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Tove Jansson
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  • 1. In which country was Tove Jansson born?
A) Sweden
B) Finland
C) Norway
D) Denmark
  • 2. What is Tove Jansson most famous for creating?
A) Paddington Bear
B) Winnie-the-Pooh
C) Pippi Longstocking
D) Moomins
  • 3. Which year was Tove Jansson born in?
A) 1925
B) 1900
C) 1914
D) 1930
  • 4. What was the occupation of Tove Jansson's father?
A) Sculptor
B) Doctor
C) Musician
D) Writer
  • 5. Tove Jansson was also known for her work in which artistic field?
A) Dance
B) Sculpture
C) Photography
D) Painting
  • 6. What is the name of Tove Jansson's acclaimed memoir?
A) Painter's Son
B) Sculptor's Daughter
C) Writer's Child
D) Musician's Offspring
  • 7. Which of these languages was Tove Jansson's native tongue?
A) Norwegian
B) Finnish
C) Danish
D) Swedish
  • 8. What prestigious award did Tove Jansson receive in 1966 for her art and literature?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Nobel Prize
C) Hans Christian Andersen Award
D) Booker Prize
  • 9. Where did Tove Jansson spend her summers as a child, which later inspired the setting of her Moomins stories?
A) Archipelago
B) Mountains
C) Rainforest
D) Desert
  • 10. What is the name of the valley where the Moomins live in Tove Jansson's books?
A) Moomin Hills
B) Moomin Forest
C) Moominvalley
D) Moominland
  • 11. What is the name of the Moomin house in Tove Jansson's books?
A) Moomin Mansion
B) Moomin Castle
C) Moominhouse
D) Moomin Residence
  • 12. What was the name of Tove Jansson's life partner, with whom she lived with for many years?
A) Tuulikki Pietilä
B) Astrid Lindgren
C) Roald Dahl
D) J.R.R. Tolkien
  • 13. What artform was Tove Jansson's father known for?
A) Writing
B) Dancing
C) Singing
D) Sculpture
  • 14. What was the first Moomin book written by Tove Jansson?
A) Comet in Moominland
B) Finn Family Moomintroll
C) Moominpappa at Sea
D) The Moomins and the Great Flood
  • 15. Which artistic discipline was Tove Jansson primarily known for?
A) Sculpture
B) Music
C) Illustration
D) Dance
  • 16. In which year was the first Moomins book by Tove Jansson published?
A) 1945
B) 1965
C) 1955
D) 1975
  • 17. Tove Jansson was also a successful what?
A) Lawyer
B) Astronaut
C) Architect
D) Painter
  • 18. Which Moomin character is known for their hat and adventurous spirit?
A) Snork Maiden
B) Moomintroll
C) Snufkin
D) Little My
  • 19. What is the nationality of the author Tove Jansson?
A) Swedish
B) Finnish
C) Danish
D) Norwegian
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