Classic Literature Trivia
In what language was Don Quixote written?
Spanish
Who is Harry Potter’s best female friend?
Hermione
Everyone knows J.K.Rowling (Harry Potter series) but what is her pseudonym for her famous and very successful detective novel series with the detective Cormorane Strike?
Robert Galbraith
In what novel did Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes character first appear?
A Study in Scarlet
What other novels did Margaret Mitchell have published before Gone with the Wind?
None
What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare’s plays were produced?
The Globe
Which author wrote about a boy named Charlie visiting a chocolate factory after winning a golden ticket?
Roald Dahl
While J. R. R. Tolkien was an Oxford professor, he founded a literary club. What was the name?
Inklings
Mary Ann Evans was the real name for which author?
George Eliot
What popular U. S. novel includes the line, “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Which classic book by J. M. Barrie opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?
Peter Pan
What is the original ending to "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen?
Ariel sacrifices herself to save the prince and is turned into sea foam
According to the well-known legend, who was King Arthur’s wife?
Guinevere
What was John Wycliffe's contribution for English literature?
He translated the Bible and other works into English, making it accessible to ordinary people.
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island?
Scottish
What was the name of the Darling’s daughter in the Peter Pan?
Wendy
Which Latin phrase means “great work” and refers to the largest and best achievement of an author?
Magnum Opus
Which 20th Century author wrote, “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others” and in what book?
George Orwell in Animal Farm
In what year was Of Mice and Men published?
1937
John Keats wrote what poem to a singing bird?
“Ode to A Nightingale
In the book Freaky Friday, Annabel change bodies with whom?
Her mother
What is the name of Stephen King’s the first published novel?
Carrie
Who wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?
Edward Gibbon
What is the name of John’s true love in Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John?
Savannah