Book Opening Lines Quiz (Round 4)
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From the author and opening line, can you name the book.
1) Douglas Adams - Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
2) Louisa May Alcott - Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, resting on the rug.
3) Roald Dahl - These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.
4) Robert Louis Stevenson - I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father’s house.
5) Mark Haddon - It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house.
6) Suzanne Collins - When i wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
7) Mario Puza - Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter.
8) Charles Dickens - My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
Answers
1) Douglas Adams - Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
2) Louisa May Alcott - Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, grumbled Jo, resting on the rug.
Little Women
3) Roald Dahl - These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4) Robert Louis Stevenson - I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father’s house.
Kidnapped
5) Mark Haddon - It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
6) Suzanne Collins - When i wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
The Hunger Games
7) Mario Puza - Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter.
The Godfather
8) Charles Dickens - My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
Great Expectations