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E: 04/01 Times/Waterstone's Xmas Quiz - £500 vouchers
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can's see this posted anywhere yet..
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5365955.ece
Answer each question, namng the book and author involved
Identity parade
These real-life characters appeared in which works of fiction this year?
1 Marie de Gournay
2 Johnny Weissmuller and Rex Harrison
3 (Percy) Bysshe (Shelley)
4 Ivor Gurney
5 Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Prequels and sequels
6. In which New England town was death rather than the Devil an expected visitor?
7. Which prequel ends with the phone call that began a detective's literary career?
8. And which detective and former policeman gets on a train going in the wrong direction to be transported back into his past?
9. Whose latest novel retold the story of her previous book from a different family's perspective?
10. Which much-loved character seems to like his eggs scrambled, not boiled, in his latest return?
Cover story (11-15)
The five images in our main picture are taken from the jackets of books published this year. Identify the titles and authors.
18th-century antics
16. Which peccadillo links Howard Jacobson's latest novel and the real-life couple involved in a celebrated 18th-century divorce written about this year? Name both books.
17. Which diabolic clubs were founded by Philip, Lord Wharton and Sir Francis Dashwood?
18. ... which was founded by Jacob Tonson in his Fleet Street coffee house?
19... and which was part research institution, part gentleman's club, and was headed by Sir Joseph Banks and Sir Humphrey Davy?
20. Who was Dr Johnson's Dear Mistress and who wrote about her this year?
Musical prose
21 Which freewheelin' covergirl broke her silence after more than 40 years?
22 Who were the “Girls Like Us”?
23 Who set out to trace the fallen? How many did he find?
24 Who wondered if he should make a pass at his mother?
25 And who was thrilled to get into her musical idol's bath?
Prize specimens
26 The Man Booker Prize loves tigers: name three winning books with a prominent big cat link.
27 In which new-age novel does the protagonist unleash her five senses “as if struck by a sacred bolt of lightning”, and which award was it shortlisted for?
28 Who won the richest nonfiction prize in the world in 2008?
29 Which award shortlist encompassed 6th-century Britain, a 13th-century pilgrimage and a 1960s public school?
30 Who did “some stupid things” at the Galaxy British Book Awards?
High (and low) finance
31 Whose favourite meal is burger, fries and cherry coke?
32 And which son of a former Labour MP choked on beer and loathing?
33 Which historian moved from the pity of war to the ascent of money?
34 A Dutch banker seeks refuge in sport in which novel?
35 Scrooge, Shylock, and Faustus star in which nonfiction book published this year?
Mirror, mirror
36 Who went from Shanghai to Shepperton?
37 Which not-so dutiful daughter was told by her dying mother: “It's always been the same - all you can ever think about is yourself and showing off about the bloody BBC”?
38 And which novelist revealed that her own birth was mistaken for the menopuase?
39 Dear Fatty, a celeb writes: but who is "fatty"?
40 Whose dreamy 1995 memoir enjoyed a second wind?
Face-off (41-45)
Click on the blue arrows underneath the main picture to step through the portraits of five luminaries. Who wrote their life stories this year?
Endpapers
46 Which detective writer went to the happy hunting ground?
47 Who finally succumbed after surviving prehistoric monsters and deadly virues?
48 Who had time for more than one last cigarette?
49 Who wrote about water and woods and had his final musings linked to walnuts?
50 Which literary figure died shortly after her husband wrote a book of musings about death?
COMPILED BY PAUL DUNN AND TOM GATTI
HOW TO ENTER
Prizes will go to the entries with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, the winners will be drawn at random.
Number your answers 1-50 in order and send them to [EMAIL="bookscomp@thetimes.co.uk"]bookscomp@thetimes.co.uk[/EMAIL] with Christmas Quiz in the subject-line, or post them to Christmas Quiz, Books,
The Times, 1 Pennington Street, London E98 1TT. Include your name, address and daytime telephone number. No e-mail attachments. Entries must be received by 10am on Monday January 5, 2009. Winners will be notified by January 9 and their names and the answers printed in The Times of January 10. One entry per person.
1=Apology for the Woman Writing by Jenny Diski
2 =Me Cheeta: The Autobiography by cheeta
5 =
The China Lover by Ian Baruma
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5365955.ece
Answer each question, namng the book and author involved
Identity parade
These real-life characters appeared in which works of fiction this year?
1 Marie de Gournay
2 Johnny Weissmuller and Rex Harrison
3 (Percy) Bysshe (Shelley)
4 Ivor Gurney
5 Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Prequels and sequels
6. In which New England town was death rather than the Devil an expected visitor?
7. Which prequel ends with the phone call that began a detective's literary career?
8. And which detective and former policeman gets on a train going in the wrong direction to be transported back into his past?
