FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 22 Quiz

Answer: Santiago

The "Old Man" in Hemingway's story is a fisherman named Santiago. The story relates Santiago's struggle to catch a giant marlin. This story was part of the body of work which led to a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Movies made based on the story include one starring Spencer Tracy released in 1958 and another starring Anthony Quinn in 1990.

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Answer: CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

The CIA, founded in 1947, is one of the largest and perhaps the most famous member of the US Intelligence Community. Its responsibilities include foreign intelligence collection, primarily through human intelligence (HUMINT), and covert paramilitary action.

The FBI is an American domestic law enforcement agency, the DoD is the cabinet-level department that controls the US military, and MI6 is the British equivalent of the CIA.

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Answer: Merlin

Merlin was the wizard who helped bring Arthur to power. He helped bring Arthur's parents together, and then subsequently helped bring Arthur from obscurity into power smoothly, continuing to act as adviser and aide to Arthur throughout his reign.

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Answer: Oliver Twist

In a famous scene from the orphanage in 'Oliver Twist', all the orphans were fed a diet of thin gruel and were forever hungry. The bowls never needed cleaning as every scrap of food was consumed. Eventually the boys drew lots for who should ask for more and Oliver was the winner (or loser). As a result, his life changed forever.

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Answer: Charles Dickens

Wilkie Collins (author of 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone') met Charles Dickens in the 1850s. Both men wrote several ghost stories: a popular genre in the Victorian era. Collins became a regular contributor to Dickens's literary periodical 'Household Words' and the two men remained friends until Dickens's death in 1870.

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Answer: Scotland

Lady Mary Stewart has written several books set in Scotland or the north of England. "Stormy Petrel" is the story of a Cambridge don on holiday, who gets caught up in the middle of a mystery.

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Answer: Morgan Robertson

In 1898, a novella was published, about a ship named the "Titan", that struck an iceberg. This novella was the work of Morgan Robertson.

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Answer: Truman Capote

Holly Golightly is probably the best-known character created by Truman Capote. Influenced by the many fabulous women of the author's acquaintance, Holly is a New York socialite on the look-out for a wealthy husband. The story is told from the perspective of her neighbour who admires and is fascinated by her.

The novella was first published by Esquire magazine in 1958. In 1961, Blake Edwards directed Audrey Hepburn in a much-adapted motion picture version. Marilyn Monroe was Capote's favourite for the movie lead. Attempts to further distort the story into an American television series blessedly failed.

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Answer: Thomas Hardy

This is also known as "By the Century's Deathbed". It was written by Hardy upon the turn of the century (19th to 20th). I think it's a stunning poem.

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Answer: James Patterson

James Patterson and Dolly Parton co-authored "Run, Rose, Run". This was a thriller based in a world that Parton knew so well, country music. Reviewer Tony Parsons said: "'Run, Rose, Run' grips your heart from the start and never lets go. Like a great Dolly Parton song, it is rich with heart, humour and humanity, full of a yearning for the light even in the darkest of nights. Unforgettably good stuff." Patterson was the creator of many works and had sold 230 million books prior to "Run, Rose, Run". That was also the title of Parton's 48th album, which was released in March 2022.

The novel debuted at the top of the 'New York Times' best-selling fiction books list.

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