Authors A-C: 'B' Trivia

1. Lord Lundy was far too freely moved to tears. That is, he was a cry-baby. Which of his relations calls him a 'miserable peevish brat'?

From Quiz The Cautionary Quiz on Belloc's Hilarious Tales

Answer: His father's elder sister

It was his aunt, his father's elder sister, who "Confided to Her Husband, 'Drat! The Miserable Peevish brat! Why don't they drown the Little Beast?'" Hilaire Belloc delighted in putting the upper classes and aristocracy into his comic verse. He even published a volume entitled "More Peers" featuring such characters as Lord Uncle Tom, Lord Hippo and Lord Epsom. Belloc was half-French and half-English. He was born in France but educated in England, and his wonderful facility with the English language and familiarity with its idioms are demonstrated to perfection in the "Cautionary Verses".

From Quiz "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman

Answer: iPad

When we first meet Ove, he is trying to buy an iPad. We learn that he is fifty-nine years old and very set in his ways. As he interacts with the sales associate, we are shown bits of his personality - difficult, stubborn, opinionated, untrusting of other people's abilities and definitely not savvy when it comes to technology. It is a revealing and funny introduction to the main character who is essentially a grumpy old man.

From Quiz Lord Byron's "The Destruction of Sennacherib"

Answer: Hebrew Melodies

"Hebrew Melodies" contains thirty poems, most of which were created by Lord Byron to accompany music composed by Isaac Nathan. In the collection, the poem was called "The Destruction of Semnacherib". "Lyrical Ballads" was written by Wordsworth and Coleridge. "Songs of Innocence and Experience" was written by William Blake.

From Quiz James Baldwin

Answer: Maxim Gorky

Baldwin's review appeared in 1947 in "The Nation," a magazine in which he continued to publish throughout his career. Baldwin eventually served on the editorial board of "The Nation" as well. Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (known as Maxim Gorky) was the founder of the socialist realism literary method and was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

From Quiz Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss

Answer: Economist

P. R. Chandrasehkar is an economist at Cambridge University, holding the post of Emeritus Clifford H. Doyle Professor, a lifetime appointment that involves occasional teaching. Chandra is a conservative and is known for treating his undergraduate students in particular very harshly, leading to complaints. He supervises a PhD student, Ram Singh, with whom he is also quite curt and unhelpful. He is divorced from his wife, who now lives in Boulder, Colorado with their youngest daughter and a new partner.

From Quiz Sandra Brown's Novel "Sting"

Answer: Her kidnapping was really an attempted murder gone awry.

Billy Panella, a notorious criminal, had contracted hitman Mickey Bolden to kill Jordie after her brother had escaped the witness protection program. As Mickey attempted the murder of Jordie, his partner Shaw Kinnard killed him and kidnaped Jordie.

From Quiz Anne Bradstreet: Poems from Early America

Answer: The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung Up in America

Anne Bradstreet, nee Dudley, (1612-1672) was born to a well-off Puritan family in Northampton, England, traveled with her husband on board the Arbella with John Winthrop to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Following Winthrop's long tenure as governor, Bradstreet became governor himself. Her book--"The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung Up in America"--was supposedly published without her knowledge. However, a letter to the publisher of this book suggests that she is giving permission for its publication. Some believe that she maintained ignorance of her book's being published on purpose so as to protect herself from censure from her Puritan community. While much of her godly and spiritual poetry would have been acceptable to a Puritan audience, her society believed that writing was a man's profession. Furthermore, the knowledge required to write the structurally sophisticated poetry she wrote, as well as to discuss the topics she discussed, was not typical of a woman; women were not supposed to pursue knowledge and academics to the extent that men did. Perhaps, too, she did not wish to hinder her husband's political prospects. Her second publication of "The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung Up in America" was truly published without her knowledge or without her permission. Her brother-in-law, the Reverend John Woodridge, took her manuscript to England without her knowing it and republished it in a more sophisticated binding and cover. After learning of this, she was at first upset and embarrassed, but soon warmed to what had happened, as the book was well reviewed and began making money. "The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung Up in America" is the only collection of Bradstreet's poetry published during her lifetime; however, she wrote other poems that are considered parts of other collections.

