The Ultimate Great Authors Trivia
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Toni Morrison wrote which classic in 1969?
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Mrs. Dalloway
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Where Angels Fear To Tread
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The Bluest Eye
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Ordinary People
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This is a formative assessment quiz to test your knowledge on important authors
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Where was the word "nerd" first used in print?
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A.A. Milne's "Winnie-The-Pooh"
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Dr. Seuss' "If I Ran The Zoo"
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The Bible
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George Orwell's "1984"
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Where did members of the "Saturday Club" (which included Emerson, Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes) meet?
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Eldridge Hotel, Lawrence, Kan
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Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston
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Madden's On Gull Lake, Brainerd, Minn
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The Algonquin, New York
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A. Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston -
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Who wrote the science fiction book "Stranger in a Strange Land"?
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Joe Haldeman
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Robert A. Heinlein
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Roger Zelazny
Correct Answer
A. Robert A. Heinlein -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "Neuromancer"?
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Anthony Burgess
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Gregory Benford
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William Gibson
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Arthur C. Clarke
Correct Answer
A. William Gibson -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "Ringworld"?
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Isaac Asimov
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Larry Niven
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H.G. Wells
Correct Answer
A. Larry Niven -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "Hyperion"?
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Robert A. Heinlein
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David Brin
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Dan Simmons
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Margaret Atwood
Correct Answer
A. Dan Simmons -
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The book "Starship Troopers" was written by whom?
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Philip Jose Farmer
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Orson Scott
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Robert A Heinlein
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A. Robert A Heinlein -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "Rendezvous With Rama"?
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H.G. Wells
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Frederik Pohl
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Robert A. Heinlein
Correct Answer
A. Arthur C. Clarke -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "A Canticle for Leibowitz"?
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Roger Zelazny
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Philip Jose Farmer
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Walter M. Miller
Correct Answer
A. Walter M. Miller -
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The book "The Stars My Destination" was written by whom?
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Alfred Bester
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Robert A Heinlein
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Clifford Simak
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Robert Silverberg
Correct Answer
A. Alfred Bester -
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The book "Flowers for Algernon" was written by whom?
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Ray Bradbury
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Philip K. Dick
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Arthur C. Clarke
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Daniel Keyes
Correct Answer
A. Daniel Keyes -
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Who wrote the science fiction novel "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress"?
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Dan Simmons
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H.G. Wells
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Robert A. Heinlein
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Joe Haldeman
Correct Answer
A. Robert A. Heinlein -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "Gateway"?
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Frederik Pohl
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Orson Scott
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Robert A. Heinlein
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Roger Zelazny
Correct Answer
A. Frederik Pohl -
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Who wrote the sci-fi book "The Mote in God's Eye"?
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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
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Ray Bradbury
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Kim Stanley Robinson
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E.E. "Doc" Smith
Correct Answer
A. Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle -
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