The Ultimate Great Authors Quiz

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