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1 In the Rupert Bear stories what was the name of the pug dog?
A Algy Pug. He is one of Rupert’s closest friends and often appears in the Nutwood stories.
2 Who painted “Bedroom in Arles” (La Chambre à Arles) in the 1880s which is on display in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris France?
A Vincent van Gogh. In fact, he created three distinct versions of the painting. The first is in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
3 In which city can you see the original statue of the Venus de Milo?
A Paris, at the Louvre Museum – an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period.
4 What is the name of the whaleship in Herman Melville’s 1851 novel “Moby-Dick”?
A Pequod. The story follows Captain Ahab and the crew of the Pequod on a whaling expedition, largely focusing on their obsession with hunting the giant white whale, Moby Dick.
5 Which evolutionary biologist published a book entitled “The Ancestor’s Tale” in 2004?
A Richard Dawkins. The renowned scientist and author of The Selfish Gene
6 Under what pseudonym did Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael?
A Ellis Peters. Brother Cadfael is a Benedictine monk at the Abbey in Shrewsbury.
7 In Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, “The Princess and the Pea”, under how many mattresses could she still feel the pea?
A Twenty
8 How many years did Rip van Winkle sleep in the Catskill Mountains, in Washington Irving’s short story?
A Twenty. He awakes 20 years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution.
9 In which Leo Tolstoy novel of 1869 does Pierre Bezukhov fight a duel?
A War and Peace. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy.
10 Gavin Maxwell’s book “Ring of Bright Water” is primarily about which creatures?
A Otters, specifically an otter named Mijbil.