Category: Brain Teasers

Where can you find Bran Castle, aka Dracula’s Castle?

Germany
Slovakia
Romania
Hungary

The Answer: The correct answer is Romania.

At which Irish castle will you find the “gift of gab”?

Kilkenny Castle
Dublin Castle
Blarney Castle
Donegal Castle

The Answer: The correct answer is Blarney Castle.

What classic received so much criticism, Thomas Hardy quit writing novels?

Jude the Obscure
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Far From the Madding Crowd
The Return of the Native

The Answer: The correct answer is Jude the Obscure.

What female writer’s real name was Mary Ann Evans?

Robert Burns
George Eliot
Anthony Trollope
Wilkie Collins

The Answer: The correct answer is George Eliot.

What does Jonathan Swift satirically propose the Irish eat during famines?

Potatoes
Pigs
Dogs
Children

The Answer: The correct answer is Children.

During which war did Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” take place?

French Revolution
American Revolution
War of 1812
First Opium War

The Answer: The correct answer is French Revolution.

Which loveable sleuth appeared in 12 Agatha Christie books?

Miss Fischer
Miss Scarlett
Miss Marple
Miss Banks

The Answer: The correct answer is Miss Marple.

What Victorian-era novel is known as the world’s first sci-fi book?

The Time Machine
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Frankenstein

The Answer: The correct answer is Frankenstein.

Which Charlotte Brontë novel featured “the madwoman in the attic”?

Jane Eyre
Villette
The Professor
Shirley, A Tale

The Answer: The correct answer is Jane Eyre.

Which of these is NOT a location in J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle-earth?

The Shire
Cair Paravel
Gondor
Rivendell

The Answer: The correct answer is Cair Paravel.