[YNP] 10 Questions About Books Flashcards
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What is the oldest surviving printed book in the world?
The Diamond Sutra, dated at 868 AD
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In publishing, what does POD mean?
Print on demand
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Who is the author of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Dr No and Thunderball, among others?
Ian Fleming
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Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?
The Merchant of Venice
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Who wrote the novel Death in Venice, which was later made into a film of the same name?
Thomas Mann
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Who wrote the Vampire Chronicles, which include the novels Armand, Blood and Gold and Interview with the Vampire?
Anne Rice
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When was the ebook invented?
1971
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How tall would a double elephant folio book be?
50 inches
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Who wrote the contemporary children’s books about mermaids set on the coast of Cornwall?
Helen Dunmore
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How old is the world’s oldest dictionary?
Cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian word lists have been dated to 2300 BCE.
