m-t-s-thursday, part 3 ~ your high school english teacher would be proud...

once again, i apologize for my absence last week. but this week's return gives a little bit of a twist on the movie trivia. This week's trivia is related to literature. Most (not all) of the questions have to do with literature I read in high school. 1000 points for each correct answer. (Some questions have multiple answers.) the rules are simple... have fun and no cheating... (at some point i'll change the color of the correctly guessed questions - and i'll update the points soon... any remaining points go to me!)

1. What novel was referenced in two John Cusack movies (one very prominently)? Love in the Time of Cholera {andrea} - it was mentioned in high fidelity when he says, "Hey, I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I'm certainly not the dumbest. I mean, I've read books like "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Love in the Time of Cholera", and I think I've understood them. They're about girls, right? Just kidding. But I have to say my all-time favorite book is Johnny Cash's autobiography "Cash" by Johnny Cash." - and in Serendipity, it's the book that Sara writes her name in... (to give you the references...)

2. In the movie Bounce, Greg writes a play that is based on a Walt Whitman poem. Name the poem (or the name of the play he writes). - "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" and Lilacs in the Dooryard {robyn}

3. What actress plays Georgie Darcy in the bollywood version of a Jane Austen novel? - Alexis Bledel (bride and prejudice) {chris}

4. The title of what film is quoted from the poem "Eloisa to Abelard" by Alexander Pope? This poem was also used in what earlier project by the same director? (name the other work and director for additional points) - eternal sunshine of the spotless mind {chris}, being john malkovich, charlie kaufman {andrea}

5. Wuthering Heights and King Kong were the two major literary and cinematic influences for what film? - the village {robyn}

6. In Dead Poets Society, professor Keating asks his students to address him in what manner? For additional points, name the poet who penned the poem. "O Captain, My Captain," Walt Whitman {amy}

7. About a Boy is a movie that starts out with the main character flaunting the idea that he is an island. This is contrary to what writer's statement that "No Man is an Island."? - John Donne {amy}

8. 10 Things I Hate About You has many references and is based around the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew. However one of the main taglines of the film is "How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways." which is a reference to what poet's work? - Elizabeth Barrett Browning {amy}

9. The 1974 version of this classic novel was referenced in Up Close in Personal, My Best Friend's Wedding, and The Legend of Bagger Vance. (One of the stars of the film was also a star of one of the movies that references it.) - The Great Gatsby {chris}

10. She's All That is loosely based on what classic novel? - Pygmalion {amy}

11. Two tv versions of this novel were created in 1954 and 1965. Two major motion pictures versions of the novel were created in 1956 and ironically enough, 1984. 1984 {amy}

12. While there are 11 film versions of Louisa May Alcott's classic story Little Women, only one version was made of what Louisa May Alcott "sequel?" For an added twist... "Marmee's" ex-husband in real life plays her daughter Jo's husband in the sequel. Name that actor for extra points. - Little Men {amy} chris sarandon {robyn}

13. Apocalypse Now is based on what Joseph Conrad novel? Heart of Darkness {marie}

14. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a remake of what classic poem? Homer's Odyssey {marie}

15. What (fairly) recent movie is based on the events of Ernest Hemingway's life, including using his name as the main character's name? in love and war {andrea}