Category: Literature

1. Which was Henry Patterson’s first novel? a) Sad Wind from the Sea b) Midnight Never Comes c) The Graveyard Shift d) Wrath of the Lion 2. Which of the following novels did Henry Patterson write using the pseudonym Martin Fallon? a) Thunder at Noon b) The Year of Tiger c) Cry of the Hunter d) Passage by Night 3. What was the pseudonym used by Henry Patterson to write A Candle for the Dead? a) Alpha of the Plough b) James Graham c) Hugh Marlowe d) Mark Twain

Joseph Conrad Quiz Questions 1. What was Joseph Conrad’s original name? a) Karl Joseph Wirth b) Claude Joseph Vernet c) Jozef Teodor Konrad Konzeniowski d) Ioseb Dzhugashvili 2. When was Joseph Conrad born? a) 7 March 1864 b) 3 April 1869 c) 19 July 1875 d) 3 December 1857 3. Where was Joseph Conrad born? a) Volgoda b) Berdichev c) Caracas d) Dover

1. When was Emily Bronte born? a) 3 March 1815 b) 4 August 1814 c) 30 July 1818 d) 6 November 1812 2. Where was Emily Bronte born? a) Derbyshire b) Dover c) Tweed d) Thornton 3. Which school did Emily Bronte attend? a) Queen Anne School b) Kilkenny Grammar School c) Clergy Daughters’ School d) Holy Family School

1. When was Siegfried Sassoon born? a) 3 February 1884 b) 5 June 1892 c) 8 September 1886 d) 2 December 1885 2. Where was Siegfried Sassoon born? a) Brenchley b) Edinburgh c) Glasgow d) Falkirk 3. Which regiment did Siegfried Sassoon join? a) Coldstream Guards b) Royal Irish Hussars c) Royal Welch Fusiliers d) Yeomen Guards

1. Which play won Eugene O’Neill his first Pulitzer Prize? a) Beyond the Horizon b) The Emperor Jones c) The Long Voyage Home d) In the Zone 2. When was Eugene O’Neill born? a) 29 February 1904 b) 21 June 1896 c) 15 July 1892 d) 16 October 1888 3. Where was Eugene O’Neill born? a) Copenhagen b) New York c) Sacrament d) Los Angeles

1. When was Ian Fleming born? a) 14 March 1928 b) 28 May 1908 c) 9 September 1934 d) 24 December 1932 2. Where was Ian Fleming born? a) London b) Paris c) Munich d) Yorkshire 3. What was Ian Fleming’s middle name? a) Valentine b) Peter c) Lancaster d) Winston

1. When did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul win Nobel Prize for Literature? 2001 1992 1994 2004Correct Answer: 2001 2. When was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul born? 4 March 1928 16 June 1934 17 August 1932 15 November 1930Correct Answer: 17 August 1932 3. Where was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul born? Antigua Bridgetown Chaguanas KingstonCorrect Answer: Chaguanas 4. Which university did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul attend? Princeton Oxford Cambridge RegentCorrect Answer: Oxford 5. When did Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul marry Patricia Ann Hale? 1 January 1955 5 May 1956 9 September 1954 6 December 1957Correct Answer: 1 January 1955 6. Which was Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul’s first ... Read more

1. When was Lucy Maud Montgomery born? a) 4 February 1884 b) 31 May 1880 c) 24 July 1876 d) 30 November 1874 2. Where was Lucy Maud Montgomery born? a) Prince Albert b) Halifax c) Clifton d) Ontario 3. Which college did Lucy Maud Montgomery attend? a) Prince of Wales College b) Bethany College c) William and Mary College d) St. Christopher College

1. When was John Boynton Priestley born? a) 18 January 1884 b) 19 April 1888 c) 13 September 1894 d) 30 December 1892 2. Where was John Boynton Priestley born? a) Bradford b) Manchester c) Liverpool d) Edinburgh 3. Which college did John Boynton Priestley attend? a) Christ College b) St. Joseph’s College c) St. Andrew’s College d) Trinity College