FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 21 Quiz

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1. What was Miss Scarlett's family name in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" (1936)?

Answer: O'Hara

Katie Scarlett O'Hara was the daughter of Ellen O'Hara, n�e Robillard, whose wealthy family lived in Savannah, Georgia, and Gerald O'Hara, an immigrant from County Meath, Ireland. He left Ireland after falling into some trouble when he killed the rent agent of a English landlord; Gerald's two older brothers left Ireland before he did, and had become successful merchants in Savannah.

After following them there, he won the family's plantation, Tara, a house that had burned down, and a slave in a poker game; over time Gerald, with his wife's assistance, built a new house and made the plantation a successful business. Scarlett is often compared to her father as she was able to rebuild her life after the war.

Question by player ponycargirl

2. Which celebrated English playwright, who single-handedly put the small town of Stratford-Upon-Avon on the literary map, has been credited with writing the lost play, "Cardenio"?

Answer: William Shakespeare

"Cardenio", officially entitled "The History of Cardenio", is a Renaissance play written by celebrated English playwright, William Shakespeare. Sadly, the play itself has been lost, though evidence of its existence remains. The play is known to have been performed by The King's Men theatre group, and written records also name Shakespeare as its creator.

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3. What does Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo have to do with the author James Fenimore Cooper?

Answer: Natty is a character of several Cooper novels.

Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo was created by the American writer James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851). He is a prominent character in the series "Leatherstocking Tales", which includes the novels: "The Deerslayer", "The Last of the Mohicans", "The Pathfinder", "The Pioneers" and "The Prairie".

Question by player masfon

4. "Cannibalism in the Cars" is a lesser known short story by which former steamboat pilot?

Answer: Mark Twain

This interesting story by Mark Twain is reminiscent of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery". The story involves a cross-country train with 300 passengers stuck in a snowdrift that runs out of food and is reduced to conducting a daily lottery to see who will be the main course for the day.

Question by player OldManJack

5. What are the planet names Neptune, Jupiter and Mercury associated with?

Answer: Roman gods

Neptune is the god of the oceans, while Jupiter is the leader of the gods and Mercury is the messenger god. For the Greek gods there are Poseidon who is also the ocean god, Zeus for leader of the gods and Hermes for messenger god.

Question by player romeo4u

6. This is the second-most intelligent animal in the Universe, just after mice, according to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Their farewell message, upon leaving Earth prior to predestined disaster, is "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Which of these is being described?

Answer: Dolphins

In Douglas Adams' classic "trilogy" the dolphins were the second smartest animal in the Universe, and tried to warn humans of coming annihilation. (People just kept assuming they were being cute, when really, they were trying to communicate.) Mice come first.

The mice on Earth had been doing experiments on humans for millennia. Humans were a bit lower on the list. Pterodactyls are awesome, but not relevant here.

Question by player sazk

7. In the 'Harry Potter' series, Professor Dumbledore's full name can be abbreviated as A.P.W.B. Dumbledore. What does the W in his name stand for?

Answer: Wulfric

In Chapter 8 ('The Hearing') of the book 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', written by JK Rowling, Professor Dumbledore mentions his full name to the courtroom as Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.

Question by player Dwayne_13

8. Before Sean Connery ever played the part, which American author created the literary character Captain 1st Rank Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius?

Answer: Tom Clancy

Tom Clancy is an extraordinarily prolific author; his first novel, published in 1984, was "The Hunt for Red October". The book introduces CIA agent Jack Ryan who appears in many subsequent novels. Marko Ramius "goes rogue" with a newest-model nuclear submarine and defects to the West. A 1990 motion picture was made of the novel which stars Sean Connery in this role. While still in the White House, President Ronald Reagan told reporters that he read and enjoyed Clancy's novel, which promoted sales.

Question by player FatherSteve

9. Arrietty Clock appears in which children's book written by Mary Norton and published in 1952?

Answer: The Borrowers

All of the options are fantasy novels aimed primarily at children, but Arrietty is the answer you needed. She is the main character in the first book of what became a series about the tiny creatures who live under the floors of houses and who 'borrow' what they need from the people who dwell in the properties.

The books have been adapted for both television and films. 'Tom's Midnight Garden' was written by Philippa Pearce, C S Lewis created 'The Chronicles of Narnia', of which 'The Magician's Nephew' is the first chronologically, and Ruth Stiles Gannett wrote 'My Father's Dragon'.

Question by player rossian

10. In Sue Townsend's original book, how old was Adrian Mole?

Answer: 13 years nine months

Adrian was 13 and 3/4 in the title of Sue Townsend's first novel. Set in the eighties, Adrian, an intellectual at heart, was experiencing all the joys of becoming an adult, and surrounded by family troubles. The book became a stage show and was serialized on radio and TV.

Question by player garrybl

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A mix of 10 Literature questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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