Literature Trivia Questions
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Which Ibsen drama about a femme fatale takes place in the Tesmans' fashionable villa?
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hedda gabler
What is the title of the Tennessee Williams play that refers to Laura's collection?
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glass menagerie
Which author's book 'Postcards from the Edge' was dedicated to her brother Todd and her mother Debbie Reynolds?
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carrie fisher
In which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel do the characters Tom and Daisy Buchanan appear?
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great gatsby
Which author had his first editions of 'The Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Bostonians' each published in three volumes?
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henry james
Which Dublin satirist suggested in 'A Modest Proposal' that poor Irish children be sold as food?
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jonathan swift
Which Oz character has a fear of creatures called kalidahs, who have tiger heads and bear bodies?
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cowardly lion
Who is the author that Henry & Emily Folger were known for their infatuation with everything concerning?
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william shakespeare
In which U.S. state did Ellen Glasgow set her novel 'Barren Ground,' which is also her home state?
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virginia
Who is the narrator in Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick'?
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ishmael
Who is the author of the epic 'Queen Margot' that followed his work 'The Three Musketeers'?
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alexandre dumas
Which novelist's work 'Nicholas Nickleby' was first published in serial form in 'Bentley's Miscellany'?
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charles dickens
Which author, known for writing 'Exodus,' continued his 'Trinity' saga with the 1995 sequel 'Redemption'?
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leon uris
Who dedicated the book 'The Thin Man' to playwright Lillian Hellman?
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dashiell hammett
Which author wrote novels such as 'Victory' and 'Lord Jim,' both of which have been described as 'Hamletesque'?
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joseph conrad
Who was Peter Straub's co-author for the best-seller 'The Talisman'?
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stephen king
Who is the character that gave Charlie a tour of his chocolate factory?
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willy wonka
Who is the rightful Duke of Milan in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' who was overthrown by his brother?
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prospero
Who is the author of the novel 'Sula,' which features an African-American woman named Sula Peace as its heroine?
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toni morrison
Which author, known for writing 'Sister Carrie,' wrote 'The Genius,' considered his most autobiographical novel?
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theodore dreiser
Who continued the story of 'Kidnapped' in his 1893 book 'Catriona'?
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robert louis stevenson
For whom is the question 'How do I love thee?' meant in a famous sonnet?
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robert browning
Which author wrote his first novel, 'Murphy,' in 1938 and later wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot' in 1952?
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samuel beckett
In the final chapter of which novel does Rochester regain the sight in one eye?
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jane eyre
Which 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel begins with the marriage of Wang Lung and O-lan?
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good earth
Which Shakespeare play opens with the line, 'When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?'
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macbeth
What is the name of the Indian boy who learns jungle lore from Baloo in 'The Jungle Book'?
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mowgli
Who is the author of the classic work on mythology titled 'The Hero With A Thousand Faces'?
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joseph campbell
Which character betrayed her love Troilus during the Trojan War, leading to his death?
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cressida
In which novel is Sancho Panza a silent role in 'Master Peter's Puppet Show'?
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don quixote
According to Bierce's 'Devil's Dictionary,' what emotion did Bierce describe as 'a temporary insanity curable by marriage'?
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love
Which author wrote the short story titled 'The Man Who Would Be King' that has been praised as the perfect short story?
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rudyard kipling
Who is the author of the 1941 book 'Little Town on the Prairie'?
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laura ingalls wilder
Who authored the 1984 memoirs titled 'First Lady from Plains'?
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rosalynn carter
Who were the collectors of the tales 'The Frog Prince' and 'Hans in Luck' included in 'Kinder- und Hausm�rchen'?
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brothers grimm
In which state, directly north of North Carolina, was author Tom Wolfe born?
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virginia
Which author, known for writing 'Lolita,' began writing in English while living in France?
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vladimir nabokov
Which hero from 'Les Miserables' became the prototype of a poor man suffering from social injustice?
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jean valjean
What is the title of the Arthur Miller play, set in the 17th century, that was originally called 'Those Familiar Spirits'?
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crucible
Who is the author of 'Fear of Fifty' and 'Fear of Flying'?
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erica jong
Which early 20th-century writer, known for his Klondike stories, did not start high school until the age of 19?
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jack london
Who wrote the poem 'The Road Not Taken,' which is the opening poem in 'Mountain Interval'?
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robert frost
What Strindberg play begins with the first line describing the title character as 'absolutely wild!'?
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miss julie
Who wrote the stage version of 'Catch-22'?
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joseph heller
What word completes Robert Frost's line, 'Some say the world will end in fire, some say in...'?
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ice
Who is the author known for creating the famous character Miss Jane Marple, despite her title of 'dame'?
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agatha christie
Which book serves as the model for the adventure stories known as Robinsonades?
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robinson crusoe
Which Persian poet was writing the Rubaiyat during the time of Heloise and Abelard's romance?
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omar khayyam
Which Welsh poet began his first American tour in 1950?
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dylan thomas
Which author created a series of novels that introduced Americans to the Soviet spy organization SMERSH?
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ian fleming
Which author of 'The Scarlet Letter' passed away in 1864 while visiting New Hampshire with former President Franklin Pierce?
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nathaniel hawthorne
Which author wrote the 1948 novel 'The Naked and the Dead' while enrolled at the Sorbonne?
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norman mailer
Who is the author of the ghost story 'The Turn of the Screw', whose brother William researched spiritualism?
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henry james
Which author searched for gold in the Klondike six years before publishing 'Call of the Wild'?
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jack london
Which Frenchwoman wrote the novel that the musical 'Gigi' is based on?
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colette
Which 1945 novel uses a beast-fable to criticize Stalinism?
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animal farm
What novel, subtitled 'The Parish Boy's Progress', was published in 24 installments in Bentley's Miscellany?
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oliver twist
Who wrote a 1926 letter to Ernest Hemingway stating, 'You are all a lost generation'?
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gertrude stein
Which actress wrote a book with the alternate title 'How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall & Huston & almost lost my mind!'?
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katharine hepburn
Who is the author of the 1997 book 'Violin' that features a phantom violinist?
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anne rice