Literature Trivia Questions
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Which American author wrote a long poem in 1858 about the longings of Miles Standish?
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henry wadsworth longfellow
Who is the author that, in addition to writing about Buck and White Fang, wrote about an Irish terrier pup named Jerry?
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jack london
Which author begins his novel 'The Deerslayer' with the line, 'On the human imagination, events produce the effects of time'?
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james fenimore cooper
In the book 'Alice Through the Looking Glass,' Alice finds herself as just a pawn in a giant game of what?
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chess
Which 'Little Women' author has recently created a buzz in film studios due to an unpublished novel called 'The Inheritance'?
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louisa may alcott
Which author is known for the phrase "I am sure the grapes are sour"?
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aesop
What is the name of the Alice Walker novel where many letters written by Celie are addressed to God?
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color purple
Who collaborated with ex-wife Margaret Bourke-White on documentaries but not on 'God's Little Acre'?
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erskine caldwell
What title was British author Rebecca West given in 1959?
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dame
In a well-known proverb by William Congreve, what has charms to soothe a savage breast?
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music
In which 1945 George Orwell novel does a boar named Napoleon become a dictator?
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animal farm
Which Chinese detective character first appeared in the 1925 novel 'The House Without a Key'?
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charlie chan
In Shakespeare's works, who is accompanied by Balthasar, his servant, to the Capulet vault and orders him to leave but remains nearby?
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romeo
In 'A Tale of Two Cities,' after spending 18 years in prison, Dr. Alexander Manette is released from which prison?
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bastille
Who is the etiquette expert known for writing the 1928 book 'How to Behave Though a Debutante'?
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emily post
Which Danish author, famous for his fairy tales, has an international award for childrens book authors and illustrators named after him?
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hans christian andersen
Who is the author of the book 'Jubal Sackett'?
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louis l'amour
What is the title of James Clavell's 1975 bestseller that is subtitled 'A Novel of Japan'?
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shogun
What completes the title of Alan Seeger's most famous poem, 'I Have a Rendezvous with'?
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death
In which Shakespeare play does Act IV begin with three witches gathered around a boiling cauldron in a cave?
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macbeth
Which author is referred to as 'The Man Who Wrote Dracula' in one of his biographies, although it lacks a certain bite?
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bram stoker
In which H.G. Wells novel are the Morlocks, possibly named after a heathen god in the Bible, featured?
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time machine
Who began writing the 'Little House' series when she was in her 60s?
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laura ingalls wilder
Which author, known for his fairy tales, has a home and museum you can visit in Odense, Denmark?
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hans christian andersen
What type of creature, which Frodo Baggins is, provides the title for a 1937 work by Tolkien?
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hobbit
Who is the author of the poem that includes the lines 'I was chokin' mad w/thirst, an' the man that spied me 1st was our good old grinnin' gruntin' Gunga Din'?
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rudyard kipling
What type of bird was Grip, the pet of Barnaby Rudge, that Poe would have approved of?
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raven
According to Robert Frost, some say the world will end in what, besides fire, which is also a term that can describe a form of Frost?
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ice
What is the name of the collie featured in a story written by Eric Knight, who died while serving in WWII, just 4 years after the writing?
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lassie
What is the title of the Richard Bach story that is an allegory about a seabird striving for perfect flight?
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jonathan livingston seagull
Which Kipling poem contains the line 'Din! Din! Din!'?
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gunga din
Who is the author whose first novel, 'The Snake's Pass', was published in 1890, seven years before he released 'Dracula'?
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bram stoker
Which 1700 author extended his last name from 'Foe' to a longer version?
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daniel defoe
Which 20th century author retired from teaching in England seven years after publishing 'Lord of the Flies'?
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william golding
Which author, known for creating the character James Bond, had a father named Valentine who was a member of the British parliament?
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ian fleming
Which poet addressed several of his poems to his sister Dorothy Wordsworth?
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william wordsworth
Who is the author of the novel 'The Third Life of Grange Copeland', which was published 12 years before 'The Color Purple'?
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alice walker
What is the pen name of Lafayette Hubbard, who passed away in 1986 after spending years in seclusion?
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l. ron hubbard
Which author of 'Robinson Crusoe' wrote a novel titled 'Roxana' about the daughter of Huguenot refugees?
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daniel defoe
What is the title of the only novel by Pearl Buck that won the Pulitzer Prize?
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good earth
Who is the purported nursery rhyme author sometimes referred to as Ma'am Goose?
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mother goose
What type of gathering did Alice attend that was described as 'mad'?
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tea party
By the end of which J.M. Barrie play does Wendy fly so badly that she has to use a broomstick?
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peter pan
Which author became a devoted spiritualist after his son Kingsley Doyle was killed in World War I?
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arthur conan doyle
In which city is Salerio a messenger and the titular merchant Antonio is from in a Shakespearean play?
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venice
Who is the author with the middle name Greenleaf?
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john greenleaf whittier
In which U.S. state is Edna Ferber's novel 'Ice Palace' set?
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alaska
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