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1 In Edith Nesbit’s novel, what name did she collectively give siblings Peter, Phyllis and Roberta?
A The Railway Children, published in 1905, follows the experiences of these three children as they navigate a new life with their mother after their father’s departure.
2 Who painted “The Persistence of Memory” in 1931, using oil on canvas?
A Salvador Dalí. The work measures 9 and a half inches high and 13 inches wide. In metric units, it is 24 centimetres high and 33 centimeters wide.
3 Painted in 1893, what is the most famous painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch?
A The Scream, an expressionistic construction based on Munch’s actual experience of a scream piercing through nature while on a walk
4 Which Pop Artist created a series of silkscreen paintings of Marilyn Monroe?
A Andy Warhol. Each image of the actress is taken from the single publicity photograph from the film Niagara (1953).
5 In the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, what is the first name of Sherlock Holmes friend Dr. Watson?
A John H. Watson. An English M. D. who shared lodgings with the consulting detective, and was his biographer and friend.
6 In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, what was the Blue Carbuncle?
A A blue gemstone. It was later recovered from the crop of a Christmas goose.
7 Which animal performed the wedding in Edward Lear’s nonsense poem ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’?
A The Turkey. The poem tells the story of the love between the title characters who sail off to marry in the land “where the Bong-tree grows”.
8 What did the characters use as balls during the Queen’s croquet match in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
A Live hedgehogs. The mallets were live flamingos, and the soldiers were tasked with doubling themselves up and acting as the hoops.
9 Who is the landlord of “The Spyglass Inn” at the beginning of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, “Treasure Island”?
A Long John Silver. The inn stands on the docks; there, Jim Hawkins meets Long John Silver after Squire Trelawney sends him a note with instructions. “Treasure Island” was originally titled “The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys”
10 Besides the Dursleys, which character calls 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging home?
A Harry Potter, initially in a cupboard under the stairs, after the death of his parents.