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1. This reclusive American author's best known work was about a teenager who was often depressed whether it was about his brother Allie's death or the "phoniness" of others. Name this author of "The Catcher in the Rye" who died in January 2010 at age 91.

  Kage Baker
  Howard Zinn
  David Hume
  J. D. Salinger

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2. Both Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke could tell you that P.L. Travers was the author of which children's book that was first released in 1934?

  The Chronicles of Narnia
  Mary Poppins
  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  The Hobbit

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3. What is the definition of a "ghostwriter"?

  A novelist in the horror genre
  Any apparition which scribbles on walls
  One who conveys text from dead people
  Someone hired to write in another's name

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4. In Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", the protagonist is prince of which European country? (Hint: this is the country with the oldest national flag in the world, called Dannebrog).

  Belgium
  Denmark
  Italy
  England

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5. Who wrote the mystery book "And Then There Were None", that includes ten people slowly getting killed?

  Edmund Chrispin
  Kate Charles
  Agatha Christie
  Lin Anderson

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6. In Grimm's version of the children's story "Sleeping Beauty", what happened to awaken her?

  A prince kissed her
  The king shook her
  A frog hopped on her bed
  A fairy lifted the curse

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7. "Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller" was written by which of Hitchcock's leading ladies?

  Marilyn Monroe
  Janet Leigh
  Angelina Jolie
  Minnie Mouse

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8. Which author is NOT responsible for a book about Russia?

  Leo Tolstoy
  Geoffrey Chaucer
  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
  Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin

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9. 'Unmasked: A Memoir', first published in 2018, is an autobiography by which prolific composer of musicals such as 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'Love Never Dies'?

  Elton John
  Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Richard Rodgers
  Leonard Bernstein

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10. Before Vivien Leigh played the part in film, which American author created the literary character Scarlett O'Hara?

  Walker Percy
  Harper Lee
  Margaret Mitchell
  Tennessee Williams

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