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Literature 814 questions.
Shakespeare via Christie to E. L. James
Pub quiz question 8532 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which country is Aesop’s Fables believed to originate in?
  2. Answer: A: Greece
  3. Categories: Literature (6)
Pub quiz question 8796 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which pub in London conceals the entrance to Diagon Alley?
  2. Answer: A: The Leaky Cauldron
  3. Categories: Harry Potter (1) Literature (2)
Pub quiz question 5601 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: According to the popular children's rhyme, where did the first little piggy go?
  2. Answer: A: To market
  3. Categories: Children (3) Literature (3)
Pub quiz question 3247 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which gang from the English/Scottish border village of Crosspatch competed with the Geordies in The Dandy comic?
  2. Answer: A: The Jocks
  3. Categories: Cartoons (4) Literature (4) Children (4)
Pub quiz question 4792 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which zoo animals were set free in the title of John Irving's first novel?
  2. Answer: A: Bears
  3. Notes: *: Setting Free the Bears (1968)
  4. Categories: Literature (6) 1960s (6)
Pub quiz question 5422 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which US high street chain is named after a the chief-mate in Moby Dick?
  2. Answer: A: Starbucks
  3. Notes: *: Opened March 30, 1971
  4. Categories: Literature (4) Business (6) 1970s (6)
Pub quiz question 9107 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In the book, “Prisoner of Azkaban”, who becomes the temporary guard to the Gryffindor common room after the Fat Lady’s painting is damaged?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Cadogan
  3. Categories: Harry Potter (5) Literature (6) Entertainment (6)
Pub quiz question 2961 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: According to internet lore, what did Hannibal Lecter say French people taste like?
  2. Answer: A: Chicken
  3. Notes: *: There's no evidence that he actually said this in any of the books (Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs or Hannibal
  4. Categories: Literature (1) Entertainment (1)
Pub quiz question 8942 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of the centaur that replaces Trelawney as the professor of Divination?
  2. Answer: A: Firenze
  3. Categories: Harry Potter (5) Literature (6)
Pub quiz question 2968 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What car model gave its name to an alien in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?
  2. Answer: A: Ford (Prefect)
  3. Categories: Entertainment (1) Literature (1) Television (1) Film/Movies (1) Radio (1)