Waterstones Week In Books Quiz, 18th July 2014
Tolkien, mortuaries, and the death of comic book stars – it’s been another tumultuous week in books…
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Question 1
Announced this week, the mortuary at the University of Dundee is to be named after which author?
A
Kathy Reichs
B
Richard Ford
C
Stuart MacBride
D
Val McDermid
Question 1 Explanation: There's also to be a Stuart MacBride Dissecting Room and according to The Guardian "a collection of new submersion tanks named after the likes of Jeffery Deaver, Kathy Reichs and Harlan Coben". Was McDermid chuffed? You bet she was - describing it as "a very proud moment for me", though she conceded "It is kind of weird though."
Question 2
A
Kathy Reichs
B
Richard Ford
C
Stuart MacBride
D
Val McDermid
Question 1 Explanation: There's also to be a Stuart MacBride Dissecting Room and according to The Guardian "a collection of new submersion tanks named after the likes of Jeffery Deaver, Kathy Reichs and Harlan Coben". Was McDermid chuffed? You bet she was - describing it as "a very proud moment for me", though she conceded "It is kind of weird though."
Question 2
Which comic book star died this week at over 70 years of age?
A
Batman
B
Dennis the Menace
C
Archie Andrews
D
Captain America
Question 2 Explanation: Auld Archie - the all-American, perpetual teen hero - took a bullet protecting his gay friend Kevin Keller. Ironically he meets his death in a comic book series entitled "Life with Archie"...
Question 3
A
Batman
B
Dennis the Menace
C
Archie Andrews
D
Captain America
Question 2 Explanation: Auld Archie - the all-American, perpetual teen hero - took a bullet protecting his gay friend Kevin Keller. Ironically he meets his death in a comic book series entitled "Life with Archie"...
Question 3
What is "not the best way to read a short story" according to Viv Groskop?
A
On Twitter
B
On an eReader
C
On the bus
D
In the bath
Question 3 Explanation: Groskop was responding to the news that David Mitchell was sharing a short story via Twitter and pointed out that he probably "wouldn’t want us to read his new book while watching the news, checking Facebook and taking a phone call at the same time. So why subject us to reading a short story in those conditions?" Still, it made the news...
Question 4
A
On Twitter
B
On an eReader
C
On the bus
D
In the bath
Question 3 Explanation: Groskop was responding to the news that David Mitchell was sharing a short story via Twitter and pointed out that he probably "wouldn’t want us to read his new book while watching the news, checking Facebook and taking a phone call at the same time. So why subject us to reading a short story in those conditions?" Still, it made the news...
Question 4
Following on from her appearance at Waterstones Piccadilly earlier this month, Hillary Clinton went on The Daily Show this week back in the US to discuss her book Hard Choices. What did host Jon Stewart say to her about the book?
A
"Have YOU read it?"
B
"Is the sequel going to be called 'Soft Options'?"
C
"Did you REALLY write this?"
D
“I think I speak for everyone when I say no one cares”
Question 4 Explanation: ...adding ”They just want to know if you’re running for president.” Later in the interview Stewart asked “Do you like commuting or working from a home office?” and when Clinton said she preferred a home office he asked her to clarify if she had "a favorite shape for that home office?” What larks, eh Pip?
Question 5
A
"Have YOU read it?"
B
"Is the sequel going to be called 'Soft Options'?"
C
"Did you REALLY write this?"
D
“I think I speak for everyone when I say no one cares”
Question 4 Explanation: ...adding ”They just want to know if you’re running for president.” Later in the interview Stewart asked “Do you like commuting or working from a home office?” and when Clinton said she preferred a home office he asked her to clarify if she had "a favorite shape for that home office?” What larks, eh Pip?
Question 5
Who this week said of an upcoming authorised biography “Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood”?
A
Terry Pratchett
B
Harper Lee
C
Dave Grohl
D
Robert Plant
Question 5 Explanation: The author of the book, to be published in America by Penguin, said “I can only speak to the truth, that Nelle Harper Lee and Alice F. Lee were aware I was writing this book and my friendship with both of them continued during and after my time in Monroeville. The stories they shared with me that I recount in the book speak for themselves.” So that's that. Considering she's only written the one book Harper Lee appears surprisingly often in our quizzes...
