Quiz 4- 10 Questions on Footprints

"I don't have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They are upstairs in my socks."
-Groucho Marx ,A Night at the Opera

1. Shrines called Qadam Rasul are found in Delhi, Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Gaur (Malda), Murshidabad in West Bengal, Cuttak (there are others in the world, these are in India). What are they believed to contain or once contained? 

2.On February 6th 1971, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews sent an urgent telegram. It read thus "Before leaving a bunker, a player should fill up and smooth over the footprints he has made". To whom was it sent?

3.In Chinese folklore what was invented by the legendary inventor Ts'ang Chieh (Cangjie) and got his ideas from observing animals' footprints and birds' claw marks on the sand?

4. At which place in Hollywood, California will you find the footprints, handprints and signatures of stars since 1920 ?

5. Where will you find this ? 

Just the place will not do- I want the name of the memorial.  

6.Which English word meaning a footprint, originates from the Hindi word with the same meaning ?

7. In the Buddhist tradition it symbolizes the feet, or the footprints, of the Buddha. It is often placed at the beginning and end of inscriptions, and modern Tibetan Buddhists use it as a clothing decoration. With the spread of Buddhism, it has passed into the iconography of China and Japan, where it has been used to denote plurality, abundance, prosperity, and long life.What?

8. This large, hairy humanlike creature has been variably described by many as a primate ranging from 6 to 15 feet tall. Its Footprints have measured up to 24 inches in length and 8 inches in width. The credit for the discovery of its first set of footprints is attributed to British explorer David Thompson and hundreds of alleged prints have been adduced since then. Visual sightings and even alleged photographs and filmings notably by Roger Patterson in 1967 have also contributed to the legend, though none of the purported evidence has been verified and the creature still remains elusive. Which creature?

9. This peak in the local language is called 'Samanhela'. The peak contains a depression about 1.5 m long by about 76 cm wide that is shaped like a human footprint.Buddhist believe that it is the footprint left by Buddha, while for the hindus it is the footprint of lord Shiva. But it is the muslim belief that gives this peak its English name. Ibn Battutah climbed the peak in 1345 to see the footprint. Which peak ?

10. Cacus, an ancient Roman fire god and son of Vulcan, another Roman god of fire inhabited a cave on Mount Aventine, and plundered the surrounding country.When Hercules came to Italy with the cattle of Geryon, a three-headed monster, Cacus stole some of the cattle and took them to his cave.What stratagem did Cacus use to prevent the footprint of the cattle from showing where they were taken ?

Quiz 3 : 10 questions on books that never existed - Answers

1. He wrote the book " Upon the distinction between the ashes of the various Tobaccos " between 1880 and 1890 and his other well known known book that never really existed is "Practical Handbook of Bee keeping". Which well known Personality?

Ans: Sherlock Holmes

2. The book  'The Seven Minutes'  is a 171 page book which appears in a novel by the same name. According to the author Seven Minutes is the most-banned novel in history and the book consists of " the thoughts in one woman's head during seven minutes of copulation with an unnamed man". Which author?

Ans: Irving Wallace.

3. Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character and the author of several non-existing works like The Affair of the Second Goldfish,  The Body in the Library, The Cat it Was Who Died, Death of a Debutante
The Lotus Murder,  The Clue of the Candle Wax etc. She is consulted for her "feminine intuition" and her most famous works are those featuring her vegetarian Finnish detective Sven Hjerson. Where will you find Mrs Oliver?

Ans: In the works of Agatha Christie, she is a friend of Hercule Poirot.

(In Cards on the Table, there is a reference to Mrs Oliver's book The Body in the Library; this title was used by Christie six years later, for a novel featuring Miss Marple.)

4. " The Curious Experiences of the patterson family on the island of Uffa" was a work only mentioned, but never set down on paper. Whose non-existing work?
Ans: John H. Watson, the narrator of all Sherlock Holmes Exploits

5. To mask some wood-work this well known author had a set of 19 volume make-believe, dummy work titled  "Hansard's Guide to Refreshing sleep" displayed on the book shelf of his home. Modern Warfare by General Tom Thumb was another such non-book among many other books which was used by the author to decorate his library Who?

Ans: Charles Dickens.

6. In which work will you come across the below mentioned shelf and non existing books ?

Ans:  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

7. 'Necronomicon' was a blasphemous work by Abdul Alhazerd , which was described as "the Ghastly soul symbol of the forbidden corpse-eating cult of inaccessible Leng in central Asia" . This non-existent book actually appears in horror stories of which author?

