"Z" in Literature by HensleyB

Champion(s):

PenningtonJ
The bird, bird, bird. The bird is the word.


Runner(s)-Up:

jonah
Go learn more things.


Quiz Description

All correct responses will begin with the letter "Z" (excluding leading articles).

Full Results:

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1 PenningtonJ 482 98 15
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2 jonah 441 96 15
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4 RoseM 428 91 15
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5 NathanL 392 89 15
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7 Goldenboy 375 84 15
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12 creedofhubris 359 73 15
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The largest city of the state of Winnemac, what fictional Midwestern metropolis is the setting of Sinclair Lewis's "Babbitt"?

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Zenith

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zeugma

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Paul Zindel

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zombies

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Zuckerman

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Émile Zola

What Edward Albee play takes place entirely on a bench in Central Park?

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