83042 Easy Trivia Questions
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What was Leo Tolstoy’s final major novel, published in 1899?
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Resurrection
What is the name of the Tolstoy family estate where Leo Tolstoy founded his school?
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Yasnaya Polyana
Which 1878 Leo Tolstoy novel follows the tragic life of Anna Karenina?
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Anna Karenina
What is the title of Leo Tolstoy’s novel about the Napoleonic invasion of Russia?
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War and Peace
Which estate near Tula was Leo Tolstoy’s birthplace and lifelong home?
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Yasnaya Polyana
In what year was Leo Tolstoy born?
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1828
On what date did C.S. Lewis die in Oxford, England?
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22 November 1963
What is the title of the first novel in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy?
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Out of the Silent Planet
What was C.S. Lewis's middle name?
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Staples
Which C.S. Lewis book presents correspondence from a senior demon to a junior tempter?
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The Screwtape Letters
In what year was C.S. Lewis born in Belfast?
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1898
Which Roald Dahl book features the character James Henry Trotter?
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James and the Giant Peach
How many children did Roald Dahl have?
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Five
Which Roald Dahl book introduced the giant peach as its central magical object?
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James and the Giant Peach
Which military force did Roald Dahl join as a fighter pilot during World War II?
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Royal Air Force
In which Welsh city was Roald Dahl born?
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Cardiff
What does the title character’s name mean in Roald Dahl’s The BFG?
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Big Friendly Giant
What is the title of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 tale about a child selling matches in winter?
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The Little Match Girl
Which Hans Christian Andersen tale features a toy soldier with one leg?
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Which Hans Christian Andersen tale was first published in 1843 and follows a rejected cygnet?
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The Ugly Duckling
Which Hans Christian Andersen story features an emperor deceived by invisible clothing?
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
Which Hans Christian Andersen tale centers on a royal child tested by a pea beneath mattresses?
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The Princess and the Pea
In the Brothers Grimm tale “Hansel and Gretel,” what is the witch’s house made of?
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Bread, cake, and sugar
In the Brothers Grimm tale “Rumpelstiltskin,” what name must the queen discover?
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Rumpelstiltskin
Which two brothers edited the collection known in English as Grimm’s Fairy Tales?
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Which author won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for American Pastoral?
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Philip Roth
Which novel won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
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The Yearling
Which author won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Color Purple?
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Alice Walker
Which author won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Grapes of Wrath?
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John Steinbeck