Which Greek hero dueled with Hector in Book 7 of the Iliad?
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Ajax the Great
98686 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which god primarily supported the Trojans in the Iliad?
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Apollo
Who was the elderly king of Pylos, known for his wisdom?
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Nestor
Who was the Greek king whose wife Helen was?
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Menelaus
Who was the Trojan prince who abducted Helen?
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Paris
How many books does the Iliad contain?
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24
Which British novelist wrote 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'?
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Henry Fielding
Which pseudonym did Emily Brontë use for 'Wuthering Heights'?
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Ellis Bell
What was the original title of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'?
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First Impressions
Which British poet wrote the collection 'The Whitsun Weddings'?
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Philip Larkin
Which British novelist wrote 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'?
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Muriel Spark
What is the name of the fictional detective in the novels of G.K. Chesterton?
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Father Brown
Which British poet and playwright is known for 'The Waste Land'?
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T.S. Eliot
Which British author wrote the Gothic novel 'The Castle of Otranto'?
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Horace Walpole
Which British poet wrote the epic 'Paradise Lost'?
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John Milton
In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', what is Macbeth's title at the start of the play?
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Thane of Glamis
Which British children's author created Matilda Wormwood?
Answer
Roald Dahl
What is the name of Mr. Darcy's estate in 'Pride and Prejudice'?
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Pemberley
Which novel by Virginia Woolf takes place in a single day?
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Mrs Dalloway
Which British poet wrote 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'?
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John Keats
Which novel by Charles Dickens features the character Fagin?
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Oliver Twist
Which 19th-century British novelist wrote 'Middlemarch'?
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George Eliot
Which Victorian novelist wrote 'Jane Eyre'?
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Charlotte Brontë
Which British poet wrote 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
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Dylan Thomas
Which British author is known for the 'Discworld' series?
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Terry Pratchett
Who wrote 'Robinson Crusoe'?
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Daniel Defoe
Which British poet wrote 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'?
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Who is the author of the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy?
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Philip Pullman
Which novel by Emily Brontë features Heathcliff?
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Wuthering Heights
Which demon leads the Malebranche in the eighth circle of Hell?
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Malacoda
Which pair of sinners are frozen together in the ninth circle of Hell?
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Ugolino and Ruggieri
In which circle of Hell does Dante encounter the usurers?
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Seventh circle
How many cantos are in the Inferno?
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34