SA1 D8 - 10 Questions About Books Flashcards

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D8 - Questions About Books

SA1 D8 C1
What is the oldest surviving printed book in the world?

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The Diamond Sutra, dated at 868 AD

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SA1 D8 C2
In publishing, what does POD mean?

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Print on demand

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SA1 D8 C3
Who is the author of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Dr No and Thunderball, among others?

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Ian Fleming

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SA1 D8 C4
Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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The Merchant of Venice

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SA1 D8 C5
Who wrote the novel Death in Venice, which was later made into a film of the same name?

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Thomas Mann

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SA1 D8 C6
Who wrote the Vampire Chronicles, which include the novels Armand, Blood and Gold and Interview with the Vampire?

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Anne Rice

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SA1 D8 C7
When was the ebook invented?

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1971

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SA1 D8 C8
How tall would a double elephant folio book be?

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50 inches

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SA1 D8 C9
Who wrote the contemporary children’s books about mermaids set on the coast of Cornwall?

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Helen Dunmore

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SA1 D8 C10
How old is the world’s oldest dictionary?

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Cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian word lists have been dated to 2300 BCE.

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