Civil disobedience is not a new thing. Which American philosopher wrote an essay of this title in 1849?
Henry David Thoreau.
Which fictional character fell asleep for twenty years and woke to find the world completely changed?
Rip Van Winkle.
What was the origin of Mark Twain's pen-name?
Twain – real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
In Herman Melville's novel of the same name, who or what was 'Moby Dick'?
Moby Dick was a great white whale.
A Farewell to Arms was written by whom?
Ernest Hemingway.
What famous character was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs?
Tarzen of the apes.
Which of the children's tales by Hans Andersen is, in fact, an account of own life?
The Ugly Duckling.
In the tale of the Grimm brothers, who were the brother and sister trapped by a witch in a house fenced with gingerbread boys and girls?
Hansel and Gretel.
What was the name of Sinbad the Sailor's enormous bird?
The roc.
Who wrote the nursery rhyme Twinkle, twinkle, little star?
Ann Taylor.
According to nursery rhyme, who had so many children that she did not know what to do?
The old woman who lived in a shoe.
Name the seven dwarfs who, in Walt Disney's cartoon feature film, looked after Snow-White?
Grumpy, Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Sneezy and Bashful.
Which literacy character said: "If everybody minded their own business the world would go round a great deal faster than it does?"
The Duchess in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Who wrote: "Truth is never pure and rarely simple"?
Oscar Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Which American leader said: "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far?"
Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech at Minnesota, September 2nd 1901.