1. When did Patrick White get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1964
b) 1975
c) 1973
d) 1978
2. When was Patrick White born?
a) 6 February 1914
b) 28 May 1912
c) 16 August 1917
d) 24 December 1915
3. Where was Patrick White born?
a) Perth
b) Darwin
c) Alice Springs
d) London
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He is best known for his novel – “Brave New World”.
1. When was Aldous Huxley born?
a) 11 March 1884
b) 19 May 1882
c) 26 July 1894
d) 10 October 1895
2. Where was Aldous Huxley born?
a) Boston
b) Godalming
c) Plymouth
d) Liverpool
3. Which college did Aldous Huxley attend?
a) Christ College
b) St. James’ College
c) Balliol College
d) Trinity College
1. When was James Fenimore Cooper born?
a) 1 January 1801
b) 4 April 1796
c) 15 September 1789
d) 11 November 1896
2. Where was James Fenimore Cooper born?
a) New Orleans
b) Dallas
c) Albany
d) Burlington
3. Which university did James Fenimore Cooper attend?
a) Harvard
b) Yale
c) Princeton
d) Regent
1. When was Emile Zola born?
a) 4 February 1844
b) 2 April 1840
c) 23 August 1849
d) 30 December 1855
2. Where was Emile Zola born?
a) Paris
b) Nantes
c) Amiens
d) Fontainebleau
3. How many novels are in Emile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart series?
a) 18
b) 14
c) 20
d) 24
1. When was Edgar Lawrence Doctorow born?
a) 6 January 1931
b) 4 April 1940
c) 15 August 1936
d) 14 December 1832
2. Where was Edgar Lawrence Doctorow born?
a) Berlin
b) New York
c) Irvine
d) Gambier
3. Which college did Edgar Lawrence Doctorow attend?
a) Bright College
b) King’s College
c) Kenyon College
d) St. Joachim’s College
1. When was Samuel Richardson baptised?
a) 4 February 1694
b) 2 May 1692
c) 19 August 1689
d) 22 December 1685
2. Where was Samuel Richardson born?
a) Mackworth
b) Salisbury
c) Perth
d) Richmond
3. Who as speaker of the House of Commons helped Samuel Richardson get government contracts?
a) William Hogarth
b) David Young
c) Arthur Onslow
d) Edward Garrick
1. When did Gunter Grass win Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1992
b) 1997
c) 1999
d) 2006
2. When was Gunter Grass born?
a) 22 February 1936
b) 14 April 1932
c) 19 September 1929
d) 16 October 1927
3. Where was Gunter Grass born?
a) Hannover
b) Danzig
c) Berlin
d) Warsaw
1. When was James Henry Leigh Hunt born?
a) 26 March 1788
b) 31 May 1786
c) 4 September 1782
d) 19 October 1784
2. Where was James Henry Leigh Hunt born?
a) Genoa
b) Southgate
c) Hertford
d) Florence
3. Which school did James Henry Leigh Hunt attend?
a) Boston Grammar School
b) St. George’s School
c) Christ’s Hospital
d) Mary Magdalene School
1) When was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald born?
a) 22 June 1890
b) 24 September 1896
c) 4 April 1900
d) 5 May 1902
2) Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, a distant relative. What was Francis Scott Key famous for?
a) He defeated Mexicans in a battle.
b) He wrote The Star Spangled Banner.
c) He invented Pencillin.
d) He was a Hollywood actor.
3) How many dollars did Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald for his first story Babes in the Wood?
a) 70
b) 30
c) 40
d) 20