Ans: H.P. Lovecraft

8. In which TV series do the following books appear? 

Ans: The Simpsons

9.  I, Libertine was a literary hoax novel that began as a practical joke by  radio story teller Jean Shepherd. Shepherd urged his listeners to enter bookstores and ask for a book that did not exist. He fabricated the author (Frederick R. Ewing) of this imaginary novel, concocted a title (I, Libertine), and outlined a basic plot for his listeners to use on skeptical or confused bookstore clerks. Fans of the show eventually took it further, planting references to the book and author so widely that demand for the book led to it being listed on The New York Times Best Seller list.
What was the reason this hoax was perpetrated ?

Ans: Shepherd was highly annoyed at the way that the bestseller lists were being compiled in the mid-1950s. These lists were determined not only from sales figures but also from the number of requests for new and upcoming books at bookstores. So to prove the futility of the compilation I, Libertine was conceived.

10. A lot of fictional books are mentioned in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Most are textbooks and few are books of general interest. However what connects or what is common to these three books. : Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp , Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander , and The Tales of Beedle the Bard ?

Ans: These three once non-existing books where bought into existence, by J.K. Rowling herself. 

Another instance of a fictional book getting a real life (see Q3 )

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is being made into a movie is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Seven copies of the book were handwritten and illustrated by JK Rowling herself and six were dedicated and given by Rowling to six people who were most involved with the Harry Potter series. One was auctioned off and purchased by Amazon for 3 million $ and the money was given to  The Children's Voice charity campaign.

Quidditch Through the Ages, is mentioned in several of the Harry Potter novels and over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world via Comic relief. 

 

Quiz 3 : 10 questions on books that never existed

1. He wrote the book " Upon the distinction between the ashes of the various Tobaccos " between 1880 and 1890 and his other well known book that never really existed is "Practical Handbook of Bee keeping". Which well known Personality?

2. The book  'The Seven Minutes'  is a 171 page book which appears in a novel by the same name. According to the author Seven Minutes is the most-banned novel in history and the book consists of " the thoughts in one woman's head during seven minutes of copulation with an unnamed man". Which author?

3. Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character and the author of several non-existing works like The Affair of the Second Goldfish,  The Body in the Library, The Cat it Was Who Died, Death of a Debutante
The Lotus Murder,  The Clue of the Candle Wax etc. She is consulted for her "feminine intuition" and her most famous works are those featuring her vegetarian Finnish detective Sven Hjerson. Where will you find Mrs Oliver?

4. " The Curious Experiences of the patterson family on the island of Uffa" was a work only mentioned, but never set down on paper. Whose non-existing work?

5. To mask some wood-work this well known author had a set of 19 volume make-believe, dummy work titled  "Hansard's Guide to Refreshing sleep" displayed on the book shelf of his home. Modern Warfare by General Tom Thumb was another such non-book among many other books which was used by the author to decorate his library Who?

6. In which work will you come across the below mentioned shelf and non existing books ?

7. 'Necronomicon' was a blasphemous work by Abdul Alhazerd , which was described as "the Ghastly soul symbol of the forbidden corpse-eating cult of inaccessible Leng in central Asia" . This non-existent book actually appears in horror stories of which author?

8. In which TV series do the following books appear?

9.  I, Libertine was a literary hoax novel that began as a practical joke by  radio story teller Jean Shepherd. Shepherd urged his listeners to enter bookstores and ask for a book that did not exist. He fabricated the author (Frederick R. Ewing) of this imaginary novel, concocted a title (I, Libertine), and outlined a basic plot for his listeners to use on skeptical or confused bookstore clerks. Fans of the show eventually took it further, planting references to the book and author so widely that demand for the book led to it being listed on The New York Times Best Seller list.
What was the reason this hoax was perpetrated ?

The cover painting was done by Frank Kelly Freas.

10. Many fictional books are mentioned in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Most are textbooks and few are books of general interest. However what connects or what is common to these three books. : Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp , Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander , and The Tales of Beedle the Bard ?

Quiz 2 - 10 questions on Handkerchiefs ; Answers

1.This was a secret organization of robbers in India, who always strangled their victims by throwing a handkerchief around their necks.In October, they would meet in bands of from 10 to 200 and set out on the highways, where they would set upon wealthy travelers, strangle them , distribute the booty, and flee. A portion of the booty was always presented as an offering to the goddess Kali. Later Lord William Bentinck, began to investigate the organization, and the campaign against the organisation, directed by Sir W. H. Sleeman, was remarkably successful. Within seven years more than 3000 of them had been imprisoned or hanged, and the organisation was wiped out. Which organisation ?

