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1 Who wrote the novel Agnes Grey, published in 1847?
A Anne Brontë – she used the pen name “Acton Bell” for the novel’s initial publication.
2 Which literary detective lived at Flat 56B Whitehaven Mansions?
A Hercule Poirot – the address mentioned in Agatha Christie’s writings, particularly in “The A.B.C Murders”.
3 What was the number of Sherlock Holmes’ address in Baker Street?
A 221B
4 Death comes to Pemberley by P. D. James a the sequel to which 1813 classic work?
A Pride and Prejudice, amplifies the class and relationship tensions between Jane Austen’s characters by situating them in the midst of a murder investigation.
5 Which American singer-songwriter won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016?
A Bob Dylan
6 Sir John Everett Millais painted his grandson in which of his famous works?
A Bubbles, originally titled “A Child’s World”.
7 In author J R R Tolkien’s name, for what does the first R stand?
A Ronald
8 The 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises” was the first novel of which American author?
A Ernest Hemingway – An early modernist novel.
9 What nationality was the composer Jean Sibelius?
A Finnish. He is one of the most famous people from Finland and one of the greatest composers of symphonies of all time.
10 Which writer created the character of Captain Nemo?
A Jules Verne. He is a prominent figure in Verne’s science fiction novels “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “The Mysterious Island”.