From Quiz The Pilgrim's Progress

Answer: Roman Catholicism

An enfeebled giant in this book is explicitly named "Pope", who had been responsible for the cruel deaths of many men, while in Vanity Fair the "Ware of Rome" is one of the tempting attractions. Judaism at this time was tolerated in England. Islam was not seen as a viable religion in England and was irrelevant. Methodism was to come later as a branch of Protestantism.

From Quiz Six Decrees of Francis Bacon

Answer: 1623

'De Dignitate et Augmentatis Scientarum' (usually referred to in English as 'Partitions of the Sciences') was published in 1623, and was an expansion of an earlier version, written in English, published in 1605 with the title 'Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning Divine and Profane'. This work is generally considered the first important philosophical work written in the English language, but Bacon reverted to the traditional Latin for the subsequent major opus. The second part of the 'Instauratio Magna', 'Novum Organum', was actually published in 1620, preceding the Latin version of the first volume.

From Quiz Brown, Alice

Answer: "Christian Register" and "Youth's Companion"

I couldn't find too much information on the "Christian Register" (1843-1938). The "Youth's Companion" (1827-1929) was a magazine for children. In later years they added "For All The Family" to its name. The magazine merged with "The American Boy" (1899-1941) in 1929. Alice Brown was born on December 05, 1857 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. She grew up on a farm, and died on June 21, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts.

From Quiz Best Kept Secrets

Answer: Landslide

"Landslide" delves into the world of corporate intrigue, cover ups and murder. Set in the forests of British Columbia we follow the story of geologist Bob Boyd in a lone battle against a logging and hydro electric company. Some old memories resurface and they're the kind that could get him killed. Suddenly he finds himself on the run from killers and grizzly bears. This was Bagley's fourth novel and was published in 1967. It was made into a television movie in 1992 with Anthony Edwards of "ER" fame in the lead role.

From Quiz What Do You Know About "The Child Thief"?

Answer: Peter

Peter is known world-wide for leading children to his home, in Nevernever Land. However, in "The Child Thief", his home is a gargantuan tree that he calls 'Deviltree.' This is where the children Peter "steals" are tested for eligibility.

From Quiz The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

Answer: Buckshaw

Bishop's Lacey is the nearby village, while Dodderington is the closest town with a railway stop. Buckshaw is a large, decaying estate, which the family might lose if nothing is done to restore their finances.

From Quiz The Salt Eaters

Answer: Obie

Velma Henry is in the company of Minnie Ransom, a local healer and spinster, who is healing her in the Southwest Community Infirmary. Miz Minnie asks her if she really wants to be healed and is really not just saying she wants to, and Velma's unable to answer as the hospital staff watches on. Those watching witness Velma's own godmother, Sophie Heywood, leaving the circle to their surprise, as she's one person who'd never miss out on the major events of Velma's life. Miz Minnie continues without her, urging Velma to let go but discovering that she wants to dwell in the past a bit longer. She allows this, realizing that her memories will only go so far and she'll release them nonetheless. Velma remembers a meal she shared with her husband, James Lee Henry (aka Obie), where he tried to convince her that she could break her habit, but she can't remember particulars about what he said (despite recalling minute details about his appearance and the restaurant). She remembers why she loves him-- his hands-- but refuses to listen to his urgings.

From Quiz The Sweet Hereafter

Answer: School bus driver

Dolores Driscoll believed that it was a dog that did it. When she was driving down the road the morning of the accident, she saw a blur no larger than a dog stop on the road and she swerved out of the way to avoid it. She recalled the events prior to this moment: she started her vehicle, a fifty-seat school bus for the local schoolchildren; she drove to their driveways; the Lamston kids boarded and sat in the middle of the bus, Bear Otto, an adopted Abenaki, sat in the back; she continued along her normal route, the same route she'd refined and traveled for decades. Passing by a local motel it began to snow. Dolores allowed the motel owner's son, Sean, to board the bus and spoke with his mother for a few minutes before she needed to continue on. While crossing the road, Sean's mother (Risa) was nearly clipped by an oncoming car. Dolores was unable to get the license number so she continued onward.

From Quiz Kage Baker's "Life of the World to Come"

Answer: Catalina Island

Catalina Island features prominently in several time periods throughout the novel.

From Quiz Band Geeked Out

Answer: To become a high school band director

Even though Ellie experiences some difficulty following her dream when her mother makes it clear that her family wants her to attend a different college, Ellie follows her heart to become a high school band director.

