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  What does "prosimetrum" refer to? see if you know the answer
Answered: 50 times
Correct: 21 times (28.8%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 29 times (39.7%)
Skipped: 23 times (31.5%)
  In 1961 Luciano Pavarotti made his debut as Rodolfo in "La Boheme". In the cast was another young man who made his debut as Colline. The latter was the son of which famous novelist? see if you know the answer
Answered: 50 times
Correct: 27 times (32.5%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 23 times (27.7%)
Skipped: 33 times (39.8%)
  The Original of Laura: A Novel in Fragments is the long-awaited unfinished novel of which great writer, set to be published in November of 2009? see if you know the answer
Answered: 66 times
Correct: 41 times (46.6%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 25 times (28.4%)
Skipped: 22 times (25.0%)
  What was "the initial shiver of inspiration" that prompted Nabokov to write a short story which would eventually become Lolita? see if you know the answer
Answered: 124 times
Correct: 53 times (29.9%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 71 times (40.1%)
Skipped: 53 times (29.9%)
  What inspired Vladimir Nabokov to write Lolita? see if you know the answer
Answered: 129 times
Correct: 98 times (68.1%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 31 times (21.5%)
Skipped: 15 times (10.4%)
  Which famous novelist wrote the following to a friend of his, after the latter had suggested he read William Faulkner whom he considered a great talent: "PS. I have read your Faulkner. You are pulling my leg." see if you know the answer
Answered: 45 times
Correct: 15 times (21.4%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 30 times (42.9%)
Skipped: 25 times (35.7%)
  Vladimir Nabokov once declared that of all his extraodinary characters Lolita (in his eponymous novel) was, second only to ________, the one that he most admired as a person. see if you know the answer
Answered: 39 times
Correct: 10 times (16.1%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 29 times (46.8%)
Skipped: 23 times (37.1%)
  These titles may look like misprints, but only one is wrong - which is misspelt? see if you know the answer
Answered: 53 times
Correct: 21 times (21.2%)
Difficulty: difficult
Incorrect: 32 times (32.3%)
Skipped: 46 times (46.5%)
  In Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor, what book did Adam buy for Kate at the used bookstore? see if you know the answer
Answered: 87 times
Correct: 21 times (13.3%)
Difficulty: very difficult
Incorrect: 66 times (41.8%)
Skipped: 71 times (44.9%)
  What is the first name of Lolita's mother in Vladimir Nabokov's eponymous novel? see if you know the answer
Answered: 103 times
Correct: 75 times (61.0%)
Difficulty: medium
Incorrect: 28 times (22.8%)
Skipped: 20 times (16.3%)
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