Tag: Literature

Samuel Beckett Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was Samuel Beckett born? a) 1 January 1901 b) 13 April 1906 c) 2 August 1904 d) 5 October 1905 2. Where was Samuel Beckett born? a) Wexford b) Limerick c) Foxrock d) Boyle 3. Which school did Samuel Beckett attend? a) St. Patrick’s School b) Portola Royal School c) St. John’s School d) Holy Family School

1. When did William Faulkner get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1941 b) 1949 c) 1945 d) 1938 2. When was William Faulkner born? a) 3 February 1864 b) 17 May 1862 c) 25 September 1897 d) 30 December 1865 3. Where was William Faulkner born? a) New Albany b) Springfield c) New Orleans d) Baton Rouge

1. When was Bertrand Russell born? a) 4 March 1868 b) 18 May 1872 c) 9 August 1881 d) 14 November 1869 2. Where was Bertrand Russell born? a) Cardiff b) Greenwich c) Trelleck d) Windsor 3. Which college did Bertrand Russell attend? a) Pembroke College b) Trinity College c) Christ’s College d) St. Xavier’s College

1. Which book won Carl Sandburg Pulitzer Prize in 1940? a) Good Morning, America b) The People, Yes c) Abraham Lincoln: The War Years d) The American Songbag 2. When was Carl Sandburg born? a) 6 January 1878 b) 9 April 1882 c) 12 July 1876 d) 18 October 1874 3. Where was Carl Sandburg born? a) Milwaukee b) Galesburg c) Pittsburg d) Gary 4. During which war was Carl Sandburg in the army? a) Mexican b) Vietnam c) Spanish-American d) Korean 5. Of which party was Carl Sandburg member? a) Republican b) Social Democratic c) Green d) Conservative

1. Which book won Robert Frost his first Pulitzer Prize? a) Mountain Interval b) New Hampshire c) A Further Range d) A Witness Tree 2. When was Robert Frost born? a) 26 March 1874 b) 14 May 1878 c) 9 August 1872 d) 9 December 1870 3. Where was Robert Frost born? a) Peking b) San Francisco c) Derry d) Franconia

1. When was Anne Bronte born? a) 17 January 1820 b) 21 April 1816 c) 30 July 1818 d) 6 November 1812 2. Where was Anne Bronte born? a) Hampshire b) Liverpool c) Tweed d) Thornton 3. Which school did Anne Bronte attend? a) Queen Anne School b) Kilkenny Grammar School c) Miss Wooler’s School d) St. Mary’s School

1) When was John Milton born? a) 22 April 1600 b) 19 August 1604 c) 6 June 1606 d) 9 December 1608 2) Where was John Milton born? a) Bristol b) Yorkshire c) Liverpool d) London 3) Which school did John Milton attend? a) St. John’s School b) St. Paul’s School c) St. Peter’s School d) St. Thomas’ School

James Jones Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was James Jones born? a) 27 February 1914 b) 7 April 1922 c) 21 August 1919 d) 6 November 1921 2. Where was James Jones born? a) Honolulu b) Robinson c) San Francisco d) Austin 3. When was James Jones in the army? a) 1914-1918 b) 1918-1924 c) 1931-1936 d) 1939-1945

1) When was Rabindranath Tagore born? a) 7 May 1861 b) 12 June 1858 c) 22 March 1865 d) 31 August 1871 2) Where was Rabindranath Tagore born? a) Calcutta b) Murshidabad c) Serampore d) Chandranagore 3) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s father’s name? a) Narendranath b) Hridayanath c) Rajmohan d) Debendranath 4) What is Rabindranath Tagore’s mother’s name? a) Sharada Devi b) Sharmila c) Sarojini Devi d) Padmaja

1. When was Gerard Manley Hopkins born? a) 18 January 1834 b) 19 April 1838 c) 28 July 1844 d) 19 December 1836 2. Where was Gerard Manley Hopkins born? a) Stratford b) Glasgow c) Liverpool d) London 3. Which college did Gerard Manley Hopkins attend? a) Pembroke College b) Trinity College c) Christ’s College d) Balliol College