Quiztime Books Quiz 1

1. Who was the author of the Mr Men series of children’s books?
Roger Hargreaves
2. In the children's books written by the Duchess of York, who or what is Budgie?
Helicopter
3. What is the childrens version of Penguin Books called?
Puffin
4. Who wrote the ‘Just William’ Books?
Richmal Crompton
5. By what collective name are the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) called?
Pentateuch
6. One point each - In the Harry potter books what were his parents called?
James & Lily
7. What is Hugh Grant's occupation in the film "Notting Hill"?
Bookshop owner
8. The author of more than 130 novels, histories, children's books and Westerns, some under the pen-name Nye Tredgold; which British writer died aged 90 in January 2000?
Nigel Tranter
9. About which game have most books been written?
Chess
10. What is the name of the four holy books of the Hindus?
The Vedas
11. Which author's books are most borrowed from libraries?
Catherine Cookson
12. Which country has the most bookshops per head population?
New Zealand
13. What books original title was 'Murder in the Calais Coach'?
Murder on the Orient Express
14. In what series of books did 'The Empress of Blandings' appear?
Jeeves and Wooster
15. Who wrote the humorous books on 'One Upmanship'?
Steven Potter
16. All the Richard Hannay books got their titles from where?
Bunyon's The Pilgrims Progress
17. What author wrote the books 'Rage' and 'The Sunbird'?
Wilber Smith
18. Where would you find the original Mr Plod?
Noddy books
19. In the Vietnam war, Comic Books was US military slang for what?
Maps
20. Which books chief rival is the Encyclopaedia Galactica?
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

21. Who wrote the novel Moby-Dick?
Herman Melville
22. Who wrote the classic adventure stories Treasure Island and Kidnapped?
Robert Louis Stevenson
23. Who wrote The Time Machine and Kipps?
H.G. Wells
24. Which popular tidy characters were created by Elisabeth Beresford?
The Wombles
25. Who wrote Nicholas Nickleby and Our Mutual Friend?
Charles Dickens
26. Which poet and artist wrote The Book of Nonsense and popularised the limerick?
Edward Lear
27. Which British novelist wrote Ivanhoe?
Sir Walter Scott
28. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
29. Who wrote the books Animal Farm and 1984?
George Orwell
30. Which British author of many thrillers said, “The target of my books lies somewhere between the solar plexus and the thigh”?
Ian Fleming
31. What was the name of author A. A. Milne's son, the name of whom he used in his "Winnie The Pooh" books?
Christopher Robin
32. Which crime fiction writer has sold most books worldwide?
Agatha Christie
33. Who wrote the books that were the basis for the TV series “Black Beauty”?
Anna Sewell
34. Which famous character did Michael Bond create in a series of books for children?
Paddington Bear
35. ‘The Camels Are Coming’, published in 1932, was the first of over 70 books featuring which fictional aviator?
Biggles (James Bigglesworth)
36. Published in 1951, the children’s book “Prince Caspian” was the second in a series of seven books. What was the first?
“The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”
37. Who wrote the books about Adrian Mole?
Sue Townsend
38. What is London's most famous Bookshop?
Foyles
39. Richard Carlisle invented an early vending machine selling what?
Books
40. In 1995, 13 books every minute sold in US were on what subject?
Star Trek

Tiebreaker - The Washington DC Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, but how many books does in contain?
29 Million