Authors on the Web - Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer Trivia

1. Which of the following is not an occupation of one of the four investors in NOT A PENNY MORE, NOT A PENNY LESS?
A) Doctor
B) Art dealer
C) Banker
D) Professor

2. What kind of business does Florentyna Kane inherit from her father in THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER?
A) Restaurant
B) Hotel
C) Bank
D) Public relations firm

3. In FIRST AMONG EQUALS, which of the four candidates for Prime Minister is an aristocrat who just missed out on inheriting his family fortune because he was born 9 minutes after his brother?
A) Charles Seymour
B) Andrew Fraser
C) Simon Kerslake
D) Ray Gould

4. On what date does Saddam Hussein plan to destroy the Declaration of Independence in front of a worldwide audience in HONOR AMONG THIEVES?
A) July 4, 1992
B) July 4, 1993
C) July 4, 1994
D) July 4, 1995

5. In THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT, Connor Fitzgerald must prevent war from breaking out between the United States and what other country?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Russia
D) Saudi Arabia

6. In which novel does Archer use various newspaper headlines as titles for his chapters?
A) SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?
B) AS THE CROW FLIES
C) A MATTER OF HONOR
D) THE FOURTH ESTATE

7. What is the title of a 1994 book that Archer wrote specifically for a younger audience?
A) THE FIRST MIRACLE
B) DOUGIE MORTIMER'S RIGHT ARM
C) JUST GOOD FRIENDS
D) A LA CARTE

8. According to Archer, which short story in TWELVE RED HERRINGS is not based on a known incident but is rather a product of his own imagination?
A) "Do Not Pass Go"
B) "Shoeshine Boy"
C) "Cheap at Half Price"
D) "Trial and Error"

9. In "Never Stop on the Motorway," one of the short stories in TWELVE RED HERRINGS, what song is Diana ironically listening to while she is driving?
A) "Pink Cadillac"
B) "I Will Survive"
C) "Satisfaction"
D) "Live and Let Die"

10. In which collection of short stories do readers meet Clean Sweep Ignatius, Nigeria's Minister of Finance who is determined to end all graft and corruption in public life?
A) A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS
B) TWELVE RED HERRINGS
C) A TWIST IN THE TALE
D) TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT