Literature Quiz - Quiz about Literature

Literature
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Questions in This Quiz

According to the Book of Genesis, who was obliged to impregnate his brother's widow?

Which actress won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the film "The Queen"?

Who haunts Ebenezer Scrooge in ´A Christmas Carol´?

Who wrote the novel ´A Christmas Carol´?

What was the title of Charles Dickens´ famous Christmas novel?

Which country is the legendary figure Amleth from?

Who married the mother of the Danish legendary figure Amleth?

Where does the tragedy of Hamlet take place?

What is the name of Hamlet's mother, who is also a queen?

Who murders the king in Shakespeare's Hamlet?

What is the name of the king's brother in Hamlet?

Who is Hamlet's love interest in the play?

Where is Elsinore, where the tragedy "Hamlet" takes place?

Which country was the author August Strindberg from?

Which Swedish author is considered a central figure in the development of modern drama?

What was the Swedish August Strindberg's profession?

Which Norwegian writer had an epochal influence on the development of naturalist theater?

Which legendary figure is Shakespeare's Hamlet based on?

What was the fate of the father of the Danish legendary figure Amleth?

What is the name of Hamlet's friend?

How many books about Robin Crusoe did Daniel Defoe write?

Which tragedy is the source of the soliloquy "To be, or not to be"?

What is the name of the world-famous cartoon cat who loves lasagna?

Which cartoon strip features a dog called Odie?

When was the comic strip Garfield first printed?

Who wrote and drew the comic strip Garfield?

Who wrote the work "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"?

What is the name of the castle from whence King Arthur according to legend ruled England?

Which of the following books is not a holy scripture?

Which of the following classical works of literature is about the art of love?

Which English castle is identical with the castle Camelot described in the Arthurian legend?

Who wrote the novels about the secret agent James Bond?

What many books are there in the Harry Potter series?

What is the name of the school of wizardry that Harry Potter attends?

Who wrote the Harry Potter books?

What is the title of the first Harry Potter book?

What is the almond in the novel "The Almond of Nedjma" a symbol for?

Who wrote the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes"

In what year was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen born?

Who wrote "Hamlet"?

Which comic book character gains extraordinary strength by eating spinach?

The mighty Popeye has taken a fancy to a particular lady. What is her name?

Popeye first appeared as a minor character in an Elzie C. Segar comic strip. Which one?

With which villainous character does Popeye fight to gain the favor of a charming lady?

What is the name of Asterix's brawny friend?

In which decade was the comic book Asterix first published?

What is the name of Herman Melville's classic novel, which begins with the words "Call me Ishmael"?

In which city does Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' take place?

Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?

In which decade were the first Superman comics published?