Hint

Isabel McAdams

Ellen Mathews

Helen Mathers

Rachel Holmes

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Question 4 of 10

4. This quote is from a story by Charles Tenney Jackson:

'"And then the train come bustin' magnificent through the tunnel bellerin' through that gulch, with the smoke driftin' snarky-like across the moon, and I thought she must had run over the Portyghee and wasn't goin' to stop. But she gave a screech, and the bell clanged, and the sand ground hard in her drivers, and up she comes, creeping' through the moonlight, with the engineer lookin' back at Pedro dancin' and wavin' his lantern."'

What's the title of this story? Hint

The Hold-Up at La Ciudad

Where the Sun Goes Down the Moon Comes Up

Up Across the Way

Up By the Bend

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The captive captain bit his lips. He cast a feverish glance around. He saw his hearts of oak at their stations, and their indignant sky-lights fastened upon him."

This is a quote from "Voyage Up the Cattegat" by A.M. Lorraine. What is a "Cattegat"? Hint

Gorge

Strait

Undersea Cave

Reef

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Lonely work is picking berries;
So I joined her on the hill:
'Jenny, dear,' said I, 'your basket's
Quite too large for one to fill.'
So we staid - we two - to fill it,
Jenny talking - I was still
Leading where the way was steepest;
Picking berries up the hill."

The title of this poem is "Up the Hill A-Berrying". Who was the woman who wrote it? Hint

Florence Nightingale

Luella Clark

Emily Dickins

Dahlia Collins

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is from an article on the true facts of witches, from the documented to the undocumented works of varying sources. The spelling is as it was written when published.

"It is not fo ftrange that ignorant People fhould be found even in great Cities wallowing in Superitition, and believing in the Reality of Witchcraft; but that Men accuftomed to literary Society fhould be the Dupes of fuch Abfurdities amidft the Means of daily Improvement, is not fo eafily comprehended. In all Periods of Hiftory have appeared Prophets, or Pretenders to the Ability to foretell future Events"

The title of this book is "Annals of witchcraft in New England, and elsewhere in the United States, from their first settlement. Drawn up from unpublished and other well authenticated records of the alleged operations of witches and their instigator, the devil."

What's the shorter version? Hint

Annals of Diseases Created by Witches (1869)

Annals of Witchcraft in New England (1869)

Witches and the Inherited Annals of the Devil (1969)

The Witch Trials of South Carolina (1569)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first verse reads:

"Here lies a buttercup crushed in the mold,
Trampled and beaten by passing feet;
All its petals, like flakes of gold,
Strewn in the dust of the village street;
I can not look on the broken flower
Without a feeling akin to pain,
Thinking what treasures of dew and shower
Were lavished upon it all in vain."

Which poem does this extract come from? Hint

The Broken Rosecup

The Broken Lilycup

The Broken Tulip-cup

The Broken Buttercup

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Question 9 of 10

9. "The hand of time seems stayed,
And joy to own the ever constant hours
So full of still assurance is the night.
Love hath the quiet certainty of heaven,
Rich with the promise of unchanging years."

In the poetical play "The Cup of Youth" by S. Weir Mitchell, which character speaks these lines? Hint

Galileo

Emilia

Gaspar

Gelosa

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Question 10 of 10

10. A short story by Julia Scott begins:

"A rain of hot light was beating down on the baked meadow, and the sere, unwaving banners of the cornfield. Huddled beside the corn, as if to get the benefit of a narrow strip of ragged shadow, was a cucumber patch."

What is the title of the work from which this passage comes? Hint

Cupid's Tear Runs Dry

In The Stars of Cupid

Cupid, Where Is Thy Sorrow?

Phoebus or Cupid?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This first one is from a book by Booker T. Washington. It's his autobiography. These are the first lines from the first chapter: "I was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate I suspect I must have been born somewhere and at some time." What's the name of the book he wrote about his life?

Answer: Up From Slavery

His middle initial, T, stands for Taliaferro. He was born in Hale's Ford, Virginia April 5, 1856 and died in Tuskegee, Alabama on November 14, 1915.

He's been given many awards and honors, such as an honorary Master's degree from Harvard University and an honorary doctorate from Dartmouth College. He was also the first African-American to be depicted on a US stamp, was on a US half dollar, and had a Liberty Ship named after him during WWII, as well as many other honors throughout his life and after his death.

2. This next one comes from Sir Samuel White Baker. From the first chapter, first few lines, it reads: "On the rugged coast of Cornwall, where the waves of the Atlantic break in their rudest force against the inhospitable cliffs, there stood in the year 1784 a small fishing village." What's the name of this book?

Answer: Cast Up by the Sea

Baker was born in London, England on June 8th, 1821. He had many occupations, such as an author, explorer, engineer, soldier, game hunter and other things throughout his life. His nickname was the White Pasha. He served in the Egyptian army, and fought in the Ottoman-Egyptian Campaign in Sudan.

He served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin. His time in Africa afforded him the opportunity to learn Arabic. He spent much of his life in Northern Africa, but saw himself as a true Englishman and advocated against slavery.

He died in Newton Abbot, Devon, England on December 30th, 1893.

3. '"BAH!" said Rose Nichol, shrugging her shoulders, "he is besotted--mad; the winds would pause to hearken better than he. And all," she added, bitterly, "for a foolish, patter-brained, waxen white doll!"' The title of this is "As He Comes up the Stair". I love this author's work, especially because there is a lot of wit in her work. I just want you to tell me what her pen name was.

