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Hey all you book nerds! 

We had some really tough questions in last week's trivia dedicated to books - which tied into the April QOTM. But one winner prevailed and I'll reveal that person in a moment. First, take a look at the answers below to see how you did: 

Literary Trivia Answers: 

1.     Community member Daniel Cross is reading a bio: "The Many Facets of Eyedea." Eyedea has a song featured on what video game?  

a.     Guitar Hero

b.    Tony Hawk Pro Skater

c.     Just Dance

d.     Grand Theft Auto

2.     Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?

a.    Catch 22

b.    Great Expectations

c.    Lord of the Flies

d.    Slaughterhouse Five

3.     Which author posthumously won a Pulitzer Prize for a collection of poems?

a.     Emily Dickenson

b.    Sylvia Plath

c.     Pablo Neruda

d.     Robert Frost

4.      In Greek literature, "Argos" the dog died of joy after seeing what king for the first time in decades.

a.     Odysseus

b.     Oedipus

c.     Leonidas

d.     Erechtheus

5.     Richard Adams based his rabbit character in "Watership Down" on the experiences he had with what?

a.     A farmer he worked for in his youth

b.     A lenient judge from his hometown

c.     A commanding officer in WWII

d.     A cousin who was a railyard worker

6.     Who was the first Indian writer to win a Nobel Prize for Literature?

a.     R.K. Narayan

b.     Mulk Raj Anand

c.     Amrita Pritam

d.    Rabindranath Tagore

7.     How many of Ernest Hemingway's ten novels were published after he died?

a.     One

b.     Two

c.     Three

d.     Four

8.     Which famous character renames a peasant girl from his village to "Dulcinia del Toboso" so she sounds more majestic?

a.     Don Diego de la Vega

b.    Don Quixote

c.     Jose Arcadio Buendia

d.     Ricote

9.     Which was NOT a working title of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind?"

a.     Bugles Sang True

b.    First Impressions

c.     Tomorrow is Another Day

d.     Ba! Ba! Black Sheep

10.  French author Marcel Proust wrote how many volumes in his series, "à La Recherche du Temps Perdu (In Search of Lost Time)?

a.     Three

b.     Five

c.     Seven

d.     Twelve

A LITTLE MORE MODERN…

11.  Many of the characters this British author created were known by a single letter or a number.

a.    George Orwell

b.   Ian Flemming

c.    Iris Murdoch

d.    Neil Gaiman

12.  What beloved childhood author spent most of his career as a cartoonist for "Playboy" magazine?

a.     Richard Scarry

b.     Chris Van Allsburg

c.     Maurice Sendak

d.    Shel Silverstein

13.  Community member Emily Kammerer loves "Geek Love." Which famous person loved it so much they wanted to adapt it to film?

a.     Tim Burton

b.     David Lynch

c.     Greta Gerwig

d.     Judd Apatow

14.  Veronica Roth's Divergent series is set in which U.S. city?

a.     Tulsa

b.     Cincinnati

c.     Chicago

d.     Topeka

15.  Community member Tim Speakman loves Sci-Fi books. In China, 2024 Sci-Fi book revenue hit what all-time high?

a.     $15 billion

b.     $18 billion

c.     $20 billion

d.     $22 billion

16.  In the book "Water for Elephants," what does it mean to be "red lighted?"

a.     You'll be thrown off the circus train

b.     You can not take part of any circus anywhere, ever

c.     You are the star of the "geek pit"

d.     Your roll is no longer customer facing

Now for the winner announcement! Coming in first place (because of answering the poll bonus question) we all can congratulate @James Rowberry for taking first place! CONGRATULATIONS! You really know your literature. Please be on the lookout for a Google Form in your inbox to select your prize. 

We have some fun contests coming up next week, so keep your eyes peeled for posts in the Genesys Casual and Trivia Tower communities. Thank you to all who participate, we love giving away prizes! 

Hey all you book nerds! 

We had some really tough questions in last week's trivia dedicated to books - which tied into the April QOTM. But one winner prevailed and I'll reveal that person in a moment. First, take a look at the answers below to see how you did: 

Literary Trivia Answers: 

1.     Community member Daniel Cross is reading a bio: "The Many Facets of Eyedea." Eyedea has a song featured on what video game?  

a.     Guitar Hero

b.    Tony Hawk Pro Skater

c.     Just Dance

d.     Grand Theft Auto

2.     Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?

a.    Catch 22

b.    Great Expectations

c.    Lord of the Flies

d.    Slaughterhouse Five

3.     Which author posthumously won a Pulitzer Prize for a collection of poems?

a.     Emily Dickenson

b.    Sylvia Plath

c.     Pablo Neruda

d.     Robert Frost

4.      In Greek literature, "Argos" the dog died of joy after seeing what king for the first time in decades.

a.     Odysseus

b.     Oedipus

c.     Leonidas

d.     Erechtheus

5.     Richard Adams based his rabbit character in "Watership Down" on the experiences he had with what?

a.     A farmer he worked for in his youth

b.     A lenient judge from his hometown

c.     A commanding officer in WWII

d.     A cousin who was a railyard worker

6.     Who was the first Indian writer to win a Nobel Prize for Literature?

a.     R.K. Narayan

b.     Mulk Raj Anand

c.     Amrita Pritam

d.    Rabindranath Tagore

7.     How many of Ernest Hemingway's ten novels were published after he died?

a.     One

b.     Two

c.     Three

d.     Four

8.     Which famous character renames a peasant girl from his village to "Dulcinia del Toboso" so she sounds more majestic?

a.     Don Diego de la Vega

b.    Don Quixote

c.     Jose Arcadio Buendia

d.     Ricote

9.     Which was NOT a working title of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind?"

a.     Bugles Sang True

b.    First Impressions

c.     Tomorrow is Another Day

d.     Ba! Ba! Black Sheep

10.  French author Marcel Proust wrote how many volumes in his series, "à La Recherche du Temps Perdu (In Search of Lost Time)?

a.     Three

b.     Five

c.     Seven

d.     Twelve

A LITTLE MORE MODERN…

11.  Many of the characters this British author created were known by a single letter or a number.

a.    George Orwell

b.   Ian Flemming

c.    Iris Murdoch

d.    Neil Gaiman

12.  What beloved childhood author spent most of his career as a cartoonist for "Playboy" magazine?

a.     Richard Scarry

b.     Chris Van Allsburg

c.     Maurice Sendak

d.    Shel Silverstein

13.  Community member Emily Kammerer loves "Geek Love." Which famous person loved it so much they wanted to adapt it to film?

a.     Tim Burton

b.     David Lynch

c.     Greta Gerwig

d.     Judd Apatow

14.  Veronica Roth's Divergent series is set in which U.S. city?

a.     Tulsa

b.     Cincinnati

c.     Chicago

d.     Topeka

15.  Community member Tim Speakman loves Sci-Fi books. In China, 2024 Sci-Fi book revenue hit what all-time high?

a.     $15 billion

b.     $18 billion

c.     $20 billion

d.     $22 billion

16.  In the book "Water for Elephants," what does it mean to be "red lighted?"

a.     You'll be thrown off the circus train

b.     You can not take part of any circus anywhere, ever

c.     You are the star of the "geek pit"

d.     Your roll is no longer customer facing

Now for the winner announcement! Coming in first place (because of answering the poll bonus question) we all can congratulate @James Rowberry for taking first place! CONGRATULATIONS! You really know your literature. Please be on the lookout for a Google Form in your inbox to select your prize. 

We have some fun contests coming up next week, so keep your eyes peeled for posts in the Genesys Casual and Trivia Tower communities. Thank you to all who participate, we love giving away prizes!