Published: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Where was Charles Dickens born?
In Portsea, Portsmouth.
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To which prison was Dickens family sent when Charles was 12?
Marshalsea Debtors prison in Southwark.
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What did the young Charles Dickens do while his family was imprisoned?
He worked in a Blacking warehouse sticking labels on bottles.
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What was Charles Dickens' first job after leaving school at age 15?
Office boy in a solicitor's firm.
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Under which pen-name did Dickens write short stories for the London Evening Chronicle?
Boz.
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Which of Charles Dickens' novels was the first to be published in monthly instalments in 1836?
The Pickwick Papers.
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Who did Charles Dickens marry in April 1836?
Catherine Thomson Hogarth.
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How many children did Charles Dickens have?
Ten [Seven boys and three girls].
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How did Charles Dickens upset his hosts on his first visit to America in 1842?
By condemning slavery.
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In which magazine was Dickens' second novel "Oliver Twist" published?
Bentley's Miscellany.
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Which newspaper was published by Dickens in 1845 as a rival to the Morning Chronicle?
The Daily News.
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With whom did Dickens write the play "The Frozen Deep"?
Wilkie Collins.
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With which actress did Charles Dickens have an affair causing a separation from his wife in 1858?
Ellen Ternan.
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What type of accident was Charles Dickens involved in when travelling home in 1865?
The Staplehurst rail crash.
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How old was Charles Dickens when he died?
58 years old [he died 8th June 1870].
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Where did Charles Dickens wish to be buried?
Rochester Cathedral.
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Where was Charles Dickens buried?
Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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What was the title of the book Charles Dickens was working on when he died?
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood".
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Which of his novels did Dickens say he liked the best?
"David Copperfield".
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Where did the "Dickens World" themed attraction open in May 2007?
Chatham in Kent where he spent his early years.
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