Literature Trivia #6 - Heart of Darkness to Book-Burning Firefighters.

Questions

1. In 1969, Maya Angelou published which book whose title begins 'I know why..........'?
2. Which children's character, first appearing in 1928, was created by Joyce Lankester Brisley? Clue: She likes to wear pink and white stripes!
3. Joseph Conrad, author of Heart of Darkness, was born in which modern-day country?
4. Heart of Darkness was criticized by which well-known African author, famous for his Africa series?
5. Who wrote the following phrase - "Satire is the homage which mediocrity pays to genius"?
6. In Herman Melville's Moby Dick, what is the name of the Pequod's first mate?
7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the first installment in the hugely popular series, but what was its US title?
8. Which novel written by Ray Bradbury features 'firefighters', whose job it is to find and destroy all books and works of literature they find, books having been outlawed?
9. Which mysterious manuscript, estimated to be from the early 15th century, remains undeciphered due to its unknown script and odd illustrations?
10. Currer Bell was the nom de plume of which famous writer?

Answers

1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
2. Milly-Molly-Mandy.
3. Ukraine.
4. Chinua Achebe.
5. Oscar Wilde.
6. Starbuck.
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
8. Fahrenheit 451.
9. The Voynich Manuscript.
10. Charlotte Brontë.