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lj450
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Lets start off with an easy one.
What was Tom Sawyers little brothers name?
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| Apr 28 @ 9:58 AM |
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lj450
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Heres one more......A Tale of Two Cities is obviously a tale of two cities......what are the two cities?
Also, who wrote the above mentioned classics?
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| Apr 28 @ 12:13 PM |
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lj450
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How disappointing. To think that all we have here are comic book reading invalids.
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| Apr 28 @ 10:10 PM |
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whatagal
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Tom Sawyer was written by Samuel Clemens. I don't remember the name of the brother as it was too many books (years) ago that I have read this.
A Tale of Two Cities is written by Charles Dickens. The cities are London and Paris.
No, I did not google! 
[Edited on 4/28/2008 10:14 PM]
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| Apr 28 @ 10:13 PM |
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whatagal
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Who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey? That should be an easy one for you.
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| Apr 28 @ 10:40 PM |
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lj450
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Googling is for sissys. 
Tom Sawyers little brother is "Sid".
The Illiad and Odyssey were written by Homer.
Who wrote "Call of the Wild" and what is it about?
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| Apr 29 @ 1:21 AM |
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thegoodideaman
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Stan Lee
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| Apr 29 @ 7:01 AM |
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whatagal
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Call of the Wild-Jack London. If I'm not mistaking, it is about a dog/wolf named Buck.
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| Apr 29 @ 7:01 AM |
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whatagal
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Who wrote Don Quixote?
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| Apr 29 @ 8:55 AM |
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lj450
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Hmmmmm.....Don Quixote is Spanish, I believe.
Cervantes? (a wild guess)
(You are correct, Call of the Wild was written by Jack London, and the main character is a dog named Buck. Buck is stolen from a wealthy family where he leads a life of luxury and shipped to Alaska and forced to head a sled dog team. He is rescued from this life of abuse and nursed back to health by a kind soul, and he feels the "call of the wild" to leave domestication behind and join a pack of wolves.)
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| Apr 29 @ 8:49 PM |
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whatagal
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Cervantes? (a wild guess)
An excellent wild guess!!
Hmmmmm, you forgot to ask a question!
My next question is...
Who wrote the Divine Comedy? Bonus points for knowing what it is about!
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| Apr 29 @ 9:57 PM |
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lj450
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Oh, thats easy.....Dante wrote it and its about hell.
What do the authors of "The Prince" and "The Divine Comedy" have in common?
(more specifically, where are they both from)
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| Apr 29 @ 10:24 PM |
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whatagal
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Hell if I know!! 
Just a guess...Tuscany.
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| Apr 29 @ 10:40 PM |
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lj450
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Thats a great guess!!
Florence, Italy to be specific. Both are from Firenze.
Dante is actually buried in the Pantheon in Rome also.
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| Apr 29 @ 10:50 PM |
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whatagal
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I'd love to tour Tuscany, Rome and of course Venice some day. Wish some day would come soon...before Venice is no longer waterlogged.
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| Apr 29 @ 10:54 PM |
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lj450
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I went to Florence, Naples, and Rome a couple of yrs ago.
Naples is filthy nasty. I would have gladly traded that for Venice, but we had friends in the military to visit in Napoli.
Heres a tougher one......Name 3 of Tolstoys works.
(you can google it)
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| Apr 29 @ 11:40 PM |
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whatagal
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War and Peace is one. I'll have to think of the others. I refuse to google. I'll ask you first!
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| Apr 29 @ 11:49 PM |
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lj450
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Atta girl!!!
You picked the best one so far.
Ive got 4 others on my bookshelf right now.
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| Apr 29 @ 11:54 PM |
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whatagal
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Remembrance? Is that one or is that Leon Uris?
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| Apr 30 @ 12:01 AM |
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lj450
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hmmmm.....that one doesnt ring a bell with me, but it could very well be one.
Not one that I have my eye on though.
There are several that are much more well known.
Heres one.....Anna Karenina.
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