Literature trivia questions
1103 multiple-choice Literature trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- This 1971 Dr. Seuss book about a mossy, bossy creature, the Once-ler and the Truffula trees has been banned by some schools and libraries for its anti-forestry industry content.
- What book by Dr. Seuss contains the quote: When a Fox is in the bottle where the Tweetle Beetles battle with their paddles in a puddle on a noodle-eating poodle, THIS is what they call......a Tweetle Beetle Noodle Poodle Bottled Paddled Muddled Duddled Fuddled Wuddled Fox In Socks, Sir!?
- Voyage of the Dawn Treader was written by this author.
- This famous childrens poet wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Giving Tree.
- Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) probably began this work in 1306. Its first canto begins with: Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.
- The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It recounts the tales told by individuals on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Which of the following was not a character in this work?
- In the novel Don Quixote by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, who is the witty squire and companion to Alonso Quixano?
- In this tragic play by William Shakespeare, three witches tell a general in the army of King Duncan that he will never be vanquishd until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.
- This 1971 novel by Anthony Burgess relates the story of a fifteen-year-old boy named Alex, who, with his gang members (known as droogs) roam the streets at night, committing violent crimes for enjoyment.
- The famous line In the room the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo is from the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by this influential 20th century poet.
- This great work of Russian literature by Fyodor Dostoevsky features the character Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who kills an unscrupulous pawnbroker.
- This novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1850, is considered his most autobiographical. It begins with: Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. Characters include Wilkins Micawber and Uriah Heep.
- As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect is the opening line to this famous work of German fiction by Franz Kafka.
- This novel by Charlotte Brontë includes the character Mr. Rochester, whose wife is a violent lunatic.
- Fifteen men on the dead mans chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! is a famous line from Treasure Island, a novel by this author published in 1883.
- Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so is a portion of a work by this poet who lived from 1572-1631.
- In what 1851 novel would you find the characters Ishmael, Captain Ahab, Queequeg and Starbuck?
- This early Anglo-Saxon work, possibly from the 800s, features the antagonist Grendel, a descendant of Cain who invades the mead-hall of the Danes and eats the men within. The title character ultimately beheads Grendel and keeps it as a trophy.
- In Stephen Kings novel Bag of Bones, what is the location of the Noonans summer home?
- What is the name of Dolores Claibornes wealthy employer in the Stephen King novel Dolores Claiborne?
- In the horror novel Misery, Annie Wilkes was referred to by the newspapers as what?
- What is Stephen Kings first published novel?
- What novel did Stephen King and Peter Straub co-author in 1983?
- Once in a kingdom called Delain, there was a king with two sons. Delain was a very old kingdom and it had had hundreds of kings, perhaps, even thousands... is the beginning of what book?
- In the novel Pet Semetary, what is the name of the Creeds cat that is buried and returns to life?
- Who fell into the lake?
- On what day did Percy say he would have the report ready for Mr Crouch?
- Goblet of Fire started a series of deaths in the books. Who died in Goblet of Fire?
- Where do Harry Potter and Ron leave the chocolate cakes for Crabbe and Goyle to find?
- How long does Dudleys tongue become, after eating Fred and Georges candies, in the fourth book of the Harry Potter series?