Literature Trivia #2

Questions

1. Which novel by Maggie O’Farrell tells the story of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway’s twins?

2. Which author courted outrage from various religious institutions with the publication of The Da Vinci Code in 2003?

3. Which novel begins with the famous line, “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”?

4. Ulysses is the Latinised name of which classic hero?

5. Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels were inspired by which popular series of books written by Stephenie Meyer?

6. Who is the main love interest of Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice?

7. Joseph Conrad, author of Heart of Darkness, was born in which modern-day country?

8. Whose novels include A Place Called Freedom, A Dangerous Fortune and Circle of Days?

9. In what decade was Roald Dahl’s first book published?

10. In which Italian city is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set?

Answers

1. Hamnet

2. Dan Brown

3. Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)

4. Odysseus

5. Twilight

6. Mr Darcy

7. Ukraine

8. Ken Follett

9. The 1940s

10. Verona