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Trivia Question
John Grisham has a passion for a particular sport. What is it?
Answer
John Grisham coaches Little League baseball. Despite his fame and success as an author, Grisham has maintained a connection to his love of baseball by volunteering as a Little League coach in his community. This reflects his lifelong passion for the sport, which he had initially dreamed of pursuing professionally before turning to law and writing.This involvement in Little League also demonstrates Grisham's commitment to his local community and his desire to stay grounded despite his celebrity status. It's a reminder that even highly successful authors can maintain interests and hobbies outside their writing careers, contributing to their communities in meaningful ways.
Trivia Question
As a Hollywood writer, William Faulkner was a drinking buddy with another notable author. Who was it?
Answer
John Fante
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Trivia Question
John Fante wrote screenplays with what renowned author in the 1940s?
Answer
William Faulkner
John Fante wrote screenplays with renowned author William Faulkner in the 1940s. The two were drinking partners and collaborated on movie scripts during this period. This collaboration between two significant literary figures is particularly intriguing, as it highlights Fante's connections in the Hollywood scene and his versatility as a writer, working in both novels and screenplays.
Trivia Question
Dan Brown set his novel "Origin" in two cities in Spain. One was Bilbao. What was the other one?
Answer
Barcelona
Trivia Question
John Steinbeck wrote or co-wrote a few Hollywood screenplays. One starred Marlon Brando. What was the movie?
Answer
“Viva Zapata!" (1952): Steinbeck wrote the screenplay for this biographical film directed by Elia Kazan, which depicts the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. The film stars Marlon Brando in the titular role and received critical acclaim, earning several Academy Award nominations.
Trivia Question
“A Thanksgiving Memory,” first published in 1967, is largely autobiographical set in Monroeville, Alabama.
Who wrote it?
Clue: It was a long way from here to a meal at Tiffany’s.
Answer
Truman Capote, author of Breakfast at Tiffany's
Trivia Question
In an early scene of "The Da Vinci Code," Robert Langdon stumbles upon a murder at the Louvre. To evade the pursuing authorities who mistakenly consider him the perpetrator, he makes a daring escape by leaping from a window located in a restroom adjacent to the room showcasing the Mona Lisa.
Why is this impossible?
Answer
In a Master Class video, Dan Brown clarifies the restroom does indeed exist, but it is positioned on the opposite side of the room from where he situates it in the book. In that location, it would be impossible to have a window.
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