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Literature Quizzes & Trivia

Some questions about who,where,what and when of a assortment of classic literary works


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Who is the author of the quotation "What fools these mortals be"?

    • A.

      George Orwell

    • B.

      Aldous Huxley

    • C.

      H.G. Wells

    • D.

      William Shakespeare

    Correct Answer
    D. William Shakespeare
  • 2. 

    Which of the "Knights of the Roundtable" fell in love with Queen Guinevere?

    • A.

      Sir Connery

    • B.

      Sir Galahad

    • C.

      Sir Gawin

    • D.

      Sir Lancelot

    Correct Answer
    D. Sir Lancelot
  • 3. 

    Who wrote the novel "Shogun"?

    • A.

      E.E. Cummings

    • B.

      John Updike

    • C.

      Jean Cocteau

    • D.

      James Clavell

    Correct Answer
    D. James Clavell
  • 4. 

    Who wrote the play "Our Town"?

    • A.

      J.R.R. Tolkien

    • B.

      J.D. Salinger

    • C.

      Thornton Wilder

    • D.

      George Bernard Shaw

    Correct Answer
    C. Thornton Wilder
  • 5. 

    Which character is from literary work, "Oliver Twist"?

    • A.

      Tom Sawyer

    • B.

      Fagin

    • C.

      Tinker Bell

    • D.

      Becky Thatcher

    Correct Answer
    B. Fagin
  • 6. 

    How do you finish this saying: "Necessity is..."?

    • A.

      Needs Understood

    • B.

      Needs Of The Few

    • C.

      The Best Policy

    • D.

      The Mother Of Invention

    Correct Answer
    D. The Mother Of Invention
  • 7. 

    What was the name of Captain Hook's ship in the novel "Peter Pan" by James Barrie?

    • A.

      Hook's Jetty

    • B.

      Jolly Roger

    • C.

      The C.H. Dockmore

    • D.

      Chopper

    Correct Answer
    B. Jolly Roger
  • 8. 

    Melissa Lowell writes what children's series on ice skating?

    • A.

      Skating City

    • B.

      Ice Skater

    • C.

      Silver Blades

    • D.

      Blades Of Courage

    Correct Answer
    C. Silver Blades
  • 9. 

    Who wrote "The Red Pony"?

    • A.

      Somerset Maugham

    • B.

      John Steinbeck

    • C.

      D.H. Lawrence

    • D.

      William Faulkner

    Correct Answer
    B. John Steinbeck
  • 10. 

    Who penned the accompanying novel to the film "The Funhouse"?

    • A.

      Thomas Harris

    • B.

      Tom Clancy

    • C.

      Stephen King

    • D.

      Dean Koontz

    Correct Answer
    D. Dean Koontz
  • 11. 

    What creature was the subject of "Squirm"?

    • A.

      Maggots

    • B.

      Snakes

    • C.

      Ants

    • D.

      Worms

    Correct Answer
    D. Worms
  • 12. 

    Who wrote the book "Other Voices, Other Rooms"?

    • A.

      Truman Capote

    • B.

      Saul Bellow

    • C.

      Umberto Eco

    • D.

      Philip Roth

    Correct Answer
    A. Truman Capote
  • 13. 

    I am the snake-like Sun God of the Aztecs. Who am I?

    • A.

      Quetzocoatl

    • B.

      El Dorado

    • C.

      Moneto

    • D.

      Montezuma

    Correct Answer
    A. Quetzocoatl
  • 14. 

    In what year was the first "Harry Potter" book by J.K. Rowling published in Great Britain?

    • A.

      1998

    • B.

      1996

    • C.

      2001

    • D.

      1997

    Correct Answer
    D. 1997
  • 15. 

    How does Cecelia eventually kill herself in "The Virgin Suicides"?

    • A.

      She Drinks A Bottle Of Mr. Plumber

    • B.

      She Runs Herself Through With A Pitchfork In The Sisson's Barn

    • C.

      She Bashes Her Head Repeatedly On The Porcelain Sink Until She Loses Conciousness

    • D.

      She Throws Herself From The Roof Onto The Picket Fence

    Correct Answer
    D. She Throws Herself From The Roof Onto The Picket Fence

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