Question 6
A
Terry Pratchett
B
Harper Lee
C
Dave Grohl
D
Robert Plant
Question 5 Explanation: The author of the book, to be published in America by Penguin, said “I can only speak to the truth, that Nelle Harper Lee and Alice F. Lee were aware I was writing this book and my friendship with both of them continued during and after my time in Monroeville. The stories they shared with me that I recount in the book speak for themselves.” So that's that. Considering she's only written the one book Harper Lee appears surprisingly often in our quizzes...
Question 6
The first book to be printed in English sold at auction this week for over £1m. How old is it?
A
260 years old
B
540 years old
C
750 years old
D
1000 years old
Question 6 Explanation: The Recuyell of the Histories of Troye was published in around 1474 by William Caxton. For the price of it at auction though you could buy roughly 135482 paperbacks - even MORE if you did buy one get one half price...
Question 7
A
260 years old
B
540 years old
C
750 years old
D
1000 years old
Question 6 Explanation: The Recuyell of the Histories of Troye was published in around 1474 by William Caxton. For the price of it at auction though you could buy roughly 135482 paperbacks - even MORE if you did buy one get one half price...
Question 7
A copy of the book Camping and Woodcraft was returned to a Vancouver library this week bundled up with some cash and an apologetic note. How long had it been "borrowed" for?
A
30 years
B
80 years
C
100 years
D
150 years
Question 7 Explanation: Only 30. It's disappointing isn't it when we've listed up to 150 years as a possible answer? Well, it was only 30. It's a shame. Let's just pretend it was more. In fact, let's pretend it was 200. WOW - imagine a book being returned after 200 years! The crazy things that happen in the world, eh?
Question 8
A
30 years
B
80 years
C
100 years
D
150 years
Question 7 Explanation: Only 30. It's disappointing isn't it when we've listed up to 150 years as a possible answer? Well, it was only 30. It's a shame. Let's just pretend it was more. In fact, let's pretend it was 200. WOW - imagine a book being returned after 200 years! The crazy things that happen in the world, eh?
Question 8
A former assistant to which pop star has signed a $1m contract to write a tell-all book of her time with her erstwhile employer?
A
Rhianna
B
Prince
C
Elton John
D
Lady Gaga
Question 8 Explanation: Jennifer O'Neill is already suing Lady Gaga for $393,000 in unpaid wages. Ms Gaga described O'Neill as a "hood rat" which is apparently a person "who exhibits a trashy or triflin demeanor." See also "Pop star".
Question 9
A
Rhianna
B
Prince
C
Elton John
D
Lady Gaga
Question 8 Explanation: Jennifer O'Neill is already suing Lady Gaga for $393,000 in unpaid wages. Ms Gaga described O'Neill as a "hood rat" which is apparently a person "who exhibits a trashy or triflin demeanor." See also "Pop star".
Question 9
Another comic books one - it was a pretty big week for Marvel and The Avengers. Which of the below characters did not receive a major change this week?
A
Iron Man
B
Captain America
C
Ant Man
D
Thor
Question 9 Explanation: Thor became a woman, Iron Man got new armour - and the monicker "Superior" added to his name, and the Falcon has become the new Captain America. We're reliably informed by our in-house Marvel expert Paul that this is all very exciting. But he's easily excited - that's why we love him.
Question 10
A
Iron Man
B
Captain America
C
Ant Man
D
Thor
Question 9 Explanation: Thor became a woman, Iron Man got new armour - and the monicker "Superior" added to his name, and the Falcon has become the new Captain America. We're reliably informed by our in-house Marvel expert Paul that this is all very exciting. But he's easily excited - that's why we love him.
Question 10
And finally, which of the below is not the name of a biopic currently in development about J.R.R. Tolkien?
A
The Lord of Middle Earth
B
Tolkien
C
Tolkien and Lewis
D
All three are in development
Question 10 Explanation: We'll be spoilt for choice when they come out in a year or so. We were crushed to learn that Tolkien and Lewis was just about J.R.R. and his friend C.S. Lewis rather than a Goodnight Sweetheart-esque murder-mystery which sees Lewis (from Inspector Morse and more recently, Lewis) travel back in time in order to solve a murder where the perpetrator has left a riddle in Elvish. (Trademark that idea, us, just now.)
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