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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Dickens’ Oliver Twist began publication. In the most famous scene, what does Oliver ask for more of?
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Gruel
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Porridge
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Kejserens nye Klæder by Hans Christian Andersen was published. What is it called in English?
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
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The Snow Queen
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The Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin, was killed. How did he die?
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In a duel
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Poisoned
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Future Prime Minister of Britain and novelist Benjamin Disraeli published two novels this year. True or false.
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True
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False
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice Told Tales were published in this year. Which Shakespeare play did the title come from?
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King John
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As You Like It
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