Ans:  Thugs or Thuggee . The english word 'thug' comes from this organisation

2.In 18th and 19th century France, vocabulary was divided into “noble” and“common” and was also mentioned likewise in dictionaries. Common vocabulary was unfit for poetry and could not be used in plays etc. This French Romantic writer led a band of writers who opposed such a classification and used the prohibited words whenever they saw fit. In 1830 in his verse drama 'Hernani', he created a scandal in the audience when the heroine spoke of her handkerchief , a strict no no during that time. Which playwriter?

Ans: Victor Hugo

3. On January 11th 2013 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee released a Commemorative Postage Stamp on ‘Silk Letter Movement’. Originally called Tehrek-e-Reshmi Rumal (which translates to Silk handkerchief) this movement was started by a religious group in India, with the intention of overthrowing the British rule by allying with Ottoman Turkey, Imperial Germany, and Afghanistan. The plot was uncovered by Punjab CID with the capture of letters written in silk cloth from one of the religious leaders. After the leakage of the plan, the top leaders were arrested and were exiled to Malta. Which religious sect am I talking about ?

Ans: Deobandi.

4.This is a  large, colorfully patterned handkerchief. Its name is derived from the hindi word, for a method of tie-dyeing. In this dyeing,  parts of a silk or cotton cloth are tied tightly with wax thread before the whole cloth is dipped in a dye vat; the threads are then untied, the parts so protected being left uncoloured. Which hanky?

Bandana. From bandhani work.

5. This Jazz musicians happy-go-lucky disposition and good humor, which provided a convenient reinforcement for the racial prejudices of many white listeners, was criticized by many other black Jazz musicians. One of them was “Dizzy” Gillespie one of the greatest trumpeter in the history of jazz, who criticized his "plantation image," that "public image of him, handkerchief over his head, grinning in the face of white racism." Which genius was thus condemned for 'Tomming'?

(Tomming is used in US for a black person who behaves in an excessively obedient or servile way.)

Ans: Louis Armstrong. Miles Davis accused Louis of 'Tomming ' - being an "Uncle Tom," the uncomplaining good slave character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin 

6. Where will you find  people called 'Jatravartids', who live in perpetual fear of the time they call 'The Coming of The Great White Handkerchief '?
Ans: In Douglas Adams. 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' the second part of the Hitchhickers guide to galaxy series. Jatravartid are people of Viltvodle VI and  believe that the entire Universe was sneezed out of the nose of a being
called the Great Green Arkleseizure and life live in perpetual fear of The Coming of The Great White Handkerchief, (HHGTTG is sufficient)

7.Before the time of this queen handkerchiefs came in many sizes and shapes. So in 1785, she had her husband, , issue a law which stated, "the length of handkerchiefs shall equal their width, throughout my entire kingdom." After this most handkerchiefs have been square. Which queen?
Ans: Marie Antoinette, So on 2nd June 1785, King Louis XVI issued a decree on behalf of his queen.

8.In this drama a handkerchief play's a pivotal role.The twist in the play occurs when the wife of the main character of the play cannot produce a handkerchief once given to her and it is later found among, her alleged lovers, possessions. Thus resulting in the wife's murder by her husband. Which play?
Ans: Othello by William Shakespeare.

9.This word formerly stood for handkerchief or a cloth used as a patch. Today it means political influence, and its present definition originates from Chicago, during the time of its Mayor Richard J. Daley, the archetypal city “boss.” Its use then spread throughout Illinois and the United States and is widely used around English speaking world today. which word ?
Ans: Clout. Daley served as mayor from 1955 to 1976. A Democrat, he wielded a great deal of power in the largely Democratic Chicago . He governed by the spoils system (rewarding political allies with jobs), and he delivered many local votes for Democratic presidential candidates.