Answer: Helen Mathers

Helen Mather's real name was Ellen Buckingham Mathews. She was born in Misterton, Somerset, England in 1853. She published her first novel, "Comin' thro' the Rye" in 1875. She's been confused with another author named David Lyall. They both wrote a book called "The Land o' the Leal", hers published in 1878.

She died in 1920.

4. This quote is from a story by Charles Tenney Jackson: '"And then the train come bustin' magnificent through the tunnel bellerin' through that gulch, with the smoke driftin' snarky-like across the moon, and I thought she must had run over the Portyghee and wasn't goin' to stop. But she gave a screech, and the bell clanged, and the sand ground hard in her drivers, and up she comes, creeping' through the moonlight, with the engineer lookin' back at Pedro dancin' and wavin' his lantern."' What's the title of this story?

Answer: The Hold-Up at La Ciudad

Charles Tenney Jackson (1874-1955) wrote an autobiography in 1953 titled "The Buffalo Wallow: A Prairie Childhood", which he's best known for. He also wrote "The Midlanders" (1912), "The Fountain of Youth" (1914), "The Days of Souls" (1920), and "Captain Sazarac" (1922). Apparently he also wrote a couple of silent films between 1917-1919.

5. "The captive captain bit his lips. He cast a feverish glance around. He saw his hearts of oak at their stations, and their indignant sky-lights fastened upon him." This is a quote from "Voyage Up the Cattegat" by A.M. Lorraine. What is a "Cattegat"?

Answer: Strait

Lorraine was a Reverend with the Methodist Episcopal Church who published a poem called "Death" in 1841, "The Sequel" in 1845, a sermon called "The Knowledge of God, and Its Fruits" in 1859, and who cotributed to a book on the history of Ohio called "Beginnings of Literary Culture in the Ohio Valley (1891)" by William Henry Venable.

6. "Lonely work is picking berries; So I joined her on the hill: 'Jenny, dear,' said I, 'your basket's Quite too large for one to fill.' So we staid - we two - to fill it, Jenny talking - I was still Leading where the way was steepest; Picking berries up the hill." The title of this poem is "Up the Hill A-Berrying". Who was the woman who wrote it?

Answer: Luella Clark

This author lived in the 19th Century and may have been born in Illinois. She was a teacher at Northwestern Female College at Evanston in 1860. She wrote poems occasionally, but was primarily a hymnist.

7. This is from an article on the true facts of witches, from the documented to the undocumented works of varying sources. The spelling is as it was written when published. "It is not fo ftrange that ignorant People fhould be found even in great Cities wallowing in Superitition, and believing in the Reality of Witchcraft; but that Men accuftomed to literary Society fhould be the Dupes of fuch Abfurdities amidft the Means of daily Improvement, is not fo eafily comprehended. In all Periods of Hiftory have appeared Prophets, or Pretenders to the Ability to foretell future Events" The title of this book is "Annals of witchcraft in New England, and elsewhere in the United States, from their first settlement. Drawn up from unpublished and other well authenticated records of the alleged operations of witches and their instigator, the devil." What's the shorter version?

Answer: Annals of Witchcraft in New England (1869)

The author is Samuel Gardner Drake (1798-1875). He was a prominent antiquarian during his lifetime. He fathered two sons named Samuel Adams Drake and Francis Samuel Drake who were both writers, as well. Samuel Adams Drake served during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of Brigadier General, and after the war wrote extensively about it. Francis Drake spent 20 years compiling and writing "Dictionary of American Biography" (1872).

He wrote 10,000 biographical entries for this work by himself.

The dictionary was later merged with "Appletons' Cyclop�dia of American Biography" (1889).

8. The first verse reads: "Here lies a buttercup crushed in the mold, Trampled and beaten by passing feet; All its petals, like flakes of gold, Strewn in the dust of the village street; I can not look on the broken flower Without a feeling akin to pain, Thinking what treasures of dew and shower Were lavished upon it all in vain." Which poem does this extract come from?

Answer: The Broken Buttercup

The writer of this is Mary E. Wilcox Alvord (1831-1900). She was married to a John A. Alvord in State Line, New York.

This poem can be found in "The Ladies' repository: a monthly periodical, devoted to literature, arts, and religion - Volume 23, Issue 7" (1863).

9. "The hand of time seems stayed, And joy to own the ever constant hours So full of still assurance is the night. Love hath the quiet certainty of heaven, Rich with the promise of unchanging years." In the poetical play "The Cup of Youth" by S. Weir Mitchell, which character speaks these lines?

Answer: Gelosa

Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) was a well known physician who is best known for coining the term "phantom limb" based on amputees. He was honored with having the speckled rattlesnake, "Crotalus mitchellii", named after him.

10. A short story by Julia Scott begins: "A rain of hot light was beating down on the baked meadow, and the sere, unwaving banners of the cornfield. Huddled beside the corn, as if to get the benefit of a narrow strip of ragged shadow, was a cucumber patch." What is the title of the work from which this passage comes?

Answer: Phoebus or Cupid?

Julia Scott is the pseudonym of Mary Alicia Owen (c1850-1935), who was originally from Saint Joseph, Missouri. She had two sisters named Juliette and Luella, apparently also authors. She was a collector of folklore and voodoo.

Source: Author Nammage

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