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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Where did Murakami run his first (unofficial) marathon?
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104 times |
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44 times (22.7%) |
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60 times (30.9%) |
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90 times (46.4%) |
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Runningby Haruki Murakami
How long was the only ultramarathon that Murakami ran?
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117 times |
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63 times (29.3%) |
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difficult |
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54 times (25.1%) |
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98 times (45.6%) |
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
When speaking about the aftermath of running an ultramarathon, Murakami says "I never knew a ______________ could taste so good."
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97 times |
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36 times (18.2%) |
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very difficult |
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61 times (30.8%) |
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101 times (51.0%) |
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Murakami says: "I find it amazing how such a young writer, only 29 at the time, could grasp so insightfully, so equitably, and so warmly the realities of life."
To which author was he referring?
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102 times |
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65 times (33.7%) |
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37 times (19.2%) |
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91 times (47.2%) |
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
As Murakami mentions in the story of his run from Marathon to Athens, approximately how long is the run (the original marathon)?
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115 times |
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26 times (13.0%) |
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very difficult |
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89 times (44.5%) |
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85 times (42.5%) |
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Which of the following titles comes from a song by The Beatles? (Haruki Murakami)
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347 times |
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299 times (76.3%) |
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easy |
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48 times (12.2%) |
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45 times (11.5%) |
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![In [a:Haruki Murakami|3354|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1188820047p2/3354.jpg]'s [b:Sputnik Sweetheart|9557|Sputnik Sweetheart|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028151s/9557.jpg|1813695], what language does Miu want Sumire to learn?](http://photo.goodreads.com/questions/1211474170p1/5248.jpg)
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In Haruki Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart, what language does Miu want Sumire to learn?
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296 times |
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78 times (11.1%) |
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218 times (31.1%) |
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406 times (57.8%) |
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![In [a:Haruki Murakami|3354|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1188820047p2/3354.jpg]'s [b:Sputnik Sweetheart|9557|Sputnik Sweetheart|Haruki Murakami|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028151s/9557.jpg|1813695], in which European country does Sumire disappear?](http://photo.goodreads.com/questions/1219575091p1/16567.jpg)
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In Haruki Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart, in which European country does Sumire disappear?
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303 times |
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200 times (32.5%) |
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difficult |
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103 times (16.7%) |
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312 times (50.7%) |
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What is Mr. Mamiya's military rank in The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami?
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170 times |
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108 times (38.4%) |
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difficult |
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62 times (22.1%) |
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111 times (39.5%) |
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In Haruki Murakami's The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle what does Malta Kano say that she will wear to meet Toru Okada, so that he will be able to pick her out of the crowd?
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186 times |
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140 times (49.1%) |
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medium |
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46 times (16.1%) |
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99 times (34.7%) |
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In The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami, what is Creta Kano's real name?
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142 times |
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53 times (20.5%) |
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difficult |
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89 times (34.5%) |
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116 times (45.0%) |
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Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood takes its title from a song by:
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152 times |
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141 times (83.4%) |
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easy |
| Incorrect: |
11 times (6.5%) |
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17 times (10.1%) |
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What novel begins:
"When the phone rang I was in the kitchen, boiling a potful of spaghetti and whistling along with an FM broadcast of the overture to Rossini's The Thieving Magpie, which has to be the perfect music for cooking pasta"?
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| Answered: |
502 times |
| Correct: |
227 times (33.2%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
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275 times (40.3%) |
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181 times (26.5%) |
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Which of these contains a character with a scar on his forehead caused by lightning?
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715 times |
| Correct: |
239 times (31.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
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476 times (63.4%) |
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36 times (4.8%) |
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Who wrote the novel, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner?
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124 times |
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69 times (46.9%) |
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medium |
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55 times (37.4%) |
| Skipped: |
23 times (15.6%) |
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What type of animal that frequently appears in Haruki Murakami works?
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26 times |
| Correct: |
18 times (60.0%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
8 times (26.7%) |
| Skipped: |
4 times (13.3%) |
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