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28 quizzes and 325 trivia questions.
1.
  Eating Up "Like Water for Chocolate"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Reading Laura Esquivel's "Like Water for Chocolate" will make your mouth water and get all your senses involved. You might want to play this quiz in the privacy of your own kitchen.
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Sep 25 13
Average
nannywoo gold member
1979 plays
2.
  Desiderata   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This wonderful prose poem, "Desiderata" (Latin for "desired things"), copyrighted in 1927 by Max Ehrmann, is about attaining happiness in life. I adopted "Desiderata" as my credo as a teen in the early 1970s. I hope you like it as much as I do!
Average, 10 Qns, Footsie1, Dec 09 23
Average
Footsie1
Dec 09 23
920 plays
3.
  "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Carpe librum and let Umberto Eco guide you to a world full of faith, mystery and passion. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, DeepHistory, Apr 27 14
Average
DeepHistory gold member
440 plays
4.
  Enchantress from the Stars    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Sylvia Engdahl's science fiction/fantasy book "Enchantress from the Stars" won a Newbery Honor. Let's visit Andrecia for a quiz about it.
Average, 10 Qns, Caseena, Sep 17 15
Average
Caseena
161 plays
5.
  Dusty Fog - the Fastest Gun in the West.   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my first quiz, and it's about my favorite character in the western series called "The Floating Outfit" by J.T. Edson.
Average, 10 Qns, Froya, Sep 27 18
Average
Froya gold member
Sep 27 18
178 plays
6.
  Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Test your knowledge of Umberto Eco's fabulous first novel and international bestseller set in a mysterious medieval abbey. WARNING: This quiz contains SPOILERS.
Average, 15 Qns, ElenaB, Jan 02 21
Average
ElenaB
Jan 02 21
491 plays
7.
  "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" The Book    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is all about Kevin B. Eastman's graphic novel adaptation of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1990) film. Not everything was a direct adaptation, so you might not get all the answers simply from watching the movie.
Average, 15 Qns, Shadowmyst2004, Aug 06 16
Average
Shadowmyst2004
263 plays
8.
  'The Memory Keeper's Daughter'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A beautiful story written by Kim Edwards that was published in 2005.
Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Dec 26 07
Average
pennie1478 gold member
327 plays
9.
  "Jane Slayre": "Jane Eyre" meets "Buffy Summers"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
So "Jane Eyre" was too tame for you? Well Sherri Browning Erwin teamed up with Charlotte Bronte (unbeknownst to the latter) to create "Jane Slayre". Turns out our small, plain heroine was actually a stake-wielding, sword-slashing demon killer.
Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Jun 07 10
Average
PDAZ gold member
140 plays
10.
  She's My "Virgin Suicide"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is about the brilliant Jeffrey Eugenides book "The Virgin Suicides". Can you tell the Lisbon girls apart?
Tough, 20 Qns, MellieWellie, Aug 30 03
Tough
MellieWellie
317 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In what monastic community of the Roman Catholic Church does the narrator belong?

From Quiz ""The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco"




