07-19-2007, 09:06 AM | #1 |
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Opening lines of classic novels
The BBC News web site has a quiz to test your knowledge of the opening lines of classic novels. It's at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6906540.stm I did absolutely dreadfully on it - I'm ashamed to admit that I scored 2 out of 10. I'd be interested to know if other people do better . |
07-19-2007, 10:22 AM | #2 |
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Great quizz. I'm shocked that I got a 7/10. Better than I thought I would do.
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07-19-2007, 11:04 AM | #3 |
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5 0f 10 for me -- not bad seeing as I've never read a one of them.
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07-19-2007, 11:19 AM | #4 |
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got 8
you mean that someone somewhere has yot to read huck finn |
07-19-2007, 11:37 AM | #5 |
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07-19-2007, 02:23 PM | #6 |
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4/10. I've never read a one of them either. And no, I've never read Huck Finn either. That's one of the ones I got wrong, too.
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07-19-2007, 08:04 PM | #7 |
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4/10 for me and most I have not read nor really want to.
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07-20-2007, 12:34 AM | #8 |
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Actually, I read Jane Eyre as well, but only this past January. My wife got 9/10, I expected that she'd sweep it as she's read most all of the books listed, most of them several times.
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Can you guess which book this opening sentence is from?
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PAST BLAST
I scored a 5/10 ( 1 i lucked out...) many are on my to read list though! ps. i agree with natch, in HS I was all about cliff notes!!! |
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I got 4/10.
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10/10, but I guessed all but 2...
EDIT: so my actual knowledge score is 2/10 |
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6/10 for me.
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