Modern Good Reads discussion

CAVEAT: THIS QUIZ IS NOT BULLET PROOF. JUST FUN.

The questions are pulled from a wide range of books - I haven't read all the books. There is possibly more than one answer in a book to a question, or more than one book fitting the question. The fun is narrowing it down. If I mess up, I'll tell you and resolve it.

Put your answers and any requests for hints in this thread.

Please do not post comments or collaborative activity on this thread - purely to make my life easier. Collaborate etc. here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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SAMPLE REPLY for Question 5.

5. Answer, book, Author.

Previous Winner of Quiz 1 is Tina who provided the Winner's Question! Thanks, Tina!
Here are the questions for Quiz 2.

1) Who learns to read and write?
2) Who is the daughter of a Roman general and betrothed to an Emperor’s son and brother?
3) Who catches scarlet fever and eventually dies?
4) Name the milk bar.
5) Who breaks his son’s arm? Full name please.
6) What creature was in a glass of water?
7) What crop gives way to baseball?
8) What event occurred on 24 August?
9) With no evidence and no witnesses, who suspects he has found the killer on psychological grounds alone?
10) Who steals a kiss surrounded by violets?
11) ***WINNER’S QUESTION*** What day do they say Goodbye?

7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella *fingers crossed!*

First couple of guesses...

3. Caroline Beaufort, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella

Tina wrote: "7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella *fingers crossed!*"

1/1 ! The quiz is off.

Well done to Lissa for the initial guess on comments, and Tina for picking up the ball.

Leah wrote: "First couple of guesses...

3. Caroline Beaufort, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella"

2/3 Leah, nice start!

Now the fun starts. You know from the previous entry which one is definitely correct, but can you be sure which of the other two is?

2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (not sure)
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster

1: Hannah Schmitz, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2:
3: Beth March, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
4: Korova, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
5: Jack Torrance, The Shining by Stephen King
6:
7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella
8: Mount Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii by Robert Harris.
9:
10:
11:

Tina wrote: "1: Hannah Schmitz, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2:
3: Beth March, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
4: Korova, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
5: Jack Torrance, The Shining by Stephen King
6:
7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella
8: Mount Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii by Robert Harris. ..."

5/6 are correct.

Much harder!

Francine wrote: "2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (not sure)
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster
..."

I'm so sorry, I missed this one! Not sure it matters as you were all here at once.

5/5 correct!

you are all nearly there!

1: Hannah Schmitz, The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
2: Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (yay!)
3: Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4:
5: Jack Torrance, The Shining by Stephen King
6: A newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl (crossing fingers!)
7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella
8: Mount Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii by Robert Harris
9:
10: George, A Room with a View, EM Forster
11: 14th Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom (sniff)

May I have a hint for number 9 please?

Francine wrote: "1: Hannah Schmitz, The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
2: Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (yay!)
3: Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4:
5: Jack Torrance, The Shining by Stephen King
6: A newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl (crossing fingers!)
7: Corn, Shoeless Joe by W P Kinsella
8: Mount Vesuvius erupted, Pompeii by Robert Harris
9:
10: George, A Room with a View, EM Forster
11: 14th Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom (sniff)
..."

8/9 are correct. Wow!

Your hint for number 9 is: The killer falls in love with a prostitute.

Going to do some process of elimination to see which one is wrong.

1. Hanna Schmitz, The Reader, Bernard Schlink
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (not sure)
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
8.
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

Can you provide a hint for 8?

Francine wrote: "1. Hanna Schmitz, The Reader, Bernard Schlink
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare (not sure)
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
8.
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom..."

Good idea!

8/9 are correct.

Hint for 8) Local legend suggests the fate of two lovers.

Okay...continuing with the process of elimination (Note: items with a [*] are verified as correct from earlier posts; items with [?] are unknown if they are correct):
1.
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare*
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott*
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess [?]
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King*
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl [?]
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella*
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris [?]
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster*
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom [?]

May I have a hint for number 11 please?

Current hints to-date:
8 - local legend suggests the fate of two lovers
9 - killer falls in love with a prostitute

Francine wrote: "1.
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare*
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott*
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess [?]
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King*
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl [?]
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella*
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris [?]
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster*
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom [?]..."

