Authors Trivia Questions
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Who is the original author of the etiquette book that has been updated by her granddaughter-in-law Elizabeth?
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emily post
In 1990, who wrote a book on living right titled 'Positive Moves'?
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angela lansbury
Who revealed in her 1989 book, 'First Father, First Daughter,' that she had been a victim of marital abuse?
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maureen reagan
Who is the author of 'The Red Badge of Courage' and 'The Open Boat,' a story inspired by his own shipwreck experience?
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stephen crane
Whose first book was 'Betty Zane', an historical novel about his mother's ancestors?
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zane grey
Who is the author of the story 'The Pit and the Pendulum', which features a narrator who is a victim of the Spanish Inquisition?
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edgar allan poe
Who collaborated with Ford Madox Ford on the novel 'The Inheritors' and also authored 'Lord Jim'?
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joseph conrad
Who wrote the book that describes the childhood of Almanzo Wilder in 'Farmer Boy' published in 1933?
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laura ingalls wilder
Which author thought of naming one of his books 'Alice's Doings in Elf-Land'?
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lewis carroll
Which author of 'Moll Flanders' was sentenced to the pillory after offending both sides in a religious dispute?
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daniel defoe
Who once said that he 'cried like a baby' while writing about Kunta Kinte?
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alex haley
Which American author, who was the 14th child in his family, wrote 'The Red Badge of Courage'?
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stephen crane
Who is the author known for her children's books, including 'Blubber', 'Freckle Juice', and 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'?
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judy blume
Which 'Satanic Verses' author had his wife, Marianne Wiggins, cancel her tour for the book 'John Dollar'?
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salman rushdie
Which author wrote 'The History of Henry Esmond' and is also known for 'Vanity Fair'?
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william makepeace thackeray
Which comic playwright details his ups and downs in the recent book 'Rewrites'?
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neil simon
Which humorist, known for books like 'Family: The Ties that Bind...And Gag!', was recently mourned by fans after her passing?
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erma bombeck
Who wrote the bestselling nonfiction hardcover 'The Way Things Ought to Be' in 1992 and was also a TV and radio personality?
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rush limbaugh
Who is the author whose American edition of 'Dog Training My Way' was published in 1972?
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barbara woodhouse
Which columnist taped her own book titled 'Family - The Ties That Bind...And Gag!'?
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erma bombeck
Which author has the middle name 'Rice' and is known for creating the character Tarzan?
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edgar rice burroughs
Who wrote 'The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies' as a follow-up to stories of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny?
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beatrix potter
Who is the author of the children's book 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' and the adult book 'You're Only Old Once!'?
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dr. seuss
Who is the author of the book 'Sex & The Single Girl', which if you read at 21, you would be 57 now?
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helen gurley brown
Which M.I.T. civil engineering graduate is the creator of Dr. Dolittle?
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hugh lofting
Which biographer became the subject of the unauthorized book 'Poison Pen'?
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kitty kelley
Which author began his literary career by writing short stories such as 'The Salvation of Swithin Forsyte'?
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john galsworthy
Who subtitled his autobiographical novel 'Look Homeward, Angel' 'A Story of the Buried Life'?
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thomas wolfe
What is the hometown of Daphne DuMaurier?
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london
Which author wrote 'The 100 Secret Senses'?
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amy tan
Who is the author who began writing the 'Aeneid' around 29 B.C. and left it unfinished at his death in 19 B.C.?
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virgil
Which U.S. state is Stephen King a native of and often features as the setting in many of his novels?
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maine
Who is the expert on chimpanzees who wrote the 1971 book about hyenas titled 'Innocent Killers'?
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jane goodall
Which CNN host authored 'How To Talk To Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere,' sharing 'The Secrets of Good Communication'?
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larry king
Which hard-boiled author, best known for creating the detective character Mike Hammer, writes novels in South Carolina?
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mickey spillane
Who is the 'Dr. Dolittle' author who wrote an anti-war poem for adults titled 'Victory for the Slain' in 1942?
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hugh lofting
Who is the author of both 'Claudius the God' and 'I, Claudius'?
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robert graves
Which author described his 1966 book 'In Cold Blood' as a 'nonfiction novel'?
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truman capote
Who is the woman who wrote the book 'Passages' and is a contributing editor of Vanity Fair?
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gail sheehy
Who described her narrative world as 'The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with, so fine a brush'?
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jane austen
Which author wrote 'Spy Story', 'Spy Hook', 'Spy Line', 'Spy Sinker', 'Yesterday's Spy', and 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy'?
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len deighton
Which author's writing was influenced by the tragic death of his daughter Dominique, particularly in the book 'People Like Us'?
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dominick dunne
Which Chilean author, related to a former president, recounted her life while attending to her dying daughter in the book 'Paula'?
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isabel allende
Which editor of NYC's Post & Daily News recounts his journey with alcoholism in the book 'A Drinking Life'?
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pete hamill
Who is the author of 'I Sing the Body Electric,' in which the phrase 'These are not the parts & poems of the body only, but of the soul' appears?
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walt whitman
Who wrote the 1874 novel 'Far From the Madding Crowd' that begins with a description of farmer Oak?
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thomas hardy
Who is the author of 'Under the Greenwood Tree' featuring the heroine Fancy Day and also wrote 'Jude the Obscure'?
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thomas hardy
Which TV newsman's book, 'Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion', collects his commentaries from the show 'This Week'?
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david brinkley
Which Mississippi-born novelist published their second and last book of poems, 'A Green Bough', in 1933?
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william faulkner
Who is the author whose short story 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' inspired the 1985 movie 'Smooth Talk'?
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joyce carol oates
Which author known for writing 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' had little formal education?
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edward gibbon
Who is the author of 'Ageless Body, Timeless Mind' who left hospital work in 1985 to promote the Ayurvedic movement?
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deepak chopra
Which author of 'The Heidi Chronicles' took dance lessons from June Taylor as a youngster?
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wendy wasserstein
Who is the author of the novel 'Gargantua and Pantagruel' of which most of book V was probably written by an impostor?
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françois rabelais
Who wrote 'Marilyn: A Biography' of Marilyn Monroe, besides his works of fiction?
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norman mailer
Who is the romance novelist who is also known as Princess Diana's stepgrandmother?
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barbara cartland
Which sci-fi author wrote nonfiction works such as 'Guide to Shakespeare' and 'The History of Physics'?
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isaac asimov
Which American author considered the quote 'More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered' as one of his favorites?
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truman capote
Who is the author of the books 'Prizzi's Honor', 'Prizzi's Family', and 'Prizzi's Glory'?
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richard condon
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