The Ultimate Gabriel García Márquez Quiz

In what Colombian town was García Márquez born?

Which of these names is NOT a Gabo literary creation?

True or False - a character named 'Gabriel García Márquez' has appeared in one of Gabo's novels.

Gabo was famously a huge music-lover. But what did he choose as his 'Desert Island Disc' in a 1982 Interview with El Pais?

Gabo won the Nobel Prize in Literature in what year?

More Nobel Prize trivia - which former Nobel Literature laureate once gave Gabo a black-eye?

The fictional town of Macondo DOES NOT appear in which of these works?

Gabo's friendships with leftist leaders like Fidel Castro led to a US Travel Ban for many years - which US President lifted the ban?

Which world leader did Gabo famously describe as, on one hand, "an illusionist, who could go down in history as just another despot."

Back to literature - 1985's 'Love in the Time of Cholera' is largely set in a Caribbean city based on....?

Keeping with the theme: the 2007 movie adaptation of 'Love in the Time of Cholera' starred which actor as Florentino Ariza?

What is Gabo's full name?

What is the name of Garcia Marquez's 2002 memoir of his childhood and formative years?

Which of these is NOT a literary prize won by Gabo?

Gabo's first novel, 'Leaf Storm' was published in what year?

William Kennedy once said that '100 Years of Solitude' was the first piece of literature since "...." that should be required reading for the human race...

Gabo's 2004 novel 'Memories of My Melancholy Whores' was banned in which country after 5,000 copies had already been printed and sold?

Another easy one: in which of these cities did Gabo NOT live in?

And finally: what nickname did the young Gabo have for his grandfather, arguably the most influential figure in his life?