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1 The Write Brothers
These brothers (and sisters) couldn't fly, but they sure could write. What do you know about siblings who soared to great heights in Literature?
Not Rated
10 Q
Caeiro
Today!
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2 Authors' Initials 2
This authors' initials quiz is harder than the first, so I've given you a little help here and there. If you get them all you're a literature genius.... or you've looked them up! Just the last name in the answers.
Average
10 Q
minch
Jul 05 00
4377 plays
3 Someday I'll Find the Write Job!
A look at some great authors and their unlikely careers/background before they were famous. (Mainly 19th and early 20th centuries).
Easy
10 Q
skumma
Sep 19 09
900 plays
4 Famous Authors Best Known by their Initials
Do you know what the 'J.K.' stands for in J.K.Rowling? How many other authors' initials are unknown to you? Try this quiz and find out. All authors are well known.
Average
10 Q
miss g
Nov 25 03
1953 plays
5 Authors' Initials
Some authors are generally known by their initials and last name. You are given their full first names. Give their last name. Start with a capital!
Tough
10 Q
minch
Jun 28 00
3732 plays
6 Given Names of Authors
You are given the penname, give the real name of the author.
Average
10 Q
finlady
Feb 19 00
4194 plays
7 Name These Children's Authors
With homage to Minch's quiz called "Authors' Initials." I give you a children's author's first two (or three) names. You type in the writer's surname. For example, if the clue is "Joanne Kathleen," you type "Rowling."
Average
10 Q
robynraymer
Jul 14 03
1125 plays
8 Author's Pseudonyms
Quite a few authors write under other names. I will list the author's real name and you pick out the pseudonym.
Average
5 Q
mizlentz
May 06 01
3105 plays
9 Authors Behind Initials
Guys seem to like to hide behind initialled first names. Sometimes we end up knowing the initials but no longer what first names were behind them. Have a try.Is J.R.R. Tolkien : John Ruben Romuald T. No, it's .. . Well hadn't you better try the quiz?
Tough
10 Q
flem-ish
May 15 01
1194 plays
10 Literary Anagrams - Not Too Tough
You should get at least some of these - give it a try!
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Jan 14 01
1065 plays
11 Authors,also known as....
Famous authors, less famously known as......
Average
5 Q
Ruma
Sep 12 00
1722 plays
12 Author Anagrams
All of these anagrams are the names of authors. All are two words - first and last names (except for the last one).
Difficult
10 Q
robert362
Dec 06 00
657 plays
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Last Updated May 02 13 8:28 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* What is O. Henry's given name?
* What is the last name of the author who is usually known by the initials of his first names Alfred Edward?
* What is the last name of the author who is usually known by the initials of his first names Sidney Joseph?
* What is the last name of the author who is usually known by the initials of her first name Cleo Virginia?
* Who doesn't know Agatha Christie? Her books featuring detectives Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tuppence and Tommy Beresford and Harley Quin, are famous. Do you know that she also tried her hand at gothic romances under this nom de plume?


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