Literary History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 8
Which author of 'The Three Musketeers' gave writing advice to Jules Verne while he lived in Paris?
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alexandre dumas
Which 30-year-old Danish author published four fairy tales in 1835 due to financial need?
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hans christian andersen
At which Detroit newspaper did poet Edgar Guest work as an office boy in 1895 during his teenage years?
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detroit free press
Which author of the poem 'Trees' was killed on July 30, 1918, while serving with the 165th Infantry near Seringes, France?
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joyce kilmer
Which Illinois poet addressed a joint session of Congress on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth?
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carl sandburg
Which female author had her novel 'Pride and Prejudice', originally titled 'First Impressions', rejected for publication?
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jane austen
Which patron saint of England's feast day is celebrated on April 23 and coincides with the traditional date for Shakespeare's birth?
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saint george
Which country was the first to have a man win a Nobel Prize for Literature with the author Henryk Sienkiewicz, known for writing 'Quo Vadis?'
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poland
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