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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Literature - Oscar Wilde
> 1. Wilde's only novel was first published in 1890. The title
> character is convinced by an aristocrat that beauty and
> sensual fulfillment are the only things in life worth pursuing.
> Name the novel.
The Portrait of Dorian Gray
> 2. Wilde's most famous play, first performed in 1895, sees two
> male characters fake their identities to avoid social
> obligations. Name the play.
The Importance of Being Earnest
> 4. Wilde is also remembered for his witty quotes. Complete the
> following quote: "There is only one thing in life worse than
> being talked about, and that is...".
not being talked about
> 5. Another Wilde quote to complete: "I can resist anything but...".
temptation
> 7. About which of his contemporaries -- another Irish-born
> playwright -- did Wilde say, "He has no enemies, but is intensely
> disliked by his friends"?
Shaw
> 8. What did Wilde say he always travelled with, because you always
> need something sensational to read on the train?
his diary
> 9. Wilde was ruined -- financially and in every other way --
> by a legal battle with the Marquess of Queensbury over Wilde's
> homosexuality. The Marquess also lent his name to the rules
> which are the basis of the modern version of which sport?
boxing
> 10. In 1900, Wilde died and was buried in which city?
Paris
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