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The Culture and Literature Quiz

The Culture and Literature Quiz

The ultimate quiz for culture vultures

Know your Booker from your Pulitzer? Up to date on the latest Emin controversy? Try our quiz to see just how culturally clued up you were in 2011..

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The Culture and Literature Quiz

The Culture and Literature Quiz

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1. Tiger Tiger by Margaux Fragaso

2. Melissa Leo (The Fighter)

3. Mona Lisa

4. Kaiser Chiefs

5. 3

6. The Conduits

7. Gentleman Jack

8. Moving a watch

9. My Blood Approves

10. Martin Guerre

11. 47

12. King Richard III

13. JD Salinger

14. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

15. Terracotta Room

The Culture and Literature Quiz

The Culture and Literature Quiz

A Guardian critic said “only a voyeur or a pervert could admire it” about which controversial memoir?

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Who won the 2011 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

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Which of Leonardo da Vinci’s pieces did NOT appear in his recent exhibition at the National Gallery?

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Which band created history when they offered fans the chance to create and buy bespoke versions of their new album via iTunes?

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Julian Barnes finally won the Man Booker Prize after previously being nominated how many times?

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In the Pulitzer prize winning A Visit From the Goon Squad, Bosco used to play in which band?

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What is the name of the guinea pig in the Jooney Woodward photo that won the Taylor Wessing Prize?

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In Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, which magic act does Celia perform with her mind when she first meets the man in the grey suit?

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What was the title of the first book self-published by 26-year-old ‘Kindle millionaire’ Amanda Hocking?

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James Corden got rave reviews for his performance in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’, but in which play did he make his West End debut?

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The King James Bible celebrated its 400th anniversary this year. How many scholars worked to complete the original translation?

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Which Shakespearean king did Kevin Spacey play at the Old Vic?

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A handwritten note from which author sold for $50,000 on eBay?

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Which of the following books did NOT appear in the Orange Prize shortlist?

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Tracey Emin’s More Passion installation was hung outside which room in 10 Downing Street?

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