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1 trivia quiz  Title Characters icon
A literary work is often named after its main character. Some titles are descriptions of characters, not names. For example, in John Fowles? novel, Sarah Woodruff is ?The French Lieutenant?s Woman.? How many of these title characters can you identify?
 Tough 10Q
4302 plays
 Feb 01 04
TabbyTom editor
2 trivia quiz  Titles and Subtitles coolicon
In literature, a subtitle is a secondary title which is usually explanatory in nature. Can you recognise these famous plays and novels by their subtitles?
 Tough 10Q
1173 plays
 Sep 02 05
MotherGoose editor
3 trivia quiz  Books That Changed Our Lives coolicon
"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life,'" so said Helen Exley, the noted collector and publisher. See how many of these life-changers you can identify.
 Average 10Q
669 plays
 May 08 08
darksplash gold
4 trivia quiz  Literature as Tabloid Headlines
This quiz provides tabloid headlines that describe a famous book, play or poem. Try and guess the work of literature! I have tried to use only titles that are easy to spell...(well, except 9!)
 Easy 10Q
7338 plays
 Feb 21 00
crisw editor
5 trivia quiz  A Book By Any Other Name icon
All best-sellers need a catchy title. Can you recognise these famous novels by their original or working titles?
 Average 10Q
1017 plays
 Sep 24 06
MotherGoose editor
6 trivia quiz  First Famous Coarse Thread, or, Famous First Lines icon
First lines from famous novels have been translated electronically into other languages and then back into English, with some surprising results! See if you can identify the novel from the odd-sounding intro.
 Tough 10Q
1101 plays
 Feb 22 04
alkmene
7 trivia quiz  Title Characters No 2 icon
Can you identify the characters who are described in the titles of ten literary works (e.g. Sarah Woodruff, in John Fowles? novel, is ?The French Lieutenant?s Woman?)?
 Tough 10Q
720 plays
 Jul 14 04
TabbyTom editor
8 trivia quiz  Subtitles Quiz icon
Many books have subtitles, but often they're not recognized. See how many subtitles of these famous books and poems you know.
 Tough 10Q
1182 plays
 Jun 11 02
bullymom
9 trivia quiz  Book Titles from Other Sources icon
Many famous books have taken their titles from passages in other works. See if you can determine the original source of these titles...
 Tough 10Q
816 plays
 Oct 29 03
kmria
10 trivia quiz  Who created the literary classic?
A collection of titles - mostly what I would call 'classics' and a choice for the author - what could be easier????
 Easy 25Q
6846 plays
 Mar 17 00
Mamaja
11 trivia quiz  Another Look at Literary Titles icon
Another one of my quizzes that looks at the inspirations for literary titles.
 Tough 10Q
861 plays
 Jul 28 02
robert362
12 trivia quiz  Complete the title icon
One word to complete the title of the book.(Dots do not indicate the number of letters, only a missing word).
 Difficult 10Q
1293 plays
 Mar 11 02
fosse4
13 trivia quiz  Literary Titles Explained icon
Some detail and clarification of some noted literary titles
 Average 10Q
1866 plays
 May 27 01
robert362
14 trivia quiz  Literary Sequels
When a novel is a success, the author often likes to follow it up with 'more of the same'. Can you answer these questions on sequels in 19th and 20th century literature?
 Tough 10Q
951 plays
 Dec 13 01
TabbyTom editor
15 trivia quiz  Name That Book! icon
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.
 Average 15Q
6930 plays
 Jul 20 00
JsusFreak
16 trivia quiz  Just A Minute! icon
Don't have time to read a whole story? Well, here's some plots, in a nutshell. Just tell me what book. No quotation marks necessary, and give ONLY the (complete) name of the novel. Have fun! (Thanks to rinkworks.com for the idea; these, though are mine.)
 Tough 10Q
1458 plays
 Jun 20 02
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17 trivia quiz  Colorful Titles! icon
Here are some titles of literary classics. Each has a word missing. The missing word is a color. Most of these have been made into movies so even if you haven't read the book you should know them. Good luck!
 Average 10Q
2832 plays
 Aug 17 00
minch editor
18 trivia quiz  The "How-To" Guides in Literature icon
Some books are really instruction manuals for certain things. See if you can guess the title of the real book based on what it might be called if it were an instruction manual.
 Average 10Q
945 plays
 Jan 10 03
lck423
19 trivia quiz  Secrets of Novel Titles icon
Authors search high and low to find a great title -- this is a quiz to see if you recognize the source!
 Difficult 10Q
555 plays
 Feb 16 04
WiseTao
20 trivia quiz  Just A Minute! Part 2 icon
Pretty positive feedback on the first of these quizzes, so here's another in the same mode. Below are some VERY quick summaries of various novels and stories - just match the plot with the title, or fill in the blank.
 Difficult 10Q
1020 plays
 Jul 21 02
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21 trivia quiz  Characters in Literary Titles icon
Each question offers the name of a character who is mentioned in the title of a literary work. You have to try to identify the author.
 Tough 10Q
876 plays
 Jan 29 02
robert362
22 trivia quiz  Great Novels In Other Words icon
This quiz is a list of great novels and books using different words that mean the same thing. For example, if the question read 'Of Rodents and Homo sapiens' the answer would be 'Of Mice and Men'.
 Average 10Q
2046 plays
 Aug 15 02
arowfast
23 trivia quiz  More Titles Explained icon
Here are more literary titles to explain. I've also tossed in a movie or two. This one may be a bit tougher.
 Tough 10Q
1164 plays
 Jun 01 01
robert362
24 trivia quiz  Blankety-blank ....know these book titles? icon
Complete the titles of these well-known modern classics by choosing the correct word to fill in the blank....very easy!
 Average 10Q
2580 plays
 Oct 19 00
Ruma
25 trivia quiz  Recent Writings icon
Match the recent work to the novelist or playwright who wrote it.
 Difficult 10Q
447 plays
 May 18 01
robert362
26 trivia quiz  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly icon
I will give you the author, some characters, and a short plot; you tell me whether the title includes the word GOOD, BAD, or UGLY (or none of these). GOOD, BAD, or UGLY can also be part of a word, as in "Goodbye, Columbus."
 Average 10Q
657 plays
 Jun 07 03
CzarManx
27 trivia quiz  Book Titles for Booker Lookers
This is a quiz about book authors, I give you the title, you give me the author.
 Average 10Q
996 plays
 Apr 03 02
stevethehunter

Some sample questions from this category:

* A Tale of Two Cities
* Old Man and the Sea
* The Taming of the Shrew
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* A pioneer boy befriends a Bohemian girl on the pioneer trail and they become friends for life. What is the name of this book?
* 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?
* A guy wants to be young again so he sells his soul to Satan (BOOOO!) so he can look young again. Unfortunately, his picture that was painted starts to age. What is the name of this book?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!" Who wrote this excerpt from 'Sonnets from the Portuguese'?
* 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?
* 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?
* A Town Like _________ by Nevil Shute
* A _____________ Boy by Vikram Seth

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