Presentation by Andreas Schleicher Tackling the School Absenteeism Crisis 30 ...
My literature quiz
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X was a large cannon used during the English Civil
War (1642 - 1649) during the Siege of Colchester. The
town of Colchester was a walled city with a castle
and several churches. Standing right next to the city
wall, was St Mary's Church. Placed on the wall of St.
Mary's Church was a huge cannon named X. X's
tragic fall resulted from a shot from a Parliamentary
cannon which damaged the wall beneath the
cannon. The Royalists, or Cavaliers, tried to raise X up
again, and place it on another part of the wall.
However, because the cannon was so heavy they
were unable to raise it. As a result, the town of
Colchester fell to the Parliamentarians. Name X.
3. This was a robot created by
Honda .
This robot acts as a personal
assistant and has got many
features. The makers gave a
very unimaginative name to
the robot to describe its
abilities. However , they said
that this name was given in
honour of a very famous
science-fiction author.
Name the author
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16. In 1967, x watched a quiz program on
television and was very disappointed
to see that children were not able to
answer who the mother of Rama was
but were able to answer questions on
Greek Gods. X vowed to make
children know about their cultural
heritage and started a popular series.
His series are available in more than 19
languages and he is also the creator of
Tinkle.
What am I talking about?
17. This book was written when apartheid was
prevalent in South Africa. The white settlers
banned this book from being published in South
Africa because they didn’t like the title. By just
looking at the title , they thought that the book
would cause “social unrest”. However , they did
not know what the book was about since they had
not read it.
What am I talking about?
18. In the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling uses
the number 62442 as a code to enter the
Ministry of Magic via a broken telephone
booth located in London.
Why did JK Rowling specifically use this
number?
19. Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday
Christened on Tuesday
___________ on WEDNESDAY
FILL IN THE BLANK
20. Who was the sole survivor and
narrator of Moby Dick?
How is Forsythe P. Jones the Third
better known as?
Which book starts with the line – “All the
children but one grew up.” ?
What starts from a mountain shaft in
Iceland and finishes in Mount
Stromboli?