11.
  "Vampires" 101    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Come take this quiz and see how well you know the legends of the undead. All questions are from 'Vampires' by Armand Eisen. Good Luck and most of all HAVE FUN!
Average, 10 Qns, SilverWitch, Oct 17 09
Average
SilverWitch
1631 plays
12.
  I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A short quiz about the terrifying short story, "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream", written by Harlan Ellison. Note: all questions are based on information given in the short story and NOT the video game.
Tough, 15 Qns, MntT77, Jun 10 11
Tough
MntT77
195 plays
13.
  "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is based on the novel "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" written by Kim Edwards. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
Average, 10 Qns, jalenapruski, Mar 04 15
Average
jalenapruski
126 plays
14.
  The Neverending Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Okay, the title's not quite accurate, but let's test your knowledge of Michael Ende's book "The Neverending Story". Note: I use the name "Fantastica" as that's how the name appears in the U.S. 1st edition, as well as the 2012 Tantor audio book.
Difficult, 15 Qns, Caseena, Feb 21 17
Difficult
Caseena
137 plays
15.
  Bast and her Creator, Rosemary Edghill    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about author Rosemary Edghill and Bast, the modern witch protagonist of some of her books. I really enjoy the Bast series. The books are a bit different, and the characters well drawn. See what you know about Bast and her author.
Tough, 10 Qns, Sallyo, May 20 05
Tough
Sallyo
135 plays
16.
  The Horse Whisperer    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I love this book by Nicholas Evans - everyone should read it!
Difficult, 10 Qns, Danielle18, Oct 24 04
Difficult
Danielle18
417 plays
17.
  "Invisible Man" Basics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Basic themes and characters in Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man."
Average, 10 Qns, Agent07, Mar 10 07
Average
Agent07
224 plays
18.
  John Eldredge Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An interesting quiz on the works one of Christianity's greatest post-modern thinkers.
Average, 10 Qns, dmnelson23, Feb 26 06
Average
dmnelson23
138 plays
19.
  A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on one of the greatest books of our time - Dave Eggers' "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius".
Tough, 10 Qns, maxkirk1, Jul 11 11
Tough
maxkirk1
119 plays
20.
  Like Water For Chocolate    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Like Water For Chocolate" is a unique Mexican love story full of magic and recipes by Laura Esquivel.
Average, 10 Qns, Lanire, Feb 18 16
Average
Lanire
360 plays
21.
  I Know My First Name Is Steven    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is the true story of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a child molester at the age of seven. This book was written by Mike Echols, after he had done years of reaserch.
Difficult, 15 Qns, neigh101, Dec 23 12
Difficult
neigh101
197 plays
22.
  Repent Harlequin: The Harlan Ellison Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Easily one of the most recognized names in Science Fiction (although Harlan prefers the term "Speculative Fiction"). What do you know about SF's "Angry Young Man"?
Average, 10 Qns, zoneranger, Jan 01 11
Average
zoneranger
136 plays
23.
  R J Ellory - his Life and Work    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about mostly R J Ellory's work but also a couple about the man himself . If you have read his books or about him, you should be able to fly through it. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, cozy-wozy, Aug 08 10
Average
cozy-wozy
102 plays
24.
  The Boys Next Door    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the romantic comedy book by Jennifer Echols. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as I enjoyed the book.
Tough, 10 Qns, Mickey_D81, Nov 28 08
Tough
Mickey_D81
141 plays
25.
  How to Ruin My Teenage Life    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about Simone Elkeles' book titled "How to Ruin My Teenage Life". This is the sequel to her book titled "How to Ruin My Summer Vacation". It's a great book! If you haven't read it, this quiz might be difficult!
Tough, 10 Qns, BrownEyedBabe1, Aug 24 08
Tough
BrownEyedBabe1
153 plays
26.
  Jeffery Eugenides "The Virgin Suicides"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
You've read the book, seen the film, now, play the quiz!
Difficult, 15 Qns, MissSassyPants, Nov 18 03
Difficult
MissSassyPants
327 plays
27.
  Shusako Endo's "Deep River"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on a book I read for an Asian history course at my local university. I hope you enjoy this quiz as much as I did creating it.
Difficult, 10 Qns, JsusFreak, Jul 21 03
Difficult
JsusFreak
151 plays
28.
  Graham Edwards' Dragoncharm Character Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A series of questions about the main characters of "Dragoncharm," a book by Graham Edwards.
Difficult, 15 Qns, Tredanse, Jul 23 03
Difficult
Tredanse
141 plays

Authors D-G: 'E' Trivia Questions

1. How does Bastian obtain the book "The Neverending Story"?

From Quiz
The Neverending Quiz

Answer: He steals it from a shop.

Bastian Balthazar Bux loves books (his surname is even pronounced "books"), and a book with a story that never ends is too tempting to pass up. Because he steals it, he's sure he can never go home, so he runs away to the school attic to read it.

2. The actual movie opened with April O'Neil doing a video report on street crime. In the comic adaptation, who was the first character shown?

From Quiz "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" The Book

Answer: A member of the Foot Clan

The book opens with several panels on page one showing as a member of the Foot Clan sneaks up on and then pickpockets an unsuspecting New Yorker. The book was drawn by original Turtles creator Kevin Eastman. It's a bit of an oddity, a comic book adaptation of a movie based on a comic book.

3. The book is told from the points-of-view of three characters. Whose is told in first person?

From Quiz Enchantress from the Stars

Answer: Elana

The book is Elana writing up a report of what she and her team did on Andrecia. She writes her own sections in first person; Jarel's are in third person. Georyn's are also in third person, but are written like a fairy tale--Elana is always called "Enchantress" or "Lady."

4. What were the names of the twins?

From Quiz "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards

Answer: Paul and Phoebe

The twins were named Paul and Phoebe. Paul, the son, was a healthy baby. However, Phoebe, the daughter, had something wrong with her.

5. The opening lines of the book are borrowed from one of the four Gospels. Which one?

From Quiz "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco

Answer: Gospel of John

The line says "In the beginning there was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God". Since the narrator and the hero are monks and the events take place in a monastery during the Middle Ages, it was an obvious choice for the beginning of the prologue. It expresses the narrator's deep and original faith to the Grace and Mercy of God.

