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Quiz – Literary Events Timeline (11) 1900-1909

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.

  • Question of

    1900 – In Baim’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz what colour are the magical shoes given to Dorothy?

    • Silver
    • Red
  • Question of

    1900 – Which ground breaking text was published by Sigmund Freud that revolutionised how we think about the mind?

    • The Interpretation of Dreams
    • The Ego and the Id
  • Question of

    1901 – Which one of these is not one of Chekov’s Three Sisters: Natasha or Irina?

    • Natasha
    • Irina
  • Question of

    1901 – The first Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme. From which country did he come?

    • France
    • Switzerland
  • Question of

    1902 – What was the original title of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit?

    • The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor’s Garden
    • The Tale of the Bad Bunny
  • Question of

    1902 – ‘All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.’ Which major American writer was born in California on February 27th?

    • John Steinbeck
    • William Faulkner
  • Question of

    1903 – ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.’ Which British writer was born in India on June 25th?

    • George Orwell
    • Graham Greene
  • Question of

    1903 – Two brothers opened which famous London bookshop in this year?

    • Foyles
    • Hatchards
  • Question of

    1904 – JM Barrie’s Peter Pan flew into Kensington Gardens in this year. In what genre did he appear?

    • A play
    • A poem
  • Question of

    1904 – ‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.’ Which beloved writer was born in Massachusetts on March 2nd?

    • Dr Seuss
    • Roald Dahl
  • Question of

    1905 – Who is the protagonist of Wharton’s The House of Mirth?

    • Lily Bart
    • May Welland
  • Question of

    1905 – Burnett’s Little Princess was inspired by whose novel, called Emma?

    • Charlotte Brontë
    • Jane Austen
  • Question of

    1906 – The first part of John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga is published. What is the first part called?

    • The Man of Property
    • In Chancery
  • Question of

    1906 – What day in the year is the setting for Strindberg’s play Miss Julie?

    • Midsummer Eve
    • Christmas Eve
  • Question of

    1907 – ‘My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.’ Which poet was born in York on February 21st?

    • WH Auden
    • John Masefield
  • Question of

    1907 – What’s the name of Beatrix Potter’s famous kitten who was introduced in this year?

    • Tom
    • Katy
  • Question of

    1908 – Where in Italy do Lucy and Charlotte get their Room with a View in EM Forster’s delightful novel?

    • Florence
    • Venice
  • Question of

    1908 – ‘A woman can put up with almost anything; anything but indifference.’ Which writer was born in London on May 28th?

    • Ian Fleming
    • Daphne du Maurier
  • Question of

    1909 – The sequel to Anne of Green Gables is published. What is it called?

    • Anne of Avonlea
    • Anne of the Island
  • Question of

    1909 – What is the name of the Swedish soprano at the heart of The Phantom of the Opera?

    • Christine Daaé
    • Anna Nilsson

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