Page To Screen Quiz No. 1

[Carl]

Test your knowledge of books and films.

• 1. Who played Cathy opposite Laurence Olivier's Healthcliffe in the 1939 film of Wuthering Heights ?

• 2. The actress Emma Thompson starred in the film adaptation of which Jane Austen book ?

• 3. What character does Gregory Peck play in the 1962 film of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird ?

• 4. Who directed the 1965 film adaptation of Boris Patsernak's novel Doctor Zhivago ?

• 5. Which actress disappeared from her life in the 2014 film Gone Girl ?

• 6. Who was the author that made Walt Disney's life hell when he tried to adapt her novel about a flying nanny into a movie ?

• 7. The Hours starring Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore is an adaptation of a novel by which author ?

• 8. Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for his role in The African Queen by C.S. Forester. The character he played was called .... ?

• 9. "Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again" is the opening line of which classic novel, made into an Oscar-winning film in 1940 ?

• 10. The Shinning, starring Jack Nicholson was based on the novel by which horror writer ?

• 11. Which animal is at the centre of Yann Martel's novel, Life of Pi, which went on to become an Oscar winning film in 2012 ?

• 12. Philip K. Dick's novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? was loosely adapted into which sci-fi film ?

• 13. The film adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's won an Oscar for which now classic song ?

• 14. Which semi-autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard was turned into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1987 ?

• 15. The Godfather by Mario Puzo was turned into a film by Frances Ford Coppola. Who starred in the title role as Don Corleone ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

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6 P L Travers
10 Stephen King

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Who played Cathy opposite Laurence Olivier's Healthcliffe in the 1939 film of Wuthering Heights ? Merle Oberon

• 2. The actress Emma Thompson starred in the film adaptation of which Jane Austen book ? Sense and Sensibility

• 3. What character does Gregory Peck play in the 1962 film of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird ? Atticus Finch

• 4. Who directed the 1965 film adaptation of Boris Patsernak's novel Doctor Zhivago ? David Lean

• 5. Which actress disappeared from her life in the 2014 film Gone Girl ? Rosamund Pike

• 6. Who was the author that made Walt Disney's life hell when he tried to adapt her novel about a flying nanny into a movie ? P.L. Travers

• 7. The Hours starring Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore is an adaptation of a novel by which author ? Virginia Woolf

• 8. Humphrey Bogart won his only Oscar for his role in The African Queen by C.S. Forester. The character he played was called .... ? Charlie

• 9. "Last night I dreamed I went to Manderley again" is the opening line of which classic novel, made into an Oscar-winning film in 1940 ? Rebecca

• 10. The Shinning, starring Jack Nicholson was based on the novel by which horror writer ? Stephen King

• 11. Which animal is at the centre of Yann Martel's novel, Life of Pi, which went on to become an Oscar winning film in 2012 ? Tiger

• 12. Philip K. Dick's novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ? was loosely adapted into which sci-fi film ? Blade Runner

• 13. The film adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's won an Oscar for which now classic song ? Moon River

• 14. Which semi-autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard was turned into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1987 ? Empire of the Sun

• 15. The Godfather by Mario Puzo was turned into a film by Frances Ford Coppola. Who starred in the title role as Don Corleone ? Marlon Brando