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New-Age Writers are Great Fun Trivia Quiz

Yes, indeed they are!

A multiple-choice quiz by sweetwheat. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sweetwheat

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
680

Last 3 plays: Guest 47 (9/10), Guest 217 (7/10), Verbonica (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the distinguishing characteristic of the main character in 'Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'? Hint

Big Bottom

Big Feet

Big Thumbs

Big Head

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Question 2 of 10

2. Kilgore Trout is a character featured in which of the following author's books? Hint

John Irving

Joseph Heller

Kurt Vonnegut

Tom Robbins

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the book 'Another Roadside Attraction' what is the attraction? Hint

A Desert Zoo

Mom's Lemonade Stand

A Traveling Circus

The Second Coming

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote 'The World According to Garp'? Hint

John Irving

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sinclair Lewis

Kurt Vonnegut

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the catch 22 in 'Catch 22'? Hint

The insanity of war

An airplane

A person

A group of soliders

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'Still Life with Woodpecker'? Hint

Tom Wolfe

Tom Robbins

Ken Kesey

Jack Kerouac

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Question 7 of 10

7. Michael Douglas scored an Oscar as producer of this great one - can you name the film and the book? Hint

The Right Stuff

Magical Mystery Tour

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' was written about whom? Hint

Charles Manson and Family

The Beatles

Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters

The Rolling Stones

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Question 9 of 10

9. This book has been hailed as the basis for the 'Beat Counterculture' or you might say it was a book about going in search of America and not finding it, do you know its title? Hint

Bonfire of the Vanities

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

On the Road

Catcher in the Rye

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Cat's Cradle' was written about what? Hint

Tralfamadore

a child's game

the creation of the Atom Bomb

the end of the world

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 14 2024 : Guest 47: 9/10
Apr 06 2024 : Guest 217: 7/10
Apr 01 2024 : Verbonica: 5/10
Mar 31 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the distinguishing characteristic of the main character in 'Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'?

Answer: Big Thumbs

Tom Robbins is one of the funniest and best writers of the new age.

2. Kilgore Trout is a character featured in which of the following author's books?

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut

One of the brightest and funniest of the lot, IMHO.

3. In the book 'Another Roadside Attraction' what is the attraction?

Answer: The Second Coming

This is one of the greatest books written in the 20th Century, once again IMHO.

4. Who wrote 'The World According to Garp'?

Answer: John Irving

What a performance John Lithgow gave in that movie - earned him a best supporting Oscar. Well deserved, I say.

5. What is the catch 22 in 'Catch 22'?

Answer: The insanity of war

This is the stuff that makes 'you damned if you do and damned if you don't.'

6. Who wrote 'Still Life with Woodpecker'?

Answer: Tom Robbins

I caught myself laughing out loud on public transportation while reading this one - highly recommend.

7. Michael Douglas scored an Oscar as producer of this great one - can you name the film and the book?

Answer: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

The book still reigns supreme, if you haven't read it - do - it is a must.

8. 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' was written about whom?

Answer: Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters

Ken Kesey and his magic bus was a major 'head' influence in the 60s. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' is a right-on indictment of where the middle road (which American treads on now) will take you.

9. This book has been hailed as the basis for the 'Beat Counterculture' or you might say it was a book about going in search of America and not finding it, do you know its title?

Answer: On the Road

This book should be read by everyone in America today who thinks that there is still an 'American Dream.'

10. 'Cat's Cradle' was written about what?

Answer: the creation of the Atom Bomb

One of Vonnegut's best, but then I liked them all.

Source: Author sweetwheat

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