A BUNCH OF BOOKS
1 Who wrote poetry books under the nom de plume of Hernia Whittlebot?
2 In 2006 a newly discovered dinosaur fossil was named Dracorex Hogwartsia in honour of which writer?
3 In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe what type of confectionary did the witch tempt Edmund with?
4 What is the last name of the Thomas Hardy hero, Jude the Obscure?
5 What is the alternative title of the First Book of Moses?
6 In Brideshead Revisited, Aloysius is the name of a what?
7 In Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves what is the occupation of Ali?
8 Who is the central character of twenty novels set in Kingsmarkham?
9 What was the title of the first sequel to Winnie the Pooh?
10 Which John Steinbeck novel is based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel?
11 In the Bible which of the four evangelists is traditionally depicted holding a purse?
12 Which novel is sub-titled His Joyful Water Life and Death in the County of Two Rivers?
13 Which island was immortalised in the Virginia Woolf story To The Lighthouse?
14 Which Conservative MP’s memoirs were published under the title of Pride and Perjury?
15 In 1998 who replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author from British libraries?
16 Under what pen name has David John Moore Cornwell penned numerous best selling novels?
17 Based on a novel published in 1862 what became the West Ends longest running musical in 2006?
18 Which novel is sub-titled A Lioness of Two Worlds?
19 In which novel are George and Winifred the parents of Jane and Michael?
20 Which controversial judge who retired in 1990 wrote the book Straight From the Bench?
21 In the Sherlock Holmes tale The Speckled Band, what type of creature is the speckled band?
22 In 1999, what was voted Best Novel of the Century in a poll conducted by the Library Journal in the USA?
23 Who lives in a flat above a London police station on Bottle Street?
24 Who married Charles, Frank and Rhett and desired Ashley?
25 What type of animal is Mollie in Animal Farm?
26 Which eponymous literary character lives in the fictional Yorkshire town of Stradhoughton?
27 Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
28 In which century was the novel Don Quixote penned?
29 In 1799 who was appointed Deputy Sheriff of the county of Selkirk?
30 What is the name of Harry Potter’s father?
Answers
1 Noel Coward
2 JK Rowling
3 Turkish Delight
4 Fawley
5 Genesis
6 Teddy bear
7 Woodcutter
8 Inspector Wexford
9 The House at Pooh Corner
10 East of Eden
11 St Matthew
12 Tarka the Otter
13 Skye
14 Jonathan Aitken
15 Jacqueline Wilson
16 John Le Carre
17 Les Miserables
18 Born Free
19 Mary Poppins
20 Judge Pickles
21 Snake
22 To Kill a Mockingbird
23 Albert Campion
24 Scarlet O’Hara
25 Horse
26 Billy Liar
27 Harriet Beecher Stowe
28 17th century
29 Sir Walter Scott
30 James