THE LITERARY WORLD

1 Which siblings were born in Hanua near Frankfurt in 1785 and 1786?

2 What is the home state of Scarlett O’Hara?

3 Which Shakespeare play features the song, Who Is Sylvia?

4 Which Hogwarts schoolboy is usually accompanied by two thugs called Crabbe and Goyle?

5 Which famous author founded the Royal College of Science Association of which he later became President in 1909?

6 What is the name of the Wombles school mistress, named after an Australian city?

7 In the Bible who demanded the head of John the Baptist?

8 Which character in the Peanuts comic strip continually clutches a security blanket?

9 Which Dickens novel opens with a chapter entitled I Am Born?

10 In 2006 who penned the autobiography Mustn’t Grumble?

11 In which century did Samuel Pepys pen his diaries?

12 In the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by what name is Hickory Twicker otherwise known?

13 The Dark Side of Genius is the title of a biography chronicling the life of which film director?

14 Who did Hamlet describe as, a fellow of infinite jest?

15 Who directed the movie version of the novel, The Da Vinci Code?

16 What is the surname of the landlady of Sherlock Holmes?

17 Who gained entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1983 after writing 26 novels in one year?

18 Which John Steinbeck novel was published in Japan under the title of The Angry Raisins?

19 Which Beano character has a pet crow called Joe?

20 What became the title of a novel in 1898, the title of a radio serial in 1938, the title of a film in 1953, the title of a concept album in 1978 and the title of a film in 2005?

21 Which fictional character has a name that means white skin?

22 Which novel features the fictional currency Altairian dollars?

23 Which Oscar winning film was adapted from a series of short stories entitled Rope Burns?

24 Who was the lady of the manor at Teversal Manor?

25 Which Beano character is billed as the strongman’s daughter?

Answers

1 Brothers Grimm

2 Georgia

3 Two Gentlemen of Verona

4 Draco Malfoy

5 HG Wells

6 Adelaide

7 Salome

8 Linus

9 David Copperfield

10 Terry Wogan

11 17th century

12 The Tin Man

13 Alfred Hitchcock

14 Yorick

15 Ron Howard

16 Hudson

17 Barbara Cartland

18 The Grapes of Wrath

19 Roger the Dodger

20 War of the Worlds

21 Tarzan

22 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

23 Million Dollar Baby

24 Lady Chatterley

25 Pansy Potter