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Can You Tell Us Who Wrote These Famous Novels?

About This Quiz

Books have no life, but they breathe life into the worlds that authors create. They're able to transport us to places we may have never imagined ourselves, tell us about things that have happened in the past and make predictions about what the world could possibly be like in the future. But more than that, these inanimate objects provide us with entertainment, relief, joy and even sadness - all with a hundred thousand or so words on some printed pages. 

And becoming a best-seller is no easy task. People's memories are short and humans tend to be fickle. So if a book becomes famous, it's because the author did something incredibly right. Today, we want to pay respect to some of the most talented writers during and before our time, and we'd like your help. We would like you to match the name of the popular book to the man or woman who wrote it.

So, we'll give you the name of the publication and maybe even a clue. It'll be your job to tell us the correct name of the person who brought the work of art to life. If you think you can do that, go ahead and start this quiz.  

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is the debut novel of the Harry Potter series by British author J.K. Rowling. Following the success of the first novel, she went on to release six sequels over the span of 10 years.

"The Da Vinci Code" was written by Dan Brown. It is a 2003 mystery thriller novel which follows a symbologist and cryptologist who, after a murder in the Louvre, uncovers a secret which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of twelve short stories centering around Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, the latter of whom relates the stories from his point of view. The book was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and was published in 1892.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 novel by Harper Lee and a classic of modern American literature. The story is narrated by Jean Louise "Scout" Finch and deals with the issues of racial inequality, prejudice, rape, class and gender roles in the American Deep South.

"The Alchemist" is an adventure and fantasy novel by Brazillian author Paulo Coelho. Published in 1988, the book revolves around a young Andalusian shepherd boy who, following a recurring dream, journeys to Egypt in hopes of finding treasure there.

"War and Peace" is a novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. This lengthy work recounts the history of the invasion of Russia by France and the effects of the Napoleonic Era on Tsarist society through the perspectives of five Russian aristocratic families.

The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy series that is still quite popular. Written by J. R. R. Tolkien, the work was published in three volumes: "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King."

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a psychological thriller written by Stieg Larsson, a Swedish author and journalist. It is the first book in the Millennium series which was published in 2005 after the author's death, becoming an international bestseller.

"Gone with the Wind" is a 1936 historical fiction novel, written by Magaret Mitchell. The story follows the spoiled daughter of a wealthy plantation owner who struggles to escape poverty following the Sherman's March to the Sea.

"The Catcher in the Rye," by author J. D. Salinger, is a classic novel initially published for adults. However, it has since become popular among teenagers, due to its themes of teenage alienation and angst.

"The Godfather" is a 1969 crime novel by Mario Puzo which revolves around a fictional New York City crime family headed by Vito Corleone. The book served as the inspiration for the 1972 film of the same name.

"Charlotte's Web," by American author E. B. White, is a children's novel that is regarded as a classic. The book chronicles the friendship between a barn spider named Charlotte and a livestock pig named Wilbur.

"Don Quixote," published in 1605, is one of the most influential works from the Spanish Golden Age. Written by Miguel de Cervantes, it tells the story of a nobleman who, after reading one too many chivalric romances, loses his sanity and becomes a knight-errant.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a novel by French writer Jules Verne and considered to be one of his greatest works. The story recounts the adventure of a marine biologist who, at the last minute, joins an expedition in search of a mysterious sea monster.

"The Secret" is a 2006 self-help book by Australian writer Rhonda Byrne. It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. It is based on the law of attraction, a New Age belief which says that a person's thought determines their reality.

"The Little Prince" is one of the most renowned works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a French writer, poet, aviator and aristocrat. This children's book is best known for its quotations, such as "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," also known as "Alice in Wonderland," is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll. The book depicts the adventures of a young girl who finds herself in a fantasy world after falling through a rabbit hole.

"One Hundred Years of Solitude" is a 1967 novel written by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Márquez. The book recounts the multigenerational story of the Buendia family, whose patriarch founded the fictitious Colombian town, Macondo.

"Anne of Green Gables" is a classic children's novel by the Canadian writer, L. M. Montgomery. The book depicts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan named Anne Shirley who was accidentally sent to middle-aged siblings who wanted a boy to help out on their farm.

