1. Where is Paddington Bear from?

2. Which legendary artist learned to draw before he could walk or talk—and whose first word was reportedly “pencil”?

3. What would Sherlock Holmes’ name have been if Arthur Conan Doyle hadn’t changed it at the last minute?

4. What was the name of the Scottish sailor who was marooned  on a remote Pacific island for 5 years and whose story inspired Daniel Defoe to write his novel Robinson Crusoe?

5. Name the native city of Italian artist Canaletto that many of his works portray?

6. Which novel features a character called Holden Caulfield?

7. In what year was English author Charles Dickens born?

8. In what year did popular children’s author and creator of “The Famous Five” and “The Secret Seven”, Enid Blyton die, aged 71?

9. Which author is known for the fantasy series “His Dark Materials”?

10. Which book or play contains the line: “Real courage is… when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway.”