Biography
What job made him famous?
Writer
This book is the story of an elderly man that is very cheap, but has a change of heart when he is visited by three ghosts. What's the title?
A Christmas Carol
Where are all his novels set?
In London
Who was Ebenezer Scrooge?
A Christmas Carol's protagonist
What pet did Dickens own: a raven, a pig, or a rat?
A raven named Grip
What happened to his father when Charles was young?
He went to jail
This book is the story of an orphan with a "twist". What's the title?
Oliver Twist
Dickens was concerned about social issues; therefore he was a very stern author and there was not much space for comedy in his novels.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
He is an orphan, with a good heart, that will eventually discover to be a rich man's illegitimate son. Who's this?
Oliver Twist
How many words by Charles Dickens are in the English Dictionary?
A. 50-100
B. more than 100
C. he didn't invent none: this is a trick question
B. 265; one of them is 'Creeps' (=a feeling of fear and revulsion)
What is 'Boz'?
His pen name
What was the title of his first book?
The Pickwick Papers
Children, mature people, or elderly: what was the age category that Dickens employs the most in his fiction?
Children
The young female protagonist of this novel is a orphan that will, thanks to her kind heart, inherit the property that is central to the novel. What novel are we talking about: Hard Times, Bleak House or Great Expectations?
Bleak House
What direction did Charles had his head pointed to when he slept?
North
Where did he work when he was 12?
In a blacking factory
What book was pubblished in 1850?
David Copperfield
What social class had more space in Dickens' novels?
The poor
One character from Great Expectations is a lady who had been abandoned on her wedding day and has been wearing her wedding dress since.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE, Miss Havisham
POINTS TO THE TEAM THAT GETS CLOSER:
How much time did he need to write A Christmas Carol?
6 weeks
When did he die?
In 1870
What book starts with a description of London covered in mud, fog and smoke, Bleak House, Oliver Twist or Hard Times?
Bleak House
What was the most important feature of his way of writing?
Graphic and powerful descriptions
Which book has some paranormal characters in it?
A Christmas Carol
What was his dream career?
He was a gifted actor, and he was able to gain an audition at the Covent Garden Theatre. He missed the audition when he came down with a heavy cold.