9. Whose latest novel retold the story of her previous book from a different family's perspective?
10. Which much-loved character seems to like his eggs scrambled, not boiled, in his latest return?
Cover story (11-15)
The five images in our main picture are taken from the jackets of books published this year. Identify the titles and authors.
18th-century antics
16. Which peccadillo links Howard Jacobson's latest novel and the real-life couple involved in a celebrated 18th-century divorce written about this year? Name both books.
17. Which diabolic clubs were founded by Philip, Lord Wharton and Sir Francis Dashwood?
18. ... which was founded by Jacob Tonson in his Fleet Street coffee house?
19... and which was part research institution, part gentleman's club, and was headed by Sir Joseph Banks and Sir Humphrey Davy?
20. Who was Dr Johnson's Dear Mistress and who wrote about her this year?
Musical prose
21 Which freewheelin' covergirl broke her silence after more than 40 years?
22 Who were the “Girls Like Us”?
23 Who set out to trace the fallen? How many did he find?
24 Who wondered if he should make a pass at his mother?
25 And who was thrilled to get into her musical idol's bath?
Prize specimens
26 The Man Booker Prize loves tigers: name three winning books with a prominent big cat link.
27 In which new-age novel does the protagonist unleash her five senses “as if struck by a sacred bolt of lightning”, and which award was it shortlisted for?
28 Who won the richest nonfiction prize in the world in 2008?
29 Which award shortlist encompassed 6th-century Britain, a 13th-century pilgrimage and a 1960s public school?
30 Who did “some stupid things” at the Galaxy British Book Awards?
High (and low) finance
31 Whose favourite meal is burger, fries and cherry coke?
32 And which son of a former Labour MP choked on beer and loathing?
33 Which historian moved from the pity of war to the ascent of money?
34 A Dutch banker seeks refuge in sport in which novel?
35 Scrooge, Shylock, and Faustus star in which nonfiction book published this year?
Mirror, mirror
36 Who went from Shanghai to Shepperton?
37 Which not-so dutiful daughter was told by her dying mother: “It's always been the same - all you can ever think about is yourself and showing off about the bloody BBC”?
38 And which novelist revealed that her own birth was mistaken for the menopuase?
39 Dear Fatty, a celeb writes: but who is "fatty"?
40 Whose dreamy 1995 memoir enjoyed a second wind?
Face-off (41-45)
Click on the blue arrows underneath the main picture to step through the portraits of five luminaries. Who wrote their life stories this year?
Endpapers
46 Which detective writer went to the happy hunting ground?
47 Who finally succumbed after surviving prehistoric monsters and deadly virues?
48 Who had time for more than one last cigarette?
49 Who wrote about water and woods and had his final musings linked to walnuts?
50 Which literary figure died shortly after her husband wrote a book of musings about death?
COMPILED BY PAUL DUNN AND TOM GATTI
HOW TO ENTER
Prizes will go to the entries with the most correct answers. In the event of a tie, the winners will be drawn at random.
Number your answers 1-50 in order and send them to [EMAIL="bookscomp@thetimes.co.uk"]bookscomp@thetimes.co.uk[/EMAIL] with Christmas Quiz in the subject-line, or post them to Christmas Quiz, Books,
The Times, 1 Pennington Street, London E98 1TT. Include your name, address and daytime telephone number. No e-mail attachments. Entries must be received by 10am on Monday January 5, 2009. Winners will be notified by January 9 and their names and the answers printed in The Times of January 10. One entry per person.
1=Apology for the Woman Writing by Jenny Diski
2 =Me Cheeta: The Autobiography by cheeta
5 =
The China Lover by Ian Baruma
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39 is Dawn French.
kateabDefinitely NOT the blogger at Katie and the Kids, OK?0 -
17. Hell fire clubs
18. the Kit-Cat Club
19. The Royal Society?
20. Hester Thrale, Ian McIntyre from here
21. Suze Rotolo
22. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon
26. The White Tiger , Moon Tiger, The Conservationist
27. Brida - Bad sex in literature award
28. Kate Summerscale from here
30. Ian Rankin from here
32. Geraint Anderson
35. Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
Ok, gotta go to work, Hope these help!
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36. JG Ballard
37. Jenni Murray0 -
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3. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd.0
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Answers suggested in posts 1 to 39:
Identity parade
These real-life characters appeared in which works of fiction this year?
1 Marie de Gournay Apology for the woman writing by Jenny Diski
2 Johnny Weissmuller and Rex Harrison Me Cheeta: the autobiography by cheeta
3 (Percy) Bysshe (Shelley) The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd
4 Ivor Gurney In Zodiac Light by Robert Edric
5 Yoshiko Yamaguchi The China Lover by Ian Baruma
Prequels and sequels
6. In which New England town was death rather than the Devil an expected visitor? Eastwick (in Widows of Eastwick by John Updike)
7. Which prequel ends with the phone call that began a detective's literary career? The pyramid by Henning Menkell
8. And which detective and former policeman gets on a train going in the wrong direction to be transported back into his past? Jackson Brodie (Kate Atkinson - When will there be good news)
9. Whose latest novel retold the story of her previous book from a different family's perspective? Home by Marilynne Robinson
10. Which much-loved character seems to like his eggs scrambled, not boiled, in his latest return? James Bond (in Sebastian Faulks "Devil May Care")
Cover story (11-15)
The five images in our main picture are taken from the jackets of books published this year. Identify the titles and authors.
