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1 In which country was author Roald Dahl born?
A Wales, born on 13th September 1916 in Llandaff, Wales. His parents were from Norway.
2 Who wrote the novel “Tom Brown’s Schooldays”?
A Thomas Hughes, published in 1857. The plot unfolds during the 1830s within the halls of Rugby School, a prestigious English public school. Furthermore, this historic backdrop provides the foundation for the characters’ adventures and growth.
3 Who in 1979 published a collection of short stories called ‘Tales of the Unexpected’?
A Roald Dahl. The original collection featured a diverse array of short stories. Furthermore, television producers later adapted many of these plotlines for the iconic series, Tales of the Unexpected.
4 Which artist drew inspiration from melting Camembert cheese on a hot afternoon to create his most iconic masterpiece? Specifically, his observation of the softening cheese sparked the idea for the world-famous “melting clocks.”
A Salvador Dalí (The Persistence of Memory). Dalí described the melting clocks as a “paranoiac-critical Camembert of time and space”.
5 Which English author’s first novel in 1904 was “The Napoleon of Notting Hill”?
A G. K. Chesterton, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984.
6 Which 1960 American Gothic novel begins “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow”?
A To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
7 Which of Roger Hargreaves’ Mr Men is covered in bandages?
A Mr Bump – due to his accident-prone nature.
8 According to L Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, the Road to the City of Emeralds is paved with what?
A Yellow bricks. The road is a prominent feature in the story, guiding Dorothy and her companions on their journey to see the Wizard.
9 Who created the literary character, Tom Sawyer?
A Mark Twain. He first appeared in Twain’s novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and later in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896).
10 John Crome, a landscape painter of the Romantic era, founded which group of English artists, named after the city where he was born and lived?
A The Norwich School – included Robert Dixon, Charles Hodgson, Daniel Coppin, James Stark and George Vincent.