Books Quiz - Author - Clive Cussler (Answers)
Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois in 1931. He joined the United States Air Force in 1950 and fought in the Korean War. After he left the air force, Cussler worked in the advertising industry. There he produced radio and television commercials, many of which won him awards.
Cussler’s first novel, The Mediterranean Caper, was published in 1973 and he has gone on to write more than 60 ‘techno-thrillers’. He founded NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency, which has discovered over sixty shipwreck sites and is named after a fictional government organisation featured in his novels chronicling the adventures of Dirk Pitt. He has also written several works of non-fiction about NUMA's discoveries.
If you are looking for adventure then Clive Cussler is your man but how much do you know about his work? Find out in this quiz!
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He was born in Aurora, which claims to be Illinois' second-largest city
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Pitt, like his creator, is an avid collector of cars
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The film was a failure and made losses of $78.3 million
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Cussler says in the book's foreword that he thinks it is not as good as his usual work and should be treated as a curiosity
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Royal Geographical Society is the leading centre for geographers and it has over 16,000 members
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NUMA receives its funding from Cussler's book royalties
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In Cussler's books Sandecker is appointed as the Vice President of the United States after the Vice President dies while in office
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Summer has a twin brother, Dirk Pitt, Jr
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Pitt finds Drake's treasure over 400 years after he loses it
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His love of the sea might make you think he served in the navy but it was in fact the air force
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