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Nothing like a good book! Alamy, file

Quiz: How much do you know about these best-selling books?

Today is Independent Bookstore Day in the US.

TODAY IS INDEPENDENT Bookstore Day, an event organised by the American Booksellers Association to celebrate the resilience of small businesses that compete against global, online book sellers and large chains.

The Journal caught up with some small Irish bookshops following the arrival of Amazon.ie last month. The website’s first month had little impact on the sellers, but there are fears over the long-term threats.

Whether it’s online or in store, on an e-reader or flipping pages – a love of books are the common denominator among most customers. In the spirit of the day, test your knowledge to find out:

How much do you know about these best-selling books?

What is the name of the protagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit?
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Gandalf
Bilbo Baggins

Thorin Oakenshield
Frodo Baggins
What city does Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code start in?
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Rome
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London

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Paris
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Madrid
Harry Potter is the number-one best-selling book series ever. What is the name of the second book?
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
What county is Sally Rooney's Intermezzo set in?
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Leitrim
Donegal

Mayo
Meath
What is the name of one of the recipe-stealing rivals in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
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Arthur The Aardvark
Veruca Salt

Arthur Slugworth
Mike Teavee
What concept does James Clear use to describe how tiny changes compound over time to produce significant results in Atomic Habits?
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The Plateau of Latent Potential
The 1% Rule

The Domino Effect
Habit Stacking
How many books, written by Lee Child, are currently published?
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15
22

29
17
Fill in the blank, Eric Carle wrote the children's book 'The Very --- Caterpillar'?
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Angry Caterpillar

The Very Funny Caterpillar
The Very Happy Caterpillar
What is the name of Michelle Obama's autobiography?
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Growing Up
My Life

Going Away
Becoming
After Harry Potter, what is the second-best-selling book series of all time?
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The Hunger Games
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Twilight

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Goosebumps
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You may or may not own, work or live in a library.
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Book Worm
Looks like you can't get your head out of the books!
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You Own A Library Card
You have a library card... somewhere.
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Gold Star
Because we're not sure what else to give you.
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Maybe Reading's Not Your Thing?
You might be more of a maths kinda person.
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    Mute Dermot O Dwyer
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:10 PM

    Rehab alleged that the comments have “caused serious harm to the Rehab Group, to individuals within the Rehab Group, and to its employees”.
    Frank Flannery and Angela Kerins seriously f&*ked Rehab and every other charity in Ireland by their actions .For their sake I hope i never have the pleasure of meeting either of them..

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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:39 PM

    My sentiments entirely Dermot.

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    Mute Mike Clinton
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:43 PM

    It wasn’t the comments Dermot, it’s the “fat cats” creaming off extortionate wages that has done the damage.
    Charity my arse, they can bloody well sing for it.
    I would rather hand my money to someone on the street and know where it’s going.

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    Mute Stephen Murphy
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    Mar 15th 2014, 10:37 PM

    They are trying to gag the man, must be a big fire burning under that smoke?

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    Mute Niall Donnelly
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:00 PM

    That woman who is managing Rehab needs to be pulled down off her high horse and all funding to Rehab should be stopped and returned. Hit the recycling part with levies.

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    Mute Glenn Caulfield
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    Mar 15th 2014, 3:57 PM

    Fire them all,and start afresh with new management!

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 15th 2014, 7:26 PM

    The only sensible solution at this point.

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    Mute Noddy Mooney
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:07 PM

    Strange how Rehab execs are whinging about being denied an opportunity to respond to allegations when they did all they could to avoid responding to previous PAC concerns.

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    Mute Pat Nolan
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:02 PM

    Cut the public purse strings and see how quickly they come running to the table to answer the pertinent questions

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    Mute Patrick O'Farrell
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:05 PM

    Where do those grandiose out of touch idiots get off playing the victim here? That’s it I’m giving up all hope. What’s the point in it all?

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:09 PM

    Rehab has not yet seen the letter but wants to sue. Of course, it is entitled to sue all it likes. Good luck to it.

    I’m more interested in what An Garda Siochana and the DPP make of the letter. Are the allegations true? Is there any basis for the serious allegations? The criminal investigation will take priority over any civil litigation.

    It was interesting that Kerins and Parker enjoyed helicopter and private jet jaunts to Michelin star restaurants. The life of a publicly funded company seems wonderful fun.

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    Mute Mindfulirish
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:54 PM

    All the properties in the Rehab Group should be audited to establish who owns them and which are rented? Did the government hand over property to rehab when it started and when the Group grew? How many of their sites sought planning permission and who developed them? The whole Board of management could face jail if found to lying. Are the Gardai investigating? Are the revenue investigating?

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    Mute Stasia Morley
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:51 PM

    If Kerins answered all the questions PAC asked I would not have stopped giveing to charities so Rehab suck it up

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    Mute Chris Kirk
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    Mar 15th 2014, 5:31 PM

    Rehab have the monopoly on Irelands recycling industry and it needs to be publicly investigated to find out how it is performing and who is benifitting.

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    Mute Martin Sinnott
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:51 PM

    The Mission of Rehab is “To promote equality and to fight disadvantage through world-class services and initiatives”. Is the Management & board living up to this Mission ?

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    Mute Patrick Mc Mullin
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    Mar 15th 2014, 5:48 PM

    I wonder are all the people working for rehab particularly those “service users” are they being paid a proper wage.

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 15th 2014, 7:24 PM

    Patrick, no they are not but they don’t have a lavish lifestyle like Angela’s to support.

    It’s loads a money against very little money.

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    Mute Matt Connolly
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    Mar 15th 2014, 4:02 PM

    What type of legal action? If it’s just a discovery motion…no biggie, and not exactly newsworthy.

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    Mar 16th 2014, 2:34 AM

    How can you have a discovery motion when there are no proceedings in existence?

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    Mute Tony Moran
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    Mar 15th 2014, 5:59 PM

    So to distill it down to basics, party A is sueing party B because party B reported some alleged wrongdoing about party A to the guards. Have I got that correct ? I can’t be right because that’s pure ridiculous. It’d be like me sueing someone who reported me to the guards for smashing up their car. ps have I spelled sueing right ??

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    Mute Peter Richardson
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    Mar 15th 2014, 7:23 PM

    Tony, spot on.

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    Mar 15th 2014, 7:22 PM

    Rehab would not be in all of this trouble had they not been so utterly devotied to feather bedding themselves. They are reaping what they sowed. They put self interest before everything else.

    Clearly, the senior management team is compromised. Its position is untenable.

    Rehab needs a clean out. Notice how fast on the trigger with solicitors letters Rehab is. That tells you a lot. Hiding behind solicitors letters is not a sign of transparency.

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    Mute Jim Loughlin
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    Mar 15th 2014, 9:58 PM

    I love the way that Rehab are worries about Their clients , well Angela, Frank, should know that it is their actions that have caused the clients the most anxiety, I know because I am one of those clients

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    Mar 15th 2014, 7:00 PM

    The blame game nobody stands up and takes accountability.

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    Mute CMac59
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    Mar 16th 2014, 1:27 PM

    Rehab has, is and will continue to be protected by the establishment. This does a major disservice to the raest of society.

    The government has failed to act in the Rehab scandal and there is a reason; its protecting their friends and those who are part of the system.

    We have a government in exile in a week when scandals are continuing to get uglier and pose serious questions about the type of society this coalition government and its predecessors want.

    From the evidence it wants a corrupt system.

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