33+ Literature Trivia Questions

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What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship?

The Pequod

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The book "The Puppet Masters" was written by whom?

Robert A Heinlein

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"Lean Mean Thirteen" was published in 2007 by which author?

Janet Evanovich

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The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?

The Louvre

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The book "I, Robot" was written by whom?

Isaac Asimov

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In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Moon-Watcher was the only man-ape able to do what?

Walk Upright

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Ichabod Crane is from what story?

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

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What year did the sci-fi book "1984" come out?

1949

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In Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick", who is the voice of reason?

Starbuck

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The book "The Time Machine" was written by whom?

H G Wells

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What author became famous for his six-volume biography of Lincoln?

Carl Sandburg

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The book "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen takes place in what era?

1930's

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What color was Anna Karenina's bag in the Tolstoy novel of the same name?

Red

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The book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was written by whom?

Jules Verne

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In "Pinocchio", what are all the bad boys on Pleasure Island changed into?

Donkeys

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What is the name of John's true love in Nicholas Sparks' "Dear John"?

Savannah

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How many ghosts visited Scrooge?

4

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Watchmen character Jon Osterman is better known by what alias?

Dr. Manhattan

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What is the name of the top-secret government project in "The Andromeda Strain"?

Project Wildfire

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What is the name of the literary club founded by J.R.R. Tolkien while in Oxford as a professor?

Inklings

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Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?

Washington Irving

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In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", who is Huck's father?

Pap

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The Godfather was written in 1969 by what author?

Mario Puzo

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Alan Frew, author of 2007's "The Action Sandwich", was also lead singer for which 80's pop group?

Glass Tiger

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What is the name of Captain Ahab's ship?

The Pequod

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The book "The Dispossessed" was written by whom?

Ursula K Le Guin

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What is the name of the top-secret government project in "The Andromeda Strain"?

Project Wildfire

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In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", who is Huck's father?

Pap

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What is the name of the poem John Keats wrote to a singing bird?

Ode To A Nightingale

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What is the occupation of Janet Evanovich's character Stephanie Plum?

Bounty Hunter

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According to legend, who was King Arthur's wife?

Guinevere

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What author became famous for his six-volume biography of Lincoln?

Carl Sandburg

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In "1984", which figure served as the leader of The Party?

Big Brother

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In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Moon-Watcher was the only man-ape able to do what?

Walk Upright

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Where were many of Shakespeare's plays produced?

Globe Theater

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What is the name of Thor's war hammer?

Mjolnir

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The Godfather was written in 1969 by what author?

Mario Puzo

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Hotspur is a rival for which Shakespearean prince?

Hal

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The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?

The Louvre

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How many ghosts visited Scrooge?

4

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The book "The Time Machine" was written by whom?

H G Wells

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Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?

Washington Irving

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What is the occupation of "Fahrenheit 451" protagonist Guy Montag?

Fireman

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The book "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen takes place in what era?

1930's

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In "The Diary of a Young Girl", who were Anne Frank and her family hiding from?

Nazis

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In "Dune", the desert planet Arrakis is rich in which valuable resource?

Melange

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The book "Earthman, Come Home" was written by whom?

James Blish

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What is the pen name of Stephen King's novel-writing son, who published "Heart-Shaped Box" in 2007?

Joe Hill

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Literature Trivia

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