6. The main title of Laura Esquivel's sensual novel about a Mexican family around the turn of the 20th century translates as "Like Water for Chocolate" ("Como agua para chocolate" in Spanish). But, in English, what is its subtitle?

From Quiz Eating Up "Like Water for Chocolate"

Answer: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies

The subtitle and the structure of Esquivel's novel reflect the inspiration of women's magazines of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a mix of recipes, household hints, romantic fiction, and personal stories from women's lives. The novel takes more than a few steps across the line into eroticism, however, and even the recipes are over the top. Martha Stewart this is not. The line "A Mystical Mexican Love Story..." comes from a "USA Today" blurb on the cover of the paperback edition that I am using: First Anchor Books Edition, 1995. (The novel was first published in 1989.) "The Bubbling Passion..." phrase comes from the Wikipedia article on the book. "Love in the Time of Cholera" is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

7. When Steven was a little kid, who did he often follow around?

From Quiz I Know My First Name Is Steven

Answer: his father

He was always following his dad around. His dad described him as being like a puppy dog, and his mom said that she couldn't blame him because his dad got to do all the cool things. After they moved from the country to the suburbs, he didn't follow his dad around quite as much. He was able to adjust but he wasn't as happy as he used to be.

8. What state was Harlan born in?

From Quiz Repent Harlequin: The Harlan Ellison Quiz

Answer: Ohio

On May 27, 1934, in Cleveland , Ohio...to be exact. Harlan's family moved to Painesville Ohio when Harlan was very young, but they later returned to Cleveland.

9. Apparently, her last name wasn't enough of a giveaway. In "Jane Slayre", how did Jane find out that she was destined to be a slayer of vampires and other nasty creatures?

From Quiz "Jane Slayre": "Jane Eyre" meets "Buffy Summers"

Answer: Her late Uncle Reed visited her one night and told her so.

Her Uncle Reed had become a vampire (or vampyre, as they were called in the book) one evening while he was bringing young orphaned Jane to live at his home. Once his wife found out, she wanted to be one too and then insisted that their children become vampires also. But Uncle Reed hated being a vampire and hired a slayer to kill him. He now wanted Jane to find her living relatives to pursue training with them and then come back to free his family.

10. The main character Lori McGillicuddy originally has a crush on which Vader boy?

From Quiz The Boys Next Door

Answer: Sean Vader

Towards the end of the book when Lori and Adam are going out Lori realizes she loves Adam, but previously she had a major crush on the middle Vader boy, Sean. In fact, she only started going out with Adam in the first place to make Sean jealous.

11. Amy's dad got her a job where?

From Quiz How to Ruin My Teenage Life

Answer: Perk Me Up!

Working at Perk Me Up! coffee shop is Amy's punishment. Her dad wants her to pay him back for using his credit card without permission.

12. What year were David and Norah's twins born?

From Quiz 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter'

Answer: 1964

David and Norah were expecting a child in three weeks when Norah unexpectedly went into labor. Her husband, an orthopedist, delivered both babies in his clinic.

13. "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" best fits into what genre?

From Quiz A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Answer: Memoir

Eggers tends to use the Real Life nature to his advantage, as he is constantly breaking the fourth wall (a term describing an author who addresses the reader directly) and referring to his memoir-production in featured conversations.

14. What is the main character's name?

From Quiz "Invisible Man" Basics

Answer: No name mentioned

The fact that the main character's name is never mentioned emphasizes his invisibility.

15. What is Dusty Fog's whole name?

From Quiz Dusty Fog - the Fastest Gun in the West.

Answer: Dustine Edward Marsden Fog

He was given the name Dustine Edward Marsden Fog, but is usually called only Dusty Fog.

16. When we first meeet Grace, she is leaving to go riding with her friend. What is her friend's name?

From Quiz The Horse Whisperer

Answer: Judith

'Just turned fourteen, Judith was nearly a year older than Grace and in decisions as weighty as risking the ever-ready wrath of Mrs. Dyer, Grace was happy to defer.' The girls' horses Pilgrim and Gulliver shared the same type of relationship.

17. What is exhibit #18?

From Quiz Jeffery Eugenides "The Virgin Suicides"

Answer: Mary's old cosmetics

Lux's brassiere was exhibit #81, Bonnie's candles were exhibit #57 and Therese's specimen slides were exhibit #62.

18. In which language did Umberto Eco originally write 'The Name of the Rose', although it has been translated into English by William Weaver?

