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1 What first name did Agatha Christie give to her Miss Marple?
A Jane
2 In his 1922 novel, author Hugh Lofting wrote about the voyages of which doctor?
A Dr. John Dolittle (from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country)
3 Who is the famous fictional former Royal Naval officer in Jeffery Deaver’s 2011 novel, Carte Blanche?
A James Bond (Commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications)
4 Which best-selling author wrote the horror stories The Rats, The Fog, and The Survivor?
A James Herbert
5 In Longfellow’s 1855 poem, The Song of Hiawatha, who was Hiawatha’s lover?
A Minnehaha
6 Which of Roald Dahl’s books features a giant called the Gizzardgulper?
A The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
7 In which 1883 novel do the characters Jim Hawkins and Billy Bones first appear?
A Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
8 Whose 1960 nonfiction book Born Free, tells the story of Elsa the Lioness?
A Joy Adamson (Virginia McKenna plays Joy Adamson in the film)
9 Who is the protagonist that went Around the World in Eighty Days in Jules Verne’s 1873 novel?
A Phileas Fogg
10 Which famous dystopian novel by William Golding features the characters of Ralph, Simon and Piggy?
A Lord of the Flies