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- Q: What is Mrs Darell Waters’ pen name? Her books have been translated into more than 80 languages.
A: Enid Blyton. She also wrote a few books under the pseudonym Mary Pollock. - Q: Who authored the 1936 novel “Gone with the Wind”?
A: Margaret Mitchell. She won the National Book Award for this distinguished novel in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. - Q: Who is the little elephant in the classic children’s books by Jean de Brunhoff?
A: Babar. The character, who goes from an orphaned baby in the jungle to King of the Elephants, first appeared in the 1931 French book Histoire de Babar. - Q: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is painted in oil on what surface?
A: Wood (white poplar). The specific wood used is from the Lombardy poplar tree, native to the region. - Q: P L Travers created which famous character in her 1934 children’s book?
A: Mary Poppins. The character, known for her no-nonsense attitude and umbrella rides, was later adapted into the iconic 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews. - Q: P. G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster was a member of which gentlemen’s club?
A: The Drones Club. A fictional club located on Dover Street in London’s Mayfair. - Q: Which film adapted Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”?
A: Blade Runner. A neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. - Q: Philip Pirrip is the main character in which Charles Dickens novel?
A: Great Expectations. A coming-of-age story following Pip’s journey from a poor, orphaned boy in the marshlands of Kent to a wealthy gentleman in London. - Q: In which classic 1847 Victorian novel did the heroine serve as governess to the ward of the mysterious and moody Edward Rochester?
A: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Governess to Adèle Varens. - Q: Which country is the setting for Puccini’s opera “Turandot”?
A: China. Specifically in the ancient capital city of Peking (now known as Beijing).