The Thursday Quiz is a twelve item is-it-or-isn't-it test of your knowledge, reasoning, stamina, and moxie!
Remember always the Fundamental Rules of the Thursday Quiz:
1. The Thursday Quiz is a POP quiz. No research, Googling, Wikiing, or use of reference books. Violators will never be able to look at themselves in the mirror again.
Relatively Recent Books!2. Don't get all stressed out about it! It's supposed to be fun!
Which of the following (mostly) critically acclaimed modern novels IS correctly matched with its author? And which ISN'T?
1. A.S. Byatt, Possession
2. Michael D. Coyen, Large and Big and Wide and Tall
3. Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
4. Khaled Hosseini, The Remains of the Day
5. Kazuo Ishiguro, Atonement
6. Yann Martel, Life of Pi
7. Ian McEwan, Midnight’s Children
8. Marilynne Robinson, The Harry Potter series
9. Philip Roth, A Suitable Boy
10. Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
11. Salman Rushdie, The Plot Against America
12. Vikram Seth, The Kite Runner
Submit your answers in the comments.
17 comments:
1. Is.
2. Is.
3. Isn't.
4. Isn't.
5. Isn't.
6. Is.
7. Is.
8. Isn't.
9. Is.
10. Is.
11. Isn't.
12. Is.
I suppose I should actually read some of these. I did enjoy The Kite Runner but couldn't get into #10 or #6. And of course I went through all 7 years of Hogwarts.
1. Is
2. Is
3. Isn't
4. Isn't
5. Isn't
6. Is
7. Isn't
8. Isn't
9. Isn't
10. Is
11. Isn't
12. Isn't
Despite having read a number of these books, I am only sure of a few of my answers. I suspect M5000 of just mixing up authors, actors, and titles. (I've read several Byatt works, but is this the actual title of one? I've read _God of Small Things_ but all I can remember is the IndoAsian author is a woman... ) Okay, I'll stop asking for literary quizzes!
1. is
2. never heard of it, but i'll guess that it is.
3. is. maybe.
4. nope
5. nope
6. yep
7. nope
8. nope x 7
9. nope
10. yep
11. nope
12. nope
1. is
2. is
3. isn't
4. isn't
5. isn't
6. is
7. isn't
8. isn't
9. isn't
10. is
11. isn't
12. is
sick baby = no sleep = no pity anecdotes...
I'm not so good read, but here's try:
1. Is
2. Is
3. Is
4. Is
5. Isn't
6. Isn't
7. Isn't
8. Isn't
9. Is
10. Is
11. Is
12. Is
1. is
2. is
3. is
4. ain't
5. ain't
6. is
7. ain't
8. ain't
9. ain't
10 is
11. ain't
12. ain't
1. Is.
2. Isn't. Not sure about this one...never heard of it.
3. Is.
4. Isn't.
5. Isn't.
6. Is.
7. Isn't.
8. Isn't. If anyone gets this one wrong, they should really just stop playing trivia. Seriously.
9. Isn't.
10. Is.
11. Isn't.
12. Isn't.
Hmmm, that was harder than I thought. I don't like how much I had to guess. :(
i actually might know some of these.
1y/2n/3y/4n/5n/6y/7n/8n/9n/10y/11n/12n
i hated 'midnight's children' by the way. just in case you were wondering.
1. Yes
2. ?
3. Yes
4. No (Ishiguro)
5. No (McEwan)
6. Yes
7. No
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
11. No
12. No
1 / is
2 / isn't
3 / is
4 / isn't
5 / isn't
6 / is
7 / isn't
8 / isn't
9 / isn't
10 / is
11 / isn't
12 / isn't
1. Is
2. Isn't
3. Is
4. Isn't
5. Isn't
6. Is
7. Isn't
8. Isn't
9. Is
10. Is
11. Isn't
12. Isn't
I actually recognized a few of those. Things are improving.
1 yes
2 uh, yes
3 yes
4 no
5 no
6 yes
7 no
8 no
9 uh, yes
10 yes
11 uh, no
12 no
Stop. Put down your pencils.
1. Byatt, "Possession." YES.
2. "Large and Big and Wide and Tall." NO. There's no such book. And really, people: "Michael D. Coyen"?
3. Haddon, "Curious Incident." YES.
4. Hosseini, "Remains of the Day." NO, that's Ishiguro.
5. Ishiguro, "Atonement." NO, that's McEwan.
6. Martel, "Life of Pi." YES.
7. McEwan, "Midnight's Children." NO, that's Rushdie.
8. Robinson, "Harry Potter." NO, duh.
9. Roth, "Suitable Boy." NO, that's Seth.
10. Roy, "God of Small Things." YES.
11. Rushdie, "Plot Against America." NO, that's Roth.
12. Seth, "The Kite Runner." No, that's Hosseini.
So we've got three competitors with 12/12.
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I should stop guessing on a subject where I have no chance... (I think I saw the movie version of several of those, but I read "classics" & mysteries...)
Hah - then I don't feel so bad about having never heard of number two.
Ok...I know I'm late but this one I had to try without looking first.
1. Is
2. Is
3. Is
4. Isn't
5. Isn't
6. Is
7. Isn't
8. Isn't
9. Isn't
10. Is
11. Is
12. Isn't
I knew most of them FOR SURE but not 1 & 2 and then Rushdie. Now I'm going to go check my answers
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