The Ultimate Great Authors Quiz

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1. What writer said "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about"?

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2. Who wrote "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?

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3. Which famous writer was recognized as a social satirist later in his career?

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4. Which journalist was the first to infiltrate the Hell's Angels?

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5. Which newspaper columnist also wrote fourteen best selling books?

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6. What is the name of Charles Bukowski's fictional alter-ego?

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7. What famous poet went on a walking tour of France and Switzerland, before settling in England with his sister?

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8. What famous writer was a high school dropout who worked as an office boy for "The New Yorker"?

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9. J.D. Salinger and which writer are thought by some to be one and the same?

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10. Which famous author owned Joan Miro's painting "The Farm"?

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11. Which play begins with "O for a muse of fire, to ascend the brightest heavens of invention"?

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12. Which famous writer wrote the opera "Libretto"?

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13. Who wrote the play that the movie "About Last Night" was based upon?

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14. Which author was dressed and treated as a girl by his mother?

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15. Which novelist once employed Samuel Beckett?

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What writer said "There is only one thing in the world worse than...
Who wrote "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?
Which famous writer was recognized as a social satirist later in his...
Which journalist was the first to infiltrate the Hell's Angels?
Which newspaper columnist also wrote fourteen best selling books?
What is the name of Charles Bukowski's fictional alter-ego?
What famous poet went on a walking tour of France and Switzerland,...
What famous writer was a high school dropout who worked as an office...
J.D. Salinger and which writer are thought by some to be one and the...
Which famous author owned Joan Miro's painting "The Farm"?
Which play begins with "O for a muse of fire, to ascend the brightest...
Which famous writer wrote the opera "Libretto"?
Who wrote the play that the movie "About Last Night" was based upon?
Which author was dressed and treated as a girl by his mother?
Which novelist once employed Samuel Beckett?
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