83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titled in the United Kingdom?
Answer
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
Which American author wrote the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye?
Answer
J. D. Salinger
Which city is the main setting of Holden's wanderings after he leaves school?
Answer
New York City
What kind of school is Pencey Preparatory Academy?
Answer
Boarding school
Holden plans to stay away from home until what weekday?
Answer
Wednesday
Holden Caulfield became an icon for what kind of rebellion?
Answer
Teenage rebellion
After leaving Pencey, Holden takes a train to which city?
Answer
New York
What disease caused Allie Caulfield's death?
Answer
Leukemia
The long weekend Holden recalls occurs shortly before which holiday?
Answer
Christmas
Which genre is listed for The Catcher in the Rye alongside realistic fiction?
Answer
Coming-of-age fiction
Where does Phoebe arrive with a suitcase when Holden plans to say goodbye?
Answer
Metropolitan Museum of Art
At which New York terminal does Holden spend a night after leaving Mr. Antolini's home?
Answer
Grand Central Terminal
What is the original language of The Catcher in the Rye?
Answer
English
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath, winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel?
Answer
John Steinbeck
Who wrote Beloved, the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner?
Answer
Toni Morrison
Which Ernest Hemingway novella won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953?
Answer
The Old Man and the Sea
What material makes up a shark's skeleton?
Answer
Cartilage
Which sea turtle species is the largest living turtle?
Answer
Leatherback sea turtle
What substance forms most mollusk shells?
Answer
Calcium carbonate
What phylum includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones?
Answer
Cnidaria
Which Bronte sister wrote the novel 'Villette'?
Answer
Charlotte Bronte
What is the title of Emily Brontë's only novel?
Answer
Wuthering Heights
Which Brontë sister died in Scarborough in 1849?
Answer
Anne Brontë
Whom does Catherine Earnshaw marry in Wuthering Heights?
Answer
Edgar Linton
At what estate does Jane Eyre spend her childhood with the Reeds?
Answer
Gateshead Hall
Who is revealed as Rochester's first wife in Jane Eyre?
Answer
Bertha Mason
What is the name of Jane Eyre's pupil at Thornfield Hall?
Answer
Adèle Varens
Which Brontë sister used the pen name Ellis Bell?
Answer
Emily Brontë
Which of the three Brontë novelist sisters was born first?
Answer
Charlotte Brontë
What is the largest island located in the Indian Ocean?
Answer
Madagascar
Which ocean borders the island nation of the Maldives?
Answer
Indian Ocean
Which Japanese poetry anthology contains about 4,500 poems?
Answer
Man'yoshu
In what year was Matsuo Basho born?
Answer
1644
Which waka form is literally a long poem?
Answer
Chōka