Answers to last week's quiz

We hope you enjoyed last week’s quiz. The two famous novels it was based on were Emma and Jane Eyre, between which there are some surprising similarities.

The correct answers are:

1. Emma & Jane

2. Wodehouse & Eyre

3. Painting

4. Their mother (Jane’s father had also died)

5. Mr (Philip) Elton & St.John Rivers

6. Harriet Smith & Rosamond Oliver

7. Mr (George) Knightly & Edward Rochester

8. Mrs (Augusta) Elton & ‘the Church’ (but if you said ‘unmarried’ you would also be correct)

9. Jane Austen & Charlotte Brontë

10.a. Since 1990, Emma has been portrayed by Doran Godwin (1993), Kate Beckinsale (1996), Gwyneth Paltrow (1996), Romola Garai (2009)

10.b. Since 1990, Jane has been portrayed by Charlotte Gainsborg (1995), Samantha Morton (1997), Ruth Wilson (2006)

How many of the possible 18 marks did you get right?

If you enjoyed this brain teaser, look out for another quiz next month – and remember that www.crossref-it.info is there to help answer your literary questions!

Something for the end of your day...

Slightly different this week, a quick literary quiz to test your knowledge!

In two famous novels from the first half of the nineteenth century, the heroines receive an unwelcome proposal of marriage from a clergyman, having previously believed that each man was in love with another woman.

1. What is the first name of each heroine?

2. What are their surnames?

3. What hobby did these heroines share?

4. Which parent had both heroines lost?

5. What are the names of the two clergymen?

6. Who are the two women which each heroine thought that the vicars loved?

7. Who did the heroines finally marry?

8. Who were the eventual ‘brides’ of the clergymen?

9. Name the author of each novel.

10. Can you name one actress who has portrayed each heroine on film or TV (since 1990)?

How did you do? If you are struggling, then a clue is that one of these novels is featured on www.crossref-it.info (take a look under the green "Texts in detail" button)

Answers will be given next week!