Adult Classics LIT Trivia

The Color Purple by Alice Walker was published in what year?

What musical instrument did Sherlock Holmes play?

The Artful Dodger is a character from which novel?

Even though books are still being written under her name to this day, which author passed away on December 19, 1986?

Which book was famously rejected by 12 publishers before finally being accepted by Bloomsbury?

Agatha Christie wrote this many detective novels and 14 short-story collections.

Daniel Peggotty is a character from which Charles Dickens novel published in 1850?

Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about the life of what teenage protagonist?

Victorian writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne were sisters sharing what last name?

Sydney Carton is the central character in what Charles Dickens novel?

What was the full name of British novelist C. S. Lewis?

“Call me Ishmael” is the opening line from what novel?

Mark Twain’s 1885 novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was set along which river?

Nancy Drew was first introduced in what novel?

A Shakespearean sonnet consists of how many lines?

Who wrote the American realist novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?

Which book holds the record of being the most stolen book from public libraries?

Published in 1906, White Fang is a novel about a wolf-dog written by which American author?

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s historical fition novel “The Scarlet Letter”, what was the letter?

Which American writer wrote the narrative poem “The Raven”?

In the American comic strip Little Orphan Annie, what is the name of Annie’s dog?

The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel featuring which fictional detective?

James Patterson first introduced Alex Cross in what novel?

The famous American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by what pen name?

What character is murdered by George in the John Steinbeck novella “Of Mice and Men”?

American writer Daniel Keyes wrote what novel that was later adapted to the Academy Award-winning film Charly?

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what was the name of the pig leader?

Mac Gargan is the alter ego of what Spider-Man villain?

In the novel 1984, what organization urges children to turn their parents over to the authorities?

Where would one arrive at the second star to the right, and straight on till morning?

Quasimodo is a fictional character from what novel?

According to Forbes magazine in 2004, who was the first person to become a billionaire by writing books?

First published in 1719, “Robinson Crusoe” is a novel written by which English writer?

Oliver Twist was the second novel published by which English author?

The movie Blade Runner was adapted from what novel?

Who created the comedy science fiction series, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”?

Which Bronte sister wrote Jane Eyre?

Who wrote the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, published in 1960?

What is the name for a compound literary or narrative work that is divided into five parts?

Released on April 5, 1974, what was Stephen King’s first published novel?

In L. Frank Baum’s original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what color were Dorothy’s shoes?

The writer Eric Blair went by what pen name?

Jules Verne’s fictional submarine the Nautilus is captained by which character?

Diana Prince is the public persona of which fictional superhero?

What Nicholas Sparks title doesn't have a movie adaption?

Who is the main female character in "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell?

Which American author wrote the novel “The Great Gatsby”, published in 1925?

According to Guinness World Records, which author has the most published works?

In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, what’s Romeo’s last name?

Which classic novel did Mary Shelley write?

Kiss Me Kate and 10 Things I Hate About You were both based on which Shakespeare comedy?

What novel did Daphne du Maurier NOT write?

What monster did H.P. Lovecraft introduce readers to?

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott focuses on the story of the _____ family.

The fictional town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut is the setting for which book series by Ann M. Martin?