Lit Lovers Trivia Night LIVE

In Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Vito (the Don) has three sons, one daughter, and a godson. Who is Vito’s godson?

True or False: In Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones, the murderer is caught and prosecuted for their crimes.

Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered a classic of which literary and artistic movement?

Jason Reynolds is the author of a novel based on which Marvel Comics’ Afro-Puerto Rican teen character?

The Alex Cross series is authored by which extremely prolific writer?

Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man won the _____ in 1953, making him the first African American writer to win the award.

True or False: Angie Thomas' young adult novel The Hate U Give debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers List

In Gone with the Wind Scarlett and Rhett's daughter is named Eugenia Victoria, but she is more commonly referred to as:

Toni Morrison’s Beloved was adapted into a 1998 film starring:

In Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, how old is main character Brian when he learns to survive in the wild after a plane crash?

Which is the first book James Patterson wrote in the Alex Cross series?

Published posthumously, John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces earned what major literature award in 1981?

Robert R. McCammon’s Swan Song tied with which Stephen King novel for the 1987 Bram Stoker Award?

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy what is the answer to the "Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe, & Everything"?

Herman Melville dedicated his 1851 novel Moby-Dick to which popular 19th century author?

Which of Amy Tan’s novels chronicles the lives of a group of immigrant mothers & their American born daughters

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is a primary example of the literary subgenre:

In the 1851 novel Moby-Dickby Herman Melville, from which famous whaling port did the Pequod depart?

In Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote, our hero fights ferocious giants that are actually:

True or false: Mark Haddon used prime numbers for chapter numbers in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

True or False: author Michael Crichton wrote The Lost World, sequel to Jurassic Park, at Steven Spielberg's request.

This 1997 novel by Arthur Golden was adapted into a 2005 Academy Award winning film directed by Rob Marshall

William P. Young’s The Shack became a bestseller for all the following reasons except:

In Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, Amy is the inspiration for this series of children’s books written by her parents:

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir Fun Home has been adapted to what medium?

Andy Weir, author of The Martian, has a background in what field?

E. L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey series was originally developed from _____ fan fiction.

Mary Shelley was how old when she completed the first edition of Frankenstein?

Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series features vampires that differ from general vampire lore in the following ways except:

Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World is the first book in what popular high fantasy series?

Gilead, the 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson, is also the name of the fictional totalitarian theocratic nation in:

The Alchemist, by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, is seen as fitting into the genre of:

Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises references “The Lost Generation”, the generation that entered adulthood during:

Which of the following DOES NOT run a celebrity book club?

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series takes place in what American city?

John Green, author of Looking for Alaska, also wrote all but one of the following:

True or false: The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde’s only novel.

Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook was adapted into a film in 2004 starring:

The Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins is based mainly on which book of the bible?

Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park was adapted into one of the most successful films of all time and was directed by:

Which of the following is the title of Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich's 1984 debut novel?

Though Joseph Conrad wrote Heart of Darkness in English, his native spoken language was:

Sandra Cisneros' novel The House on Mnago Street is comprised of short interconnected segments called what?

Legendary romance novelist Barbara Cartland was the step-grandmother to what pop culture icon?

Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is arguably best known for _____, “one of the most enduring antiwar novels of all time”.

Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels in:

True or False: In the Twilight series, Alice Cullen can see everyone's future.

What household chore does Tom Sawyer trick the neighborhood children into completing for him?

Tom Clancy’s Hunt for Red October introduced readers to this iconic character for the first time:

What dystopian novel opens with the line “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”?

What is the first color Jonas begins to see in Lois Lowry’s classic dystopian novel The Giver?

In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, Wade Watts and his friends plug into a virtual universe called:

Chinua Achebe’s 1958 milestone novel Things Fall Apart helped pave the way for other writers from this continent:

Stephanie Meyer said the initial idea for the Twilight series came to her:

Dean Koontz, prolific author of suspense thrillers like Watchers, has a known love for this type of dog:

____ is the author of popular novels The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and Harlem Shuffle.

In Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Katniss volunteers as tribute to spare her sister a certain death, what is her name?

Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha was originally published in what language?

V. C. Andrews’ well-known Gothic novel Flowers in the Attic involves two characters falling in that love that are:

Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote Crime and Punishment following his return from ten years of exile in: