A new series beginning in 1800.
Beginning in the early years of the novel – as we know and love it – each quiz covers a decade of literary events – 2 questions per year. Births, deaths, publications, events; fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and books for children.
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Question of
1990 – Which central American country is the setting for Chrichton’s Jurassic Park?
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Costa Rica
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Guatemala
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Question of
1990 – What is the name of the anti-Christ child in Pratchett and Gaiman’s Good Omens?
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Adam
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Warlock
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Question of
1991 – Who wrote the award winning family history Wild Swans?
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Jung Chang
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Wang Anyi
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Question of
1991 – In Roddy Doyle’s delightful The Van, what is sold from the van?
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Fish and chips
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Ice cream
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Question of
1992 – PD James’ The Children of Men is a novel in which genre?
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Dystopian
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Crime
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Question of
1992 – Bill Bryson’s Neither Here nor There chart his travels on which continent?
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Europe
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North America
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Question of
1993 – We first meet le Carré’s Night Manager in the Hotel Meister Palace, in which European city?
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Zurich
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Vienna
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Question of
1993 – ‘Choose a life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines…’ What Scottish novel does this come from?
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Trainspotting
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Skagboys
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Question of
1994 – Which major online book seller opened this year?
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Amazon
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Book Depository
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Question of
1994 – de Bernières’ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is set on which Greek Island?
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Cephalonia
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Santorini
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Question of
1995 – Fielding’s Bridget Jones is introduced to the world, published in which format?
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Newspaper column
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Radio play
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Question of
1995 – Which major political figure published the autobiographical Long Walk to Freedom?
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Nelson Mandela
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Lech Wałęsa
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Question of
1996 – The first novel in Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series is published, what is it called?
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A Game of Thrones
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A Clash of Kings
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Question of
1996 – In Frank McCourt’s memoirs Angela’s Ashes, from which part of Ireland did Angela come?
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Limerick
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Dublin
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Question of
1997 – The first edition of Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ran to how many copies?
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500
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50,000
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Question of
1997 – Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre opens in London. Which play opens the theatre?
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Henry V
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Hamlet
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Question of
1998 – Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible is set in which decade of the 20th century?
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1960s
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1950s
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Question of
1998 – Finish the title of McCall Smith’s first novel in the series: The No.1 Ladies — Agency
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Detective
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Office
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Question of
1999 – In Faulks’ Charlotte Gray what is Charlotte’s job before she joins SOE?
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Receptionist
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Teacher
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Question of
1999 – Finish the alliterative title of Lemony Snicket’s novel: The — Room
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Reptile
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Rotten
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