What was Kino's profession in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck?

Literature Trivia / January 24, 2025

Fisherman. Kino says he will buy an education for his son and a church wedding with the money he gets for the pearl.

In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", two men were in love with which woman?

Literature Trivia / January 23, 2025

Katrina. Washington Irving proposed to a woman named Emily Foster, but she would not marry him.

Who wrote the play that the movie "About Last Night" was based upon?

Literature Trivia / January 23, 2025

David Mamet. "About Last Night" is based on David Mamet's play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".

Which 1960's author was the leader of a group called the "Merry Pranksters"?

Literature Trivia / January 22, 2025

Ken Kesey. "The Merry Pranksters" took a road trip in 1964 in a psychedelically painted school bus.

In "Childhood's End", Alexander Wainwright was the leader of which organization?

Literature Trivia / January 22, 2025

Freedom League. "Childhood's End" is a science fiction novel that deals with alien invasion on Earth.

Which of these is NOT the Newspeak name of a Ministry of Oceania in George Orwell's "1984"?

Literature Trivia / January 21, 2025

Mininfo. The Ministry of Truth became, in Newspeak, Minitrue in George Orwell's "1984".