"Lolita" is a 1955 novel by Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov and is regarded as one of the greatest works of the 20th century. The story is narrated by a middle-aged professor who becomes infatuated and begins a relationship with a twelve-year-old girl.

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is a children's picture book which centers around a caterpillar who eats a large amount of food before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. The book was written, designed and illustrated by Eric Carle.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is an 1859 historical novel set before and after the French Revolution. The book depicts the story of French Doctor Manette who, following his 18-year imprisonment, is reunited with his daughter who he has never met.

"The Hunger Games" is a dystopian novel and the first installment of the Hunger Games trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins. The story is narrated by Katniss Everdeen, who takes her sister's place after she was chosen to participate in the yearly Hunger Games event.

"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck is a 1939 realist novel set during the Great Depression. The book follows the Joads, a poor Oklahoma family who head to California in hopes of starting a better life.

"The Outsiders" is a 1967 coming-of-age novel by American author S. E. Hinton, which she wrote between 15 and 18 years old. Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the story is narrated from the perspective of the teenage protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis.

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a 1964 British children's novel by author Roald Dahl. The book depicts the adventures of young Charlie Bucket, who wins a ticket to visit the factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka.

"A Dance with Dragons" is the fifth installment of George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Published in 2011, the book was adapted for the fifth season of the HBO series "Game of Thrones."

"The Diary of a Young Girl" is an autobiography which details the experience of a young girl named Anne Frank. Along with her family, she hid from the Nazis for two years during WWII. While in hiding, she recorded her everyday thoughts.

"Dream of the Red Chamber," or "The Story of the Stone," is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. Composed by Cao Xueqin, the novel is believed to be semi-autobiographical, mirroring the rise and fall of his family as well as the Qing Dynasty.

"She: A History of Adventure," by H. Rider Haggard, is a novel told from the first-person narrative of Horace Holly. He journeys to a lost African Kingdom with his ward, Leo Vincey, where they encounter its inhabitants and their immortal queen, known as She.

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is the 1884 sequel to Mark Twain's 1876 "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." The novel is known for its vivid description of people and places and use of satire on entrenched attitudes, specifically racism.

"The Pillars of the Earth," set in the 12th century, is a historical novel which depicts the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. It was written by Welsh author Ken Follett, who was known for writing in the thriller genre.

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is a children's fantasy novel and the first of seven books of the Chronicles of Narnia series. The story follows four siblings who are transported to the mythical land of Narnia to save its residents from the evil White Witch.

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," written by English author Douglas Adams, is the first of five books in a series. The novel follows a human and his alien friend who are swept off Earth mere seconds before it is destroyed in order to build a bypass.

"Where the Wild Things Are" is a 1963 children's picture book by American author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, for which he won the annual Caldecott Medal in 1964. The book tells the story of a mischievous boy who escapes to a mythical land, where he becomes king.

100 Great Books Quiz Questions and Answers

Finally, it’s one for the bibliophiles! Yup, a quiz perfectly curated for people with an innate passion for the written word, in the form of books. Whether you’re a Kindle carrier or like a good old fashioned paperback, we’ve penned down 100 of the best books quiz questions and answers for your trivia night.

With ten rounds covering everything from highbrow literature to easy reading, sometimes risqué written fodder, let’s see how you (and your fellow books quiz lovers) do. Ready, steady, quiz!

Quiz Rounds

Easy Books Quiz Questions and Answers

Why not kick off this book trivia night with a round of super simple quiz questions that hopefully even the most casual of booklovers can complete? Here are ten basic books questions to get your trivia juices flowing…

1. Anastasia Steele first appears in which risqué 2011 novel by E.L. James?

2. What is the second Harry Potter book called?

3. In The Hobbit , what sort of creature is Smaug?

4. Which Dickens character says “Please, Sir, I want some more”

5. Which author created Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?

6. Which Jules Vern character travelled around the world with Passe Partout?

7. To which kingdom of living things do the Triffids, who take over the Earth in a famous John Wyndham novel, belong?

8. In which 18th century novel does the protagonist eventually marry Mr. Rochester?

9. Which prolific US author wrote It , The Shining and Misery ?

10. Who was Bertie Wooster’s valet in the series of P.G. Wodehouse stories?

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Easy Literature Quiz Answers

• Fifty Shades of Grey
• Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets
• Oliver Twist
• Phileas Fogg
• Stephen King

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Modern Literature Quiz Questions and Answers

In this second round, let’s pump up the volume (volume, geddit? 😀) and go for a contemporary take on questions about books. It’s all about modern literature, and more recent reading materials.

