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Author - Jules Verne
Jules Verne in 1878 when he was 50 years old.

Author - Jules Verne

Journey under seas, around the world and even to the Moon with Jules Verne. Test your knowledge of his daring voyages and inventions.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many of his stories were first published as part of the Extraordinary Voyages series by his publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel.

In Specialist Books, this quiz focuses on Jules Verne, a pioneer of adventure and early science fiction. You will revisit submarines, balloons and bold journeys that stretched Victorian imaginations.

  • Adventure novel: A story that follows exciting journeys, dangers and discoveries.
  • Science fiction: Fiction that imagines new technology, worlds or scientific ideas.
  • Voyage: A long journey, often by sea or through unknown places.
Who was Jules Verne and what is he famous for?

Jules Verne was a French writer known for imaginative adventure stories such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.

Why is Jules Verne linked with early science fiction?

Verne imagined submarines, space travel and advanced machines before they existed, so many readers see his adventure stories as an early form of science fiction.

Which Jules Verne book is a good place to start?

Many new readers begin with Around the World in Eighty Days or Journey to the Centre of the Earth, because they are fast paced and easy to follow.

1 .
What was the name of Verne's son, who published many of the later manuscripts?
Antoine
Auguste
Jacques
Michel
It is rumoured that Michel may actually have written some of them
2 .
What is the title of Verne's 1870 novel, a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon?
Around the Moon
Back From the Moon
Beyond the Moon
From the Moon to the Earth
The two novels were later combined and published as A Trip to the Moon and Around It
3 .
Which 1897 Verne novel features a scientific adventure trip along a river?
The Mighty Amazon
The Mighty Congo
The Mighty Limpopo
The Mighty Orinoco
The Mighty Orinoco is one of the 54 novels which make up Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series
4 .
Verne was born in which French city in 1828?
Lille
Marseille
Nancy
Nantes
He was born on a man-made island on the Loire River inside Nantes, called Île Feydeau
5 .
In 1886 Verne was shot by his nephew Gaston. Where did the bullet strike him?
The arm
The head
The leg
The shoulder
Verne suffered from a permanent limp afterwards, and Gaston was confined to a mental asylum
6 .
What was the first name of Verne's wife, whom he married in 1857?
Catherine
Honorine
Hortense
Sophie
When Jules met her Honorine was a widow with two young children
7 .
What was Verne's profession before he became a full-time writer?
Accountant
Diplomat
Schoolmaster
Stockbroker
Jules' father intended his son to follow in his own footsteps as a lawyer, but Jules gave up that profession to pursue a career in writing
8 .
The character Captain Nemo first appeared in which 1870 novel?
Five Weeks in a Balloon
From the Earth to the Moon
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
He reappeared four years later in The Mysterious Island
9 .
In Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873, Phileas Fogg begins and ends his journey at which London gentlemen's club?
The Commonwealth Club
The East India Club
The Reform Club
The Travellers Club
The Reform Club also appears in Anthony Trollope's 1867 novel Phineas Finn
10 .
In Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the trip begins via a volcano in which country?
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
The characters enter a passage in the volcano Snæfellsjökull, which leads them to the centre of the Earth

 

Author:  Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)

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