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Loony Literary Limericks 
| Identify the author or literary character from these limericks. The harder examples will be multiple choice. |
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Average
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10Q |
3639 plays |
Mar 28 06 |
jeremyb
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Dramatic Moments in Literature 
| The title tells you all you need to know. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
4968 plays |
Nov 14 01 |
robert362
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Literary Analogies  
| The first two entities have the same relationship as the third entity and the answer. All analogies are related to the world of literature: authors, works, places, etc. |
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Tough
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20Q |
987 plays |
Jan 24 07 |
Arlesienne
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Literary Haiku  
| Can you guess the famous work from the haiku given? I bet you can! |
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Average
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10Q |
576 plays |
Jul 02 07 |
ensiform
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?Done into English?: 1,000 Years of Translation  
| Translation is an under-appreciated art. Much of it may be hackwork, but for a thousand years the best translators have been enabling readers of English to understand and enjoy the world?s masterpieces in that language. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
327 plays |
Nov 24 07 |
TabbyTom
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"Tomboys" in Literature  
| As a female reader I was never drawn to the 'traditional' heroines - I preferred them more feisty. This is a quiz celebrating them - enjoy! |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
405 plays |
Jun 15 07 |
Quiz_Beagle
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Read Any Good Books Lately? Here are a Few...  
| This quiz is about some of the greatest novels written during the past century. The titles were taken from The Modern Library's "Best 100 Novels" list. How many of these classics have you read? |
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Average
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10Q |
2661 plays |
Jan 02 07 |
robbieh
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Literary Timeline  
| Take this quiz to get the big picture! It will give you a feel for who wrote when, and it will provide an overview of many literary periods. But fear not; there are no specific dates. |
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Difficult
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20Q |
2268 plays |
Feb 27 03 |
skylarb
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Literary Rejection Notices  
| "I regret the American public is not interested in anything on China", read an actual rejection letter to Pearl Buck, author of "The Good Earth". The following are rejection notices of famous works that I have made up- see if you can guess the work. |
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Average
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10Q |
3627 plays |
Jul 25 03 |
bullymom
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Fanfiction  
| The internet has given birth to a whole new genre of literature. How much do you know about "fanfiction"? |
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Average
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10Q |
822 plays |
Oct 06 04 |
skylarb
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You Now OWN the Bookstore!  
| What a journey it has been! Just a few years ago a sales clerk, then a manager, then (after college and a few bucks) you bought the bookstore! Alas, though, bigger job but similar questions await you... |
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Difficult
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10Q |
609 plays |
Dec 09 06 |
Gatsby722
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Mystery Men of Literature  
| This quiz is devoted to some of the more enigmatic figures of literature - authors whose identities are unknown, who disappeared without trace, who led eccentric or reclusive lives or all of the above. Enjoy! |
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Average
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10Q |
291 plays |
Apr 08 08 |
MarcelMule
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25 Centuries of Literature  
| Each question in this quiz covers a different century in the history of world literature, offering a little something for everyone. |
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Tough
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25Q |
3150 plays |
Oct 20 03 |
skylarb
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Ladies of the Book Club  
| Our Women's Literature Group has been meeting for over a decade. Here's a chance to see what we've been reading, and to meet some of the members. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
273 plays |
Feb 21 08 |
janetgool
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10 Questions That Librarians May Need to Know  
| It's your first day on the job as librarian in the small town of Forgetfullville. The townspeople know what it is they want to read, they just have a hard time remembering titles. Hopefully you can help them out. |
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Tough
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10Q |
498 plays |
Dec 02 07 |
MyrdinSasnak
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The Ransom Demands For Our Gerbil, "Geronimo"  
| It was a Tuesday when it was noticed that Geronimo, a most affable 2-year-old bookstore mascot, was not in his little cage. The fear and sadness was tangible amongst us booksellers. Then, the ransom notes came...and our mission to find him began... |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
213 plays |
Jun 03 07 |
Gatsby722
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The Rolling English Drunkard Gives Directions  
| G. K. Chesterton's famous poem 'The Rolling English Road' has inspired this literary tour of England. Your challenge is to identify the authors, works or places from the drunken clues. |
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Tough
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10Q |
273 plays |
Nov 10 06 |
bracklaman
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My World Cup Literary Eleven 
| So I thought, why not see what sort of Soccer team I could put together from the characters in the novels, history books, plays and poems on my bookshelf. See if you can identify the players I've selected for Bracklaman's World Cup Literary Eleven? |
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Tough
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10Q |
573 plays |
Jun 12 06 |
bracklaman
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The Best Books I've Ever Read 
| As an English major, I was required to read a lot, and these are some of my favorites, required and recreational. |
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Average
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10Q |
1578 plays |
May 10 07 |
fancy_pants
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Connect Four Literature 
| I will list four items that have a literary connection. You simply identify what that connection is. |
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Average
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10Q |
1497 plays |
Nov 15 06 |
poeticliesense
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Books Never Written -- Yet Written About 
| This is a quiz about books never written, but mentioned in real-world fiction books. REAL books not obscure, most questions can be answered correctly by well-read persons with SOME knowledge about the book or author. Being well and broadly read REQUIRED. |
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Very Difficult
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25Q |
1659 plays |
Dec 21 01 |
xaosdog
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Welcome To My Bookshop! 
| If you love books of all different genres, then this is the place to be. You have a list of books to find, and the shelves are in alphabetical order, so you should have no problems! |
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Average
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20Q |
1857 plays |
Sep 15 04 |
buffy_anne
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The BBC Big Read 
| In 2003, the BBC published a list of the nation's best loved books. This quiz contains a question about each book in the top 20. |
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Average
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20Q |
1074 plays |
Sep 27 05 |
psc3kh
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A Mixture of Literature! 
| These are random questions from a selection of books on my shelves ranging from Penguin Classics to Helen Fielding! Enjoy! |
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Tough
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15Q |
789 plays |
Jan 03 07 |
Anduril_Narsil
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Books Within Books 
| I will morph into several fictitious authors, who appeared in famous books. You'll have to identify who wrote those books. Good Luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
1824 plays |
Feb 11 04 |
noire
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Literary Alphabet 
| This is a quiz of character names, authors and book names for every letter of the alphabet from A-Y. |
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Average
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25Q |
1959 plays |
May 17 04 |
wizequizgenius
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Authors and Characters: Mix and Match 
| Here's a mixture of authors and characters for you to sort out. All authors are well known and have sold a great many books. None of the characters, books, or authors is obscure. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
567 plays |
Feb 04 07 |
sallyo
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Top Ten Best-Sellers 
| Surely no-one can identify the top ten best-selling books of all time but this quiz is based on the list in Russel Ash's book, "The Top 10 of Everything 2002". This list is generally agreed upon by many sources including Booksellers World. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1206 plays |
Aug 24 05 |
MotherGoose
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| 29 |
Very Easy Literature Questions 
| Take an easy stroll down the literature path. |
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Very Easy
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15Q |
1293 plays |
Aug 20 06 |
itsfun4u2c
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A Selection from my Bookshelf! 
| These are questions on a mixture of books taken at random from my bookcase! There are a range of books, from Austen to J.K. Rowling, to keep everyone happy, so test your knowledge on literature and have fun! |
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Tough
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10Q |
507 plays |
Feb 04 07 |
Anduril_Narsil
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