Friday 20 Question Quiz – 21/04/2023 Round 1: Literature 10 questions all about Literature. None What is the name of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, featured in the second novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams? In which J. D. Salinger novel is Phoebe Caulfield the main character's younger sister? "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters" is a children's book by which American ex-president? The famous Joseph Heller novel Catch-22 had what original name before the publisher changed it? Which book, translated from the original French" La Disparition", is a 300-page novel written in 1969 by Georges Perec, entirely without using the letter e? In What series of stories, illustrated by E. H. Shepherd, would you find a Hefalump? Which book do Boy Scout leaders take their names from? Which famous book contains the line 'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife'? Which author is known for her series of novels "The Vampire Chronicles” - the first book became the subject of a film adaptation? What was the name of the book by Ernest Hemmingway which dealt with the subject of bullfighting? Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What was the Latin name for the now extinct bird which is commonly known as the Dodo? In George Orwell's Animal Farm what type of animal was Muriel? Based in San Diego and founded in 1996, "The California Academy of Tauromaquia" is a school of instruction for what? Daxing Airport, nicknamed "the starfish.", is one of two international airports serving which capital city? If someone used the initialism BRB online, what word would the second B represent? What was the Croatian currency before adoption of the Euro? The word 'boondocks' comes from the tagalog (filipino) word 'bundok,' which means what? What is the name of the white ball in a game of bowls? On which island was the canning process for fish first developed? What 1839 innovation changed the face of physical mail delivery? Time's up
