The Do You Read Me? Quiz: Fifth Edition
A general literary trivia quiz to get the cerebral cogs moving this Monday morning! Click on the 'view answer' link for more interesting trivia and info!
- 1.
![Which genre accounts for 55% of all paperbacks sold in the U.S? - ProProfs]( "Which genre accounts for 55% of all paperbacks sold in the U.S?")
Which genre accounts for 55% of all paperbacks sold in the U.S?- A.
Manga
- B.
Thriller
- C.
Young Adult
- D.
General Fiction
- E.
Romance
- 2.
![Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of books, is a pseudonym. The author also writes books under her real name. What is it? - ProProfs]( "Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of books, is a pseudonym. The author also writes books under her real name. What is it?")
Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of books, is a pseudonym. The author also writes books under her real name. What is it?- A.
Wendy Holden
- B.
Madeleine Wickham
- C.
Elizabeth George
- D.
Jane Green
- E.
Jill Mansell
- 3.
![How many books in total have been published as part of the Harry Potter Series? - ProProfs]( "How many books in total have been published as part of the Harry Potter Series?")
How many books in total have been published as part of the Harry Potter Series?- A.
6
- B.
7
- C.
8
- D.
9
- E.
10
- 4.
![In his 2009 autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi admitted to taking drugs throughout most of his career. What was his main drug of choice? - ProProfs]( "In his 2009 autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi admitted to taking drugs throughout most of his career. What was his main drug of choice?")
In his 2009 autobiography, Open, Andre Agassi admitted to taking drugs throughout most of his career. What was his main drug of choice?- A.
Speed
- B.
Cannabis
- C.
Crystal meth
- D.
Cocaine
- E.
Heroin
- 5.
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"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,For loan oft loses both itself and friend,And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." In which Shakespeare play would you find these lines?- A.
Othello
- B.
Hamlet
- C.
The Merchant of Venice
- D.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
- E.
Macbeth
- 6.
![This is an illustration from the original handwritten 91 page manuscript for what would eventually become a classic children's book. Who is the artist? - ProProfs]( "This is an illustration from the original handwritten 91 page manuscript for what would eventually become a classic children's book. Who is the artist?")
This is an illustration from the original handwritten 91 page manuscript for what would eventually become a classic children's book. Who is the artist?- A.
Arthur Rackham
- B.
John Tenniel
- C.
Lewis Carroll
- D.
Ernest Shephard
- E.
Charles Dickens
- 7.
![And the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is........ - ProProfs]( "And the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is........")
And the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is........- A.
War Dances by Sherman Alexie
- B.
In Other rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
- C.
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
- D.
Tinkers by Paul Harding
- E.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell
- 8.
![In which book would you find the superstates Oceania, Eastasia and Eurasia? - ProProfs]( "In which book would you find the superstates Oceania, Eastasia and Eurasia?")
In which book would you find the superstates Oceania, Eastasia and Eurasia?- A.
1984 by George Orwell
- B.
Dune by Frank Herbert
- C.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- D.
Ruined City by Nevil Shute
- E.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 9.
![In which comic strip is the main character's favorite book]( "In which comic strip is the main character's favorite book")
In which comic strip is the main character's favorite book "Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kalblooie" by Mabel Syrup?- A.
Calvin and Hobbes
- B.
Mutts
- C.
Peanuts
- D.
Garfield
- E.
Doonesbury
- 10.
![Which of the following is NOT the title of a real book currently available on abc.nl? - ProProfs]( "Which of the following is NOT the title of a real book currently available on abc.nl?")
Which of the following is NOT the title of a real book currently available on abc.nl?- A.
The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories
- B.
Love and Sex With Robots
- C.
The Go Go Dancer Who Stole My Viagra
- D.
Why Cats Paint
- E.
Living With Crazy Buttocks
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