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Name That Book!

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Name That Book game quiz
"For all 15 questions, I will be giving the plot of the book and you have to identify the book, play, poem, etc. It's that simple, except for the questions that is."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. The story centers around a woman trying to marry off her five daughters in early nineteenth century England. What is the name of this book?
    Northanger Abbey
    Persuasion
    Mansfield Park
    Pride and Prejudice


2. The book is about an unstable teenage boy who thinks that all adults are phonies and ends up in a mental institution. What book is this?
    Franny and Zooey
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    The Catcher in the Rye


3. The plot is...a well-to-do merchant needs money badly and borrows it from a moneylender, only to find that he can't repay the loan and his very life is on the line. What is the name of this play?
    The Comedy of Errors
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    The Merchant of Venice
    Twelfth Night


4. A pioneer boy befriends a Bohemian girl on the pioneer trail and they become friends for life. What is the name of this book?
    Death Comes for the Archbishop
    There is no such book. I made it up.
    The Yearling
    My Antonia


5. The story centers on a family driving from the midwest to California during the Great Depression. There they encounter many hardships along the way, including a young woman giving birth to a stillborn baby. What is the name of this book?
    The Moon is Down
    East of Eden
    Grapes of Wrath
    The Red Pony


6. A guy wants to be young again so he can enjoy the benefits of eternal youth. Unfortunately, his picture that was painted starts to age. What is the name of this book?
    The Importance of Being Earnest
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Rosmary's Baby
    It's not a book, it's the plot to a trashy, '80s horror flick


7. Some cranky ol' sea captain lost his leg to a cranky ol' whale. Now he's out for revenge. What is the name of this book?
    The Perfect Storm
    The Sea Wolf
    Jaws
    Moby Dick


8. A woman spends her childhood at a boarding school and at 18 left to be a governess to a French girl. She falls in love with the French girl's legal guardian. Which book is this?
    Jane Eyre
    Sense and Sensibility
    Wuthering Heights
    Lady Chatterley's Lover


9. This man traveled all around the world, used to be on CBS and is retired from the business he was in. What is the name of this autobiography?
    All The President's Men
    None of the above
    Paradise Lost
    A Reporter's Life


10. This poor guy is REALLY unfortunate. Everywhere he goes, he has bad luck. He is caught kissing his childhood sweetheart and gets kicked in the rear end numerous times. What is the name of this satire?
    Paradise Lost
    Gin Alley
    Tom Jones
    Candide


11. This old man went fishing for 84 days and DIDN'T catch a thing! Talk about bad luck! He manages to catch a marlin and....well, I ain't tellin' ya! What is the name of this novella?
    The Sun Also Rises
    Dorf on Fishing
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
    The Old Man and the Sea


12. There is a great deal of love poetry in this book. It was written by a guy who was VERY smart. Which Old Testament book is this?
    Genesis
    Leviticus
    Psalms
    Song of Solomon


13. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!" Who wrote this excerpt from 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'?
    Robert Frost
    e.e. cummings
    John Keats
    Elizabeth Barrett Browning


14. This little red-haired waif comes from an orphanage to the home of a brother and sister. She has a vivacious personality and a vivid imagination. What piece of children's literature is this?
    Pippi Longstocking
    The Secret Garden
    Anne of Green Gables
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm


15. She's a stingy little brat who becomes orphaned and whisked away to her uncle's mansion. There, she meets her crippled cousin, a boy who has animals for friends, and something else. What is the name of this piece of children's literature?
    The Secret Garden
    Anne of Windy Poplars
    Anne of the Island
    Rainbow Valley


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Compiled Jun 28 12