Literary Characters Trivia Questions
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What character's story begins with the line, 'All children, except one, grow up'?
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peter pan
Which fictional character created by Boris Pasternak is often considered his alter ego?
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doctor zhivago
Which hard-hitting defense lawyer appears in approximately 80 novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner?
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perry mason
What is the full name of the fictional character whose married name is Hedda Tesman?
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hedda gabler
Which Bronte heroine discovers that her intended husband already has a wife who is insane?
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jane eyre
Which title character in Jonathan Harker's journal is described as having 'peculiarly sharp white teeth' that 'protruded over the lips'?
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count dracula
Who did Johnny Miller give a dead rat and a string to swing it on for the privilege of painting?
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tom sawyer
Which author, whose brother was Henry Ward Beecher, included Abe Lincoln as a character in her novel "Norwood"?
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harriet beecher stowe
Which character had his wishes granted by genies of the ring and of the lamp?
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aladdin
Who was the cannibal that Robinson Crusoe rescued after 24 years of solitude and taught English?
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friday
Who is the 16-year-old character with a 17-inch waist, described as having the smallest waist in three counties, at the beginning of 'Gone with the Wind'?
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scarlett o'hara
In 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' who is the king at Camelot with whom Sir Gawain feasts and to whom he is a nephew?
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king arthur
Who is the title character who says, 'I made him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life'?
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robinson crusoe
Which character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once remarked, "A man's brain originally is like a little empty attic"?
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sherlock holmes
In which novel does Jo read to her elderly Aunt March, who owns a fine library and a Spanish-speaking parrot?
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little women
What title character did Cervantes refer to as 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo', the Ingenious Gentleman?
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don quixote
In Audrey Wood & David Shannon's new children's book, who is the great big logger that has a wife and kids?
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paul bunyan
Which donkey friend of Pooh has a 'Gloomy Little Instruction Book' now available in bookstores?
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eeyore
Which boy was described as 'lawless, and vulgar and bad' and was someone whom Tom Sawyer was advised not to play with?
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huckleberry finn
Who is the wormlike creature sitting atop a mushroom, quietly smoking a long hookah, in 'Alice in Wonderland'?
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caterpillar
In Act 1, Scene 1 of 'Macbeth,' who vanishes in 'the fog and filthy air'?
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three witches
Which novel character had a German father, an English mother, and was originally named Robinson Kreutznaer?
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robinson crusoe
What creature's jaws gave Captain Hook his name?
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crocodile
Who is the Lewis Carroll character often referenced when describing a person who always appears busy without any clear purpose?
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white rabbit
What fictional partner of Watson has many societies devoted to him, including Watson's Erroneous Deductions?
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sherlock holmes
Which character dreamed of Badrul-Bodor, the Sultan of China's daughter, rather than Genie?
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aladdin
Who did Mr. Rochester refer to as a 'provoking puppet' and a 'malicious elf'?
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jane eyre
What teenage detective often receives help from her cousins Bess and George to solve mysteries?
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nancy drew
Who is described by Clement C. Moore as having a beard as white as the snow?
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saint nicholas
Which puppet created by Italian author Carlo Collodi is best remembered in literature?
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pinocchio
Which Latin lover was the subject of an epic poem by Byron, whose mother sent him abroad at age 16 due to an 'intrigue'?
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don juan
Which famous detective surprises Dr. Watson by disguising himself as a plumber and courting a housemaid to commit a burglary?
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sherlock holmes
Which Shakespearean character holds Yorick's skull and exclaims, 'Alas, poor Yorick!'?
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hamlet
Who is the literary character whose first husband is Charles Hamilton, Melanie's brother, and whose third husband is Rhett Butler?
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scarlett o'hara
Who is Bertie Wooster's impeccable butler in fiction?
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jeeves
Who is the Southern belle whose sisters' names are Suellen and Carreen?
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scarlett o'hara
Which detective character, created by Agatha Christie, retired from the police force before becoming a sleuth?
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hercule poirot
Who is the character whose servant is Alexander, not Troilus?
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cressida
In 1969, which fictional Don was created by Mario Puzo, the same year Cervantes wrote about Don Quixote?
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corleone
Which assistant to a famous detective studied at the University of London Medical School?
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dr. watson
Who is the author that created the Houyhnhnms, talking horses who consider Gulliver their inferior?
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jonathan swift
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