reader's trivia! let's play!
Posted By: Alden
- 1. which novel began with the opening lines:
it was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness. It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity ...
2. Who wrote leaf by Niggel?
3. Who was Dracula in the Bram Stoker stories?
4. Who wrote things fall apart?
5. Who wrote Master Harold and the boys?
6. The pelican Brief was written by John Steinbeck? True or false?
7. John Grisham wrote A brave new world? True or false?
Come on let's see which planeteer wins this contest!Conversations
Planeteers say
Deon said:
I plead innocent to all the above, Your Honor, unfortunately....Alden said:
oh, no deon, I have a big mouth? and you are the strict professor, so no pleading not guilty here! let's see you give it a try!Deon said:
Well, I remEmber all those, but these days I'm no good with names anymore; I tend to call all men "Van", and girls "Koeks", now so that I can't call anyone by it's wrong name. HAHAHA!avinash said:
if I am not wrong the first answer is hard times by charls dickensavinash said:
ans. 2 JRR Tolkien ans. 3 Lucy. ans. 4 Chinua Achebe ans. 5 FugardAlden said:
Avenash, you did well sofar, 3 right: 2 is right so far. 3 is not four is five is, what about six and seven? so three points? let us see what other planeteers think???Liesbeth said:
I'd say 7 is false, unless it is a trick question, as George Orwell wrote Brave New World, without the article a. As for 4, continuing question, where does the title come from? This is one of my favourite books, by the way.Liesbeth said:
I always get my distopia's confused, I mean Aldous Huxley for Brave new world. And the Pelcan Brief is written by John Grisham.avinash said:
alden, first answer is 'tale of two cities' by Charls Dickens sorry, previously I wrote 'hard times'Mayank Sharma said:
oh well.. I just knew the 6th one. Leesbeth mam have answered taht. Grisham wrote the pelican breifeAlden said:
Book clubbers the answers to your questions: and now avenash, you have 4. So here are the answers: Things fall apart, written by Chinu achebe, from Africa; 2. A tale of two cities were where the first lines "it was the best of times ...etc. came from; 3. Coun dracula, a count he was; Leaf by Niggel written by JR tolkien; 5. master harold and the boys written by Athol Fugard. 6. John grisham wrote pelican Brief; 7. 7. Aldus Huxley wrote Brave new world, not John Grisham; So do you want to play more? the next set of questions to follow at seven"! popping off to watch a TV program! Well done to our winner, Avenash!Deon said:
TV? TV? What for?Alden said:
Deon, sometimes I have to close my mouth, sit and just be, then think of all the planeteers keeping me on my toes!Deon said:
And, I wonder by what name Oom Oubaas would call you? What may sounds like Pasha to him? HAHAHA!Alden said:
plalneteers, no one trying to answer my questions? shall I answer them and be the winner? What happened to planeteering spirit?!!!!Alden said:
book clubbers: have I stumped you? Should I answer these questions, will give you till end tomorrow, that is till seven when I come back on again!