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1) What is the meaning of Australia? a) North land b) East land c) West land d) South land 2) Which animal carries its babies in a pouch? a) Lion b) Tiger c) Kangaroo d) Zebra 3) Which animal lays eggs? a) Platypus b) Wolf c) Jackal d) Dog

1. In what year was Zora Neale Hurston born? (a) 1891 (b) 1901 (c) 1895 (d) 1905 2. Zora Neale Hurston was a member of which literary movement? (a) Harlem Renaissance (b) Beat Generation (c) Modernism (d) Romanticism 3. Which of the following is NOT a famous work by Zora Neale Hurston? (a) Their Eyes Were Watching God (b) The Awakening (c) Sweat (d) Jonah's Gourd Vine

1. In which country was Herman Hesse born? (a) Germany (b) Switzerland (c) France (d) Austria 2. What was the name of Herman Hesse's most famous novel? (a) The Glass Bead Game (b) Steppenwolf (c) Siddhartha (d) Demian 3. In which year did Herman Hesse win the Nobel Prize in Literature? (a) 1936 (b) 1946 (c) 1956 (d) 1966

1. In the novel "The Secret Garden" where was Mary Lennox Born? (a) England (b) India (c) France (d) America 2. What is the name of the manor where Mary Lennox lives? (a) Willow Creek Manor (b) Thornfield Hall (c) Misselthwaite Manor (d) Highbury House 3. Who is the grumpy gardener at Misselthwaite Manor? (a) Ben Weatherstaff (b) Mr. Rochester (c) John Thornton (d) Mr. Bennet

1. Who is the main protagonist of The Iliad? (a) Achilles (b) Odysseus (c) Hector (d) Agamemnon 2. What is the central conflict of The Iliad? (a) A love triangle between Helen, Paris, and Menelaus (b) A war between Troy and Sparta (c) A journey to the underworld (d) A quest for immortality 3. What is the Achilles' heel? (a) A physical weakness (b) A magical artifact (c) A psychological flaw (d) A strategic advantage

1. What was Sylvia Plath's profession? (a) Teacher (b) Doctor (c) Poet and Novelist (d) Actress 2. Which of the following is NOT a work by Sylvia Plath? (a) The Bell Jar (b) Ariel (c) The Awakening (d) Daddy 3. Sylvia Plath is known for her poetry that often explores themes of: (a) Love and Romance (b) Nature and Beauty (c) Mental Health and Suffering (d) Adventure and Travel

1. In which year was Daphne du Maurier born? (a) 1890 (b) 1907 (c) 1920 (d) 1935 2. What is the name of the Gothic mansion featured in her most famous novel "Rebecca"? (a) Thornfield Hall (b) Wuthering Heights (c) Manderley (d) Pemberley 3. In which English county is Manderley, the setting of "Rebecca," located? (a) Cornwall (b) Devon (c) Dorset (d) Somerset

Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Joseph Bonaparte Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. What was Joseph Bonaparte’s original name? a) Giuseppe Garibaldi b) Jozef Korzeniowski c) Giuseppe Buonaparte d) Joseph Cambon 2. When was Joseph Bonaparte born? a) 7 January 1768 b) 14 May 1762 c) 2 July 1759 d) 20 December 1754 3. Where was Joseph Bonaparte born? a) Austerlitz b) Corte c) Mantua d) Trafalgar 4. Where did Joseph Bonaparte study law? a) Paris b) Milan c) Berlin d) Pisa 5. Where did Joseph Bonaparte conclude a convention with USA in 1800? a) New York ... Read more

1. When was Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India? a) 1940-1944 b) 1947-1964 c) 1965-1968 d) 1977-1980 2. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born? a) 29 February 1896 b) 23 April 1897 c) 26 August 1900 d) 14 November 1889 3. Where was Jawaharlal Nehru born? a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad c) Allahabad d) Darjeeling

1. In which country was James Joyce born? (a) England (b) Ireland (c) France (d) Italy 2. What is the name of James Joyce's most famous novel? (a) Dubliners (b) Finnegans Wake (c) Ulysses (d) Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3. The protagonist of "Ulysses" is named: (a) Stephen Dedalus (b) Leopold Bloom (c) Buck Mulligan (d) Molly Bloom