Books and Literature Trivia

"Let the wild rumpus start" is a line from which classic children's book?

In The Grapes of Wrath, migrants leave which state to head west to California?

Who is Don Quixote's companion that rides a donkey?

What item do the boys discover upon arriving at the island in Lord of the Flies?

The classic American novel The Great Gatsby is set during which era of prosperity?

This author of classics like Song of Solomon and The Bluest Eye was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.

The Inheritance Cycle is a series of books focused on this boy and his dragon, Saphira.

In the novel The Kite Runner, five years after the beginning of the book, this country is invaded by the Soviet Union.

To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee and this In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's author were childhood friends

In the film version of The Wizard of Oz Dorothy's shoes are ruby. What color are they in the novel?

The phrase "Big brother is watching you" comes from which dystopian novel?

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is set in the pre-colonial period of which African nation?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of this famous literary character, was also a medical doctor.

This children's author wrote the famous Johnny Cash song "A Boy Named Sue."

This beloved author is known for such classics as Superfudge and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

The book Shoeless Joe, which includes baseball players coming out of a cornfield, was turned into which film in 1989?

Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Gary Snyder were all popular writers associated with which literary movement?

This science fiction novel by Frank Herbert was again made into a movie in 2021 starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya.

The author of the book that inspired this classic Christmas film also acts as the film's narrator (and makes a cameo).

What is the name of the main protaganist in the Dan Brown novels The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno?

The line "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet? comes from which Shakespeare play?

This 2020 book follows a middle-aged woman given the chance to experience different lives according to different choices

In a Seinfeld episode, what does Elaine say was the original title of Leo Tolstoy's classic War and Peace?

In the novel Good Omens, what are the names of the angel and demon who work together to stop the coming of Armageddon?

All Quiet on the Western Front, regarded as one of the greatest war novels of all time, is set during which conflict?

Frodo and Sam are on a quest to take the ring where in The Lord of the Rings?

In this Wilson Rawls novel, a young boy buys two hunting dogs named Old Dan and Little Ann.

Ralph Ellison became the first African-American author to win the National Book for Fiction for which 1952 novel?

Which teenage author wrote The Outsiders?

This beloved American author's real name was Samuel Clemens.

The ultimate irony: this Ray Bradbury classic about book burning and censorship has often been banned and challenged.

The Greek epic poem The Odyssey follows whose journey?

This author of classics like Pride and Prejudice received very little fame or acknowledgement until after her death.

Actor Tom Felton played which Harry Potter character in the movies?

This John Green novel centers around two teenagers who meet at a cancer patient support group.

John Wayne and Jeff Bridges have both played Rooster Cogburn in film adaptations of which Charles Portis novel?

What are the names of the four children who visit Narnia in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe?

This famous actor and director sent some into a panic during a radio broadcast of War of the Worlds in 1938 - aliens?

How many sizes did the Grinch's heart grow?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, is from which South American country?

In the epic western Lonesome Dove, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call are retired what?

The James Bond/007 novel series was created by which author?

Louise Erdrich is one of the most prominent Native American authors of our era. Which Indian Nation is she a member of?

What is the name of the new country established after modern civilization collapses in The Hunger Games?

This science fiction novel was originally self-published; it eventually became a bestseller and a movie with Matt Damon.

In the book Ready Player One, which Canadian rock band's songs play heavily into the plot of the book?

This author, whose books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, has a dinosaur species named after him.

Who acts as the narrator in the 2006 World War II novel The Book Thief?

Which Charles Dickens novel begins with the line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."?

In what book does a young boy find a golden ticket in a chocolate bar?

Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima, one of the most famous books in Chicano literature, is set in which U.S. state?

Which Salman Rushdie book prompted the Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa calling for the death of Rushdie in 1988?

This 1994 Newbery Medal winner by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who becomes the next Reciever of Memory.

Alex Cross is a character created by which bestselling author?

This American author was known for using sparse punctuation in his works; his books include No Country for Old Men.

Which television series is based on the Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.R. Martin?

Regarded as one of the great American authors, this writer died in Ketchum, Idaho and is buried in the Ketchum cemetery.

This children's horror series by R.L. Stine , primarily published in the 1990s, has seen several film and TV adaptations

This Stephen King novel centers on the aftermath of a pandemic that kills all but 0.6% of the population.

"Some pig." This title arachnid weaved messages in her webs to help save Wilbur from the slaughterhouse.