Female Authors
UMBS Reads
When I was your age (2005)
Pop Culture!
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100
This author has a widely acclaimed dystopian series with multiple movies, including prequels and side stories.
Suzanne Collins
100
One of the main symbols in this novel is a snake that is confused for a hat.
The Little Prince
100
Who is Geronimo Stilton's sister?
Thea Stilton
100
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created this world-famous superhero character.
Superman
100
This 12-year-old began his first book saying, “Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood.”
Percy Jackson
200
In this author's 1985 novel, handmaids are renamed after their male owners.
Margaret Atwood
200
What is the name of the brother who's identity Zhu Chongba takes?
Zhu Chongba
200
What actor was allergic to a vital part of the costume his character wore in the “Harry Potter” movies.
Daniel Radcliffe
200
This author is regarded as the greatest writer in the english language, and created the foundation for modern day english.
Shakespeare
200
"It was a pleasure to burn."
Fahrenheit 451
300
This Shirley Jackson short story is widely read in high schools, with a name ironic to the plot.
The Lottery
300
The title of this 1951 novel comes from the hero’s fantasy of rescuing children falling from a cliff.
Catcher in the Rye
300
This author is both the creator of a famous children's book series and the Poptropica games.
Jeff Kinney
300
BONUS 100
What are the 5 factions prevalent in the book and novel series Divergent?
Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Erudite and Dauntless
300
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Pride and Prejudice
400
BONUS 100
This famous author used a male name to publish her works in the 19th century.
George Elliot/Mary Ann Evans
400
At what university is science-themed novel, the Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, set at?
Stanford University
400
What is the relation between the two main characters of the Magic Treehouse series?
They are siblings.
400
Introduced in “The Hobbit”, Smeagol was corrupted by the One Ring and later named what?
Gollum
400
"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."
The Outsiders
500
Virginia Woolf's signature writing technique, which mimics the flow of thoughts and feelings, is known by this phrase.
Stream of consciousness
500
What is the Other's real name?
Valentine Ketterley
500
This book series was characterized by its animal depictions on their covers.
Animorphs
500
Who is the oldest Cullen in human years?
Esme
500
"In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy