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Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, editor, and critic of American life and culture. Mencken is known for writing The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States. Henry Louis Mencken Quiz Questions and Answers 1. When was Henry Louis Mencken born? a) 4 February 1884 b) 9 May 1882 c) 12 September 1880 d) 30 December 1875 2. Where was Henry Louis Mencken born? a) Baltimore b) Philadelphia c) New York d) Atlanta 3. Which of the following did Henry Louis Mencken attend? a) California Institute of Technology b) ... Read more

1. What was Edith Wharton’s original name? a) Ruby Mayer b) Edith Newbold Jones c) Ann Mary Watson d) Edith Wilson 2. When was Edith Wharton born? a) 24 January 1862 b) 18 May 1858 c) 4 August 1864 d) 2 December 1866 3. Where was Edith Wharton born? a) Lenox b) Boston c) New York d) Richmond

8. When was Jackie Collins married to Wallace Austin? a) 1994-1998 b) 1986-1990 c) 1972-1976 d) 1960-1964 9. Which novel did Jackie Collins publish in 1975? a) The Stud b) The World Is Full of Divorced Women c) Sinners d) The Hollywood Zoo 10. Which was Jackie Collins’ most successful novel? a) Hollywood Husbands b) Hollywood Kids c) Hollywood Divorces d) Hollywood Wives

1) When Leo Tolstoy was born Russia followed Julian calendar. His date of birth according to Julian calendar was 28 August 1828. What was his date of birth according to Gregorian calendar? a) 16 August 1828 b) 14 August 1828 c) 9 September 1828 d) 11 September 1828 2) Where was Leo Tolstoy born? a) Yasnaya Polyana b) Moscow c) St. Petersburg d) Vladivostok 3) Where did Leo Tolstoy study languages and law but returned without degree? a) St. Petersburg University b) Moscow University c) Kazan University d) Tashkent University

1. When was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born? a) 25 March 1868 b) 29 May 1874 c) 27 September 1872 d) 20 November 1865 2. Where was Gilbert Keith Chesterton born? a) London b) Rangoon c) Bombay d) Calcutta 3. What did Gilbert Keith Chesterton study at Slade School? a) Commerce b) Medicine c) Fencing d) Art

1) What was George Orwell’s real name? a) Eric Arthur Blair b) Michael Marian Morrison c) James Hadley Chase d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens 2) Where was George Orwell born? a) Motihari b) London c) New York d) Rangoon 3) Where did George Orwell serve in 1922-1927? a) Scotland Yard, London b) Indian Imperial Police, Burma c) HMS Invincible, Australia d) Dogra Regiment, Himachal Pradesh

1. On whom Robert Bolt’s play A Man for All Seasons is based? a) Oliver Cromwell b) Thomas Lord c) David Windsor d) Thomas More 2. When was Robert Bolt born? a) 1 January 1921 b) 24 April 1919 c) 15 August 1924 d) 2 December 1925 3. Where was Robert Bolt born? a) Halton b) Sale c) Warrington d) Swindon

Lydia Maria Child Quiz Questions with Answers 1. What was Lydia Maria Child’s original name? a) Lydia da Vega b) Lydia Maria Francis c) Mary Ann Evans d) Joan de Havilland 2. When was Lydia Maria Child born? a) 11 February 1802 b) 2 April 1804 c) 23 August 1806 d) 30 December 1798 3. Where was Lydia Maria Child born? a) Watertown b) Augusta c) Medford d) Boston

1. When was Cyril Lionel Robert James born? a) 4 January 1901 b) 2 June 1904 c) 8 August 1903 d) 6 December 1902 2. Where was Cyril Lionel Robert James born? a) Georgetown b) Tunapuna c) Bridgetown d) St. John’s 3. Which college did Cyril Lionel Robert James attend? a) St. Patrick’s College b) St. George’s College c) Queen’s Royal College d) St. Mary’s College