A new series of 46 mini quizzes in this countdown to a new President. Each quiz asks 5 literary questions from the year of inauguration from George Washington in 1789 to Joe Biden’s election in 2020. Literary events, births, deaths and various shenanigans by famous writers plus their great works, of course.
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Wilde’s play A Woman of No Importance had its first performance. At whose estate is the play set?
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Lady Hunstanton
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Lady Pontefract
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A short story by Arthur Conan Doyle called The Adventure of the Final Problem revealed which ‘shocking’ plot twist?
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The death of Sherlock Holmes
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The marriage of Dr Watson
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The world’s first literary society is formed. To which writers was it dedicated?
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The Brontes
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The Romantic poets
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GB Shaw’s play Mrs Warren’s Profession was written. What is Mrs Warren’s profession?
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Prostitute
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Artist
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Writer and critic Dorothy Parker was born on August 22nd. In which US state was she born?
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New Jersey
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Maine
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