The Penguin Book Quiz: From The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses

$9.95
by James Walton

Shop Now
Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov ? With 400 questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children's books and books you say that you've read but really you haven't, The Penguin Book Quiz is as appropriate for a making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to read aloud from after dinner. Answers:  Norwegian Wood,  Bucket,  The Girl on the Train , and Eight (five sisters, three brothers). The perfect gift for the sort of person (like me) who shouts the answers at University Challenge - Lynne Truss, bestselling author of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts' - Fiendish, funny and endlessly surprising, James Walton has provided the perfect volume for anyone who loves books, relishes a quiz or just fancies showing off at a dinner party - Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne novels on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts' - A must for those who think they know their literature . . . includes the unexpected, alongside the more serious - - Independent, 50 Best Christmas Gifts for Men on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts' How nice it would be if the family would sit around the Boxing Day fireside considering the questions in affable competition - - Daily Telegraph on 'Sonnets, Bonnets & Bennetts' James Walton has written and hosted 17 series of BBC Radio's books quiz, The Write Stuff . He is the author of Who Killed Iago?  and he reviews books for the   New York Review of Books,   Spectator , the Times, Guardian , and  Daily Telegraph.

Customer Reviews

No ratings. Be the first to rate

 customer ratings


How are ratings calculated?
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.

Review This Product

Share your thoughts with other customers