9/9 are correct. That should help with the elimination!

Francine wrote: "May I have a hint for number 11 please?..."..."

Hint for No 11: The Meaning of Life

1. Precious, Push, Sapphire [?] (just saw the movie)
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare*
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott*
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess*
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King*
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl*
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella*
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris*
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster*
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom*

May I have another hint for number 9 (or is this not allowed because I already asked for 9 before)?

Francine wrote: "1. Precious, Push, Sapphire [?] (just saw the movie)
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare*
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott*
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess*
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King*
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl*
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella*
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris*
9.
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster*
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom*..."

9/10 are correct.

You can't ask for another hint for 9 but you can try and get someone else to ask for you! Or hope someone asks anyway.

Keep going!

1) Davos Seaworth, A Storm Of Swords by George R R Martin

Can I have a for number 9 please?

Tina wrote: "1) Davos Seaworth, A Storm Of Swords by George R R Martin

Can I have a for number 9 please?"

0/1 is correct.

Hint for 9: No one wants to end up in a yellow house.

(It's always those last pesky questions!)

Can't believe I missed this one...only one of the major required texts! Thank you for the yellow house (lunatic asylum) clue. I think this is it.

9. Porfiry, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

May I have a hint for number 1 please?

Francine wrote: "Can't believe I missed this one...only one of the major required texts! Thank you for the yellow house (lunatic asylum) clue. I think this is it.

9. Porfiry, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoy..."

1/1 is correct.

Hint for Number 1 is: Goat’s milk is good for you.

I think that will give it away...

Parinita wrote: "1. Heidi, Heidi, Johanna Spyri
Hope the first one was right...
Used to watch Heidi cartoon as a kid. :)"


0/1 is correct.

So close!

Parinita wrote: "Peter, Heidi, Johanna Spyri

Fingers crossed!"

1/1 is correct, Parinta, better get the complete set of answers in quick before someone else gets there!"

And double check spellings!

Parinita wrote: "Oh my god!!!
Oh my god!!!
1. Peter, Heidi, Johanna Sypri
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare
3. Beth March, Little women, Louisa May Alcott
4. Kirovabad Milk bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
5. Jack Torrance, the Shining, Stephen King
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W. P. Kinsella
8. Eruption of mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris
9. Porfiry, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
10. George, A Room with a View, EM Forster
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom ..."

10/11 are correct! Spellings!!!! Try again, Parinita, the answers are higher up!

1. Peter, Heidi, Johanna Spyri
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris
9. Porfiry, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

Francine wrote: "1. Peter, Heidi, Johanna Spyri
2. Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare
3. Beth March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
4. Korova Milk Bar, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
5. Jack Torrance, The Shining, Stephen King
6. Newt, Matilda, Roald Dahl
7. Corn, Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
8. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Robert Harris
9. Porfiry, Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. George, A Room With A View, EM Forster
11. Tuesday, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

11/11 are correct!

Well done, Francine.

This is a cruel game, but Parinita, well played and so close, you just missed out there with Korova Milk Bar.

Fortunately, it's only a game and Francine now gets the fun of devising a Winner's Question for Quiz 3!

Well done all.

I have to admit, my heart was racing there at the end, lol.

Parinita wrote: "oh and congratulations Francine. :)"

Thank you! And thank you for providing the answer to number 1! :-)

Ceri wrote: "I have to admit, my heart was racing there at the end, lol."

So was mine! :-) You sure know how to get people all riled up (in a good way!).

Ceri, that was a fun, fab quiz. Looking forward to the next one!

Francine, congrats!! I can see us all getting addicted to these quizzes :-)

I know I'm being pedantic when I say number 11 is "The Fourteenth Tuesday" but you had that originally as your first answer. When you wrote "sniff" I was going to say that I agreed about how much I cry at it but then thought I'd better stay quiet. It's such a beautiful book, and the film always makes me blubber too.

I hadn't noticed the Fourteenth had dropped off the Tuesday answer! In my head it had been answered. Need to keep my eyes peeled.

I will be working on the next quiz very soon!