Literary Logic

1 Who according to Shakespeare is, “the noblest Roman of them all”? (Brutus)

2 Who wrote the poem Ode To A Haggis? (Robert Burns)

3 What species of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter novels? (Snowy Owl)

4 Who wrote the novel I Claudius? (Robert Graves)

5 Which Lord Of The Rings character is played on film by Elijah Wood? (Frodo)

6 Who wrote 89 novels about the lawyer Perry Mason? (Erle Stanley Gardner)

7 Which classic novel is narrated by Mr Lockwood and Nellie Deane? (Wuthering Heights)

8 How many times did Scarlet O’Hara marry in the novel Gone With The Wind? (Three)

9 Who was the first British author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? (Rudyard Kipling)

10 Who created the fictional character of Rumpole Of The Bailey? (John Mortimer)

11 And what is the first name of Rumpole Of The Bailey? (Horace)

12 Which John Steinbeck novel gave James Dean his first starring role in a film? (East Of Eden)

13 What is the name of the group of youngsters, compatriots of Peter Pan? (The Lost Boys)

14 Which literary characters motto is, “Have Bible will travel”? (Father Brown)

15 During which Kings reign is the novel Ivanhoe set? (Richard the Lionheart)

16 In which literary shop does Little Nell live? (The Old Curiosity Shop)

17 The name of which biblical character is also the name of a raven in Animal Farm? (Moses)

18 Which novel features a ship called The Pequod? (Moby Dick)

19 What is the first name of Miss Marple? (Jane)

20 Whose amorous adventures did Daniel Defoe write about? (Moll Flanders)

21 Who wrote the novel The Third Man? (Graham Greene)

22 Which is the only Agatha Christie novel in which the narrator is the murderer? (The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd)

23 Ginger and Algy are the two best friends of which literary hero? (Biggles)

24 Which nursery rhyme character rapped at the windows and cried through the locks? (Wee Willie Winkie)

25 Who is the stepsister of Anastasia and Drizella? (Cinderella)

26 Acton Bell, Currer and Ellis are pseudonyms of which literary trio? (The Bronte sisters)

27 Whose first book was entitled How To Cheat At Cooking? (Delia Smith)

28 Which duo sailed to the land where the bong tree grows? (The Owl And The Pussycat)

29 By what nickname is the literary character of Jack Dawkins better known? (The Artful Dodger)

30 Who is the brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail? (Peter Rabbit)

31 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line, “If music be the food of love play on”? (Twelfth Night)

32 Which sports star’s autobiography is entitled, Serious: The Autobiography? (John McEnroe)

33 Which news reporter wrote the book, The Kindness Of Strangers? (Kate Adie)

34 The literary character of Michael Henshard became mayor of which town? (Casterbridge)

35 Who created the fictional spy Harry Palmer? (Len Deighton)

36 Who narrates the Brer Rabbit stories? (Uncle Remus)

37 In which Shakespeare play is much confusion caused by two pairs of identical twins? (A Comedy Of Errors)

38 To Hell And Back is the autobiography of which pop star? (Meat Loaf)

39 The title of which novel is Cockney rhyming slang for judge? (Barnaby Rudge)

40 Which ursine creature lives at 32 Windsor Gardens? (Paddington Bear)

41 In which novel is Britain called Airstrip 1? (1984)

42 Which of the seven dwarfs is narcoleptic? (Sleepy)

43 What is the name of the Mississippi town that provides the setting of The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer? (St Petersberg)

44 How many legs do Enid Blyton’s Famous Five have in total? (12 – 8 human, 4 canine)

45 In which Shakespeare play does Shylock demand a pound of flesh? (The Merchant Of Venice)

46 What is the name of the land of the giants in Gulliver’s Travels? (Brobdingnag)

47 Which author created the private detective Phillip Marlowe? (Raymond Chandler)

48 Which classic novel opens with the line, “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”? (Rebecca)

49 Which Barbara Todd creation lives on Scatterbrook Farm? (Worzel Gummidge)

50 What connects the films Misery, The Shining and Carrie? (All based on novels by Stephen King)