1. Who won the Booker Prize in 2009 and again in 2012?

2. What item does Antonio leave in Cephalonia with Pelagia in a 1993 novel?

3. Piscine Molitor Patel and Richard Parker are the main characters in which novel?

4. The premise for which novel is a high school massacre perpetrated by Jesus Navarro, the title character’s best friend?

5. Who wrote A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Thief ?

6. Which novel, named for the outfit of one of the protagonists, describes the friendship of Bruno and Shmuel?

7. What is the three-word title of Bernadine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel about the lives of 12 characters, mostly black women?

8. Who wrote No Country for Old Men and The Road ?

9. Whose 1988 novel led to Ayatollah Khomeini issuing a fatwa calling for his death?

10. Which Kazuo Ishiguro novel is set in a dystopian alternate England where humans are cloned to be organ donors?

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Modern Literature Quiz Answers

• Hilary Mantel
• His mandolin
• Vernon God Little
• Khaled Hosseini
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Girl, Woman, Other
• Cormac McCarthy
• Salman Rushdie
• Never Let Me Go

Authors Quiz Questions and Answers

Never read Fitzgerald? You Gatsby kidding me!

Okay, enough with the bad literary puns. Instead, let’s dive headfirst into another great round of book quiz questions, this time all about famous authors. Whether it’s Jane Austen or Agatha Christie, let’s see how you fare in this round of ten.

1. In Ancient Greek literature, who is the presumed author of The Odyssey and The Iliad ?

2. Which author wrote The Canterbury Tales ?

3. A civil servant under Oliver Cromwell, who wrote Samson Agonistes and Paradise Lost ?

4. Which 18th century author created the character Lemuel Gulliver, who journeyed to the land of Lilliput and beyond?

5. Which author, the wife of a famous poet, wrote Frankenstein ?

6. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote Wuthering Heights ?

7. Which English writer’s 66 detective novels helped make her the best-selling author of all time?

8. Which author wrote Down and Out in Paris and London , Burmese Days and The Road to Wigan Pier as well as other more well-known titles?

9. Which American author wrote The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men ?

10. Who wrote the autobiographical novel I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings ?

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Authors Quiz Answers

• Geoffrey Chaucer
• John Milton
• Jonathan Swift
• Mary Shelley
• Agatha Christie
• George Orwell
• John Steinbeck
• Maya Angelou

Book Characters Quiz Questions and Answers

We often conjure up the most amazing characters, as they almost leap off the pages of our favourite fictional novels. In this round, let’s explore some of the more famous figures in literature, with a round dedicated to well-known fictional characters.

1. Who invented the characters Thomas Gradgrind, Silas Wegg and Uriah Heep?

2. Who is the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye ?

3. Which novel was the first to feature the main character Lisbeth Salander?

4. Ben Gunn, Jim Hawkins and Billy Bones are characters in which high seas adventure?

5. Which knight of medieval literature sought to attack a windmill in the belief that it was a giant?

6. Which lawyer tries and fails to save Tom Robinson?

7. Which tragic character lived in her wedding dress and stopped all her clocks at the time she was jilted?

8. Who was the one-legged, white whale-obsessed commander of the Pequod?

9. Which character rejected proposals from Mr. Collins and, initially, Mr. D’Arcy?

10. Which Harvard professor of Religious Iconology, Symbology and Art History became embroiled in the murder of Jacques Saunière?

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Book Characters Quiz Answers

• Charles Dickens
• Holden Caulfield
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• Treasure Island
• Don Quixote
• Atticus Finch
• Miss Havisham
• Captain Ahab
• Elisabeth Bennett
• Robert Langdon

Interesting Fact: An icon for rebellion, Holden Caulfield appeared in multiple J.D. Salinger short stories before The Catcher in the Rye , though not all details in these stories are consistent with the famous version of the character.

Famous First Lines of Books Quiz

As Dickens said in A Tale of Two Cities : “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” And, in this round of our brilliant books quiz, we might just be in the worst of them, as we challenge you and your quizzing contestants to name the book, based on the famous first line.

