American Literature
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Random Book Trivia
100
Name three American poets. (Bonus points to whoever can name the most poets!)
100
Name at least 5 plays/poems by William Shakespeare (extra points to whoever can name the most!)
100
Who wrote Crime and Punishment?
Feodor Dostoevsky
100
How many books are in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins? (bonus points if you can name each book
3! (the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay)
100
Who invented the printing press? (Bonus points for the correct century and country)
Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century Holy Roman Empire (Germany also accepted as an answer)
200
Name a book that has been banned in the US (Bonus points to whoever comes up with the most)
The Catcher in the Rye, Lolita, Harry Potter, Looking for Alaska, Huckleberry Finn, and so many more!
200
Name at least 3 books by female British authors (Bonus points if you can also name 3 female British authors)
Books:
Pride and Prejudice, Murder on the Orient Express, And Then There Were None, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Sense and Sensibility, Middle March, the Harry Potter Series, Peter Rabbit books
Authors:
Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, George Eliot, JK Rowling, the Bronte sisters (Charlottem Emily, Anne), Beatrix Potter
200
What is the longest Russian novel of all time?
"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy
200
What is the main character's name in Twilight? (bonus points if you can name 5 other characters!)
Bella Swan
200
What is the best selling book of all time? (Bonus points for the number of copies)
The Bible with 5 billion copies
300
What famous novel from the 1950s is considered to be both Russian an American?
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
300
In "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, who is Frankenstein?
Frankenstein is the doctor who creates the monster
300
The following is a quote from what poem by what poet?
"И сердце бьется в упоенье,
И для него воскресли вновь
И божество, и вдохновенье,
И жизнь, и слезы, и любовь."
Я помню чудное мгновенье (I still recall...) by Alexander Pushkin
300
In Harry Potter, how many horcruxes are there? (Bonus points if you can name them!)
7! (the diary, Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Salazar Slytherin's ring, the necklace, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, Nagini, Harry Potter)
300
How many books can be published from one tree?
50
400
Who came up with the shortest story ever told?
Ernest Hemingway
400
Name at least one of the books from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien (Bonus points if you can name all three!)
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
400
The following is the first line in what Russian novel?
"Все счастливые семьи похожи друг на друга, каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива по-своему."
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
400
What does 'YA' stand for?
Young adult
400
What is the best selling book series of all time?
Harry Potter
500
Give an example of an American novel that had a significant impact on American history
-Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
-Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
500
Name one work (book, poem, sage) of British literature published before 1500 (before Shakespeare). (Bonus points to whoever can name the most!)
Beowulf, La Morte d'Arthur (King Arthur mythology), Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Revelations of Divine Love,
500
Who is considered to be the father of Russian literature?
Alexander Pushkin
500
After Harry Potter, what is the best selling YA book of all time?
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger has sold over 65 million copies. Harry Potter 1 and 6 are the first and second best selling YA novels.
500
What is the most expensive book and how much did it sell for?
Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci sold to Bill Gates for $30.8 million USD