Literary Inspirations Trivia Questions
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Which 'Great Gatsby' author served as the inspiration for Budd Schulberg's novel 'The Disenchanted'?
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f. scott fitzgerald
Which character, inspired by escaped slave and minister Josiah Henson, was created by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
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uncle tom
What story did R.L. Stevenson write after being inspired by a map he drew with his stepson's paints?
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treasure island
In which Italian city did Shakespeare find inspiration for the feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets?
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verona
Which author, with a first name of Jules, has had novels that inspired many movies, starting with Georges Melies' 'A Trip to the Moon'?
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jules verne
Which Scottish university did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attend, where he found inspiration for Sherlock Holmes from one of his professors?
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edinburgh
Which author, known for 'Jude the Obscure,' is said to have inspired Edward Driffield in Maugham's 'Cakes and Ale'?
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thomas hardy
From which poet did E.M. Forster get the title 'A Passage to India'?
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walt whitman
Which author of 'Sister Carrie' was inspired by real financier Charles T. Yerkes to write 'The Financier'?
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theodore dreiser
Who wrote the poem titled 'Jabberwocky,' which inspired the title of the science fiction story 'Mimsy Were the Borogoves'?
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lewis carroll
What is the title of the Truman Capote book inspired by the crime committed by killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickock, who were hanged in 1965?
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in cold blood
Which author was inspired by a brief episode in Goethe's life to write 'Lotte in Weimar'?
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thomas mann
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