Best Selling Literature
Do You Know the Author?
Fictional Characters
Genres of Literacy
Famous Literary Quotes
100

"Oh, the Places You'll Go!" was written by this best selling children's author.

Who is Dr. Seuss?

100

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

Jay Gatsby

What is "The Great Gatsby"?

100

The genre that refers to literature created from the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

What is Fiction?

100

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”


Romeo, Romeo and Juliet

200

In the novel, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", who is Greg's best friend? 

Who is Rowley Jefferson?

200

The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by American writer

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

Hannibal Lecter

What is "The Silence of the Lambs"?

200

"Sherlock Holmes" by Conan Doyle is an example of this genre.

 What is Mystery?

200

"And may the odds be ever in your favor!"

Effie Trinket, The Hunger Games

300

Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, _____ ______ by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history.

What is "Harry Potter"?

300

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by American writer ___ ________ , first published in 1953. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.

Who is "Ray Bradbury"?

300

Atticus Finch

What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

300

A genre of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.

What is a Poetry?

300

"I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."

Alice, Alice in Wonderland

400

We will never know how many copies this book has sold but virtually all sources agree that it is by far one of the best-selling book of all time.

A. The Bible

B. Webster's Dictionary

C. Guinness Book of Records

D. The Little Prince

What is The Bible?

400

Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author ______ ______ , first published in 1958. Its story chronicles pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century.

Who is "Chinua Achebe"?

400

Mark Watney

What is "The Martian"?

400

This type of genre is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. 

What is Non-fiction?

400

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

Maya Angelou, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'

500

The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is

What is the conflict between Good and Evil?

500

"The Terrible Old Man" is a very short story (less than 1200 words) by

Who is H.P. Lovecraft?

500

Lennie Small

What is "Of Mice and Men"?

500

A genre of fiction whose purpose is to create feelings of fear, dread, repulsion, and terror in the audience.

What is Horror?

500

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl