It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” is one of the most well-known beginnings of a novel ever written.....
QUIZ WHIZ
1. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...” is one of the most well-known beginnings of a novel ever written. But which Charles Dickens’ novel is it from?
A. Oliver Twist
B. David Copperfield
C. A Tale of Two Cities
D. Great Expectations
2. According to estimates, who is the best-selling fiction author of all time?
A. Agatha Christie
B. William Shakespeare
C. Barbara Cartland
D. Danielle Steel
3. In her very prolific career, primarily as a children’s author, around how many books did Enid Blyton write?
A.. 50
B.. 100
C. 400
D. 700
4. What was the first play written by Shakespeare?
A. The Merchant of Venice
B. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
C.. The Tempest
D. Troilus and Cressida
5. “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” Which book is this line from?
A. Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
B. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
C. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
D. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
6. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, what is the result of Tom Robinson’s trial?
A. Guilty verdict
B. Innocent verdict
C. Hung jury
D. Case dismissed
7. Which author is considered the father of modern fantasy literature?
A. H. P. Lovecraft
B. C. S. Lewis
C. J.R.R. Tolkien
D. L. Ron Hubbard
8. How old was Sylvia Plath at the time of her death?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
9. Terry Pratchett’s fantasy Discworld setting consists of a large disc resting on the backs of four of which animals that are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle as it slowly swims through space?
A. Elephants
B. Giraffes
C. Hippopotamuses
D. Horses
10. What is the longest novel ever written?
A. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
B. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
C. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
D. Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
11. J. K. Rowling’s manuscript for the first Harry Potter book was rejected by how many publishers before it was finally picked up by Bloomsbury?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 19
D. 23
12. What is the best-selling fiction book of all time?
A. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
B. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
C. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
D. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
- S.A
