The Friday Brain-teaser from Xrefer - this week: Herman Melville. Answers here.
1. In which American city was Herman Melville born?
2. What was the name of the captain in "Moby-Dick" who led the voyage to kill the white sperm whale?
3. Was Melville's "Billy Budd" published before or after his death?
4. What is the opening sentence of "Moby-Dick"?
5. Name one of the five novels which Melville published before "Moby-Dick".
6. To which English port did Melville sail in 1839?
7. Where did Melville work from 1866 to 1885?
8. Which British composer wrote an opera, first performed in 1951, called "Billy Budd" which was based on Melville's book of the same title?
9. Herman Melville dedicated his "Moby-Dick" to which other writer?
10. Which islands are the setting for Melville's novel "Typee"?
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