📚 'World Book Day' 7th March

Mar 1, 2024

6 min read

Here is a book quotes quiz for your members to enjoy, in celebration of 'World Book Day' on Thursday 7th March.

Before starting, get the discussion going, about how we all, or most of us, love books. What are member's favourite books and authors?

What is their favourite genre of book? Maybe list the different genres... sci fi, thriller, romance etc.

Some members may have new problems with book reading as a result of memory problems or reading ability. Discuss ways around this.

Such as ...

- Using an audio books app or CDs to download and listen to favourite books held in long-term memory.

- Listening to short plays on Radio 4 or the BBC Sounds app (there is a huge 'Drama' library).

(There are a lot of free classic book dramatisations there to choose from as well.)

Next, have members look at these famous quotes from classic books and photo clips of book covers to guess at which books they come from.

A more interactive way of doing this might be to print off the quotes and (full) pictures, cut them out and lay them on the tables and try matching them up.

As you go through each one, help members guess the right answer by giving the author and initials or first words of book titles.

Discuss each book and its subject as you work through them. Focus on those books which members have read.

Shorten the quiz accordingly.

(Just to note, some members may have a good deal of 'intellectual reserve' and enjoy this quiz, whereas for others they may not be so well read or have greater difficulty remembering. This is why I have included some more obvious titles and of course the songs.)

I do hope you and your members enjoy this one. Of course, I am happy to take more book and song recommendations.

Any feedback would be lovely.

1. "It is very respectable, very well dressed, but underneath it is all wrong."
2. "Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for."
3. "He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
4. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
5. “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.”
6. “Call me Ishmael.”
7. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
8. “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
9. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
10. “It happened, one day about noon going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised, with the print of a man’s naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand.”
11. “The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42!”
12. “It never occurred to me in those days to write about Holly Golightly, and probably it would not now except for a conversation I had with Joe Bell that set the whole memory of her in motion again.”
13. “What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them."
14. “All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”
15. “My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.”
16. “Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life.”
17. “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
18. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.”
19. “Tomorrow I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.”
20. “You have plenty of courage, I am sure. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger."
21. “This above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
22. “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”
23. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
24. “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
25. “To love another person is to see the face of God.”
26. “We have no right to distress any of God's creatures without a very good reason."
27. “Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.”
28. “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”
29. "'And what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversation?'"
30. "'Good evening to you,' he said gravely. 'It's a fine night for the road.' The smell of peat smoke and of some savoury roast floated to me from the house.”
31. “There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.”
32. “Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.”
33. “How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.”
34. "It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality."
35. "Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery."
36. “Adventures always come to the adventurous, there's no doubt about that!”
37. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
38. “All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you...”
39. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.”
40. “Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!”

ANSWERS, WITH SOME MUSIC VIDEOS TO BREAK IT UP A BIT

1. "It is very respectable, very well dressed, but underneath it is all wrong."

- 'Murder On The Orient Express', Agatha Christie

2. "Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for."

- 'Catch-22' by Richard Heller

3. "He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

- 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs

4. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” - '1984' by George Orwell

5. “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” - 'Rebecca', by Daphne Du Maurier

6. “Call me Ishmael.” - 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville

7. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - 'Pride And Prejudice' by Jane Austen

8. “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - 'The Hobbit', by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” - 'A Tale Of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens

10. “It happened, one day about noon going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised, with the print of a man’s naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand.” - 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel DeFoe

MUSIC BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs

11. “The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42!” - 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' by Douglas Adams

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBrdkw6RACU

12. “It never occurred to me in those days to write about Holly Golightly, and probably it would not now except for a conversation I had with Joe Bell that set the whole memory of her in motion again.” - 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' by Truman Capote

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7SI7N22k_A

13. “What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them."

- 'Catcher In The Rye' by J.D. Salinger

14. “All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” - 'Peter Pan' by J.M. Barrie

15. “My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.” - 'David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens

16. “Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life.” - 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells

17. “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” - 'Romeo And Juliet' by William Shakespeare

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADcFE-si4s

18. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.” - 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte

19. “Tomorrow I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.” - 'Gone With The Wind' by Margaret Mitchell

20. “You have plenty of courage, I am sure. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger." - 'The Wizard Of Oz' by L. Frank Baum

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW2QZ7KuaxA

21. “This above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” - 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare

22. “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” - 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' by J.K. Rowling

23. “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” - 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHyRQOdqf0

24. “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” - 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde

25. “To love another person is to see the face of God.” - 'Les Miserables' by Victor Hugo

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q82twrdr0U

26. “We have no right to distress any of God's creatures without a very good reason." - 'Black Beauty', Anna Sewell

27. “Time moves slowly, but passes quickly.”

- 'The Colour Purple' by Alice Walker

28. “The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.” - 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

SONG BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WM_R-6AKHE

29. "'And what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversation?'" - 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll

30. "'Good evening to you,' he said gravely. 'It's a fine night for the road. ' The smell of peat smoke and of some savoury roast floated to me from the house.” - 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' by John Buchan

31. “There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.” - 'Hound Of The Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

32. “Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.” - 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain

33. “How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.” - 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker

34. "It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality." - 'The Diary Of A Young Girl' by Anne Frank

35. "Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery." - 'The Da Vinci Code', by Dan Brown

36. “Adventures always come to the adventurous, there's no doubt about that!”

- 'The Famous Five: Five Go To Smuggler's Top' by Enid Blyton

37. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

- 'The Shining' by Stephen King

38.“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you...”

- 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams