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1 Carolyn Keene writes about which teenage amateur sleuth?
A Nancy Drew. The various authors of the Nancy Drew mystery series use the pseudonym “Keene.” In this long-running young adult series, teenage amateur detective Nancy Drew solves complex mysteries.
2 What is the only Shakespeare play with an animal in the title?
A The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare uses “shrew” metaphorically in the title. Although the term denotes a small mammal, the play applies it to a woman whom others deem “shrewd” or headstrong.
3 To which famous painting did the surrealist painter Marcel Duchamp add a moustache and goatee beard?
A A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, titled L.H.O.O.Q.
4 Which British author created the character of James Bond?
A Ian Fleming. He introduced the character in his 1953 thriller, Casino Royale.
5 What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton’s novels The Famous Five?
A Timmy – the children are Julian, Dick, Anne, and George
6 In the Thomas the Tank Engine books, what is the name of the Fat Controller?
A Sir Topham Hat. In the first two books, Wilbert Awdry called him The Fat Director.
7 Who is the lackadaisical policeman in the Scottish village of Lochdubh in a series of books by M C Beaton?
A Hamish Macbeth. This character combines a sharp cleverness with a notable lack of ambition to solve mysteries throughout the village.
8 Which bestselling author wrote The Day of the Jackal?
A Frederick Forsyth – a political thriller about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS to kill Charles de Gaulle, the president of France.
9 How is the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos more widely known?
A El Greco – it means “The Greek” in Spanish. He was born on the Greek island of Crete, which was then part of the Venetian Republic.
10 Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A Leonardo da Vinci – on display at the Louvre Museum.