Classic Literature
In which Charlotte Bronte book will you read the quote, “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Jane Eyre, 1847
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
What book trilogy has main characters named Katniss and Peeta?
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
What novel by Trent Dalton is set in the Brisbane/Ipswich area, and got a 2024 mini-series adaptation on Netlfix?
Boy Swallows Universe
Who wrote 'The Happiest Refugee' and 'The Little Refugee'? Hint: He currently has an art show on the ABC.
Anh Do
Which Jane Austen novel has a 2005 film adaptation featuring Kiera Knightly and Matthew Macfayden?
Pride and Prejudice, published 1813
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
Of the Pevensie siblings, who is the first to enter Narnia in 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' by C.S. Lewis?
Lucy Pevensie
What novel by Trent Dalton is set in the Brisbane/Ipswich area, and got a 2024 mini-series adaptation on Netlfix?
Boy Swallows Universe
Which Australian athlete and motivational speaker has a biography titled 'Everything to Live for'?
Turia Pitt
Who wrote the 1890 novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
Oscar Wilde
"All children, except one, grow up."
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
What sci-fi/dystopian book, which follows Wade Watts in a video game centric world, got a 2018 film adaptation?
Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
Which Australian author wrote books such as 'A Waltz for Matilda', 'A Rose for the ANZAC Boys' and 'Diary of a Wombat'?
Jackie French
Which Matilda's soccer player released her biography in July of 2023, titled "My Journey to the World Cup"?
Sam Kerr
Which sibling trio published 7 books and a collaborative book of poems, from the years of 1847-1857
the Bronte sisters: Emily, Anne and Charlotte
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
George Orwell, 1984
What novel, published 1954 follows a plane crash, with schoolboys forming their own civilisation on a deserted island?
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
What was the name of the King who planned to kill baby Jesus?
Herod
Jimmy Barnes released his autobiography in 2017 - the title is shared with what hit song of his?
Working Class Man
In 'A Christmas Carol', how many ghosts visit Scrooge?
Four: Jacob Marely; Christmas Past; Christmas Present; Christmases Yet to Come
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
In Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, who says "Even the very wise cannot see all ends"?
Gandalf
What is the name of the fictional town invaded in John Marsden's 'Tomorrow When the War Began'?
Wirrawee, rural Victoria
'A Long Way Home: A Memoir' by Saroo Brierly inspired which major motion picture, debuting in 2017?
'Lion'