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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Anna Karenina was published. What is the first name of Anna’s lover, Count Vronsky?
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Alexei
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Nikolai
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Finish the title of Sewell’s famous novel: Black Beauty: His Grooms and —, the Autobiography of a Horse.
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Companions
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Masters
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In James’ The American where on his grand tour does Christopher meet Noemie?
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Paris
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Athens
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Finish the title of this Alcott story for children: Under the —.
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Lilacs
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Roses
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German-Swiss Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse was born on July 2nd. Which of the two countries was he born in?
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Germany
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Switzerland
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