Shakespeare
What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
(Hint: She shares a name with the actress who plays Viola in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s 2009 production of Twelfth Night or Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises)
Anne Hathaway
University of Oxford.
What was the name of his most famous character?
Sherlock Holmes
How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
19
What is the name of the most famous fantasy world he created?
Wonderland
What is the name of Shakespeare’s theater?
How many languages could he speak fluently?
At least 16.
What was his profession before ever becoming an author?
A doctor.
What is the name of the Doctor in Frankenstein?
Victor Frankenstein.
The inspiration for Alice came from a little girl named....
Alice Liddell.
This line is from which play?
"All that glisters is not gold.”
The Merchant of Venice.
What is the name of the main character in The Hobbit?
Bilbo Baggins.
True or False: He grew tired of Sherlock Holmes and eventually planned his death.
True.
What is the name of the monster in Frankenstein?
The creature, monster, or wretch.
What kind of speech problem did Lewis Carroll have?
A stutter.
Which Shakespeare film adaptation is a modernization of The Taming of the Shrew?
10 Things I Hate About You
Which famous poem did Tolkien translate?
Beowulf
John Watson is Sherlock's famous companion. What is his middle name?
Hamish
What is another name for the book Frankenstein?
The Modern Prometheus.
Which Queen loved Alice's in Adventures in Wonderland so much, that when Lewis published his second book Through The Looking Glass, she asked to be part of the dedication page?
Queen Victoria
What was Shakespeare’s only son’s name?
Hamnet.
Which author did Tolkien dislike or was at least disappointed by?
William Shakespeare.
Where did the famous sleuth die?
Reichenbach Falls.
How long did it take Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein?
9 months
What is the name of the poem the Cheshire Cat sings?
Jabberwocky.