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Who does Anna Karenina fall in love with?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which Tolstoy heroine did Greta Garbo play twice?

    Answer: Anna Karenina

    Why: Garbo's 1927 silent version, Love, was shot with both a happy and a tragic ending, and American cinemas could pick which to show.

  2. 2 Medium

    Where did Tolstoy die in 1910?

    Answer: A railway station

    Why: Astapovo station was renamed in his honour in 1918.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which writer nearly fought a duel with Tolstoy in 1861?

    Answer: Ivan Turgenev

    Why: The two writers did not make peace until 1878, 17 years after the quarrel.

  4. 4 Easy

    What does Tolstoy's first name Lev mean in Russian?

    Answer: Lion

    Why: Konstantin Levin in Anna Karenina takes his surname from Lev, Tolstoy's own first name.

  5. 5 Medium

    Who turned War and Peace into an opera?

    Answer: Sergei Prokofiev

    Why: Prokofiev began it in 1941, the summer Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

  6. 6 Hard

    What color is Anna's dress at the Moscow ball in Anna Karenina?

    Answer: Black

    Why: Kitty had been sure Anna would come in lilac, and the black velvet took her by surprise.

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