FunTrivia Literature Mix: Vol 25 Quiz

Answer: A captain in one of Jules Verne's novels

Nemo is the captain of the Nautilus, the submarine in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". Captain Nemo is traveling the oceans, because he did not want to be in his country after his family died and he hates governments and civilization and finds peace in the sea.

Question by player Babilonia

Answer: Eeyore

Eeyore was a vastly popular character in these books. He was always sad, and children loved to cheer him up.

Question by player pamolson23

Answer: "Doctor Doolittle" by Hugh Lofting

Published in 1920, the book "Dr. Doolittle" discusses a Doctor in Puddleby-On-The-Marsh who learns to communicate with animals. The Pushmi-Pullyu was originally described a two-headed gazelle, with the second head being where the animal's tail would normally be found. The Pushmi-Pullyu was described in the book as the rarest animal on the planet.

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Answer: Wooster

Author P. G. Wodehouse wrote a series of novels and stories, the "Jeeves"
stories. Created between 1915 and 1974, the much-loved characters of Jeeves and Wooster held the reading audience in thrall for 59 years, and their popularity continues with books, TV, and movies.

Question by player mpkitty

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain travelled extensively throughout city and country Australia; he gave many lectures and his observations provide a valuable addition to Australian social history.

Question by player boofhead54

Answer: Paradise Lost

"Paradise Lost" was written by John Milton and published in 1667, originally in 10 books but then 12 books in 1674. In Book Two, Satan has volunteered to travel through the nine layers of Hell, through The Void, and into Creation to discover the earth and the humans he can corrupt there to seek revenge against God.

However, he must pass through the Gates of Hell guarded by his daughter and son, Sin and Death respectively. He battles Death, but neither gets the upper hand in the struggle before Sin intervenes. Satan is immortal and cannot be defeated by Death; however, Death cannot be beaten by Satan either, for then the eventual sacrifice of Christ would be meaningless.

Question by player alaspooryoric

Answer: motorcycle

In January 1952, 23-year-old medical student Ernesto Guevara left Buenos Aires, the capital of his native Argentina, with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. The two embarked on a trip of the South American continent, riding on the back of a 1939 Norton 500 cc motorcycle nicknamed "La Poderosa II" (The Mighty One II), and reaching as far north as Miami before heading back to Buenos Aires. During the journey, which lasted nine months and covered over 8,000 km (5,000 mi), Guevara witnessed firsthand the plight of the common people, whose life was blighted by disease, exploitation and injustice. Guevara's travelogue was published posthumously in 1993 with the title of "Notas de viaje" (Travel Notes); the English translation, titled "The Motorcycle Diaries", was published in 1995.

The book was adapted into a film by the same title ("Diarios de motocicleta" in Spanish), released in 2004.

Question by player LadyNym

Answer: Graham Greene

Graham Greene was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England in 1904. He authored more than 25 novels and a lot of them, including "Brighton Rock", "End of the Affair" and "Our Man in Havana", have been turned into films.

Question by player gme24

Answer: Irving Stone

Irving Stone wrote this novel about the life of Michelangelo. It was turned into a movie starring Rex Harrison and Charlton Heston. Stone did extensive research and preparation for the novel. He lived in Italy for many years, had access to hundreds of pieces of Michelangelo's correspondence and visited the places where he lived.

As a result of his meticulous approach to biography-making, Stone received several congratulatory awards from the Italian government.

Question by player gable

Answer: Twelfth Night

It is generally accepted that "Twelfth Night" was written at the turn of the sixteenth century as a play for Christmas. It is a tale of mistaken identity and misplaced love, that at times becomes (in my opinion) little more than a bawdy farce. Orsino is the Duke of Illyria, Sir Andrew Aguecheek is an over stereotypical, wealthy fool and Sir Toby Belch, the unarguable highlight of the play, a drunk, vast on exuberance but lacking in ingenuity.

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