From Quiz Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' Quiz

Answer: Italian

Umberto Eco, as well as writing highly entertaining books, is also a professor at the University of Bologna and lives in Milan.

19. What was the name of the band who produced the song "Virgin Suicide"?

From Quiz She's My "Virgin Suicide"

Answer: Cruel Crux

Strange that they were called the virgin suicides because it was plainly obvious that Lux was not a virgin by the time of her death. Though BleedingWhiteRose offered the explanation that maybe the title referred to the boys since they were dead from the beginning in a way, and wasted their lives obsessing over the girls. So that when the girls suicided, something in them died too.

20. What vegetable did always make Tita cry?

From Quiz Like Water For Chocolate

Answer: Onion & onions

She was born when her mother was chopping onions and because of that she was born crying.

21. What is an adjective used to describe Mitsuko?

From Quiz Shusako Endo's "Deep River"

Answer: Cynical

Mitsuko is a cynical woman who constantly picks on her friend, Otsu, for his Christian beliefs.

22. Who tells Cumber to take Fortune to Mantle?

From Quiz Graham Edwards' Dragoncharm Character Quiz

Answer: Ordinal

Ordinal is a member of the Council. She was leader of the Charmed dragons at South Point.

23. What does Atreyu look like?

From Quiz The Neverending Quiz

Answer: Green skin and blue hair

His people, the Greenskins, have green skin and long blue-black hair. Right as he is about to lead a hunt where he will become a hunter, the centaur Cairon shows up and gives him the mission to find out how the Childlike Empress can be cured of her illness. Atreyu is upset at first because he won't get a chance to become a hunter for another year. Then he realizes that finding a cure for the Childlike Empress is much more important than leading a hunt.

24. The machine that the Imperials use to level the Andrecian forests resembles which mythological creature?

From Quiz Enchantress from the Stars

Answer: Dragon

The native Andrecians have no concept of technology. The leveler happens to resemble a dragon, so they try to defeat it as if it were a real dragon. Georyn and his brothers get permission to go after the "dragon," and en route they meet Elana, the "Enchantress."

25. What was the relationship of Caroline Gill to Dr. Henry?

From Quiz "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards

Answer: His nurse

Caroline Gill was Dr. Henry's nurse. She helped Dr. Henry deliver his children, Paul and Phoebe.

26. The main hero of the novel is named William. What is his full name?

From Quiz "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco

Answer: William of Baskerville

The name itself is a clear reference to Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Also, throughout the novel, William refers to observation and deduction, which are used as detective techniques by Holmes. Finally, the name "Baskerville" reminds us of the most famous of Holmes' adventures, "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

27. As "Like Water for Chocolate" opens, with the January chapter's recipe for Christmas rolls, what does the narrator suggest one should do to keep from crying too much when peeling onions?

From Quiz Eating Up "Like Water for Chocolate"

Answer: Place a bit of the onion on top of your head.

The reader realizes right away that she is in the realm of fantasy, superstition, or "magical realism" when told that Tita could be heard sobbing in the womb and was born in the kitchen when her mother's water broke, her early labor brought on by the crying of the unborn baby, caused by the onions. This also lets us know that Tita, the great-aunt of the narrator, is a person whose intense emotions can have physical effects. The January chapter begins the pattern that continues throughout the book, using the month for a title, and starting with a recipe that includes sardines, chorizo sausage, onion, oregano, chilies, and hard rolls.

28. How long have the group been trapped within AM?

From Quiz I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Answer: 109 years

In this time, the five humans haven't aged, and are kept almost immortal by AM.

29. Ellison has been married how many times?

From Quiz Repent Harlequin: The Harlan Ellison Quiz

Answer: Five

Ellison was first married in 1956. In 1986, Ellison married Susan Toth, his fifth wife.

30. In "Jane Slayre", Jane was sent away to the Lowood Institution, a charity school run by Mr. Bokorhurst. What other enterprise did Mr. Bokorhurst operate?

From Quiz "Jane Slayre": "Jane Eyre" meets "Buffy Summers"

Answer: He reanimated dead students and sold them as servants.

Jane's friend, Helen Burns, told her that a Bokor was a voodoo priest who can create zombies. Jane began to suspect that several of the students at Lowood might be zombies since they reminded her of the Reeds's maid, Abbot, who it turned out was a former student at Lowood. Mr. Bokorhurst would "harvest" dead students and turn them into zombies. Apparently, zombies made excellent domestic servants as long as they didn't eat meat (one taste and they'd go after any flesh they could find).

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