1. Where, in 1934, was Alan Bennett born?

   1. Leeds

   2. Manchester

   3. York

2. In which satirical review troupe did Bennett appear alongside Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller in 1960?

   1. The Seven Raymonds

   2. The Cellar Tapes

   3. Beyond the Fringe

3. What was the name of Bennett's first play?

   1. Habeas Corpus

   2. 30 Years On

   3. 40 Years On

4. In the 70s, Alan Bennett found himself neighbour to Miss Shepherd, a woman who came to camp on his driveway and didn't leave until the time of her death in 1989. What was the title of the memoir of their relationship?

   1. The Lady in the Van

   2. The Lady in the Shed

   3. The Woman in Black

5. Published in 2005, Untold Stories was the sequel to Bennett's original collection of non-fiction from 1994. What was it called?

   1. The Laying on of Hands

   2. Writing Home

   3. This Boy's Life

6. What is the title of the book that collects together 12 of Bennett's most celebrated monologues, originally performed by a starry cast for the BBC?

   1. Talking Heads

   2. The Vagina Monologues

   3. Soldiering On

7. The stories of which popular children's character were narrated by Bennett for radio?

   1. Peter Rabbit

   2. Paddington Bear

   3. Winnie-the-Pooh

8. In which of Bennett's stories does the Queen suddenly develop an insatiable passion for reading?

   1. A Life Like Other People's

   2. Cocktail Sticks

   3. The Uncommon Reader

9. “The Ransomes had been burgled. "Robbed," Mrs. Ransome said. "Burgled," Mr. Ransome corrected. Premises were burgled; persons were robbed.” From which Alan Bennett story is this quotation taken?

   1. The Clothes They Stood Up In

   2. The Shielding of Mrs Forbes

   3. Objects of Affection

10. In October 2008, Bennett announced that he was donating his entire archive of unpublished manuscripts, working papers, books and diaries to which institution?

    1. The British Library

    2. The Bodleian Library

    3. The Leeds Library

Solutions

1:A, 2:C, 3:C, 4:A, 5:B, 6:A, 7:C, 8:C, 9:A, 10:B

Scores

1. 2 and above.

   Gordon Bennett! Do you know nothing?

2. 4 and above.

   Not too bad, but if you were to rock up on Bennett's drive, he'd probably still ask you to shove off

3. 7 and above.

   Well done. You're clearly in the same class as Bennett's bright young History Boys