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Thread: Literary Trivia

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    Default Literary Trivia

    Who is Holden Caulfield's nemesis at school ?? and what is his brother's name ?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger

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    Catcher In The Rye.

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    OK, another try. which is the better opening line ? 1) it was the best of times;it was the worst of times ( dickens ) or 2) They call me quee queg (melville). Other nominations ?? lightenup blade stiffs.Dave.
    Last edited by Moficky; 09-14-2011 at 07:22 PM.

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    Default One More Time

    What was The Black Spot in RL Stevenson's Treasure island ?? I know you have read this.

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    Default Coming Of Age

    Who was Jack kerouac's traveling partner in "on The Road " ??

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    Default obscure but worth it

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ele...-Aid_Acid_Test . What sign was on the front of the Merry Pranksters bus ??

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    So I now know old Moficky taught English Lit in a past life...Al

    PS I am a better detective than I am a trivia buff. Besides, I read Catcher In the Rye about 27 years ago and Treasure Island before that!!!

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    Al -- If the truth be known, I can't read print at all -- strictly use Braille - just discovered the bumps on my gal's nipple translates to "suck here". Dave.

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    Default Red Bastids

    Who co-wrote the "Communist Manifesto" with Karl Marx ??

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    engles. didnt even have to google it ... but i forgot his first name... so i did look it up.

    Friedrich Engels. apparantly he was pretty bad azz. liked guns, knives, drinking, and all the good stuff

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