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Literary Trivia 3 Lightning Round
Literary Trivia 3 Lightning Round
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1
Which one is NOT a name of one of the three Brontë sisters?
Ruth
Charlotte
Emily
Anne
2
Whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote many popular classic books?
Mark Twain
E. E. Cummings
Edgar Allen Poe
George Orwell
3
Who is Huckleberry Finn's best friend?
Aunt Sally
Pap Finn
Tom Sawyer
The dauphin
4
Which "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" character was noted for his smile?
The White Rabbit
The Dormouse
The Cheshire Cat
The Snark
5
John Steinbeck’s original manuscript for
Of Mice and Men
was eaten by a ___________.
Dog
Horse
Cow
Mouse
6
What is the term for a pair of rhyming lines?
Limerick
Haiku
Couplet
Sonnet
7
Which of these is the correct order of the first three books in the Divergent series?
Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant
Insurgent, Allegiant, Defiant
Allegiant, Divergent, Insurgent
Defiant, Insurgent, Allegiant
8
The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a ____________.
Firkin
Bead
Aglet
Tittle
9
What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet?
A
E
T
S
10
Who is the author of The Fault in Our Stars?
Nicholas Sparks
Stephanie Meyers
John Steinbeck
John Green
11
How many lines does a sonnet have?
16
14
2
4
12
Which of the following novels is a popular classic written by Jane Austen?
Beowulf
The Color Purple
The Catcher in the Rye
Pride and Prejudice
13
In Washington Irving's legend, the Headless Horseman haunts what town?
Haddonfield
Salem
Sleepy Hollow
New York
14
The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning is:
Alliteration
Simile
Onomatopeoia
Imagery
15
Which novel tells the travels of George and Lennie during the Depression Era?
Catch 22
The Catcher in the Rye
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
16
How many rejections did Louis L'Amour receive before being published?
20
200
2
2000
17
Edward Cullen is a ___________?
Wizard
Zombie
Vampire
Ghost
18
Dr. Watson is the companion of which fictional detective?
Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
August Dupin
19
Approximately how many characters die in King Lear?
20
15
10
5
20
How many Harry Potter books are there?
7
6
5
8
21
________________ is the best-selling novel of all time, with over 500 million copies sold.
Pride and Prejudice
Don Quixote
Moby Dick
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
English is the ________ most spoken language in the world.
2nd
3rd
1st
4th
23
In the title of a novel/movie about a fashion magazine,what brand of shoes does the devil wear?
Prada
Adidas
Nike
Manolo
24
What word refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words?
Short Story
Novella
Novel
Poem
25
What item did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?
His beloved hair brush
His favorite shirt
His prized pen
His second best bed
26
Which form of poetry has 19 lines?
Haiku
Villanelle
Elegy
Ballad
27
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote the novel "One Hundred Years of __________"?
Anguish
Love
Dreams
Solitude
28
Who is the only author to publish books in 9 of the 10 Dewey Decimal categories?
Woolf
Asimov
James
Joyce
29
To Kill a Mockingbird spent ________ weeks on the best seller list.
100
88
32
12
30
What was Virginia Woolf's first name?
Mary
Adeline
Anne
Elizabeth
31
What was the first book sold on Amazon.com?
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies
Stoicism
Holy Bible
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32
What percent of books sold in the U.S. in 2004 sold more than 5,000 copies?
2
34
60
15
33
Which Italian novel for children has been adapted in over 240 languages?
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Peter Pan
34
Katniss won the ______th Hunger Games after volunteering.
74
50
12
65
35
Who wrote the children's book
Charlotte's Web
?
Dan Brown
Samuel Beckett
E. B. White
Charles Lamb
36
What Edgar Allen Poe poem is the basis for the Baltimore football team's name?
The Black Cat
The Raven
The Dragon
The Tell-Tale Heart
37
Theodor Geisel is the real name of which author?
J. R. R. Tolkein
J.K. Rowling
Dr. Seuss
John Steinbeck
38
According to Guiness World Records, which author has the most published works?
L. Ron Hubbard
John Smith
Kurt Vonnegut
William Faulkner
39
Who wrote many short stories and poems including 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'?
Edgar Allen Poe
John Keats
Sylvia Plath
Emily Dickens