Classic Books Trivia

The movie Clueless is a modern adaptation of which novel?

Whose castle does British solicitor Jonathan Harker find himself a prisoner in?

What 1869 novel ends: "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this?"

What is the name of Mr. Darcy’s estate in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?

What William Golding novel tells of Ralph and Piggy's attempts to organize a gang of kids after a plane crash?

To whom does the title of the novel Frankenstein refer?

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, who are the two families which are at war with each other?

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” starts the lengthy opening line to this novel by Charles Dickens

What Victor Hugo novel boasts a brain-numbing 823-word sentence, peppered with 51 semicolons, and 93 commas?

Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights recounts the tragic romance between which two lovers?

What Daniel Defoe title character was based on real-life sailor Alexander Selkirk?

How does Mary Poppins arrive at the Banks home on Cherry Tree Lane in London?

In the Odyssey, Circe turns Odysseus' crew into what type of animal?

In which state does Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird take place?

Which of her own characters did Agatha Christie call “a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep”?

What is Aaron Davis' Favorite Classic Novel?

What is the Great Gatsby’s first name?

Despite her appearance in only one story, who is the most notable female in Sherlock Holmes?

Which novel explores a dystopian future where books are burned as contraband?

Don Quixote was written in which language?

In what book do two friends use a rope to swing into an imaginary kingdom?

What E.B. White book tells the story of a dad who raids a music store to give his mute son a voice?

Test Question: Who wrote the Odyssey?

Which Shakespearean classic inspired Disney’s The Lion King?

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

What book by Lois Lowry finds 12-year-old Jonas rebelling against a futuristic society?

Mark Twain’s characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn reside in which state?