10. In the late 19th century, a new imported cloth became popular in Zanzibar.The cloth was actually a handkerchief and called as lesos.  Since six lesos were cheaper than one piece of imported fabric of the same size, enterprising Swahili women began to sew brightly colored lesos into larger pieces of fabric. This stiched fabric were worn mainly by women eager to establish their emancipated identity after the abolition of slavery in Zanzibar. They wrapped one piece around the waist, another around the upper body, and a third around the head and thrown over the shoulder, covering the body in the Muslim fashion. The cloth also had proverbs and other sayings printed at the bottom. Today this dress is widely worn in East Africa and most are either produced by domestic industries in Kenya or Tanzania, and customers are always in search of new designs and new printed proverbs.Which piece of clothing thus grew from a handkerchief ?
Ans: Kanga. Today Kangas have become wearable billboards, with special-edition designs promoting national health campaigns such as family planning, or celebrating presidential birthdays and national holidays.

Quiz 2 : 10 questions on Handkerchiefs

There is a ghost
That eats handkerchiefs;
It keeps you company
On all your travels.

Christian Morgenstern  in "Gespenst"

1.This was a secret organization of robbers in India, who always strangled their victims by throwing a handkerchief around their necks. In October, they would meet in bands of from 10 to 200 and set out on the highways, where they would set upon wealthy travelers, strangle them , distribute the booty, and flee. A portion of the booty was always presented as an offering to the goddess Kali. Later Lord William Bentinck, began to investigate the organization and the campaign against the organisation, directed by Sir W. H. Sleeman, was remarkably successful. Within seven years more than 3000 of them had been imprisoned or hanged, and the organisation was wiped out. Which organisation ?

2.In 18th and 19th century France, vocabulary was divided into “noble” and“common” and was also mentioned likewise in dictionaries. Common vocabulary was unfit for poetry and could not be used in plays etc. This French romantic writer led a band of writers who opposed such a classification and used the prohibited words whenever they saw fit. In 1830, in his verse drama 'Hernani', he created a scandal in the audience when the heroine spoke of her handkerchief (mouchoir) , a strict no no during that time. Which playwriter?

 

3. On January 11th 2013 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee released a Commemorative Postage Stamp on ‘Silk Letter Movement’. Originally called Tehrek-e-Reshmi Rumal (which translates to Silk handkerchief) this movement was started by a religious group in India, with the intention of overthrowing the British rule by allying with Ottoman Turkey, Imperial Germany, and Afghanistan. The plot was uncovered by Punjab CID, with the capture of letters written in silk cloth from Ubaidullah Sindhi, one of the religious leaders. After the leakage of the plan, the top leaders were arrested and were exiled to Malta. Which religious sect am I talking about ?

4.This is a  large, colorfully patterned handkerchief. Its name is derived from the Hindi word for a method of tie-dyeing. In this dyeing,  parts of a silk or cotton cloth are tied tightly with wax thread before the whole cloth is dipped in a dye vat; the threads are then untied, the parts so protected being left uncoloured. Which hanky?

5. This Jazz musicians happy-go-lucky disposition and good humor which provided a convenient reinforcement for the racial prejudices of many white listeners, was criticized by many other black Jazz musicians. One of them was “Dizzy” Gillespie one of the greatest trumpeter in the history of jazz, who criticized his "plantation image," that "public image of him, handkerchief over his head, grinning in the face of white racism." Which genius was thus condemned for 'Tomming'?
(Tomming is used in US for a black person who behaves in an excessively obedient or servile way.)

6.Where will you find  people called 'Jatravartids', who live in perpetual fear of the time they call 'The Coming of The Great White Handkerchief '?

7.Before the time of this queen, handkerchiefs came in many sizes and shapes. So in 1785, she had her husband issue a law which stated, "the length of handkerchiefs shall equal their width, throughout my entire kingdom." After this most handkerchiefs have been square. Which queen?

8.In this drama a handkerchief play's a pivotal role.The twist in the play occurs when the wife of the main character in the play cannot produce a handkerchief once given to her and it is later found among her alleged lovers, possessions. Thus resulting in the wife's murder by her husband. Which play?

9. This word formerly stood for handkerchief or a cloth used as a patch. Today it means political influence, and its present definition originates from Chicago, during the time of its Mayor Richard J. Daley, the archetypal city “boss.” Its use then spread throughout Illinois and the United States and is widely used around English speaking world today. which word ?

Jimmy Carter and Daley

10.In the late 19th century, a new imported cloth became popular in Zanzibar.The cloth was actually a handkerchief and called as lesos.  Since six lesos were cheaper than one piece of imported fabric of the same size, enterprising Swahili women began to sew brightly colored lesos into larger pieces of fabric. This stitched fabric was worn mainly by women eager to establish their emancipated identity after the abolition of slavery in Zanzibar. They wrapped one piece around the waist, another around the upper body, and a third around the head and thrown over the shoulder, covering the body in the Muslim fashion. The cloth also had proverbs and other sayings printed at the bottom. Today this dress is widely worn in East Africa and most are either produced by domestic industries in Kenya or Tanzania, and customers are always in search of new designs and new printed proverbs.Which piece of clothing thus grew from a handkerchief ?

