Far-out Curiosities of Fiction

When Sherlock Holmes talks of a "7% solution", of what does he speak?

From what part of the world do the Brer rabbit stories originate?

What famous playwright claimed to hate a naked light bulb?

In Franz Kafka's story "The Metamorphosis", Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he is:

Which Jack Kerouac novel, featuring characters Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, helped to fuel the cultural climate of the 1960's?

"My Fair Lady", the Broadway hit of the 1950's was based on George Bernard Shaw's play entitled:

What social issues did Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man" address?

Writer Ayn Rand's greatest concern, as expressed in her books, is:

"Big Brother" is a term for an all powerful government or organization that observes and directs all of people's actions. Who coined the term?

Which of the following novels was revolutionary in the 1970's for depicting uninhibited female sexuality?

Who wrote "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?

Within which genre would a "Whodunit" fall?

This author of popular detective novels often used poison as the cause of death. S/he understood many of the subtleties of poisons-the different effects, sources, antidotes, etc. S/he accumulated her knowledge while working as a pharmacist during WWI. Who is this author?