1. “ It was a bright, cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

2. “ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

3. “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.”

4. “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” (Spanish)

5. “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday. I don’t know.” (French)

6. “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” (Russian)

7. “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” (German)

8. “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”

9. “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.”

10. “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”

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Famous First Lines of Books Quiz Answers

• Pride and Prejudice
• The Great Gatsby
• One Hundred Years of Solitude
• The Stranger/The Outsider
• Anna Karenina
• The Metamorphosis
• David Copperfield
• The Catcher in the Rye
• To Kill a Mockingbird

Fictional Addresses from Books Quiz Questions and Answers

Here at Trivia Quiz Night HQ (address unknown), we love an obscure location. Like Spooner Street from series Family Guy or 124 Conch Street from that veritable animated feast, Spongebob Squarepants. But how many famous fictional addresses do you and your participants know?

Test your literature location knowledge in this round by confirming which literary character lives at the address listed. To make it slightly easier, we’ve added the author’s name in brackets, to give you a quick clue.

• 221b Baker Street (Conan Doyle)
• 4 Privet Drive (Rowling)
• Manderley (Du Maurier)
• Satis House (Dickens)
• Pemberley (Austen)
• Bag End (Tolkien)
• 32 Windsor Gardens (Bond)
• Wuthering Heights (Brontë)
• Green Gables (Montgomery)
• Elsinore Castle (Shakespeare)

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Fictional Addresses from Books Quiz Answers

• Sherlock Holmes
• Harry Potter (and the Dursleys)
• Rebecca (and Maxim de Winter, the new Mrs de Winter and Mrs Danvers)
• Miss Havisham (and Estella)
• Mr D’Arcy (and eventually Elizabeth Bennett)
• Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins
• Paddington Bear (and the Browns)
• Heathcliff, Cathy and The Earnshaws
• Anne (and Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert)
• Hamlet (and Gertrude, Claudius and the ghost of Hamlet’s father)

Fun fact: When the stories were written, Baker Street did not have a number 221. After it was extended in the 1930s, the Abbey National Building Society occupied 219-229 and for many years employed a full-time secretary to respond to mail for Sherlock Holmes!

Children’s Books Quiz Questions and Answers

A round ideal for parents out there (or in case you’re wanting to involve the young ‘uns in this quizzing adventure), it’s time for a look into kids literature. Never before have you been so pleased as punch that you went through all of Winnie the Pooh and binge-read Alice in Wonderland !

1. Who has knobbly knees, turned out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose?

2. Which four children go into Wonka’s Factory along with Charlie Bucket?

3. Where do Dame Washalot, Silky and Moon Face live?

4. Which wood is home to Kanga, Roo, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore?

5. Who are Peter Rabbit’s sisters?

6. After an overindulgent Saturday, what did The Hungry Caterpillar eat on Sunday to make himself feel better?

7. What does Paddington Bear keep under his hat?

8. What sort of animal is Gerald, the laughingstock of the jungle dance?

9. Who drank all Daddy’s beer and all the water in the tap?

10. What distinguished Timmy from the other members of the Famous Five?

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Children’s Literature Quiz Answers

• The Gruffalo
• Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregard and Mike Teevee
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Hundred Acre Wood
• Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail
• One nice green leaf
• An emergency marmalade sandwich
• The Tiger Who Came to Tea
• He was a dog

The World of Roald Dahl

While we’re on the subject of kid’s literature, we felt we would have missed a trick if we didn’t dedicate at least ten questions to one of the world’s most wonderful wordsmiths, Roald Dahl. As renowned for his kids books as he is his great books for grown-ups, this round is all about his most celebrated characters and weird and wacky written works.

1. What does Mrs Twit put in Mr Twit’s spaghetti?

2. How does Amanda Thripp get over the fence at Cruncham Hall Primary School?

3. What is the profession of Boggis, Bunce and Bean?

4. Whose parents are killed by an escaped rhinoceros?

5. In Danny, the Champion of the World, Danny’s father tells a story that Roald Dahl later expanded into which novel?

6. What is the fate of Bruno Jenkins?

7. Which story recounts Mr Hoppy’s deceitful wooing of Mrs Silver?

8. As what do the characters The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me work?

9. In which novel do the Vermicious Knids invade Space Hotel USA?

10. A 2020 toxicology report in the British Medical Journal concluded that, if combined and ingested as described, the 34 ingredients of what would cause “vomiting, kidney injury, convulsions” and that “the most likely clinical outcome would be death”?

