Literary Knowledge

[Zee-shaun]

Test your Literary Knowledge by recognising the opening lines or quotes from famous books (or movies). Guess the name of the book.

I'll go first:
"Call me Ishmael"

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Moby Dick

 

[Zee-shaun]

Moby Dick

Excellent!

 

[masterchief_mirza]

" 3 billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997."

Best movie of all time opening line.

 

[Zee-shaun]

" 3 billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997."

Best movie of all time opening line.

Terminator (not sure which part)

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Terminator (not sure which part)

Excellent. T2 judgement day.

 

[Zee-shaun]

"I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills."

 

[masterchief_mirza]

"I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills."

Movie or book? I'm stumped.

 

[Humble Analyst]

"I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills."

Out of Africa

 

[Zee-shaun]

Movie or book? I'm stumped.

Either

Out of Africa

Excellent. Superb acting by Merryl Streep.

Next one:

“My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”

 

[Keysersoze]

Either


Excellent. Superb acting by Merryl Streep.

Next one:

“My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”

its Forest Gump.

"It was the best of times it was the worst of times."

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

"Thou art an a$s"

 

[Zee-shaun]

its Forest Gump.

Correct!

"It was the best of times it was the worst of times."

A Tale Of Two Cities. (Charles Dickens)

 

[Arsalan]

“My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”

Only one i knew so far, Forest Gump!!

"Thou art an a$s"

I THINK thou art an as$!
Shakespeare, A comedy of errors.

 

[Zee-shaun]

"Thou art an a$s"

It's Shakespeare but I don't know which play.