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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Booker Prize

Which novel by Margaret Atwood won the 2000 Booker Prize?

Answer

The Blind Assassin

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Booker Prize

Which author won the Booker Prize in 2023 for 'Prophet Song'?

Answer

Paul Lynch

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• The Booker Prize

In what year was the Booker Prize first awarded?

Answer

1969

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• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Winter's Tale', which queen is presented as a statue that comes to life?

Answer

Hermione

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'Twelfth Night', what is the name of the Duke of Illyria who is in love with Olivia?

Answer

Orsino

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• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Comedy of Errors', what is the name of the abbess who is the long-lost mother?

Answer

Aemilia

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what is the name of the weaver who is turned into a donkey?

Answer

Bottom

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Winter's Tale', how many years pass between the first and second halves of the play?

Answer

16

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'Much Ado About Nothing', in which Italian city is the play set?

Answer

Messina

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Merchant of Venice', how many caskets must Portia's suitors choose from?

Answer

three

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• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Taming of the Shrew', in which Italian city does the main action take place?

Answer

Padua

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• Shakespeare S Comedies

In 'The Tempest', what is the name of Caliban's mother?

Answer

Sycorax

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