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The World of Roald Dahl Answers

• Miss Trunchball throws her by her pigtails
• James (Henry Trotter)
• He is turned into a mouse
• Window Cleaners
• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
• George’s Marvellous Medicine

No way! Roald Dahl invented over 250 new words in his novels. The greatest number of these appear in the BFG.

Books for Young People Quiz Questions and Answers

From angsty teen novels to prized classics for kids, there are entire genres perfectly suited to young readers, to help spark their imagination, or help them escape into a literary world. In this penultimate round of our book trivia series, let’s explore the works that fill young people with wonder.

1. What is the first book in the series that features The Silver Chair and The Horse and His Boy ?

2. Who created the teenage spy character, Alex Rider?

3. What is the name of the third book in the His Dark Materials trilogy?

4. What is the name of the protagonist in Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief and other subsequent books in The Olympians series?

5. Which 1935 American novel begins with Pa Ingalls and family moving out of the ‘House in the Big Woods’?

6. Whose journal was first published with the title Het Achterhuis (The Back House)?

7. New Moon and Eclipse are two of the novels in which series by Stephenie Meyer?

8. Which district is home to Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games ?

9. Which character is the narrator of the novel A Series of Unfortunate Events ?

10. What sort of creature is Joey in a 1982 Michael Morpurgo novel?

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Books for Young People Quiz Answers

• The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
• Anthony Horowitz
• The Amber Spyglass
• Percy Jackson
• Little House on the Prairie
• District 12
• Lemony Snicket

Literary Cluedo Quiz Questions and Answers

Keen on books but also board games? Well welcome to the ultimate final round where we fuse our own penchant for puzzles with our love of books. It’s our literary-inspired Cluedo round! Simply identify the murder victim when we give you the perpetrator, the weapon or manner of death and the location.

1. Dorothy; her house; the Land of Oz.

2. Paris; an arrow to the heel; Troy.

3. Tybalt; a sword; streets of Verona.

4. Squirrels; thrown down a waste chute; Mr. Wonka’s factory.

5. Little Finger and Olenna Tyrell; poison; his wedding to Margaery.

6. Roger; a giant rock; the island.

7. Bill Sikes; beaten; her bed.

8. Mersault; shot; the beach.

9. Christopher Boone’s father; a garden fork; Mrs Shears’ garden.

10. A crafty fox; gobbled up; the riverbank (pursued by the baker, his wife, a boy and various animals).

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Literary Cluedo Quiz Answers

• The Wicked Witch of the East
• Veruca Salt
• Joffrey Baratheon
• The Arab (the brother of Raymond’s mistress)
• (Wellington) the dog
• The Gingerbread Man

Interesting Fact: The Gingerbread Man fairy tale was popularised in the USA in the 19th century, but has its origins in Europe, where a similar story was told featuring a runaway pancake.

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Books Quiz – 50 Book & Author Trivia Questions & Answers

The Ultimate Books Quiz

Are you a Bibliophile? Think you could ace this book quiz? You’ll find 50 questions divided into 5 rounds, from the beloved classics to modern-day reads, this quiz has it all. Think novels, authors, and famous literary characters for inspiration to ace our free book quiz.

Round 1 – British Literature

1 – Who wrote Frankenstein? REVEAL ANSWER

2 – The orphan Pip is the protagonist of which novel? REVEAL ANSWER

3 – Who wrote Small Island? REVEAL ANSWER

4 – Who wrote Homage to Catalonia? REVEAL ANSWER

5 – Mr. Darcy, George Wickham, and Mr. Allen are characters from which author’s novels? REVEAL ANSWER

6 – Which sisters wrote Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall? REVEAL ANSWER

7 – Which Scottish novel gave its name to a major train station? REVEAL ANSWER

8 – Who wrote works including Ulysses and Dubliners? REVEAL ANSWER

9 – Who wrote Trainspotting, later adapted as a major film? REVEAL ANSWER

10 – Who wrote The Wasp Factory? REVEAL ANSWER

Round 2 – European Literature

1 – Who wrote The Unbearable Lightness of Being? REVEAL ANSWER

2 – The protagonist of Kafka’s Metamorphosis becomes a giant ant – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

