Book trivia will test your knowledge of different authors and genres.
Here are some literature trivia questions that will encourage you to read more books!
Here are some interesting literature trivia questions that will encourage you to read more books!
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The Da Vinci Codeopens with a murder in which famous museum?
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Veronica RothsDivergentbook series is set in a post-apocalyptic version of which U. S. city?
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
Who was the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
What novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
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What was the working title of Margaret Mitchells 1936 novelGone With the Wind?
How many of Ernest Hemingways ten novels were published posthumously?
What is the name of the poem John Keats wrote to a singing bird?
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Ode To A Nightingale.
Which Stephen King novel takes place mostly in the fictional Overlook Hotel?
What author wrote his last novel in crayon?
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In what language wasDon Quixotewritten?
What names did Charles Dickens consider for his character inA Christmas Carolbefore settling on Tiny Tim?
Small Sam and Puny Pete.
Who is probably the father of Caddys child inThe Sound and the Fury?
What is the name of Captain Ahabs ship?
What do the initials J. D. stand for in author J. D. Salingers name?
The bookWater for Elephantsby Sara Gruen takes place in what era?
In which town is the bookTo Kill A Mockingbirdby Harper Lee set?
Emily BrontesWuthering Heightsrecounts the tragic romance between which two lovers?
What is the name of Jane Austens last unfinished novel?
Who wroteRip Van Winkle?
The bookThe Martian Chronicleswas written by whom?
Chronologically, this novel comes first in C. S. LewissChronicles of Narniaseries.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
During which century was John MiltonsParadise Lostwritten?
Who is the author of the bookA Brave New World?
Who is Leopold Blooms wife inUlysses?
The hero Beowulf faces a monster known by what name?
The phrase dark horse comes from what 1831 novel?
In what Philip K. Dick novel does bounty hunter Rick Deckard track down a group of androids?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
InDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, many humans leave Earth for which planet?
What is the name of Johns true love in Nicholas SparksDear John?
How many rejections did Louis LAmour receive before being published?
What was the first book sold on Amazon.com?
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought.
Who did C.S.
Lewis base the protagonist of his Space Trilogy on?
George R. R. Martin.
What Spanish author wrote more than 5,000 novels?
What was the first novel ever written?
The Tale of Genji.
Which story authored by Washington Irving has the character Ichabod Crane?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
What was the original title of Ray BradburysFahrenheit 451?
What is the title of the third book in the seriesHitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy?
Life, The Universe, and Everything.
What is the name of the author who wroteThe Book Thief?
In what year wasOf Mice and Menpublished?
In which state do Mark Twains characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn live?
What is the smallest book in the Welsh National Library?
What Russian dramatist wroteThe Inspector General?
What novel features a character named D-503?
What happened to the original manuscript of John SteinbecksOf Mice and Men?
Steinbecks dog, Toby, devoured an early draft.
What poet wrote the following lines: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I…
I took the one less traveled by?
What famous author was a descendant of one of the Salem witches?
The U2 songShadows and Tall Treesis taken from a chapter title in what famous book?
Lord of the Flies.
Who is the only author to publish books in 9 of the 10 Dewey Decimal categories?
What famous literary character offers this sage advice: Neither a borrower nor a lender be?
What writer coined the phrase ships that pass in the night?
What is the subtitle of Mary ShelleysFrankenstein?
Which of Shakespeares plays features a sorcerer named Prospero?
What novel features characters named Ayla, Broud, Creb, and Iza?
The Clan of the Cave Bear.
Who is the protagonist ofThe Hunger Games?
What famous novelist once dated the daughter of playwright Eugene ONeill?
Which character is pregnant at the beginning ofThe Grapes of Wrath?
What percent of books sold in the U.S. in 2004 sold more than 5,000 copies?
What novel begins with: Call me Ishmael?
What writer had more than 70 different pen names?
At the beginning ofLord of the Flies, what is their only means of making fire?
