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 was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?
a) 9 March 1881
b) 21 April 1896
c) 26 September1888
d) 30 November 1885
2. Where was Thomas Stearns Eliot born?
a) Reno
b) St. Louis
c) Halifax
d) Boston
3. Where did Thomas Stearns Eliot study Sanskrit?
a) Calcutta
b) Bangalore
c) Trivandrum
d) Harvard
1. When was Thomas Gray born?
a) 3 June 1688
b) 1 January 1701
c) 21 July 1714
d) 26 December 1716
2. Where was Thomas Gray born?
a) Bristol
b) Cardiff
c) Liverpool
d) London
3. Where did Thomas Gray have his education in 1725-1734?
a) Queen Mary School
b) Kilkenny Grammar School
c) Eton College
d) Holy Family School
1. Which novel won John Steinbeck Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
a) East of Eden
b) The Winter of Our Discontent
c) Of Mice and Men
d) The Grapes of Wrath
2. When was John Steinbeck born?
a) 27 February 1902
b) 24 June 1898
c) 12 July 1900
d) 18 October 1904
3. Where was John Steinbeck born?
a) Peking
b) Salinas
c) Canton
d) Tokyo
4. Which University did John Steinbeck attend?
a) Cornell
b) Harvard
c) Stanford
d) Yale
1) When was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
a) 7 April 1785
b) 22 March 1826
c) 14 October 1796
d) 4 July 1804
2) Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
a) Dindigul
b) Salem
c) Tranvancore
d) Boston
3) Where did Nathaniel Hawthorne work as a measurer?
a) Boston Custom House
b) New York Governor’s office
c) Methodist Church
d) White House
1) When was John Keats born?
a) 22 June 1750
b) 16 August 1785
c) 31 October 1795
d) 31 December 1800
2) Where was John Keats born?
a) Paris
b) Berlin
c) Moscow
d) London
3) Which school did John Keats attend?
a) St. Peter’s School
b) Gable School
c) Clarke School
d) St. Albert’s School
1) When was Victor Hugo born?
a) 26 February 1802
b) 17 March 1794
c) 3 June 1806
d) 4 May 1796
2) Who is hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
a) Frollo
b) Phoebus
c) Quasimodo
d) Pierre Gringoire
3) What is Quasimodo’s profession in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
a) Cook
b) Solider
c) Bell ringer
d) Singer
1) What was Miguel de Cervantes’ full surname?
a) Cervantes Sanchez
b) Cervantes Saavedra
c) Cervantes Borgia
d) Cervantes Gonzales
2) In which battle Miguel de Cervantes took part and was wounded?
a) Battle of Lepanto
b) Battle of Vienna
c) Battle of Ulm
d) Battle of Waterloo
3) Where was Miguel de Cervantes taken as a slave after pirates captured him in 1575?
a) Tripoli
b) Cairo
c) Rabat
d) Algiers
1. When was Edward Morgan Forster born?
a) 1 January 1879
b) 7 May 1870
c) 20 September 1876
d) 21 December 1882
2. Where was Edward Morgan Forster born?
a) Aberdeen
b) London
c) New York
d) Glasgow
3. Which school did Edward Morgan Forster attend?
a) St. Andrew’s School
b) St. George’s School
c) Tonbridge School
d) Kilkenny Grammar School