3 – Who wrote the satirical novel ‘Candide’? REVEAL ANSWER

4 – Who wrote The Stranger, also known as The Outsider? REVEAL ANSWER

5 – What language did Tolstoy originally write in? REVEAL ANSWER

6 – Who wrote Crime and Punishment? REVEAL ANSWER

7 – Les Misérables is set during the French Revolution of 1789 – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

8 – In Don Quixote, what does the protagonist think are hostile giants? REVEAL ANSWER

9 – Who wrote The Name of the Rose, later adapted into a film? REVEAL ANSWER

10 – Who wrote In Search of Lost Time? REVEAL ANSWER

Round 3 – American Literature

1 – Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye? REVEAL ANSWER

2 – What kind of creature is Moby Dick? REVEAL ANSWER

3 – Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? REVEAL ANSWER

4 – In which conflict is Catch 22 set? REVEAL ANSWER

5 – Whose work includes Tender is the Night and The Beautiful and the Damned? REVEAL ANSWER

6 – Who wrote The Song of Solomon? REVEAL ANSWER

7 – Who wrote A Farewell to Arms? REVEAL ANSWER

8 – To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Shirley Jackson – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

9 – Who won a Hugo award for Bloodchild? REVEAL ANSWER

10 – Who wrote The Sound and the Fury? REVEAL ANSWER

Round 4 – Early Literature

1 – What is the name of the collection of stories compiled in Welsh, in the medieval period? REVEAL ANSWER

2 – Who composed Le Morte d’Arthur, one of the most famous Arthurian stories? REVEAL ANSWER

3 – Which early epistolary novel is over 1,500 pages long? REVEAL ANSWER

4 – What story, supposedly the diary of a shipwrecked man, is considered one of the earliest novels? REVEAL ANSWER

5 – The Tale of Genji was written by a Japanese noblewoman – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

6 – Aphra Behn, the author of Oroonoko, was also a spy – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

7 – Which British politician wrote The Castle of Otranto, one of the first Gothic novels? REVEAL ANSWER

8 – Who wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress? REVEAL ANSWER

9 – Who wrote Moll Flanders? REVEAL ANSWER

10 – Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels? REVEAL ANSWER

Round 5 – World Literature

1 – In which country is Romance of the Three Kingdoms considered a national classic? REVEAL ANSWER

2 – Who wrote Things Fall Apart, one of the most widely translated African novels? REVEAL ANSWER

3 – Who wrote Freshwater? REVEAL ANSWER

4 – The Japanese novel The Tale of Genji is over a thousand years old – True or False ? REVEAL ANSWER

5 – Who wrote Pedro Páramo? REVEAL ANSWER

6 – Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude? REVEAL ANSWER

7 – Which 1993 novel, set in India, was adapted into a BBC series? REVEAL ANSWER

8 – Who wrote The Woman in the Dunes? REVEAL ANSWER

9 – Which 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro was shortlisted for the Booker Prize? REVEAL ANSWER

10 – Who wrote The Wretched of the Earth? REVEAL ANSWER

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Which is the Greek classic that Gandhi translated into Gujarati?

Gandhi composed his 'translation' of Plato's Apology while he was in South Africa. Gandhi was responding to political restrictions against the Indian community and was also influenced by John Ruskin's Unto This Last.

“Gita Govinda” the famous poem was written by:

The Gita Govinda is composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna and Srimati Radhika and the gopikas of Vrindavana. The Gita Govinda is organized into twelve chapters.

Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper 'Kesari' during the National Struggle?

Kesari is a Marathi newspaper which was founded on 4 January 1881 by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent leader of the Indian Independence movement.

Match the following books with their authors:

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The book “The Inheritance of Loss” has been written by:

“The Inheritance of Loss” is the novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. It was first published in 2006. It won a number of awards, including the Man Booker Prize for that year.

Which of the following was not composed by Harshavardhana?

The Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harshavardhana by Banabhatta who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi (Court Poet) of Harshavardhana.

Who painted the masterpiece “Hamsa Damayanti”?

