Literary Trivia

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

This Newbery Medal winner was recently made into a movie directed by Ava Duvernay and featured Oprah Winfrey.

Who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Where did Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, live and write about?

What Australian author has risen in popularity after her book Big Little Lies was brought to TV by Reese Witherspoon?

This author's book 'Silent Spring' helped spark the environmental movement of the 1970s.

What best selling novel was the debut novel of Delia Owens who was almost 70 years old when it was released?

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

All Creatures Great and Small is the first book in a series about a 1940s country vet which was written by which author?

In what year was the children's classic 'Goodnight Moon' published?

What is the final word in Edgar Allan Poe’s 'The Raven'?

Which character in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly is Frankenstein?

What author wrote the colorful children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar?

The Adventures of Huck Finn is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, MO, which was based on the real town of

Alias Grace and The Handmaid’s Tale are novels that have been adapted for TV. They were both written by which author?

Who is the hero of Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series?

Tenacious detective Harry Bosch is a character created by which author?

Considered to be a first non-fiction novel, which Truman Capote book detailed a quadruple murder by two paroled ex-cons?

This beloved children's author, creator of Ramona Quimby, died in 2021 at the age of 104.

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

The TV series Game of Thrones is based on which book series by George R.R. Martin?

What poet wrote the following lines: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ... I took the one less traveled by"?

This Chilean-American author, known for magical realism, is one of the first successful women authors from Latin America

How many unique words are in the Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss?

How many of the Harry Potter books were published in the 2000s?

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

What dystopian novel begins with the line "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"?

What poet urged us to "hold fast to dreams" and wrote "my soul has grown deep like the rivers"?

This early chapter book series takes place on Deckawoo Drive and is home to this pig that loves buttered toast...

With characters named Captain Underpants and Dog Man this author/illustrator has become beloved by children everywhere.

This author is best known for her novels "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved".

Jane Eyre was written by which of the Bronte sisters?

What is the name of the award given for achievements in science fiction and fantasy writing?

How many years have they been awarding the Newbery Medal for distinguished children’s literature?

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

This unique dog of classic children's literature is owned by Emily Elizabeth.

This is the name of the wood where A.A. Milne's characters live and play.

This literary bear comes from "the darkest Peru" and loves marmalade.

What was the name of the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” series?

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was originally published in which language?

Who wrote the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are?

Which animal is not part of the If You Give a … children’s book series?

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

Young Adult author, Nancy Springer, has brought to life this sister of the famous Sherlock Holmes?

Who is the Caldecott medal awarded to?

Who is the protagonist of The Hunger Games?