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Quiz about Best Selling Fiction 20002009

Best Selling Fiction 2000-2009 Quiz

Welcome to some of my favorite fiction. These are books worth reading and reading again.

A multiple-choice quiz by Duchess716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Duchess716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,790

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2005

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (6/10), Guest 158 (5/10), Guest 47 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. J.K Rowling has written companion books to the "Harry Potter" series. She has donated the royalties to charities. Which is NOT a companion book in the "Harry Potter" series? Hint

The History of House Elves

Quidditch through the Ages

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

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Question 2 of 10

2. Anita Diamant's debut novel "The Red Tent" (1997) is a fictional account of the lives of the daughter of Jacob and Leah and the women of Jacob's family. What is the title of her 2001 novel of two women in a small town who find friendship and hope? Hint

Saying Kaddish

The Last Days of Dogtown

Good Harbor

Choosing a Jewish Life

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (2003) is a novel for adults written by which children's author and illustrator? Hint

Mark Haddon

Roald Dahl

J K Rowling

Beatrix Potter

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Runaway" is a collection of short stories named to the New York Times Best Books of 2004. Which Canadian author is acclaimed as one of the world's best short story writers? Hint

Sue Monk Kidd

Alice Walker

Alice Munro

Zora Hurston

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Question 5 of 10

5. The debut novel in 2003 by physician Khaled Hosseini takes the reader to Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the rise of the Taliban Regime. Hosseini shows us his native country and his adoptive country through a remarkable story of betrayal and redemption. Which book is this? Hint

A Thousand Splendid Suns

The Refugee

The Veil

The Kite Runner

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Question 6 of 10

6. His debut novel "She's Come Undone" was published in 1992 and rose to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List. His third work of fiction "The Hour I First Believed" (2008) is a fictional account of the Columbine High School shootings. Hint

Augusten Burroughs

Jay McInerney

John Grogan

Wally Lamb

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Question 7 of 10

7. What post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2007 and was made into a movie in 2009? Hint

The Road

The End of The Road

The Shack

Child of God

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Question 8 of 10

8. Set in the South during the civil turbulence of 1964, "The Secret Life of Bees" was a best selling debut novel (2002) for what nurse turned novelist? Hint

Alice Munro

Zora Neale Hurston

Sue Monk Kidd

Anita Diamant

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dan Brown's book "Angels and Demons" (2000) introduced us to Robert Langdon--the star of his novel "The DaVinci Code". In "Angels and Demons" Brown introduced me to the fascinating art of ambigrams. What is an ambigram? Hint

A word that means the opposite of what you expect

A word that reads the same forward and backwards.

A design that reads the same word when oriented in two different ways.

A word with scrambled letters

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Question 10 of 10

10. John Grisham is best known for his suspenseful, legal thrillers. Which of his nonlegal novels, published in 2000, is a description of cotton farming in 1950s Arkansas? Hint

Playing for Pizza

Bleachers

A Painted House

Skipping Christmas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. J.K Rowling has written companion books to the "Harry Potter" series. She has donated the royalties to charities. Which is NOT a companion book in the "Harry Potter" series?

Answer: The History of House Elves

Rowling is a co-founder of the Children's High Level Group, a charity dedicated to the welfare of children; she donated all her proceeds from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" to the charity. "Quidditch through the Ages" and "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them" were sold as a set and the proceeds went to Comic Relief.

Answer: Good Harbor

"Choosing a Jewish Life" and "Saying Kaddish" are two of Diamant's non fiction works on Contemporary Jewish living. "The Last Days of Dogtown" is her 2005 third novel.

3. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (2003) is a novel for adults written by which children's author and illustrator?

Answer: Mark Haddon

Much of his writing is for children, including his "Agent Z" series.

4. "Runaway" is a collection of short stories named to the New York Times Best Books of 2004. Which Canadian author is acclaimed as one of the world's best short story writers?

Answer: Alice Munro

Munro has won Canada's Governor General's Literary Award more than once. She has won numerous national and international prizes including the Giller Prize twice and the Man Booker International Prize (U.K.).

Answer: The Kite Runner

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" is Hosseini's second book, a story of women in Afghanistan. Following the success of his books, Dr. Hosseini left his medical practice to work with the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) on behalf of refugees. "The Kite Runner" was made into a motion picture in 2007.

Answer: Wally Lamb

Augusten Burroughs is the author of "Running With Scissors"; John Grogan is the author of "Marley and Me" and Jay McInerney is the author of "Bright Lights, Big City".

7. What post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 2007 and was made into a movie in 2009?

Answer: The Road

"Child of God" by McCarthy was published in 1973 is about a lost soul. "The Shack" is by William Young about finding faith in adversity. "The End of the Road" is a book of contemporary photography. The 2009 film of "The Road" stars Viggo Mortensen.

8. Set in the South during the civil turbulence of 1964, "The Secret Life of Bees" was a best selling debut novel (2002) for what nurse turned novelist?

Answer: Sue Monk Kidd

Kidd was a contributing editor to "The Guidepost" magazine. Her second novel is "The Mermaid Chair" (2005). "The Secret Life of Bees" was a successful film of 2008 starring Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah.

Answer: A design that reads the same word when oriented in two different ways.

In "Angels and Demons" the amigrams were Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

A word read the same forward and backward is a palindrome.

10. John Grisham is best known for his suspenseful, legal thrillers. Which of his nonlegal novels, published in 2000, is a description of cotton farming in 1950s Arkansas?

Answer: A Painted House

Grisham is an attorney and most of his work involves courtrooms and lawyers, but these four books are 'non-legal' fiction.

Source: Author Duchess716

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