Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Famous Last Lines Quiz

I haven't set a quiz for a while so try this one!
Name the famous novels whose last lines are listed here.
If you don't know the answers take a crazy guess!
THE ANSWERS ARE NOW POSTED IN THE COMMENTS!
1) He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.
2) It's funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.
3) It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
4) I'm so glad to be at home again!
5) He was soon borne away 
by the waves and lost in darkness and distance.

 6) He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.

 Listening to Carole King's original version of I Wasn't Born to Follow This was recorded by The Byrds and featured in Easy Rider but Carole composed it.
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16 comments:

  1. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe05 August, 2015

    A few years ago I probably would have been able to figure out more of them. Unfortunately, now I only know the obvious. Three is "A Tale of Two Cities" and the next (may be) The Wizard of Oz". I guess the Internet would have told me the rest, but I did not want to cheat.

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  2. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe05 August, 2015

    I gave it more thought and the only character in a book that I know who has the name Jem, is Scout's brother in "To Kill a Mockingbird". How could I not get that right away? It is my favorite book. I will blame it on the late hour I am writing this.

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  3. bazza05 August, 2015

    Hi Arleen. Thanks for your answers. For the moment my lips are sealed. You probably could Google all of the answers - that's how kids do their homework these days but, as you say, that would be cheating!

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  4. joanne fox05 August, 2015

    How odd that last lines seem so much harder to remember than first lines. I could only get no.3 without googling, and Arleen has already provided the answer to that one.

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  5. All Consuming05 August, 2015

    I have 'A Tale of two Cities', The Wizard of Oz' and 'Frankenstein' the others elude me. I too have just posted a game, feel free to go and join in *grins*.

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  6. bazza05 August, 2015

    Joanne: The funny thing is that when you learn the answers they seem so obvious!

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  7. bazza05 August, 2015

    AC: I couldn't possibly comment about the correctness of your answers. By the way, are you saying "I'm so glad to be home again!" is Frankenstein? :-)

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  8. David07 August, 2015

    Hi bazza,
    Long time no comment! 1) is definitely "To Kill a Mockingbird". 2) I don't know, but I'll have a guess at Carson McCullers' "The Heart is a Lonely Humter". 3) is definitely "A Tale of Two Cities". 4) is, I think, "The Wizard of Oz". 5) is definitely "Frankenstein". And 6) I don't know, but I'll have a crazy guess at Peter Benchley's "Jaws".
    Wow, that was fun, bazza!
    Anyway, I hope you and yours are all well and ok.
    Very Best Wishes,
    David.

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  9. bazza07 August, 2015

    Hi David: Yes we are getting nearer with some intelligent guesswork but no cigar yet!

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  10. John09 August, 2015

    Hi Bazza! Being a stupid, illiterate fool I only have an answer for number 3, being 'A tale of two cities'! However, I wish to point out the terrible grammar in number one, 'waked up'! Only an American would write such bad English! ;)
    J
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  11. bazza09 August, 2015

    You're right John, number one is American but they have their own rules. Maybe its time for another of my American versus British English posts!

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  12. Sherry Ellis10 August, 2015

    1. To Kill a Mockingbird
    2. The Catcher in the Rye
    3. A Tale of Two Cities
    4. (Don't know for sure. Maybe Wizard of Oz.)
    5. Frankenstein
    6. (I don't know. Jaws?)

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  13. bazza10 August, 2015

    Very impressive Sherry! I will give the complete answers in a couple of days.

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  14. bazza12 August, 2015

    OK here are the answers:
    1) To Kill a Mockingbird
    2) The Catcher in the Rye
    3) A Tale of Two Cities
    4) The Wizard of Oz
    5) Frankenstein
    6) Lord of the Flies

    So: First Prize (a bucket of kudos) goes to Sherry! Well done everyone.

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  15. Sherry Ellis16 August, 2015

    I should've known, Lord of the Flies! I'm pretty proud of myself for getting most of these. I guess my high school English teachers did their jobs!

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  16. bazza16 August, 2015

    Yes they did well. Congratulations!

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