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31 First Famous Coarse Thread, or, Famous First Lines
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
10 Q
alkmene
Feb 22 04
1341 plays
32 Secrets of Novel Titles
Authors search high and low to find a great title -- this is a quiz to see if you recognize the source!
Difficult
10 Q
WiseTao
Feb 16 04
675 plays
33 Subtitles Quiz
Many books have subtitles, but often they're not recognized. See how many subtitles of these famous books and poems you know.
Tough
10 Q
bullymom
Jun 11 02
1353 plays
34 The "How-To" Guides in Literature
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
10 Q
lck423
Jan 10 03
1149 plays
35 Blankety-blank ....know these book titles?
Complete the titles of these well-known modern classics by choosing the correct word to fill in the blank....very easy!
Average
10 Q
Ruma
Oct 19 00
3675 plays
36 Another Look at Literary Titles
Another one of my quizzes that looks at the inspirations for literary titles.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
Jul 28 02
960 plays
37 Just A Minute!
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
10 Q
--xKIWIx--
Jun 20 02
1737 plays
38 Characters in Literary Titles
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.
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Jan 29 02
1026 plays
39 More Titles Explained
Here are more literary titles to explain. I've also tossed in a movie or two. This one may be a bit tougher.
Tough
10 Q
robert362
Jun 01 01
1320 plays
40 Just A Minute! Part 2
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
10 Q
--xKIWIx--
Jul 21 02
1191 plays
41 Recent Writings
Match the recent work to the novelist or playwright who wrote it.
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
May 18 01
537 plays
42 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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
10 Q
CzarManx
Jun 07 03
816 plays
43 Book Titles for Booker Lookers
This is a quiz about book authors, I give you the title, you give me the author.
Average
10 Q
stevethehunter
Apr 03 02
1197 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* A Tale of Two Cities:
* The 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?


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