Literary Characters Trivia Questions
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Which cleric created by G.K. Chesterton solved his first case in The Blue Cross?
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father brown
Who is the manservant of Bertie Wooster in the works of P.G. Wodehouse?
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jeeves
Who is the woman known for her nocturnal stories and is the older sister of Dinarzade?
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scheherazade
Who is the character born in a flower with a cradle made from a polished walnut shell?
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thumbelina
In a 1989 novel by E.L. Doctorow, which title teen is taken under the wing of gangster Dutch Schultz?
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billy bathgate
Which character in a book by Saint-Exupery leaves his tiny planet because of a prideful flower?
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little prince
Who is the naval hero created by C.S. Forester that C. Northcote Parkinson wrote a biography about in 1970?
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horatio hornblower
Who is the Dickens character that has Mr. Murdstone as a wicked stepfather?
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david copperfield
What is the name of the brown bear in Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' who taught the wolf cubs the law of the jungle and later became Mowgli's teacher?
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baloo
In which novel does Hugh Conway discover that the High Lama is around 250 years old?
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lost horizon
In which Somerset Maugham novel is Philip Carey the central character?
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of human bondage
Rip Van Winkle's Wolf, who is as henpecked as Rip, is what kind of creature?
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dog
In a tale by the Brothers Grimm, who had a sister named Rose-Red and eventually married a prince?
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snow white
Which H.G. Wells novel concludes with the character Griffin gradually becoming visible upon the ground?
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invisible man
In Sinclair Lewis' book, who is the ex-football player who becomes an evangelist?
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elmer gantry
Which Shakespearean title king claims, 'I am a man more sinn'd against than sinning'?
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king lear
Which character created by Edwin Arlington Robinson 'went home and put a bullet through his head' one calm summer night?
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richard cory
In a 1988 novel, which Coconino County cat quits the comic strip after witnessing an A-bomb test?
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krazy kat
What is the name of Napoleon's rival in 'Animal Farm' that is also a term used for a winter projectile?
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snowball
What is the name of Bertolt Brecht's title character who embodies motherly suffering when her three children are killed?
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mother courage
Which gentleman's gentleman was first introduced by P.G. Wodehouse in 'Extricating Young Gussie'?
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jeeves
Which ovoid character in 'Through the Looking-Glass' tells Alice, 'My name means the shape I am -- and a good handsome shape it is, too'?
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humpty dumpty
Which hero in a Charles Dickens novel leaves his job as a tutor, takes a character named Smike along, and becomes an actor?
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nicholas nickleby
Which R.D. Blackmore title heroine, who was kidnapped as a child, later became synonymous with a type of cookie?
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lorna doone
What is the name of the self-styled hero created by Dickens who was described as being born 'a posthumous child'?
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david copperfield
At the Mad Tea Party in 'Alice in Wonderland,' which long-eared character offers wine to Alice even though there isn't any?
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march hare
What is Jerzy Kosinski's tale of Chance, a gardener?
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being there
Which legendary outlaw from Nottinghamshire started to appear in children's literature during the 19th century?
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robin hood
Which character in 'The Tempest' is thought to have a name derived from the word 'cannibal'?
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caliban
Which heroine created by Daniel Defoe attributes her downfall to vanity?
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moll flanders
Which detective discovered 'The Purloined Letter' hidden in a card rack near the mantelpiece?
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c. auguste dupin
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