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Trivia on the classics
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1
Which classic novel features an obsessive captain of a ship chasing a white whale?
Moby-Dick
Huckleberry Finn
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Flies
2
In
Little Women
, which character is a tomboy?
Beth
Josephine
Amy
Meg
3
In what century is
The Scarlett Letter
set?
The 16th century
The 17th century
The 19th century
The 18th century
4
Which of these novels takes place in a mental hospital and highlights its flaws?
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jane Eyre
Anna Karenina
5
What is the white rabbit's catchphrase in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
?
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late
Hurry up, Hurry up, Hurry up
So it goes, So it goes
Hippo, Hippo, Hippo
6
In
Anne of Green Gables,
why does Anne break a slate over Gilbert's head?
She meant to hit some one else and missed
He made fun of her hair
He made fun of her nose
She is jealous that he is courting Diana
7
In
1984
, what is the main character Winston scared of?
Snakes
Dogs
The Dark
Rats
8
In
The Wind in the Willows,
which of the four friends live in the Wild Woods?
Mole
Badger
Rat
Toad
9
What job does Jim's father have in the novel
Treasure Island
?
A farmer
A lawyer
A banker
A Innkeeper
10
What is the name of
The Three Musketeers
?
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
Planchet, Grimaud, and Mousqueton
Winter, Planchet, Athos
De Treville, Richelieu and Louis
11
In
The Hobbit
who is the wizard that accompanies Thorin and his company on their journey?
Saruman The White
Radagast the Brown
Gandalf the White
Gandalf the Grey
12
What is Robert Jordan's nickname for Maria in
For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Dove
Rabbit
Squirrel
Mouse
13
In
Madame Bovary
, how does Emma Bovary kill herself?
She throws herself in front of a train
She hangs herself
She lets a snake bite her
She eats arsenic
14
1. In
As I lay dying
, for whom do Darl and Jewel make a delivery?
Tull
Peabody
Anse
Addie
15
In
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
, why do Tom and Huck first go to the graveyard?
To kill a cat
To dig up a body
To get rid of warts
To dig up buried treasure
16
In Shakespeare's,
Romeo and Juliet
, who are the two families at war with each other?
Lancasters and the Yorks
Lancasters and the Montagues
Montagues and the Capulets
Escales and the Capulets
17
How old is Walton at the beginning of the novel
Frankenstein
?
21
32
28
40
18
In
The Call of the Wild
, what is Buck?
An Arabian stallion
A young golden hunter
An Alaskan Wolf
A dog, half St. Bernard and half Scottish Sheppard
19
In
The Great Gatsby
, Jay Gatsby is a _______?
German Spy
Murderer
Long term member of the East Egg's elite
Bootlegger
20
Where does the Bennet family live in
Pride and Prejudice
?
Rosings
Pemberley
London
Longbourn
21
True or False. In
Dracula,
Jonathan Harker never sees Dracula in daylight?
False
True
22
Who is the main character in
The Catcher in the Rye
?
Rhett Butler
Holden Caulfield
Ichabod Crane
Atticus Finch
23
In
The Little Prince,
the narrators plane breaks down where?
The Amazon Rainforest
The Arctic
France
The Sahara Desert
24
In
The Secret Garden
, Misselthwaite manor is located where?
In the middle of a moor
On the shores of a lake
By the ocean
In the desert
25
Which of these novels were written by Charles Dickens?
Wuthering Heights
The Scarlett Letter
Great Expectations
Emma
26
In
The Jungle Book
, what is the meaning of the name Mowgli?
The Frog
The Tiger
The snake
The Bird
27
What is the significance of the title
Fahrenheit 451
?
It is the maximum temperature of most ovens
It is the temperature at which easy bake ovens self-destruct
It is the temperature at which germanium melts
It is the temperature at which paper ignites and burns?
28
Which Character in
Jane Eyre
is in love with Rosamond?
John Reed
Rochester
St. John Rivers
Mr. Mason
29
In
The Tell-Tale Heart,
what is the reason that the narrator kills the old man?
His Gold
His Eye
He insulted the narrator
His House
30
In the Novella
Ethan Frome,
in what season does the story take place?
Spring
Winter
Fall
Summer
