Which 1963 children's book by Maurice Sendak was sometimes banned for its dark themes?
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Where the Wild Things Are
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut was banned in many schools for its language and themes?
Answer
Slaughterhouse-Five
Which 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood has been banned in some schools for its sexual content?
Answer
The Handmaid's Tale
Which 1982 novel by Alice Walker was banned for its graphic depiction of abuse?
Answer
The Color Purple
Which 1988 novel by Salman Rushdie was banned in many Islamic countries?
Answer
The Satanic Verses
Which Robert Cormier novel was banned in many schools for its bleak view of authority?
Answer
The Chocolate War
Which graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi was banned in some US prisons?
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Persepolis
Which Khaled Hosseini novel was challenged in many US schools for its depiction of violence?
Answer
The Kite Runner
Which John Steinbeck novel was banned in some U.S. cities for its portrayal of migrant workers?
Answer
The Grapes of Wrath
Which John Steinbeck novel is often banned in schools for its profanity and themes?
Answer
Of Mice and Men
Which Toni Morrison novel was frequently banned in schools for graphic content?
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The Bluest Eye
Which American author wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath' and won the 1962 Nobel Prize?
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John Steinbeck
Which German author wrote 'The Magic Mountain' and won the 1929 Nobel Prize?
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Thomas Mann
Which Irish poet and dramatist won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer
W.B. Yeats
Which Canadian-born author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976?
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Saul Bellow
Which Mexican poet and essayist won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990?
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Octavio Paz
Which American-born British poet won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature?
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T.S. Eliot
Which French-Algerian author won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Albert Camus
Which South African author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003?
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J.M. Coetzee
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950, also known as a mathematician?
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Bertrand Russell
Which two authors shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson
Which author declined the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964?
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Who was the youngest Nobel laureate in Literature?
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Rudyard Kipling
In 'Station Eleven', what is the name of the actor who dies on stage at the beginning?
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Arthur Leander
In the novel 'Battle Royale', what is the name of the protagonist?
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Shuya Nanahara
In 'The Running Man' by Stephen King, what is the protagonist's name?
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Ben Richards
In 'Station Eleven', what is the name of the traveling theatrical troupe?
Answer
The Traveling Symphony
In 'The Children of Men', what is the name of the protagonist?
Answer
Theo Faron
What is the title of Margaret Atwood's 2019 sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'?
Answer
The Testaments
In 'A Clockwork Orange', what is the favorite classical composer of Alex?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
In 'Fahrenheit 451', what is the name of the neighbor who questions the burning of books?
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Clarisse McClellan
In 'A Clockwork Orange', what is the name of the aversion therapy used on Alex?
Answer
Ludovico Technique
What is the name of the totalitarian state in '1984'?
Answer
Oceania