quiz 1092 – literature

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1	What was English author Graham Greene's first name?
2	'Pap' is the town's vagrant drunkard father of which fictional character created by Mark Twain?
3	Who wrote 'The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'?
4	'Brick Lane' by Monica Ali is set in which London borough?
5	Which British illustrator who illustrated the gift book of Peter Pan, was known for her cute drawings of children based on her daughter Peggy?
6	In the Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond, Mr. Gruber owns an antique shop in which London road?
7	Which female, London-born author has younger brothers, rapper and comedian Doc Brown and rapper Luc Skyz?
8	Which French political activist and feminist theorist wrote 'The Mandarins' and 'The Second Sex'?
9	'The Boarding House', 'Two Gallants' and 'Eveline' are short stories from which James Joyce novel?
10	Thomas Keneally, author of 'Schindler's Ark' was born in which country?
11	Which South African author, born in 1905, was a reporter for London's Daily Express, a World War II BBC broadcaster and wife of a British Admiral?
12	What were the first names of dramatist, poet and literary critic T.S.Eliot?
13	Catherine Barkley, Helen Ferguson and Rinaldi are all characters in which World War I novel by Ernest Hemingway?
14	Which US author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962?
15	Which US author wrote 'The Naked and the Dead', based on his military service in World War II?
16	Eveline Hanska was married to which French novelist?
17	Which Brooklyn-born author had parents named Malachy and Angela?
18	Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin was created by which author?
19	Which American author, born in 1892, whose novels include 'The Good Earth', is also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu?
20	Which Swedish author was best known for writing the 'Millennium Series' of crime novels?