From Quiz 'Ordinary Thunderstorms' by William Boyd

Answer: Adam Kindred

Adam meets Dr Philip Wang in a bar. Dr Wang accidentally leaves some documents behind when he leaves. As a good citizen, Adam arranges to visit Dr Wang at his apartment at just the wrong time.

From Quiz Pontypool Changes Everything

Answer: Drama

Les Reardon, on his property in Pontypool, receives a phone call in his truck from someone from his high school stating that the kids want to do a horror story for their annual theatrical production and not the work he had been planning. While receiving this call, he finds a hunter on his property and decides to investigate as he has had hunters killing deer there once before. When he reaches the man, he is attacked with a rifle and the man flees into the forest, hitting many of the trees along the way. Les recovers and chases after him only to discover the man dead on a frozen pond nearby, his face half destroyed. Les is taken to the police station for questioning and the Detective on duty, Det. Peterson, takes it upon himself to get the basics down. He sends Les on his way shortly after. Les goes directly to school to tell Mary, the principal, what happened. His overembellished story of the murderous account persuades her to get the school nurse, but she finds the nurse's body in her room, its mouth having been torn off. She rushes to the office and takes Les out the back of the school to escape but they are stopped by the killer and Les is knocked out by a fall. He wakes up to find Mary next to him in the gym and he decides to take her to the hospital. He soon realizes he is in pursuit of Detective Peterson, but Mary, now dead, opens the car door and falls out to the road. This causes Peterson to crash his car into a ditch while Les turns onto Highway 35.

From Quiz "Watchers in the Night", by Jenna Black

Answer: cop

In Chapter One, we learn that Carolyn was a cop for eight years. When she was still engaged to Gray, he had pressured her to quit the police force because he thought it was too dangerous. And after his mysterious disappearance three years ago, she became so obsessed with tracking him down that she was given an ultimatum: quit the investigation or quit the force. Carolyn quit. Toward the end of the book, she does ponder applying for a job at the FBI but soon gets a better idea. Carolyn was never a stripper, but Gray was last seen with one on the night of his disappearance.

From Quiz Poet: Ethel Lynn Beers

Answer: January 13, 1827, Goshen, New York.

She was born Ethelinda Eliot on January 13, 1827, in Goshen, New York, and was a descendant of the Puritan missionary John Eliot. She married William H. Beers at age 19. Subsequently she appended her married name to her poetry.

From Quiz Elizabeth Bear's "Carnival"

Answer: Michelangelo Buonarotti, the artist, and Edna St. Vincent Millay, the poet

Although it would seem at first that the characters are named after two artists, especially given the importance of art and artists in the novel, Michelangelo in fact explains at some point that Vincent has been named after the American poet rather then the Dutch painter.

From Quiz I See You Baby

Answer: The Last Stop Caff

She works there for her Aunty Rena.

From Quiz The Dying Game

Answer: April Fool's Day

Pinkie and Pudge began their sick game on April 1st. The game went on for exactly five years, ending on April 1st.

From Quiz The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love

Answer: 1982

The original parade was held on the actual date of St. Patrick's Day-which was, that year, on a Thursday. Now it is held on a Saturday near the actual day.

From Quiz "Venus" by Ben Bova

Answer: Van Humphries

Van Humphries is the son of Martin Humphries, a billionaire who has a monopoly in asteroid metal trade.

From Quiz Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife

Answer: Mr. Bennet

Mr Bennet goes to his eldest daughters when Darcy is away in France and he collapses at the table whilst holding his chest.

From Quiz The Door Within

Answer: Grampin could no longer take care of himself.

Grampin, Aidan's grandfather on his father's side, had become senile and could no longer take care of himself. Chapter 2: "We've been through this before" Aidan's dad said, his face reddening. "You know we didn't have a choice. Grampin needs our help. This is where he spent his whole life and we can't just force him into an assisted living facility."

From Quiz "Junk" by Melvin Burgess

Answer: Drug used by the characters

The plot is centered around two teenagers who run away from home and become heroin addicts after being taken into a squat. Themes in the book such as heroin addiction made the book very controversial when it was released.

From Quiz Wings of Dawn Part I

Answer: blasphemy

He claimed to be from a land of sun. He was framed for the chalice, however....SOMEONE slipped it into his saddlebags. Nasty Druids.

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