Jane Austen
What pseudonym were Jane Austen's books originally published under?
By "a lady"
What is the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time?
The Grinch
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
How many hearts do Octopuses have?
Three
How many brothers did Jane Austen have?
Six
The angels do NOT sing in which gospel account of Christ's birth?
Luke
Written in 1867, this Russian novel describes the perfect murder - and it's psychological effects.
"It takes more than intelligence to act intelligently"
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"All that glitters is not gold"
William Shakespeare
(Tolkien plagiarized -_-)
What is the only letter which doesn't appear in the Periodic Table of Elements?
J
In what year did Jane Austen die?
1817
Which American company featured Santa Claus in their ads for a couple decades in the early 20th century?
Coca Cola
This gothic masterpiece was written in 1847 by one of Jane Austen's greatest critics and features an orphaned girl, an ugly man and a cruel aunt.
Jane Eyre by Emily Bronte
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
Friedrich Nietzsche
Which state has a roughly 200:1 chicken to person ratio?
Delaware
What was the original title of Sense and Sensibility?
Elinor and Marianne
What are the names of the three wise men?
Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar
The Homer of the Christian tradition - everybody's heard of it and nobody's read it.
(Written in 1667 by a blind man)
Paradise Lost by John Milton
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Closing line of The Great Gatsby)
Which country possesses the greatest number of islands?
Sweden with 267,570 islands
Which author wrote a short story in 1926 entitled The Janeites featuring World War I veterans discussing their love for Austen in a masonic lodge?
Rudyard Kipling
What was the first state to formally recognize Christmas?
Alabama
A French satire made famous for its harsh critique of the eccentric optimism of Leibniz.
(Written in 1757)
Candide by Voltaire
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
Which state capital does not have a McDonald's?
Montpelier, Vermont