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QUIZ FOR A BABE

12/7/2014
PictureThanks and gratitude on the hill of a friend...
By Deb A.

This week's post was written in honour of the birth of the newest member of the Agave Magazine team.  Congratulations Ariana and Grant!

1 This song was mentioned more than any other in literature as of 2012, appearing in 55 books including Paradise by Tony Morrisson.

2. This tale by Thomas Hardy is one of a young man whose ambitions extend well beyond his means.

3. He wrote one of the shortest books of the New Testament: a single chapter with 25 verses.


4. This surrealist poet is sometimes associated with the Beat Generation;  his last volume of poetry, Daisy in the Memory of a Shark, was published posthumously.


5. This American landscape artist
was largely self-taught. He is best-known for his marine subjects; his 'Breezing Up' was featured on a U.S. stamp in 1962.

6. This Scottish author and poet was a leading figure in fantasy literature as well as Lewis Carroll's mentor.

7. The work of these two sisters
became defining features of the Glasgow Style during the 1890s.

8. This birthday is shared by poet John Gay, author Georges Duhamel, and the subject of this quiz!

Looking for hints?



Answers after the jump...




1. Hey Jude
2. Jude the Obscure
3. Jude
4. Pete Winslow
5. Winslow Homer
6. George MacDonald*
7. Margaret and Frances MacDonald*
8. June 30th


*Ideally these would be spelled 'Macdonald'...

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