The character of Dracula is based on a ruler from which country?
Romania
100
What did Alfred Nobel, the person after whom the Nobel Prize was named, invent?
Dynamite
100
Which Canadian writer authored "The Handmaid's Tale"?
a) Kathleen Margaret Pearson
b) Yann Martel
c) Margaret Atwood
d) Alice Munro
Margaret Atwood
100
What is the hero's name in "The Hunger Games"?
Katniss Everdeen
200
What is a pseudonym?
A fake name for an author
200
What is the name of the novel featuring a kind doctor with an evil split personality?
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
200
Which British politician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953?
Winston Churchill
200
The protagonist of L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" is a / an
a) 40 year old man
b) orphan girl
c) orphan boy
d) wealthy woman
orphan girl
200
In J.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", how many hobbits set out on the adventure to destroy the one ring to rule them all? (including Frodo)
4
300
What do you call a writer you pay to write for you?
a ghostwriter
300
What book series are the evil army of Uruk-hai from?
a) The Hunger Games
b) Lord of the Rings
c) Harry Potter
d) Goosebumps
Lord of the Rings
300
Which country never produced an author that won a Nobel Prize for literature?
a) Belarus
b) East Timor
c) Ghana
d) Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
300
The protagonists in "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden are from what nationality?
a) Korean
b) German
c) First nations
d) American
First Nations
300
What children's book is the most translated non-religious book in the world?
a) The Little Prince
b) The Adventures of Pinocchio
c) Where the Wild Things Are
d) Green Eggs and Ham
The Adventures of Pinocchio
400
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Epic literature?
a) the setting is very large
b) the hero has superhuman strength
c) supernatural forces are involved in the story
d) the style is moderately formal and elevated
the style is moderately formal and elevated
400
Which of the following facts about Lord Voldemort (from Harry Potter) are not true?
a) his real name is Tom Riddle
b) he is Harry's distant cousin
c) both of his parents were wizards
d) he wanted to kill Harry Potter because of a prophecy
both of his parents were wizards
400
The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017 was born in what country?
a) Korea
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Turkey
Japan
400
Who is one of the most famous children's authors?
a) Robert Munsch
b) Carolyn Arnold
c) Malcolm Gladwell
d) Dionne Brand
Robert Munsch
400
Which author used to teach English in Portugal?
a) Stephen King
b) J. K. Rowling
c) Paulo Coelho
d) Margaret Atwood
J. K. Rowling
500
What is a limerick?
a) a form of short, humorous verse
b) a tale circulated by word of mouth
c) a long, narrative poem
d) witty language used to insult somebody/something
a form of short, humorous verse
500
How does Sherlock Holmes describe his Moriarty, his arch-nemesis?
a) crime itself
b) the Devil himself
c) Baker Street's most wanted criminal
d) the Napoleon of crime
a) the Napoleon of crime
500
Who was the only Serbian author to ever win a Nobel Prize for literature?
a) Ivo Andric
b) Luka Simsic
c) Petar Kocic
d) Miroslav Antic
Ivo Andric
500
Which Canadian literary critic is considered to be one of the most influential in the 20th century?
a) Ernest Cormier
b) Northrup Frye
c) Jim Jones
d) Conrad Williamson
Northrup Frye
500
J. R. Tolkien, author of hit series Lord of the Rings, got a lot of inspiration from mythology of what country?
a) Egyptian
b) Greek
c) Mayan
d) Finnish