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Quiz1 -Great works written in Prison. Answers

1. This eccentric writer was arrested on charges of homosexuality and imprisoned in Reading jail (48 Km west of London). During his two years of hard labour in prison  he wrote 'De Profundis' ( a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials) and the poem Apologia. The next year he wrote 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' and signed it C.3.3 meaning the prisoner of cell 3, third landing. Which well known author?

Ans:  Oscar Wilde.

2. This English adventurer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, explorer  and writer was once Queen Elizabeth's favorite and was knighted by her. He temporarily fell from the queen's favour when she discovered in 1592 that he had secretly married one of her maids of honor. Elizabeth's successor, James I, disliked him and was accused of plotting against the king and was convicted and sentenced to death. King James, however, commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, and he was sent to the Tower of London where he was confined for 13 years. During his jail term he wrote his best historic work, titled ' The History of the world'  which was Suppressed by King James for "being too saucy in censuring Princes."  Who?
Ans: Sir Walter Raleigh

3. He was charged with embezzlement of funds from 'The first National bank of Austin', in Texas where he had been a teller. The amount of money was small and might have been an accounting error; however, he chose to flee to Honduras rather than stand trial. Learning that his wife was dying, he returned to Texas in 1897 and, after her death, turned himself in to authorities and was sentenced to five years in a federal prison. He was released in three years three months for good behavior.He began his writing career in his cell and wrote some of his best stories during his time in prison Who?
Ans. O.Henry (pseudonym of William Sydney Porter ).
Trivia: In Honduras, William became friends with Al Jennings, a notorious train robber and here  he wrote Cabbages and Kings, in which he coined the term "banana republic" to describe the country, a phrase subsequently used widely to describe a small, unstable tropical nation in Latin America with a narrowly focused, agrarian economy.

4.After he returned from his adventures travelling across the known world, he became the commander of a galley in a war between Venice and Genoa. During the battle, fought near the Island of Korcula in Adriatic sea he was captured by the enemy and imprisoned for less than a year. While in prison he dictated his work to a fellow prisoner and scribe from Pisa named Rusticiano. Who and which book ?
Ans: Marco Polo. The Travels of Marco Polo.

5. This failed artist was found guilty of organising an abortive attempt to overtake the government and was sentenced to five years in prison but was released after nine months. During his confinement in the prison at the fortress of Landsberg he dictated the first volume of his best-selling work. "The broad mass of a nation...will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one" This is one of the many memorable line of the work. Who and which book?
Ans: Adolf Hitler : Mein Kampf

6.After being found guilty of seditious libel, this English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy was jailed indefinitely in May 1703 in Newgate prison, London. While in prison he wrote the poem 'Hymn to the Pillory' which according to legend caused his audience at the pillory to throw flowers instead of the customary harmful and noxious objects and to drink to his health. He however is well know for another novel, and most of you may have read it for sure. Who?

Daniel Defoe, better known for his work Robinson Crusoe.


7. Who wrote 'Shrimadh Bhagvad Gita Rahasya' while incarcerated Prison at Mandalay, Burma. The work is the analysis of Karma yoga which finds its source in the Bhagavad Gita. The book was written in pencil and the 400 page script was completed in four months.
Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

8. Most of this classic was written by him in Bedfordshire County jail where he was held for 11 years, for holding Puritan services that were not in accordance with the church of England.While in prison he supported his family by making shoelaces and in prison his library consisted of the Bible and the Book of Martyrs by the theologian John Foxe. He also wrote his spiritual autobiography 'Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners' when in prison. Who and which other classic novel for which he is best known was also written in the same prison?
Ans : John Bunyan and Pilgrim's progress

First Edition Cover.

9. His Autobiography, 'The Sixteenth Round' was written in prison and was published in 1975 by Warner Books. The story inspired Bob Dylan to make a song that became his fourth most successful single of the decade. The song had to be written and sung multiple times to meet legal requirements. The biography also inspired a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, who plays the person in question and achieved critical acclaim. The movie became the last motion picture of 1990's . Whose prison written autobiography? 

Ans: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. The song and the movie were 'Hurricane' and The Hurricane respectively. 

