91735 Intermediate Trivia Questions
91735 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, what does Friar Laurence give Juliet to make her appear dead?
Answer
A sleeping potion
In which act and scene is Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene?
Answer
Act 2, Scene 2
Who directed the 1968 film adaptation Romeo and Juliet?
Answer
Franco Zeffirelli
In Romeo and Juliet, who speaks the Queen Mab speech?
Answer
Mercutio
How many lines are in the opening prologue of Romeo and Juliet?
Answer
14 lines
In Romeo and Juliet, who is Juliet’s nurse and longtime confidante?
Answer
The Nurse
Which Tolkien book, published posthumously in 2009, retells the Norse legend of Sigurd and Gudrún?
Answer
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
In Stephen King’s novel Under the Dome, what is the name of the isolated Maine town?
Answer
Chester’s Mill
Which J.K. Rowling novel won the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year award?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
What was J.K. Rowling’s first screenplay for a feature film?
Answer
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
What does the “K” in J.K. Rowling’s name stand for?
Answer
Kathleen
What was J.K. Rowling’s first novel published for adults?
Answer
The Casual Vacancy
What is the name of the detective in J.K. Rowling’s Cormoran Strike novels?
Answer
Cormoran Strike
Who directed the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?
Answer
Chris Columbus
In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” where is the precious stone first found?
Answer
Inside a Christmas goose
In Sherlock Holmes stories, what is the name of the Baskerville family’s estate in Devon?
Answer
Baskerville Hall
Which Scotland Yard inspector frequently assists Sherlock Holmes in the original stories?
Answer
Inspector Lestrade
At which waterfall does Sherlock Holmes confront Professor Moriarty?
Answer
Reichenbach Falls
In which 1887 novel did Sherlock Holmes first appear?
Answer
A Study in Scarlet
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, who is the Lord of the Nazgûl?
Answer
The Witch-king of Angmar
Which Oxford college employed J.R.R. Tolkien as Merton Professor from 1945?
Answer
Merton College
At which battle did J.R.R. Tolkien serve during the First World War?
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Battle of the Somme
Who edited J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion for its 1977 publication?
Answer
Christopher Tolkien
What is the name of Tolkien’s first published Middle-earth novel?
Answer
The Hobbit
What is the name of the inn at Bree in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Answer
The Prancing Pony