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Oscar Wilde (writer)
  • 1. When did Oscar Wilde pass away?
A) 1850
B) 1900
C) 1920
D) 1950
  • 2. In which city did Oscar Wilde die?
A) Dublin
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
  • 3. What was the cause of Oscar Wilde's death?
A) Cancer
B) Pneumonia
C) Meningitis
D) Heart attack
  • 4. Where is Oscar Wilde buried?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Mount Jerome Cemetery
C) Highgate Cemetery
D) Père Lachaise Cemetery
  • 5. Who was Oscar Wilde's literary executor?
A) Aubrey Beardsley
B) Bosie Douglas
C) Lord Alfred Douglas
D) Robert Ross
  • 6. What was the profession of Oscar Wilde's father?
A) Surgeon
B) Artist
C) Lawyer
D) Politician
  • 7. Which of Oscar Wilde's plays was performed in 1895 but closed in the wake of his trial and public disgrace?
A) An Ideal Husband
B) A Woman of No Importance
C) The Importance of Being Earnest
D) Salome
  • 8. Which of Oscar Wilde's works was the subject of his libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry?
A) Lady Windermere's Fan
B) Salome
C) An Ideal Husband
D) The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 9. Which university did Oscar Wilde attend?
A) Cambridge University
B) University of London
C) Oxford University
D) Trinity College, Dublin
  • 10. What was the name of Oscar Wilde's wife?
A) Constance Lloyd
B) Ada Leverson
C) Lillie Langtry
D) Violet Trefusis
  • 11. What was the title of the poem Oscar Wilde wrote while in prison?
A) De Profundis
B) The Picture of Dorian Gray
C) The Ballad of Reading Gaol
D) The Importance of Being Earnest
  • 12. Who sued Oscar Wilde for libel leading to his imprisonment?
A) Lord Alfred Douglas
B) Robert Ross
C) The Marquess of Queensberry
D) Aubrey Beardsley
  • 13. What was the name of Oscar Wilde's sons?
A) Oscar Jr. and Albert
B) Cyril and Vyvyan
C) George and Edward
D) John and Matthew
  • 14. Which of Oscar Wilde's works was performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London in 1893?
A) A Woman of No Importance
B) The Importance of Being Earnest
C) Lady Windermere's Fan
D) An Ideal Husband
  • 15. Which of Oscar Wilde's works was adapted into a successful play by David Hare in 1998?
A) The Judas Kiss
B) An Ideal Husband
C) De Profundis
D) The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • 16. What was the profession of Oscar Wilde's mother?
A) Teacher
B) Actress
C) Poet
D) Aristocrat
  • 17. How old was Oscar Wilde when he died?
A) 42
B) 50
C) 55
D) 46
  • 18. In which year was Oscar Wilde imprisoned for 'gross indecency'?
A) 1895
B) 1889
C) 1920
D) 1901
  • 19. What was the nationality of Oscar Wilde's wife Constance Lloyd?
A) French
B) English
C) American
D) Irish
  • 20. Which of these writers was a contemporary of Oscar Wilde?
A) Jane Austen
B) Mark Twain
C) Charles Dickens
D) George Bernard Shaw
  • 21. What was Oscar Wilde's full name?
A) Oscar Gilbert Oliver Wilde
B) Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
C) Oscar Alexander Wilde
D) Oscar William Wilde
  • 22. Which of these artists illustrated one of Oscar Wilde's works?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Aubrey Beardsley
D) Leonardo da Vinci
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