The War of the worlds Book* quiz: 10 questions by QuotetheRaven

In this novel, where does the narrator reside?

Weybridge
Shepperton
Sheen
Woking

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Why do the Martians leave their planet and come to Earth?

Mars is becoming too hot.
Mars is entering a cooling-off stage.
Mars is about to blow up.
Mars is dying

The Martians fire how many canisters to Earth?

10
5
15
20

What is "Thunder Child"?

The last hope for man kind.
The only man who can save the world.
An ironclad warship.
A What?!?

To which disaster does the narrator refer?

WWII
Atlantis
The Bubonic Plague
Pompeii

What is the name of the first person to discover a Martian canister?

Smith
Ogilvy
Shelby
Neilson

In which city do the residents jump into the river to escape the heat-ray?

Brazil
Paris
London
Weybridge and Shepperton

What noise/utterance do the Martians make when they die?

"Ulla"
"Eeeeeeep"
"Oh no"
"Ahhh"

A telegraph announcing the demise of the Martians was sent to which city first?

Cairo
Paris
Topeka
Washington, D.C.

When was "The War of the Worlds" published as a novel?

1995
1898
1885
1938

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