“Hamsa Damayanti” Oil painting on canvas by Raja Ravi Varma is his very famous painting and was done in 1899. Damayanti is the protagonist and heroine in the Sanskrit epic, Nala and Damayanti. According to the story, Damayanti and Nala fall in love despite being miles away. A swan (Hamsa) acts as their messenger of love.

Who is the author of “Ageless Body, Timeless Mind”?

The author of the book “Ageless Body, Timeless Mind” is Deepak Chopra. The book is published in 1993. This book goes beyond current anti-aging research and ancient mind/body wisdom to dramatically demonstrate that we do not have to grow old!

Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore?

Kapalkundala, Published in 1866, is a Bengali romance novel by Indian writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. It is a story of a forest-dwelling girl named Kapalkundala, who fell in love with and married Nabakumar, a young gentleman from Saptagram, but eventually found that she is unable to adjust herself with the city life.

The Editor of “Young India” and “Harijan” was:

“Young India” was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1931. Gandhi wrote various quotations in this journal that inspired many. Mahatma Gandhi began publishing “Harijan”, a weekly newspaper, in English in 1933. It lasted until 1948.

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Famous Books and Authors Quiz Online Test – GK Question and Answers

Famous Books and Authors Quiz:  Books and human connection is widely and deeply known. We daily read a book in our life and the writer of the book is known as an author. Reading books meaning we are gaining knowledge every time. This knowledge and level of success can be easily obtained from Famous Books and Authors Gk Quiz. To grasp certain information go and crack Famous Books and Authors Online Test and also get different Famous Books and Authors question and answers.   Any competitive exams are now placing a key role in seeking knowledge of individuals on famous books and authors.

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Famous Books and Authors Questions and Answers

1. Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

A) F. Scott Fitzgerald B) Ernest Hemingway C) Harper Lee D) Jane Austen

Explanation: “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a classic novel written by Harper Lee that was published in 1960.

2. Which author wrote the Harry Potter series?

A) J.K. Rowling B) Stephen King C) George R.R. Martin D) J.R.R. Tolkien

Explanation : The Harry Potter series was written by J.K. Rowling and has become one of the most popular book series in the world.

3. Who wrote the novel “The Great Gatsby”?

Explanation : “The Great Gatsby” is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that was published in 1925.

4. Who is the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”?

A) J.D. Salinger B) Ernest Hemingway C) Harper Lee D) Jane Austen

Explanation : “The Catcher in the Rye” is a novel written by J.D. Salinger that was published in 1951.

5. Which author wrote “The Chronicles of Narnia”?

A) J.K. Rowling B) J.R.R. Tolkien C) C.S. Lewis (Answer) D) Roald Dahl

Explanation : “The Chronicles of Narnia” is a series of seven fantasy novels written by C.S. Lewis.

6. Who is the author of “1984”?

A) George Orwell B) Aldous Huxley C) Ray Bradbury D) Margaret Atwood

Explanation : “1984” is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell and published in 1949.

7. Who wrote “The Diary of a Young Girl”?

A) Anne Frank B) Elie Wiesel C) Primo Levi D) Viktor Frankl

Explanation : “The Diary of a Young Girl” is a book written by Anne Frank, a young girl who lived in hiding during the Holocaust.

8. Which author wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?

A) F. Scott Fitzgerald B) Ernest Hemingway C) Jane Austen D) Virginia Woolf

Explanation : “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel written by Jane Austen that was published in 1813.

9. Who is the author of “The Hobbit”?

A) J.K. Rowling B) J.R.R. Tolkien C) C.S. Lewis D) Roald Dahl

Explanation : “The Hobbit” is a fantasy novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien that was published in 1937.

10. Which author wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?

A) Oscar Wilde B) Virginia Woolf C) James Joyce D) T.S. Eliot

Explanation : “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a novel written by Oscar Wilde that was published in 1890.

11. Who is the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?

A) Gabriel Garcia Marquez B) Pablo Neruda C) Jorge Luis Borges D) Octavio Paz

Explanation : “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a novel written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that was published in 1967.

12. Who is the author of the novel “The God of Small Things”?

a) Arundhati Roy b) Salman Rushdie c) Vikram Seth d) Kiran Desai

Answer: a) Arundhati Roy

Explanation : “The God of Small Things” is a novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy. It was published in 1997 and won the Booker Prize in the same year.

