July 24: Match the Book to its Movie!
Summer is a great time for a film fest! Can you tell which movies were made from which books?
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Quiz Questions
1.
"Die Hard" was based on which book?
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A.
Memory Man, by David Baldacci
B.
Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorp
C.
Command Authority by Tom Clancy
2.
"Whisky Tango Foxtrot" was adapted from...
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A.
Taliban Shuffle, Kim Barker
B.
Kabul Beauty School, Deborah Rodriquez
C.
Into the Fire, Dakota Meyer
3.
"Duma" was based on which book?
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A.
Christian the Lion, by Anthony Bourke
B.
Caring for Cheetahs, by Rosanna Hansen
C.
How it Was with Dooms, Xan Hopcraft
4.
Which book became the film Atomic Blonde?
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A.
Queen and Country, by Greg Rucka
B.
Deadly Class, by Rick Remender
C.
The Coldest City, by Antony Johnston
5.
"Late Bloomer" is based on which true-life story?
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A.
Wild at Heart, John Eldredge
B.
Man Made, by Ken Baker
C.
Of Beards and Men, by Christopher Oldstone-Moore
6.
The 1979 film classic "Apocalypse Now" is based on which classic novel?
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A.
State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett
B.
Daisy Miller, by Henry James
C.
Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
7.
The Nicholas Cage film Adaptation was based on which novel?
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A.
The Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean
B.
Stolen World, by Jennie Erin Smith
C.
The Brother Gardeners, by Andrea Wulf
8.
The action-thriller film The Town is based on which 2004 novel?
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A.
The Cartel, by Don Winslow
B.
Prince of Thieves, by Chuck Hogan
C.
Citizen Vince, by Jess Walter
9.
Which book inspired the family classic The Parent Trap?
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A.
Lisa and Lottie, by Erich Kastner
B.
Hide and Seek, by Katy Grant
C.
Sugar and Spice, by Lisa Papademetriou
10.
The Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire started out as which book?
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A.
Sacred Games, by Vikram Chandra
B.
The Age of Shiva, by Suri Manil
C.
Q&A, by Vikas Swarup
11.
The family flick The Adventures of Ociee Nash is based on which novel?
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A.
A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street, by Milam McGraw Propst
B.
My Louisiana Sky, by Kimberly Willis Holt
C.
The Green Glass Sea, by Ellen Klages
12.
The 2016 movie Genius is based on which book?
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A.
Genius, the Game, by Leopoldo Gout
B.
Max Perkins, by A. Scott Berg
C.
The Genius, by Steven T. Seagle
13.
Nocturnal Animals starring Amy Adams is based on which novel?
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A.
The Book of Mirrors, by Eugen-Ovidiu Chirovici
B.
The Door, by Magda Szabo
C.
Tony & Susan, by Austin Wright
14.
The comedy classic Clueless is based on which novel?
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Lamb in Love, by Carrie Brown
B.
My Latest Grievance, by Elinor Lipman
C.
Emma, by Jane Austen
15.
Full Metal Jacket is based on which novel set during the Vietnam war?
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A.
Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson
B.
The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien
C.
The Short Timers, by Gustav Hasford
16.
There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day Lewis, is based on which novel from 1927?
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A.
Oil! by Upton Sinclair
B.
Amerika, by Franz Kafka
C.
The Bridge of San Louis Rey, by Thronton Wilder
17.
Which French novel inspired the film Cruel Intentions?
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A.
Candide, by Voltaire
B.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
C.
Cousin Bette, by Honore de Balzac
18.
The comedy A Cock and Bull Story was adapted from which metafictional novel?
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A.
John Halifax, Gentleman, by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
B.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, by Henry Fielding
C.
The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne
19.
The 2016 French film Elle is based on which one-word novel?
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A.
Karpathia, by Mathias Menegoz
B.
Oh..., by Philippe Dijan
C.
Sisters, by Stéphane Denis
20.
George Clooney starred in O Brother, Where Art Thou? loosely based on this classic work:
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A.
Gilgamesh, retold from the ancient Akkadian poem by Stephan Grundy
B.
The Aeneid, by Virgil
C.
The Odyssey, by Homer
Quiz Outcomes
1.
Bronze Medal!
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You've read some amazing books and seen some great films! Wanna see and read some more?
2.
Silver Medal!
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You are an accomplished reader and film buff to be sure! Want to see and read the rest?
3.
Gold Medal!
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You are a reader par excellence and a film afficianado! But have you read and seen every title seen in the quiz?
