Literature trivia
Novels, poems, plays, authors and characters, from Homer through the classics of the twentieth century. Book trivia for devoted readers, and for everyone who got through English class on summaries alone.
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In John Wyndham's "The Day of the Triffids" (1951), what are triffids?
- Mobile carnivorous plants
- Giant insects
- Aliens
- Killer robots
In Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes", who dares say the emperor has nothing on?
- The queen
- A child
- A tailor
- The prime minister
Alexandre Dumas wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo" alone, with no collaborator.
- True
- False
Who is the Hugo Award, science fiction's great prize, named after?
- Victor Hugo
- Hugo Boss
- Hugo Gernsback
- Hugo Chávez
Which Algerian writer published the novel "Nedjma" in 1956?
- Mouloud Feraoun
- Mouloud Mammeri
- Mohammed Dib
- Kateb Yacine
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