13. Who is the author of the novel “Wuthering Heights”?

a) Charlotte Bronte b) Emily Bronte c) Jane Austen d) Virginia Woolf

Answer: b) Emily Bronte

Explanation: “Wuthering Heights” is a novel by Emily Bronte, published in 1847. The novel is set in the Yorkshire moors and follows the story

14. Who is the author of “The Color Purple”?

a) Toni Morrison b) Alice Walker c) Maya Angelou d) Zora Neale Hurston

Answer: b) Alice Walker

Explanation: “The Color Purple” is a novel by Alice Walker, published in 1982. It is a story of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s.

15. Who is the author of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy?

a) J.K. Rowling b) J.R.R. Tolkien (Answer) c) C.S. Lewis d) Roald Dahl

Answer: b) J.R.R. Tolkien

Explanation: “The Lord of the Rings” is a trilogy of epic fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, set in the fictional world of Middle-earth.

16. Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?

a) Emily Bronte b) Charlotte Bronte (Answer) c) Jane Austen d) Virginia Woolf

Answer: b) Charlotte Bronte

Explanation: “Jane Eyre” is a novel by Charlotte Bronte, published in 1847. The novel follows the story of Jane Eyre, a young orphan girl who becomes a governess.

17. Who is the author of the novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”?

a) Douglas Adams (Answer) b) Kurt Vonnegut c) Aldous Huxley d) George Orwell

Answer: a) Douglas Adams

Explanation: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” is a science fiction comedy novel by Douglas Adams, first published in 1979.

18. Who wrote the novel “Brave New World”?

a) George Orwell b) Aldous Huxley (Answer) c) Ray Bradbury d) Margaret Atwood

Answer: b) Aldous Huxley

Explanation: “Brave New World” is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, published in 1932.

19. Who is the author of “The Alchemist”?

a) Paulo Coelho (Answer) b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez c) Mario Vargas Llosa d) Isabel Allende

Answer: a) Paulo Coelho

Explanation: “The Alchemist” is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, first published in 1988. The book tells the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of finding a treasure in the Egyptian pyramids.

20. Who wrote the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”?

a) Victor Hugo b) Alexandre Dumas (Answer) c) Gustave Flaubert d) Emile Zola

Answer: b) Alexandre Dumas

Explanation: “The Count of Monte Cristo” is a novel by French author Alexandre Dumas, first published in 1844. The book tells the story of Edmond Dantès, a young man who is wrongfully imprisoned and seeks revenge on those who betrayed him.

21. Who is the author of “The Stranger”?

a) Franz Kafka b) Albert Camus c) Samuel Beckett d) Jean-Paul Sartre

Answer: b) Albert Camus

Explanation: “The Stranger” is a novel by French author Albert Camus, published in 1942. It tells the story of Meursault, a French Algerian who kills an Arab man.

22. Who is the author of “The Lord of the Flies”?

a) William Golding b) John Steinbeck c) Ernest Hemingway d) George Orwell

Answer: a) William Golding

Explanation: “The Lord of the Flies” is a novel by British author William Golding, published in 1954. It tells the story of a group of boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and how they attempt to govern themselves.

23. Who is the author of “The Sound and the Fury”?

a) William Faulkner b) Ernest Hemingway c) F. Scott Fitzgerald d) John Steinbeck

Answer: a) William Faulkner

Explanation: “The Sound and the Fury” is a novel by American author William Faulkner, published in 1929. The novel is known for its experimental narrative style and its use of multiple narrators.

24. Who is the author of “The Grapes of Wrath”?

a) John Steinbeck b) William Faulkner c) Ernest Hemingway d) F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer: a) John Steinbeck

Explanation: “The Grapes of Wrath” is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1939. The novel tells the story of the Joad family, who are forced to leave their home during the Great Depression and migrate to California.

25. Who is the author of “Invisible Man”?

a) Ralph Ellison b) James Baldwin c) Richard Wright d) Toni Morrison

Answer: a) Ralph Ellison

Explanation: “Invisible Man” is a novel by American author Ralph Ellison, published in 1952. The novel is a first-person narrative of an unnamed African American man who is invisible both literally and figuratively in society.

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