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