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1 "Daffy Does Dickens!" 'Looney' Literary Characters
A few of my favorite "Looney Tunes" characters will replace well-known literary icons from a variety of novels. Simply use the scenarios and dialogue provided to match the 'Looney' to the correct character. Have fun!
Easy
10 Q
doorsfan58
Apr 12 12
1392 plays
2 Which Book Am I In? - Volume 2
Here is the second volume of "Which Book Am I In?" All you need to do is name the character or the book in which I appear. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
wenray
Feb 02 13
471 plays
3 Literary Famous Last Words Part II
This quiz is a follow-up to "Famous Last Words- Literary Edition". Literary characters unfortunately die, and their last words before death are often interesting and profound: how much do you know about them? Some spoilers in the interesting info.
Average
10 Q
adams627
Nov 29 09
738 plays
4 A Little Less Conversation
Ten questions on well-known literary characters of whom it could be said 'a little less conversation' might sometimes have been useful, but had that been the case they would have lost much of their impact. See if you can identify them all!
Average
10 Q
Jennifer5
May 18 12
405 plays
5 Because the Night...
Do you ever wish, on those boring evenings, where you feel as though you have nothing to do, that you could be an exciting fictional character? OK, maybe not, but humour me anyway! Enjoy the quiz.
Tough
10 Q
jonnowales
Dec 27 09
651 plays
6 My Life as a Book
As of late, my life just seems to be the same as the literary characters I have been reading about. Can somebody please tell me how?
Average
10 Q
trident
Feb 10 06
2847 plays
7 Literary Famous Last Words Part I
Many great works of literature involve the death of a major character, be it the protagonist or another. See if you can identify the deceased character by his or her last lines, plus a couple of other hints!
Average
10 Q
adams627
Nov 15 09
1323 plays
8 My Less Well Known Sibling
In response to an author challenge with the title given, this quiz deals with ten lesser known siblings in well known written works. Have fun!
Tough
10 Q
Creedy
May 14 12
321 plays
9 "The West Wing" - In Their Own Words
The multi-award winning "West Wing" was hailed as one of the best shows of its time and gathered legions of devotees. Quotes are from "The Official Companion" to "The West Wing", seasons 1 and 2. (Authorship credits: Ian Jackman & Paul Ruditis.)
Tough
15 Q
darksplash
Sep 08 10
144 plays
10 Reader, I Married Him
Many novels and plays deal with relationships between the main characters. This quiz covers some marriages, or prospective marriages, from fiction.
Average
10 Q
rossian
Nov 08 09
720 plays
11 Eurovision Vampire Party
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, threw a party to celebrate the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest finals. Can you match some of her literary vampire guests with their favorite songs? No knowledge of songs or singers required.
Tough
10 Q
looney_tunes
Aug 07 11
198 plays
12 Classic Literature Characters
Welcome to the Classic Literature Character quiz! The rules are very simple. I give you three characters from a book, and you give me the title. Enjoy!
Average
15 Q
athena6557
Mar 29 04
4911 plays
13 Pi's Who's Who in Haiku
Team quiz by Pi in the Sky
Pi have been having a lot of fun writing Haiku quizzes, so here are ten more questions, this time about characters in all sorts of literature. We hope you have fun working out who they are.
Easy
10 Q
invinoveritas
Dec 22 12
372 plays
14 The Quest for the Holy Mail, Part II
Some authors say their characters take on lives of their own. So here are some of their fanciful letters to God, asking for divine aid to get their authors to rewrite parts of their works, to be more to the characters' liking. See how many you know.
Average
10 Q
shuehorn
Jun 13 12
189 plays
15 Fiction's Foulest Fiends: Vol 2
If, as Cicero said, "The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil", see if you have the wisdom to spot these literary villains.
Average
10 Q
darksplash
Sep 25 08
1398 plays
16 Which Book Are They In?
Can you identify the classic works of literature in which the named characters feature?
Average
10 Q
EnglishJedi
Jun 30 12
690 plays
17 The Doctor Is Out...Of His Mind!
Just a quiz on mad scientists and doctors with...ahem...serious personal issues, from various types of literature.
Average
10 Q
dcpddc478
Nov 02 11
363 plays
18 Fiction's Foulest Fiends: Literary Villains: Vol 1
The good guys are always supposed to win in fiction, but quite often the baddies are just as memorable - and in some cases even more so. See how many you can identify.
Difficult
10 Q
darksplash
Sep 22 08
1386 plays
19 Literary Foursomes
Most great tales have a cast of memorable characters, but can you pick which great book each group of four characters appear in. Be careful, some characters may have appeared in more than one tale but you need to find the story that all four appear in.
Average
10 Q
arcturas
Feb 22 10
777 plays
20 My Ignorance Of Literary Characters
I haven't read a single book in my life. In order to punish me, the Literature Fairy banished me to Charactersland, a strange country with odd citizens: each and every character that ever "lived" in literary works. Can you name some of them?
Average
10 Q
Erpistria
Jan 28 08
1689 plays
21 Who Be in the Wrong Story?
Great authors literally bring characters to life within the pages of great books. The question is can you recognize which character does not belong in some of the following Classics?
Difficult
10 Q
coachpauly
Oct 18 11
912 plays
22 Which Book Am I In?
This is a quiz about characters in works of fiction. All you need to do is name the book in which I appear. Good luck!
Easy
10 Q
wenray
Dec 01 12
1014 plays
23 From Which Literary Work Am I?
I'll give you the name of a literary character - the main one or a lesser character - and a choice of four works, one of which will be the work from which that character comes.
Average
10 Q
Creedy
Aug 15 10
723 plays
24 Characters from which Work?
Some literary characters are as well known as the most famous of real people. Can you identify the work from which these characters come?
Tough
10 Q
EnglishJedi
Sep 27 12
468 plays
25 Who Created Me? #2
I'll name a few literary characters, and you pick the author who created them.
Tough
25 Q
agony
Aug 02 03
2376 plays
26 Literary Ladies' Personal Ads
While perusing the weekly personal ads, searching for love, you come across several descriptions that remind you of some famous female literary characters. Assuming they are all single, which literary lady has placed each of these ads?
Tough
10 Q
PrincessJoey
Apr 02 06
969 plays
27 Fifteen Storybook People
It is the year 2200. A little girl finds a dusty old journal in her attic dated 2006. Inside are pictures of many literary characters. Can you help the little girl work out who they are and, in some cases, who their creator is?
Average
15 Q
elbereth_03
Nov 12 06
2862 plays
28 A Classical Romance
Romance is a theme inherent to many classical books, but how many of the romantics can you remember?
Tough
10 Q
ChubbyMonkey
Sep 13 09
405 plays
29 "L"iterary Leading Ladies
Here are questions about ten female characters who were featured in a variety of literary creations. What joins them together is that they all have names that begin with "L".
Tough
10 Q
dcpddc478
Mar 27 12
438 plays
30 Someone That I Used to Know
This quiz is about characters with the same name, done in the style of obituaries, so all you have to do is put the right character to its description. It dots around time and location to make it a bit more challenging...Hope you enjoy!
Tough
15 Q
daenerysmn
May 17 12
333 plays
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