10. 10. Which book in the bible was written by St Paul while he was in prison, at Rome, sometime between 55 and 63 AD and is addressed to the Christians of a ancient Phrygian city ?

Ans: Colossians

Quiz 1- Great works written in Prison.

Jawaharlal Nehru's Toward Freedom, an autobiography; The Discovery of India ; and Glimpses of World History , a series of letters to his daughter, Indira were written while he was in prison and are a pleasure to read. Similarly many works of people like Voltaire, Miguel De Cervantes, Henry David Thoreau, Nelson Mandela and Alexandre Dumas too were written while in prison. So as a tribute to these amazing personalities here we go.

1. This eccentric writer was arrested on charges of homosexuality and imprisoned in Reading jail (48 Km west of London). During his two years of hard labour in prison  he wrote 'De Profundis' ( a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials) and the poem Apologia. The next year he wrote 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' and signed it C.3.3 meaning the prisoner of cell 3, third landing. Which well known author?

2. This English adventurer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, explorer  and writer was once Queen Elizabeth's favorite and was knighted by her. He temporarily fell from the queen's favour when she discovered in 1592 that he had secretly married one of her maids of honor. Elizabeth's successor, James I, disliked him and was accused of plotting against the king and was convicted and sentenced to death. King James, however, commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, and he was sent to the Tower of London where he was confined for 13 years. During his jail term he wrote his best historic work, titled ' The History of the world'  which was Suppressed by King James for "being too saucy in censuring Princes."  Who?

His cell in Tower of London.

3. He was charged with embezzlement of funds from 'The first National bank of Austin', in Texas where he had been a teller. The amount of money was small and might have been an accounting error; however, he chose to flee to Honduras rather than stand trial. Learning that his wife was dying, he returned to Texas in 1897 and, after her death, turned himself in to authorities and was sentenced to five years in a federal prison. He was released in three years three months for good behavior.He began his writing career in his cell and wrote some of his best stories during his time in prison Who?

At the First National Bank, Austin

4.After he returned from his adventures travelling across the known world, he became the commander of a galley in a war between Venice and Genoa. During the battle, fought near the Island of Korcula in Adriatic sea he was captured by the enemy and imprisoned for less than a year. While in prison he dictated his work to a fellow prisoner and scribe from Pisa named Rusticiano ( Rustichello da Pisa) since the stories were written by him and were narrated from memory by the person in question. Who and which book ? (Both required for full points)

A Page from the book. 

5. This failed artist was found guilty of organising an abortive attempt to overtake the government and was sentenced to five years in prison but was released after nine months. During his confinement in the prison at the fortress of Landsberg he dictated the first volume of his best-selling work. "The broad mass of a nation...will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one" This is one of the many memorable line of the work. Who and which book? (Both Required)

His cell in Landsberg prison.

6.After being found guilty of seditious libel, this English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy was jailed indefinitely in May 1703 in Newgate prison, London. While in prison he wrote the poem 'Hymn to the Pillory' which according to legend caused his audience at the pillory to throw flowers instead of the customary harmful and noxious objects and to drink to his health. He however is well know for another novel, and most of you may have read it for sure. Who?

7. Who wrote 'Shrimadh Bhagvad Gita Rahasya' while incarcerated Prison at Mandalay, Burma. The work is the analysis of Karma yoga which finds its source in the Bhagavad Gita. The book was written in pencil and the 400 page script was completed in four months.

8. Most of this classic was written by him in Bedfordshire County jail where he was held for 11 years, for holding Puritan services that were not in accordance with the church of England.While in prison he supported his family by making shoelaces and in prison his library consisted of the Bible and the Book of Martyrs by the theologian John Foxe. He also wrote his spiritual autobiography 'Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners' when in prison. Who and which other classic novel for which he is best known was also written in the same prison? (Both book and author required)

9. His Autobiography, 'The Sixteenth Round' was written in prison and was published in 1975 by Warner Books. The story inspired Bob Dylan to make a song that became his fourth most successful single of the decade. The song had to be written and sung multiple times to meet legal requirements. The biography also inspired a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, who plays the person in question and achieved critical acclaim. The movie became the last motion picture of 1990's . Whose prison written autobiography?

10. Which book in the bible was written by St Paul while he was in prison, at Rome, sometime between 55 and 63 AD and is addressed to the Christians of an ancient Phrygian city ?

Ability to read Greek will help you decipher the answer. 

Happy quizzing and have fun.