Literature Trivia #4

Questions

1. In C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, what was the name of the castle where the Pevensies ruled as Kings and Queens?

2. Published in 1997 by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, what was the name of this hugely successful guide to financial literacy and wealth building, whose title was suffixed with What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!?

3. Discovered written on cuneiform tablets in the ruins of Nineveh, what is widely considered to be the oldest surviving work of literature?

4. Complete the opening line from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a _.”

5. Who wrote the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange?

6. Which English actor and comedian has also authored several works concerning Greek mythology, including Mythos and Heroes?

7. Paddington Bear, the beloved children’s story character, comes from which fictional region of South America?

8. Paddington is rarely without which famous snack in his suitcase or, for emergencies, under his hat?

9. Who created Peter Rabbit, along with Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?

10. Finish the title of the following Roald Dahl book: George’s Marvellous _.

Answers

1. Cair Paravel

2. Rich Dad Poor Dad

3. The Epic of Gilgamesh

4. Wife

5. Anthony Burgess

6. Stephen Fry

7. Darkest Peru

8. Marmalade sandwiches

9. Beatrix Potter

10. Medicine