In the first chapter of "The Pearl", what stings Coyotito?

Literature Trivia / January 11, 2026

A Scorpion. After a scorpion stings Coyotito, the doctor sends the family away because they are too poor to pay.

"Tyger! Tyger! burning bright" is the start of a verse from which poem by William Blake?

Literature Trivia / January 10, 2026

Songs Of Experience. Both "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" by Blake take the form of a collection of simple, child-like verses.

Who wrote the novel "Finnegans Wake"?

Literature Trivia / January 10, 2026

James Joyce. "Finnegans Wake" was the final work of Irish author James Joyce.

Who is the author of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"?

Literature Trivia / January 09, 2026

Mark Twain. Mark Twain wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" while in Hartford, Connecticut.

What 2007 book is about a family's attempt to eat only food grown within 100 miles of their home?

Literature Trivia / January 09, 2026

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Barbara Kingsolver wrote "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle".

Which character is from "The Big Sleep"?

Literature Trivia / January 08, 2026

Philip Marlowe. Raymond Chandler published "The Big Sleep" in 1939.