Classic Literature Trivia
In what language was Don Quixote written?
Spanish
Who is Harry Potter’s best female friend?
Hermione
Where in Africa does Alexander McCall Smith’s The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series take place?
Botswana
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
Which detective series focuses on two brothers, Frank and Joe, solving mysteries?
The Hardy Boys
According to the well-known legend, who was King Arthur’s wife?
Guinevere
What is the title of the third book in the series Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy?
Life, The Universe and Everything
What famous American novelist wrote several mysteries using the pen name Edgar Box?
Gore Vidal
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