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British Literature # 3

Can you answer these questions about English literature?
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Which Prime Minister won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953?
Sir Winston Churchill
Which novel was the first to feature the hero Richard Hannay?
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Uther Pendragon was the father of which mythical English king?
King Arthur
Which British poet and playwright was married to Anne Hathaway?
William Shakespeare
What kind of creatures are Bilbo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee?
Hobbits
“The sweat wis lashing oafay Sick Boy…” is the start of which novel?
Trainspotting
Which author created the characters Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot?
Agatha Christie
Which fictional bear was created in the 1950s by Michael Bond?
Paddington Bear
Which 20th century poet has the first names Wystan Hugh?
W. H. Auden
Whose plays include The Lady in the Van and The History Boys?
Alan Bennett
Who wrote the Swallows and Amazons series of children’s books?
Arthur Ransome
Ron Weasley and Hermione Grainger are students of which school?
Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardrt
P. G. Wodehouse’s books, what is the name of Bertie Wooster’s valet?
Jeeves
Who wrote A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755?
Dr. Samuel Johnson
The writers George Orwell, Rudyard Kipling and Salman Rushdie were all born in which country?
India
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