Classic Literature Trivia:
Bookish trivia is the best way to get interested in reading more novels.
What did Aldous Huxley and C. S. Lewis have in common?
They both died on November 22, 1963.
Choose Your Own Adventure.
Which science fiction author wroteStarship Troopers?
Sir Walter Scott is known for his historical novels about which country?
The story of the Dashwood sisters is stated in which classic novel byJane Austen?
What childrens novel features the characters Tweedledee and Tweedledum?
Alice Through the Looking Glass.
How many ghosts visited Scrooge?
What classic book written by Oscar Wilde has to do with immortality?
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
What color was Anna Kareninas bag in the Tolstoy novel of the same name?
First published in 1842,The Masque of the Red Deathis a short story by which American writer?
George Eliot is the pen name of which author?
In which year didCharles Dickensdie?
What play by Tennessee Williams contains characters named Big Daddy and Big Mama?
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
What is the name of the protagonist in Nathaniel HawthornesThe Scarlet Letter?
When was the firstHarry Potterbook published?
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.
Who wrote the childrens bookWhere the Wild Things Are?
According to legend, who was King Arthurs wife?
In the book,The Once And Future King, what is the name of Merlins owl?
What was the first fiction novel to be published in English?
Who introduced the phrase, wear your heart on your sleeve?
How old was Mary Shelley when she started writingFrankenstein?
The Lion Kingis a movie loosely inspired by which of Shakespeares dramas?
What pop in of animal is Bagheera in Rudyard KiplingsThe Jungle Book?
Who is the director of the 2019 movieLittle Womenadapted from Louisa May Alcotts book?
Thirteen Reasons Whyis a series based on which authors book?
Who played the role of Edward Cullen inThe Twilight Saga?
In which year did the movie based on Nicholas SparksThe Notebookget released?
2004.
Who played the role of Elizabeth Bennet in the movie based on Jane AustensPride And Prejudice?
Who wroteThe Da Vinci Code?
Who is the author ofThe Power Of Your Subconscious Mind?
To The Lighthouseis a book written by which classic period author?
What is the name of the protagonist in John GreensLooking For Alaska?
What is the name of the memoir written by Michelle Obama in 2018?
Mariam and Laila are the protagonists of which book written by Khaled Hosseini?
A Thousand Splendid Suns.
In the bookCurious George, who is the monkeys companion?
The man in the yellow hat.
How many books are inThe Girl With The Dragon Tattooseries written by Stieg Larsson?
Santiago, a Shepherd boy, is the protagonist of which book written by Paulo Coelho?
Which detective series focuses on two brothers, Frank and Joe, solving mysteries?
What is the name of Tom Sawyers best friend inThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Who wroteCharlottes Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, andStuart Little?
The Kite Runneris the first published book of which author?
What are the names of the three musketeers in the book written by Alexandre Dumas?
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
Who wrote the political satire also loved as a childrens book titledAlices Adventures in Wonderland?
Who wrote the book,Lord Of The Flies?
What Belgian book series became a long-running cartoon series about blue people who were only three apples tall?
What is the name of Stephen Kings first published novel?
What kind of hat does the cat wear in the Dr. Seuss bookThe Cat in the Hat?
A red and white striped top hat.
What was the name of Sherlock Holmes arch enemy?
Which author wrote about a boy named Charlie visiting a chocolate factory after winning a golden ticket?
What color is Pippis hair inPippi Longstocking?
In the bookFreaky Friday, Annabel changes bodies with whom?
The Story of Dr. Dolittle.
In George OrwellsAnimal Farm, what pop in of animal is Boxer?
How many siblings did Jane Austen have?
Seven (six brothers and one sister).
How many seasons does the book-adapted TV seriesThe Vampire Diarieshave?
What is the name of the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy?
What is used as the portal to Narnia in C. S. Lewis childrens fantasy series?
2001: A Space Odysseyfeatures which artificially intelligent computer?
A Tale of Two Cities.
