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- Q: Who wrote the 1848 novel “Vanity Fair”?
A: William Makepeace Thackeray. The novel follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley and is a satirical look at 19th-century English society. - Q: Under what pen name does American author Daniel Handler write children’s fiction?
A: Lemony Snicket. He earned his greatest fame with the children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions. - Q: According to the words of a Longfellow poem, who lived by the shores of Gitche Gurnee?
A: Hiawatha. The Song of Hiawatha, 1855. - Q: What is the first name of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?
A: Victor. He is a young Italian-born Swiss scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living things at university, gained an insight into the creation of life and gave life to his own creature. - Q: Who was the protagonist of Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days?
A: Phileas Fogg - Q: How is the Rembrandt painting “The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch preparing to march out” more usually known?
A: The Night Watch. In the 18th century, art restorers applied a dark varnish that gave the scene a nighttime appearance, bringing its famous name into common use. - Q: What house does Harry Potter belong to at Hogwarts?
A: Gryffindor. The Sorting Hat assigned him to Gryffindor because he demonstrated immense courage and determination, and because he specifically asked the Hat to avoid Slytherin. - Q: Who wrote the controversial novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”?
A: D.H. Lawrence. Following its 1928 publication, the book earned a notorious reputation for its explicit depictions of sexuality and class division, prompting many countries to ban the work as obscene. - Q: In “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, what name is given to Hagrid’s three-headed dog?
A: Fluffy, who guards the trapdoor leading to the Philosopher’s Stone, and he is soothed by music. - Q: What is Paddington Bear’s country of origin?
A: Peru, specifically from a place the books refer to as “Darkest Peru”.