kb Literature 2013 #1

Question 1

Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?

Answer 1

William Shakespeare

Question 2

What is the name of Robin Hood’s girlfriend?

Answer 2

Maid Marion

Question 3

In what story does the ghost of Jacob Marley appear?

Answer 3

“A Christmas Carol”

Question 4

Name the 4 gospels of the New Testament of the “Bible.”

Answer 4

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Question 5

What fictional hero shot an apple from his son’s head with a crossbow?

Answer 5

William Tell

Question 6

What path did Dorothy follow in “The Wizard of Oz”?

Answer 6

the yellow brick road

Question 7

According to the “Bible,” who was swallowed by a whale?

Answer 7

Jonah

Question 8

What literary character used the code name 007?

Answer 8

James Bond

Question 9

What mythological creature was half man and half bull?

Answer 9

minotaur

Question 10

What popular children’s book character had a cannibal king for a father and lived with a horse and a monkey?

Answer 10

Pippi Longstocking

Question 11

What fictional town lost its children to the Pied Piper?

Answer 11

Hamlin

Question 12

What fairy tale character turned everything he touched into gold?

Answer 12

King Midas

Question 13

What type of stories is Aesop known for?

Answer 13

fables

Question 14

In the book “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgsen Burnett, what is the name of the servant boy that helps restore the garden?

Answer 14

Dickon

Question 15

What literary term means the repetition of consonant sounds?

Answer 15

alliteration

Question 16

In the book “The Cat in the Hat,” what were the names of the cat’s helpers?

Answer 16

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Question 17

In “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling, what was the name of the bear?

Answer 17

Baloo

Question 18

Who owns the garden in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter?

Answer 18

Mr. McGregor

Question 19

“Make Way for Ducklings” is a story about a mama duck and her babies working their way through city traffic. What was the city where the ducks lived?

Answer 19

Boston

Question 20

In “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, what was the name of the little boy who was sent to bet without supper?

Answer 20

Max