In the Red: Scarlet Letters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sir Percy Blakeney

The Scarlet Pimpernel books are set against the backdrop of the start of the French Revolution. The device used, the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), is drawn on messages to his followers to show its authenticity. Sir Percy's wife was kidnapped by his arch-enemy, Chauvelin and is pressed into providing information that would lead to the capture of the detested Scarlet Pimpernel.

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Answer: A.A. Milne

"The Red House Mystery" was Milne's only whodunnit and concerns the mysterious death of Robert, estranged brother of party host Mark, and Mark's subsequent disappearance. Two of the party guests investigate the mysteries, while, in typical 1920s' English style, also finding time to play billiards and drink copious amounts of tea. Milne is perhaps best known for the children's books, "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926) and "The House At Pooh Corner" (1928) about the lovable bear and his companions in Hundred Acre Wood.

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Answer: The Mask of Red Death

"The Mask of Red Death" is an 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. "The Hunt for Red October" (1984) is Clancy's debut novel, and the first to introduce us to Jack Ryan. It tells the tale of a Russian naval commander defecting to the West with an ultra secret submarine. In "Red Storm Rising" (1986) the Russians lose an important oil complex and now seek to take over the Persian Gulf; "Red Rabbit" (2002) incorporates the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.

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Answer: Emily Elizabeth

Emily Elizabeth, named after Emily Elizabeth Bridwell, was Clifford's owner and best friend in these children's books. Whilst Bridwell claimed to have met a lot of resistance in getting his illustrations published, a critic at Harper and Row's suggestion to include a story with his pictures went down well, and Scholastic published his book a month later in 1963. Clifford also became popular enough that Scholastic adopted him as their official mascot.

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Answer: A wound

In this novel set in the American Civil War, a young Union private who had previously deserted, seeks a war wound to overcome his shame over being a coward. The novel has never been out of print since it was first released in 1895. The book was made into a movie in 1951 and again in 1974.

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Answer: Alex Cross

Alex Cross is an African-American psychologist-turned-detective who is central to more than 20 of James Patterson's novels. Cross first appeared in the 1993 'Along Came a Spider', and 'Roses Are Red' is the sixth Alex Cross novel. In this story Cross comes up against 'The Mastermind', a sadistic killer and bank robber.

Michael Bennett is a Patterson protagonist but he doesn't appear in this novel. Harry Bosch is Michael Connelly's protagonist and Mitch Rapp is by Vince Flynn.

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Answer: Dr Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" tells the story of a boy named Jay and a girl named Kay, and the different animals that they encounter. In the first 40 years since its release "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" had sold more than six million copies.

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Answer: French

'Le Rouge et le Noir' was written by Marie-Henri Beyle using his pen name of Stendahl. It tells the story of Julien Sorel, an ambitious and poor young man, and his struggle to make his way in the world against the background of the rigid structures of both the state and the church. The first English translation dates from the early part of the twentieth century, with Charles Scott Moncrieff's 1926 version being the best known.

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Answer: In the Garden

The trilogy follows the stories of three women who live at Harper House, a historic house outside Memphis that is haunted by the ghost of the Harper Bride, who roams the house at night singing lullabies. The three books of the series, in order, are "Blue Dahlia", "Black Rose", and "Red Lily". "Red Lily" follows the story of Hayley Phillips who moves to Harper House looking to start over and have a new life with her unborn baby. Nora Roberts is a founding member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA).

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Answer: Margaret Beaufort

Phillipa Gregory is a best selling author of historical fiction. "The Red Queen" is one of a series titled "The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels". Margaret Beaufort was a direct descendant of John of Gaunt. Through Gregory's writings we learn of Beaufort's unrelenting determination to restore the Crown to what she believes is its rightful ruling House, the Lancastrian Red rose. Gregory's writings have been criticized by some historians for what they claim are historical inaccuracies.

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