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According to poet Dorothy Parker, men seldom make passes at what kind of girls?
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7140 times (70.9%) |
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About which 19th-century novelist did Dorothy Parker write this little poem: "Who call him spurious and shoddy / Shall do it o'er my lifeless body. / I heartily invite such birds / To come outside and say those words!"
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145 times |
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Complete the missing word in this poem by Dorothy Parker: "If, with the literate, I am / Impelled to try an epigram / I never seek to take the credit; / We all assume that ______ said it."
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114 times (46.9%) |
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"If, with the literate, I am
Impelled to try an epigram,
I never seek to take the credit;
We all assume that Oscar said it."
Who wrote this -- and who is Oscar?
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67 times (63.8%) |
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19 times (18.1%) |
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Who of the following did NOT compose a work entitled "De Profundis"?
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50 times |
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6 times (7.2%) |
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Who celebrated her first successes as published writer with these words?
"1 A.M. Face it kid, you've had a hell of a lot of good breaks. No Elizabeth Taylor, maybe. No child Hemingway, but god, you are growing up. In other words, you've come a long way from the ugly introvert you were only five years ago. Pats on the back in order? O.K., tan, tall, blondish, not half bad. And brains, 'intuitiveness' in one direction at least. You get along with a great many different kinds of people. Under the same roof, close living, even. You have nor real worries about snobbishness, pride, or a swelled head. You are willing to work. Hard, too. You have willpower and are getting to be practical about living -- and also you are getting published. So you got a good right to write all you want. Four acceptances in three months -- $500 Mille, $25, $20 Seventeen, $4.50 Christian Science Monitor (from caviar to peanuts, I like it all the way)."
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83 times (42.6%) |
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78 times (40.0%) |
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Apropos which 19th-century novelist does Dorothy Parker dare you:
"Who call him spurious and shoddy
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!"
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95 times |
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46 times (35.1%) |
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From The Top 500 Poems edited by William Harmon:
Name the quoted poet:
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
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49 times |
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9 times (15.3%) |
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40 times (67.8%) |
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10 times (16.9%) |
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