Literature Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 2000
Who is the author known for bestsellers such as 'Full Circle', 'Wanderlust', and 'Five Days in Paris' published in 1995?
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danielle steel
In Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry, which musician's journey to Hades is the subject of a cycle of sonnets?
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orpheus
Which author wrote the 'Kent Family Chronicles' and mystery novels under the pen name Alan Payne?
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john jakes
In which Charles Dickens novel does the character Little Nell appear?
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old curiosity shop
Which English-born woman authored novels such as 'This Side of Innocence' and 'The Devil's Advocate'?
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taylor caldwell
Which Longfellow poem begins with the line 'This is the forest primeval' and describes hemlocks standing like Druids of eld?
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evangeline
Which tree did A.E. Housman describe as the loveliest in his poetry?
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cherry
Which author, known for the 1970 book 'The Female Eunuch,' has returned with the book 'The Whole Woman'?
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germaine greer
Which British barrister created the character Rumpole of the Bailey?
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john mortimer
Who is the author of 'Day of the Locust' whose wife Eileen was the inspiration for 'My Sister Eileen'?
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nathanael west
Which poet wrote the line 'Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come' in 'The People, Yes'?
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carl sandburg
Who is the author of the 1920 collection of philosophical essays titled 'Hey-Rub-A-Dub-Dub'?
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theodore dreiser
Who is the southern playwright whose final Broadway play was 'Clothes for a Summer Hotel'?
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tennessee williams
What British author had an illustrated edition of his work 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' published in 1994?
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douglas adams
Who is the blind poet that wrote, 'They also serve who only stand and wait' in 'On His Blindness'?
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john milton
Which author wrote the novel 'Falconer' that features the prison where Ezekiel Farragut is incarcerated?
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john cheever
What term describes the attribution of human traits to inanimate objects, of which the pathetic fallacy is a type?
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anthropomorphism
Which petite brunette, known as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, authored the story 'Big Blonde'?
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dorothy parker
What is the full name of the author whose middle name is Kinnan?
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marjorie kinnan rawlings
Which author dedicated his 1888 book 'Plain Tales From The Hills' to 'the wittiest woman in India'?
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rudyard kipling
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