Q 01/05
A) Salman Rushdie
B) Yann Martel
C) Rohinton Mistry
D) Michael Ondaatje
Answer · why
The Canadian author was born in Spain, grew up across three continents and writes in English though his first language is French.
Q 02/05
A) Richard Parker
B) Orange Juice
C) Tsimtsum
D) Thirsty
Answer · why
The tiger got a man's name through a clerical error that swapped it with the hunter who caught him.
Q 03/05
A) Danny Boyle
B) Alfonso Cuarón
C) M. Night Shyamalan
D) Ang Lee
Answer · why
Shyamalan and Cuarón had both been attached earlier; Lee came aboard in 2009.
Q 04/05
A) A restaurant
B) A tea plantation
C) A zoo
D) A cinema
Answer · why
His father's decision to sell it and ship the animals abroad is what puts a tiger in the lifeboat.
Q 05/05
A) Indian
B) Atlantic
C) Southern
D) Pacific
Answer · why
The ship sinks a few days out of Manila; in the film it goes down into the Mariana Trench.
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