Books 140624

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1   In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, what was the name of the ingenious translation tool?
A   The Babel fish

2   My Family and Other Animals by naturalist Gerald Durrell is about his childhood experiences on which island?
A   Corfu

3   Which author of children’s books created Paddington Bear?
A   Michael Bond

4   In the bible story about David and Goliath, what did David cut from Goliath’s body?
A   His head

5   Who or what is Herman Melville’s, Moby Dick?
A   A whale. The book is cantered on the sailor Ishmael’s narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship’s previous voyage.

6   Which nineteenth-century author wrote The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
A   Victor Hugo (originally titled “Notre-Dame de Paris”)

7   Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first Harry Potter novel?
A   Professor Albus Dumbledore

8   Who wrote the story of the Ugly Duckling?
A   Hans Christian Andersen

9   What is the world’s bestselling copyrighted book?
A   The Guinness Book of Records (the bible is not copyrighted)

10   Who wrote the Jason Bourne series of novels?
A   Robert Ludlum