11.A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
12.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
13.Coming Back to Me: The Autobiography of Marcus Trescothick by Marcus Trescothick (obviously).
14.A Most Wanted Man (John Le Carre)
15. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
18th-century antics
16. Which peccadillo links Howard Jacobson's latest novel and the real-life couple involved in a celebrated 18th-century divorce written about this year? Name both books. Voyeurism. The Act of Love by Howard Jacobson and Lady Whorsley's Whim an 18th-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce by Hallie Rubenhold
17. Which diabolic clubs were founded by Philip, Lord Wharton and Sir Francis Dashwood? Hell fire clubs. The Hell-Fire Clubs: Sex, satanism and secret societies, by Evelyn Lord
18. ... which was founded by Jacob Tonson in his Fleet Street coffee house? the Kit-Kat Club. The Kit-Cat Club:
Friends who Imagined a Nation by Ophelia Field
19... and which was part research institution, part gentleman's club, and was headed by Sir Joseph Banks and Sir Humphrey Davy? The Royal Society The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
20. Who was Dr Johnson's Dear Mistress and who wrote about her this year? Hester Thrale, Hester:the Remarkable Life of Dr Johnson's 'Dear Mistress' by Ian McIntyre
Musical prose
21 Which freewheelin' covergirl broke her silence after more than 40 years? A Freewheelin' Time by Suze Rotolo
22 Who were the “Girls Like Us”? Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller
23 Who set out to trace the fallen? How many did he find? The Fallen by Dave Simpson - 41
24 Who wondered if he should make a pass at his mother? John Lennon: The Life (by Philip Norman)
25 And who was thrilled to get into her musical idol's bath? My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt
Prize specimens
26 The Man Booker Prize loves tigers: name three winning books with a prominent big cat link. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively, Yann Martel's "Life of Pi"
27 In which new-age novel does the protagonist unleash her five senses “as if struck by a sacred bolt of lightning”, and which award was it shortlisted for? Brida: A Novel by Paulo Coelho- Bad sex in literature award
28 Who won the richest nonfiction prize in the world in 2008? Kate Summerscale The Suspicions of Mr Whicher(Samuel Johnson Prize)
29 Which award shortlist encompassed 6th-century Britain, a 13th-century pilgrimage and a 1960s public school? The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2008 here
30 Who did “some stupid things” at the Galaxy British Book Awards? Ian Rankin (Exit Music)
High (and low) finance
31 Whose favourite meal is burger, fries and cherry coke? Warren Buffett, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
32 And which son of a former Labour MP choked on beer and loathing? Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile by Geraint Anderson
33 Which historian moved from the pity of war to the ascent of money?The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
34 A Dutch banker seeks refuge in sport in which novel? Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
35 Scrooge, Shylock, and Faustus star in which nonfiction book published this year? Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood
Mirror, mirror
36 Who went from Shanghai to Shepperton? Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton by JG Ballard
37 Which not-so dutiful daughter was told by her dying mother: “It's always been the same - all you can ever think about is yourself and showing off about the bloody BBC”? Memoirs of a not so dutiful daughter by Jenni Murray
38 And which novelist revealed that her own birth was mistaken for the menopuase? This is not about me by Janice Galloway
39 Dear Fatty, a celeb writes: but who is "fatty"? Jennifer Saunders, Dear Fatty by Dawn French
40 Whose dreamy 1995 memoir enjoyed a second wind? Barack Obama's "Dreams from my Father"
Face-off (41-45)
Click on the blue arrows underneath the main picture to step through the portraits of five luminaries. Who wrote their life stories this year?
41.(Casanova) Actor, Spy, Lover, Priest Written by Ian Kelly
42. (Dorothy Wordsworth) The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth by Frances Wilson
43. (V.S. Naipaul) The World is What it is by Patrick French
44. (Florence Nightingale) Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend by Mark Bostridge
45. (Henry VIII) Virtuous Prince by David Starkey
Endpapers
46 Which detective writer went to the happy hunting ground? Tony Hillerman
47 Who finally succumbed after surviving prehistoric monsters and deadly virues? Michael Crichton
48 Who had time for more than one last cigarette? Simon Gray
49 Who wrote about water and woods and had his final musings linked to walnuts? Roger Deakin
50 Which literary figure died shortly after her husband wrote a book of musings about death?Pat Kavanagh (wife)
Julian Barnes (husband) wrote "Nothing to be Frightened of"
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