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Shakespeare gave us phrases you've probably used today without noticing. Know your classics? @zz2zzz3 scored 789 in Classic Literature & Shakespeare on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Books › PoetryMediumHomer's epics are composed in which metre?Right2.0s+100
  2. 2Books › PoetryHardThe Spanish poets including Lorca and Alberti are collectively known as which generation?Right3.5s+98
  3. 3Books › ShakespeareMediumHow does the prophecy that "Birnam Wood" will come to Dunsinane come true?Right2.0s+100
  4. 4Books › ClassicsMediumWhich was the best-selling novel of the 19th century in the United States?Right2.4s+99
  5. 5Books › World LiteratureExpertThe Ethiopian national epic "Kebra Nagast" traces a royal line back to which pair?Right4.4s+96
  6. 6Books › World LiteratureEasyHow many gospels are there in the New Testament?Right1.3s+100
  7. 7Books › ClassicsEasyWhat name does Robinson Crusoe give his companion on the island?Right1.4s+100
  8. 8Books › World LiteratureVery hardWhich Chinese classic is also known as "The Story of the Stone"?Right4.5s+96
  9. 9Books › World LiteratureHardWhich ancient Egyptian narrative follows a courtier who flees to Canaan and later returns?Wrong5.9s0
  10. 10Books › World LiteratureHardThe Buddhist canon known as the "Three Baskets" is called what in Pali?Wrong6.8s0