Question: Which of the following works was written by Aldous Huxley? Answer: Brave New World. Brave New World is a novel written by Aldous Huxley in 1931. The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho The Western Canon was written by Harold Bloom For Whom the Bell Tolls was written by Ernest Hemingway
Question: ln JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, before he was corrupted by the ring, Gollum was once most like a…? Answer: Hobbit. Those who have seen the movie, might get a better picture of Gollum in the beginning. He most like a Hobbit.
Question: How many times was Julius Caesar stabbed? Answer: 23. Julius Ceasar was stabbed by some senators lead by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus on March the 15th 44 BC.
Question: Which of the following is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Answer: The Colosseum in Rome The Colosseum was built around 72 A.D. to 81 A.D. It is one of the NEW wonders of the world, but not one of he 7 ANCIENT wonders.
Question: What kind of creature was Medusa? Answer: A Gorgon. Medusa was a Gorgon, a female monster, which had actual snake instead of her hair.
Question: What is writer Paul Auster’s favourite city, according to his novels? Answer: New York. Paul Benjamin Auster is an american writer who wrote “The New York trilogy”. So his favourite city in the novel, of course is, New York.
Question: What singer is considered the ” Queen of Soul”? Answer: Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (born in 1942) is considered “The Queen of soul” by the late 1960s.
Question: Who composed the music of opera ‘The Magic Flute’? Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute (in german: Die Zauberflöte) was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791.
Question: Which figurative language means: Exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken seriously? Answer: Hyperbole A Hyperbole is an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally.