Literature

The hero Beowulf faces a monster known by what name?

Who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series?

Which story authored by Washington Irving has the character Ichabod Crane?

The crime novel The Godfather, also a hit movie, was written by whom?

Who starred as the lead character in the adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel Beloved?

What color was Anna Karenina’s bag in Tolstoy’s novel Red?

Who wrote the political satire also loved as a children’s book titled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

In Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, the phrase “Who is John Galt?” means what?

The novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, what planet do many humans leave Earth for?

Author Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote The Scarlet Letter is known for writing in what genre?

What Belgian book series became a long running cartoon series about blue people who were only three apples tall?

What is the name of Stephen King’s the first published novel?

What is the occupation of the protagonist Guy Montag in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451?

Helen Keller dedicated The Story of My Life to individual who was inventor and considered himself a teacher of the deaf

Who wrote Charlotte’s Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and Stuart Little?

What is the occupation of Janet Evanovich’s character Stephanie Plum in the series by the same name?

How many of Ernest Hemingway’s ten novels were published posthumously?

What was the name of the Darling’s daughter in the Peter Pan?

What is name of series used second person perspective and turned the reader into one deciding the outcome of the books?

Michael Bond wrote about a famous animal in what series of books for children?

Jane Eyre was written by which of the Bronte sisters?

Which author wrote about a boy named Charlie visiting a chocolate factory after winning a golden ticket?

Who wrote the line, “Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise”?

What is the name of the python in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book?

What novel written by Oscar Wilde has to do with immortality?

Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?

What is the name of John’s true love in Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John?

Roald Dahl wrote Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG, all of which were made into movies?

In which U. S. state was the mental asylum of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest located?

In A Christmas Carol, how many ghosts visit Scrooge?

What famous American author appeared in the 1976 movie comedy Murder by Death?

What is the name of the animator and vampire hunter in Laurell K. Hamilton’s The Harlequin?

What novel by Richard Bach topped the best-seller lists for two consecutive years?

Novel centers around marriage during Victorian era, describing fascination that a group of sisters have over one man?

Which detective series focuses on two brothers, Frank and Joe, solving mysteries?

In what language was Don Quixote written?

In what book is the child detective’s rarely-used first name Leroy?

What color is Pippi’s hair in Pippi Longstocking?

What kind of hat does the cat wear in the Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat?

What Victor Hugo novel was adapted into a Disney animated movie in 1996?

Ichabod Crane rode a partially blind, broken-down old horse in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. What was its name?

In Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, what are all the bad boys on Pleasure Island changed into?

Veronica Roth’s Divergent book series is set in a post-apocalyptic version of which U. S. city?

What children’s novel features the characters Tweedledee and Tweedledum?

What popular U. S. novel includes the line, “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.”

What is the name of Tom Sawyer’s best friend in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

The events of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 are set on which Italian island?

What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island?

While J. R. R. Tolkien was an Oxford professor, he founded a literary club. What was the name?

What is the title of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Edith Wharton?

In Dune by Frank Herbert, the planet Caladan is rich in Spice the most valuable resource.

What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare’s plays were produced?

What do the initials J. D. stand for in author J. D. Salinger’s name?

What was Gulliver’s first name in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels?

In the book Pollyanna, who does Pollyanna go to with?

Where in Africa does Alexander McCall Smith’s The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series take place?

During which century was John Milton’s Paradise Lost written?

According to the well-known legend, who was King Arthur’s wife?

Which writer of horror stories was involved in an unexpected road accident while out walking in 1999?

Which character in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick was the voice of reason?

Sir Walter Scott wrote historical novels about which country?

In what fictional town is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird set?

Magnum Opus is a Latin phrase that means “great work” and refers to the largest and best achievement of an author.

What is the name of the author who wrote the short story “I, Robot” which was also made into a movie?

John Donne is in what literary school of poetry?

Which first book in the series by Hugh Lofting is named after the main character, who has the ability to talk to animals

What famous American novelist wrote several mysteries using the pen name Edgar Box?

What classic novelist wrote the short story that the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was based on?

What famous Russian novelist was also a physician?

In which state do Mark Twain’s characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn live?

Which Jane Austen novel does Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’ Diary use for inspiration?

Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights tells of a tragic romance between two lovers. What are their names?

Which of Ernest Hemingway’s books dealt with bullfighting?

Which classic book by J. M. Barrie opens with the line “All children, except one grew up”?

Where did Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, a coming-of-age story, live and write about?

In the book Curious George, who is the monkey’s companion?

What is the name of the heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter?

What are the names of the girl detective Nancy Drew’s best friends?

Who wrote the two novels Humboldt’s Gift and Herzog?

What pen name did Norman Bean write under?

In Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, the name of Captain Ahab's ship is Pequod

What is the name of the top-secret government project in Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain?

In what year was Of Mice and Men published?

The book Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen takes place in what era and where?

What Disney movie, with Julie Andrews as the “practically perfect” nanny, was originally novel written by P. L. Travers?

What Robert Frost Poem does Johnny recite to Ponyboy in The Outsiders?

Which author served time in jail when he returned to the U.S., where he began writing the stories that made him famous?

How many novels did Margaret Mitchell have published before Gone with the Wind?

The Bobbsey Twins featured two sets of twins. What were their names?

What classic written by Homer relates the adventures and life of Odysseus?

What was the name of Dick and Jane’s baby sister in elementary school reading primers?

John Keats wrote what poem to a singing bird?

Which book is the first in the Dollanganger Series followed by Petals on the Wind and If There Be Thorns?

Children’s story, begins w/ boat wrecked in middle of nowhere during sea storm and family’s survival they live on island

Children’s series takes place in “old house in Paris covered in vines” where “lived 12 little girls in 2 straight lines"

Who were the four sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place in fictional town of St. Petersburg,MO,which was based on what real town?

The narrator of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man works where?

Who is Harry Potter’s best female friend?

In the book Freaky Friday, Annabel change bodies with whom?