Trivia Quiz: Huckleberry Finn

Question 1: In which "Star Trek" series did the crew meet Mark Twain?

 A: Original Series
 B: The Next Generation
 C: Deep Space 9
 D: Voyager

Question 2: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was the first novel to be:

 A: Added to the Banned Books list
 B: Adapted into a Saturday morning cartoon
 C: Listed as required reading in high school
 D: Written entirely on a typewriter

Question 3: Which comet was visible both on the day Twain was born and the day he died?

 A: Halley's Comet
 B: Tralles Comet
 C: Hesse-Gemma
 D: Messier

Question 4: Which "Harry Potter" star appeared in the 1993 film version of "Huckleberry Finn"?

 A: Richard Harris
 B: Gary Oldman
 C: Kenneth Branagh
 D: Robbie Coltrane

Question 5: Twain is the great great great uncle of which of these actors?

 A: Dominic Monaghan
 B: Meg Ryan
 C: Casper Van Dien
 D: Sarah Ramirez

Question 6: Which famous author once said of "Huckleberry Finn": "All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since."?

 A: Ernest Hemingway
 B: F. Scott Fitzgerald
 C: James Joyce
 D: Gertrude Stein

Question 7: How many of Twain's four children survived him?

 A: None
 B: One
 C: Two
 D: Three

Question 8: Which famous actor has never played Huck Finn on film?

 A: Elijah Wood
 B: Mickey Rooney
 C: Ron Howard
 D: Christian Bale

Question 9: In what year was "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" first published?

 A: 1880
 B: 1885
 C: 1890
 D: 1895

Question 10: Twain failed to graduate from:

 A: Elementary school
 B: High School
 C: Trade school
 D: College