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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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was given her famous pet, Flush. What type of animal was he?
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Dog
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Cat
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Which famous satirical magazine was founded in London in this year?
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Punch
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Fun
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James Fenimore Cooper’s last novel, The Deerslayer, was published. What is the name of the hero of the novel?
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Natty Bumppo
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Henry March
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Question of
Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge has a pet named, Grip. What animal is he?
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Raven
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Rabbit
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Question of
Finish the title of this poem by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin: The — Horseman
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Bronze
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Golden
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