Literature trivia questions
1103 multiple-choice Literature trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Cohen the Barbarian, the greatest hero that Discworld has ever produced, is about 90 years old. He thinks that which one of these is not one of the greatest things in life?
- What popular musical was parodied by Terry Pratchetts 18th Discworld book, Maskerade?
- Discworld, the fictional planet on which Terry Pratchetts famous series of novels is set, is carried on the back of four great space elephants. What are the elephants standing on?
- How many books of the Discworld series were published prior to 2007?
- What pen name did Isaac Asimov use for his science fiction series for teenagers titled Lucky Starr?
- Isaac Asimov and these other two writers were considered the Big Three science-fiction writers during Asimovs lifetime.
- Which of these series was not written by Isaac Asimov?
- Isaac Asimov suffered from which of the following disorders?
- Which of these entries from the Oxford English dictionary is not a word created by Isaac Asimov?
- What was the name of the first science fiction short story Isaac Asimov wrote?
- Which of these is not a science fiction novel co-written by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg?
- In what genre of literature other than science fiction did Isaac Asimov write?
- This book penned by Isaac Asimov won the Hugo (1972), Nebula (1973) and Locus (1973) Awards for best science fiction novel.
- What is the full name of English writer Terry Pratchett born in 1948?
- What was the title of Terry Pratchetts first published work, a short story printed in his school magazine?
- Which of these books by Terry Pratchett does not belong to his Discworld series?
- What is fantasy writer Terry Pratchetts astrological sign?
- In Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, the lines of what character are usually typed in capital letters?
- When was Terry Pratchett appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature?
- Which of these four books of Terry Pratchetts Discworld series was published first?
- Terry Pratchett supports this organization in many ways, one of which is fundraising by auctions where people bid money in order to get a Discworld character named after them in the writers next book.
- Which British artist worked on the UK covers of Terry Pratchetts books of the Discworld series until 2001?
- What is the name of writer Terry Pratchetts daughter, born in 1976?
- How did Bilbo Baggins come across the One Ring in the novel The Fellowship of the Ring?
- Which elf did the Hobbits talk to on their way to Bree in the novel The Fellowship of the Ring?
- Which character helped Frodo and Sam rescue Merry and Pippin from the trees?
- What was the name of the river that Glorfindel took Frodo Baggins across?
- What gift did Lady Galadriel give to Samwise Gamgee in The Fellowship of the Ring?
- Thorne Smiths Topper series consists of how many novels?
- In the Topper novels by Thorne Smith, who is Cosmo Topper?