Books 130319

Books 130319 is a selection of 10 questions. Books 130319 is the filename to differentiate it from other Art and Literature quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   Which radio and television presenter published his second autobiography in 2011 entitled Memoirs of a Fruitcake?
A   Chris Evans

2   Described as an unauthorised biography, who wrote the 2010 book, Handling Edna?
A   Barrie Humphries

3   What is the most successful literary work to date of the author E L James?
A   Fifty Shades of Grey (Erika Leonard, birth name Erika Mitchell)

4   Which series of books by Stephenie Meyer features Edward Cullen as one of the main characters?
A   Twilight series of books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn)

5   Who is the best-selling author of horror stories that include The Fog, The Dark, and The Rats?
A   (James) Herbert

6   Which French author and pioneer of science fiction wrote ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’?
A   Jules Verne

7   Which author created the character of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle the hedgehog washerwoman?
A   Beatrix Potter

8   How many steps did John Buchan write about in his adventure novel of 1915?
A   39 – The 39 Steps (John Buchan, His Excellency the Right Honourable Lord Tweedsmuir and 15th Governor-General of Canada)

9   From which planet did the invaders come in the original book The War of the Worlds by H G Wells?
A   Mars

10   Complete the list of Hogwarts Houses in the Harry Potter books – Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and …….?
A   Ravenclaw