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Literature Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of famous authors and books.

Posted: July 15, 2010
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Question#1

Who wrote the book from which `The Nutcracker` ballet was adapted?

  • Hans Christian Andersen
  • Algernon Swinburne
  • Edmond Rostand
  • E.T.A. Hoffmann
Question#2

Who wrote the novel `Lord of the Flies`?

  • Joseph Conrad
  • Beverly Cleary
  • George Eliot
  • William Golding
Question#3

Who wrote `The Canterbury Tales`?

  • Miller
  • Browning
  • Tennyson
  • Chaucer
Question#4

What is not the title of a book by Ernest Hemingway?

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • The Green Hills of Africa
  • Old Man and the Sea
  • Across the Street and Into the Bar
Question#5

In what book is Ahab a main character?

  • 1001 Arabian Nights
  • Moby Dick
  • Treasure Island
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Question#6

Which of the following is not a book publisher?

  • Glencoe/McGraw Hill
  • Addison Wesley
  • Prentice Hall
  • Jamison Reece
Question#7

From what book does the line, `It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?` come?

  • Billy Budd
  • A Tale of Two Cities
  • Last of the Mohicans
  • Moby Dick
Question#8

What famous book begins with the phrase `It was a pleasure...`?

  • Fahrenheit 451
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • A Farewell to Arms
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
Question#9

Name the town and state most used by Stephen King in his books?

  • Augusta, Maine
  • Derry, Maine
  • Danford, Maine
  • Hartford, Conn.
Question#10

The following are all Books by Stephen King except which?

  • The Gunslinger
  • The Alienist
  • Gerald's Game
  • Insomnia
Question#11

Who penned the book `To Kill and Mockingbird`?

  • Thomas Wolfe
  • Harper Lee
  • Virginia Wolfe
  • John Knowles
Question#12

Which of the following books was not written by Michael Crichton?

  • Lost World
  • Andromeda Strain
  • Jurassic Park
  • Raise the Titanic!
Question#13

Complete the title of the John Steinbeck book: `Travels with ____`.

  • My Son
  • A Heavy Heart
  • A Donkey
  • Charley
Question#14

What is the meaning of life according to Douglas Adams in his book `The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy`?

  • 12
  • 53
  • 62
  • 42
Question#15

From which book is the following quote taken, `He was just a coward and that was the worst luck any man could have.`?

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Debt of Honor
  • Red Badge of Courage
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
Question#16

Which book is about a Chicago slaugterhouse?

  • The Jungle
  • The Meat Makers
  • The Chicago Massacre
  • Mrs. O'Leary's Cow