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100

His real name was Samuel Lenghorne Clemens

Mark Twain

100

Who is Sherlock Holmes' trusted companion?

Dr Watson

100

He is a scientist who created a monster and brought it to life

Frankenstein

100

Her husband was a famous poet who died young in a sailing incident

Mary Shelley

200

She was one of the first girls to go to her grandfather's boys' secondary school

Emily Dickinson

200

Who is the "the father of kings" killed by assassins, hired by his friend?

Banquo

200

He lives in the Emerald City

The Wizard of Oz

200

The Globe Theatre in London is where you can see performances of his plays

William Shakespeare

300

What did L. Frank Baum's father build for him in 1880?

A theatre

300

Who's Farmer Lodge's wife in a story by Thomas Hardy?

Gertrude Lodge

300

They are two young lovers in a tragedy by Shakespeare.

Romeo and Juliet

300

He worked in Africa for some time.

Roald Dahl

400

Where are many of Mark Twain's stories set?

On the Mississippi River

400

Who does Tom Sawyer live with?

Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid

400

Miss Trunchbull is a cruel teacher in this work by Roald Dahl

Matilda

400

All of his novels are set in Wessex.

Thomas Hardy

500

Why didn't L. Frank Baum go to school but had tutors instead?

He had a bad heart

500

Who are Dorothy's four companions?

The Scarecrow, the Tin man, the Cowardly Lion and Toto

500

They swap clothes and switch their places.

The Prince and the Pauper

500

What did Arthur Conan Doyle study at Edingburgh University?

Medicine

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