BOOK TRIVIA: Round 1

SUPER SLEUTHS

100

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

200

Stephanie Plum

Janet Evanovich

300

Philip Marlowe

Raymond Chandler

400

Kinsey Millhone

Sue Grafton

500

Stone Barrington

Stuart Woods

ANIMAL TITLES

100

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

200

Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

300

Mo Willems

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (...or others)

400

Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

500

James Dean

Pete the Cat

AUTHOR FACTS

100

Who was the single mother, living on state benefits, whose wizardly series of novels has made her the richest writer in England?

J. K. Rowling

200

This author supported himself and his wife through the Great Depression by drawing advertising for General Electric, NBC, Standard Oil, and other companies. During World War II, he made political cartoons but is now best known for the children’s books he wrote and illustrated using poetic meter and fanciful words.

Dr. Seuss

300

This American author, entrepreneur, and public speaker has written a number of self-help books on the "4-hour" theme.

Tim Ferriss

400

Born a slave in Maryland and escaping in 1838, this powerful orator became the leading African American in the abolitionist movement. He recruited black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War (including two of his sons), and ultimately produced three autobiographies.

Frederick Douglass

500

Which American poet composed and read a poem at John F. Kennedy's inauguration?

Robert Frost

SYNOPSIS

100

From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, this book is a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class.

Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance

200

Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien "buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. But who? A tactical and strategic master. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. And a child.

Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card

300

This book introduced the idea of the "10,000-Hour Rule", claiming that the key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill, is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing the correct way, for a total of around 10,000 hours.

Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell

400

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off a secluded island. Her uncle is convinced that she was murdered by someone from her own dysfunctional family. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is asked to investigate, hires the gifted and conscience-free computer specialist Lisbeth Salander, and the two unravel a dark and appalling family history.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Steig Larsson

500

One of the most enduring stories of our time, this is just a small story really, about, among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

WAR STORIES

100

Gone with the Wind

American Civil War (Margaret Mitchell)

200

Catch-22

World War II (Joseph Heller)

300

A Farewell to Arms

World War I (Ernest Hemingway)

400

Johnny Tremaine

American Revolution (Esther Forbes)

500

War and Peace

Napoleonic Wars (Leo Tolstoy)