89685 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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Which author wrote Tales of the South Pacific, winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
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James A. Michener
What is the title of Elizabeth Strout’s 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?
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Olive Kitteridge
Who wrote The Optimist’s Daughter, the 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?
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Eudora Welty
Who wrote American Pastoral, the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?
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Philip Roth
Who wrote The Orphan Master’s Son, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?
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Adam Johnson
Which 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was written by Annie Proulx?
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The Shipping News
Which author won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Humboldt's Gift?
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Saul Bellow
Which 1945 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in the fictional Italian town of Adano?
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A Bell for Adano
Which 1929 novel introduced the fictional detective Ellery Queen?
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The Roman Hat Mystery
In the film The French Connection, what is the name of Gene Hackman’s detective character?
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Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle
In the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express, which actor plays Hercule Poirot?
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Albert Finney
Which detective appears in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”?
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C. Auguste Dupin
In the 1944 film Laura, which actress plays the title character?
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Gene Tierney
In the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon, what is Sam Spade’s profession?
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Private detective
Which Cambridge college became C.S. Lewis's academic home in 1954?
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Magdalene College
Which C.S. Lewis autobiography describes his conversion using the title Surprised by Joy?
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Surprised by Joy
Which C.S. Lewis book is presented as a conversation with a senior tempter named Screwtape?
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The Screwtape Letters
Which C.S. Lewis novel features the fictional planet Perelandra?
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Perelandra
Which C.S. Lewis book is a Christian allegory about a fictional pilgrimage?
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The Pilgrim’s Regress
At which university did C.S. Lewis become a professor in 1954?
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University of Cambridge
Which C.S. Lewis book developed from his wartime radio broadcasts about Christianity?
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Mere Christianity
What was C.S. Lewis's first name at birth?
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Clive
What is the first published book in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy?
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Out of the Silent Planet
Who wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life?
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Bryan Lee O’Malley
In Marvel Comics, which issue introduced the superhero team the Fantastic Four?
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Fantastic Four #1
In the manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, what is the name of Jotaro Kujo’s Stand?
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Star Platinum
In Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen, what is the name of the pirate comic read by the characters?
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Tales of the Black Freighter
In the comic series Hellboy, what is the name of the paranormal investigator’s adoptive father?
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Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
What is the BFG’s favorite fizzy drink in Roald Dahl’s novel?
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Frobscottle
What was the name of Roald Dahl’s home in Great Missenden?
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Gipsy House
In which English village is the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre located?
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Great Missenden
What was the title of Roald Dahl’s only novel written for adults?
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My Uncle Oswald
Which Roald Dahl story collection includes the tale “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”?
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
In Roald Dahl’s The BFG, how tall is the Big Friendly Giant?
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Twenty-four feet
How tall was Roald Dahl, according to biographies of the author?
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6 feet 6 inches
In Stephen King’s novel Christine, what make and model is the possessed car bought by Arnie Cunningham?
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1958 Plymouth Fury