| LITERATURE |
| 1. | The 1991 novel "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley was a sequel to which other novel? |
| | "Gone With The Wind" |
| 2. | Which famous book by Herman Melville opens with the line "Call Me Ishmael"? |
| | "Moby Dick" |
| 3. | Which of the following authors had more of their books borrowed from libraries in the UK in the year 2000 than the others? Danielle Steel, Ruth Rendell or Patricia Cornwell |
| | Danielle Steel |
| 4. | By what name was Percy Blakeney better known in a novel by Baroness Orczy? |
| | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| 5. | What is the name given to the system for categorising library books? |
| | Dewey Decimal System |
| 6. | For what novel did J. K. Rowling win the 1999 Whitbread "Children's book of the year" award? |
| | "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" |
| 7. | Behind Shakespeare, who is the second most published author of all time? |
| | Charles Dickens |
| 8. | What is the name of the young hero in "Treasure Island"? |
| | Jim Hawkins |
| 9. | Which Thomas Harris novel was the top selling adult fiction novel of the year 2000 in the UK? |
| | "Hannibal" |
| 10. | Mrs Tiggie Winkle appears in what series of books? |
| | "The Tales Of Beatrix Potter" |
| Tie Break | In what year was the first public library in the UK opened? |
| | 1847 |