Classic Literature Trivia
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100

In what language was Don Quixote written?

Spanish

100

Who is Harry Potter’s best female friend?

Hermione

100

Where in Africa does Alexander McCall Smith’s The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series take place?

Botswana

100

In what novel did Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes character first appear?

A Study in Scarlet

100

What other novels did Margaret Mitchell have published before Gone with the Wind?

None

200

What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare’s plays were produced?

The Globe

200

Which author wrote about a boy named Charlie visiting a chocolate factory after winning a golden ticket?

Roald Dahl

200

While J. R. R. Tolkien was an Oxford professor, he founded a literary club. What was the name?

Inklings

200

Mary Ann Evans was the real name for which author?

George Eliot

200

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

300

Which classic book by J. M. Barrie opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?

Peter Pan

300

Which detective series focuses on two brothers, Frank and Joe, solving mysteries?

The Hardy Boys

300

According to the well-known legend, who was King Arthur’s wife?

Guinevere

300

What is the title of the third book in the series Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy?

Life, The Universe and Everything

300

What famous American novelist wrote several mysteries using the pen name Edgar Box?

Gore Vidal

400

What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island?

Scottish

400

What was the name of the Darling’s daughter in the Peter Pan?

Wendy

400

Which Latin phrase means “great work” and refers to the largest and best achievement of an author?

Magnum Opus

400

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

400

In what year was Of Mice and Men published?

1937

500

John Keats wrote what poem to a singing bird?

“Ode to A Nightingale

500

In the book Freaky Friday, Annabel change bodies with whom?

Her mother

500

What is the name of Stephen King’s the first published novel?

Carrie

500

Who wrote the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?

Edward Gibbon

500

What is the name of John’s true love in Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John?

Savannah