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1 In which inn did the pilgrims meet before embarking on their pilgrimage, in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales?
A Tabard Inn in Southwark, London.
2 What name did Agatha Christie give to Hercule Poirot’s secretary?
A Miss Felicity Lemon. She is known for being efficient and disciplined. Miss Lemon first appeared in the short story collection “Parker Pyne Investigates” as the secretary of Mr. Parker Pyne, but she later became a regular character in the Poirot novels.
3 Who wrote a series of novels about Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin?
A M C Beaton. She wrote over 160 international best-selling novels, and publishers translated her works into multiple languages.
4 Which English poet wrote “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
A Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1797–98 and published in 1798
5 Which established author also wrote romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott?
A Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. She adopted the name to explore a different side of her craft, focusing on character-driven stories rather than the mysteries that made her famous. She chose the pseudonym by combining her middle name, “Mary,” with “Westmacott,” the surname of some distant relatives.
6 Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ‘The Last Supper’ is in a church in which city?
A Milan, Italy – located in the refectory of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
7 Whose French valet was Passepartout?
A Phileas Fogg – In Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873.
8 Which American artist was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper” for his unique style of painting?
A Jackson Pollock. He often preferred to drip paint with the aid of sticks or a basting syringe.
9 The Colour of Magic, published in 1983, was the first of which series of novels by Terry Pratchett?
A Discworld
10 What is the title of the only novel written by Oscar Wilde?
A The Picture of Dorian Grey, which first appeared as a ‘novelette’ in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in July 1890.