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John Can Really Write Trivia Quiz

John Grisham is America's leading authority on writing law based novels. Match the synopsis to the book title. Have fun, and good luck!

A matching quiz by jddrsi_raven. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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398,468

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Questions		Choices
1. A criminal, pardoned by the President, goes into hiding in Italy. The plan is to see which country succeeds in killing him.		Bleachers
2. Facing death from cancer, a killer tries to convince authorities that the man who took the fall for the crime is actually innocent.		Calico Joe
3. After being held hostage by a homeless man, a big time lawyer leaves his cushy job to provide legal aid to the homeless.		The Pelican Brief
4. In 1973, baseball's records are shattered by a young phenomenon at an unprecedented rate, until his career is cut short by a fastball to the head.		The Whistler
5. An informant has information on a corrupt judge involved in dealings with the local mafia.		The Confession
6. A novelist launches an investigation into the theft of rare novels.		Camino Island
7. A lawyer practices law in his van, and takes cases no one else wants to go near.		The Broker
8. A Tulane law student gets involved in the investigation of the assassination of two Supreme Court justices, which makes her a target.		Rogue Lawyer
9. After finding his father dead, a law professor also finds $3 million that is not a part of his father's estate or will. He takes the money, but finds out he's being followed by someone who knows about the money.		The Summons
10. A starting high school quarterback makes good, and receives a football scholarship to a University. Unfortunately, his career is ended by a knee injury after a late hit.		The Street Lawyer

Select each answer

1. A criminal, pardoned by the President, goes into hiding in Italy. The plan is to see which country succeeds in killing him.

2. Facing death from cancer, a killer tries to convince authorities that the man who took the fall for the crime is actually innocent.

3. After being held hostage by a homeless man, a big time lawyer leaves his cushy job to provide legal aid to the homeless.

4. In 1973, baseball's records are shattered by a young phenomenon at an unprecedented rate, until his career is cut short by a fastball to the head.

5. An informant has information on a corrupt judge involved in dealings with the local mafia.

6. A novelist launches an investigation into the theft of rare novels.

7. A lawyer practices law in his van, and takes cases no one else wants to go near.

8. A Tulane law student gets involved in the investigation of the assassination of two Supreme Court justices, which makes her a target.

9. After finding his father dead, a law professor also finds $3 million that is not a part of his father's estate or will. He takes the money, but finds out he's being followed by someone who knows about the money.

10. A starting high school quarterback makes good, and receives a football scholarship to a University. Unfortunately, his career is ended by a knee injury after a late hit.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A criminal, pardoned by the President, goes into hiding in Italy. The plan is to see which country succeeds in killing him.

Answer: The Broker

A broker, imprisoned for selling top secret information, goes into hiding in Italy after being pardoned by the President. Having been a part of a deal to sell a top secret surveillance system to the highest bidder, he is believed to be too dangerous to be kept alive. Numerous agencies come after him in an attempt to kill him, and he has to stay one step ahead, in order to stay alive.

2. Facing death from cancer, a killer tries to convince authorities that the man who took the fall for the crime is actually innocent.

Answer: The Confession

A young black man is falsely accused of murdering a cheerleader at the school they both attend. With his execution just days away, the actually killer comes forward with the truth. Dying from an advanced cancer, the killer wants to clear his conscience before he dies. He attempts to convince the authorities to stay the execution of an innocent man, but no one seems to believe him.

3. After being held hostage by a homeless man, a big time lawyer leaves his cushy job to provide legal aid to the homeless.

Answer: The Street Lawyer

A lawyer at a big firm decides to hit the streets after a homeless man holds him, and his coworkers, hostage. He even takes on his old firm in a malpractice suit in favor of the homeless that he represents.

4. In 1973, baseball's records are shattered by a young phenomenon at an unprecedented rate, until his career is cut short by a fastball to the head.

Answer: Calico Joe

"Calico Joe" Castle began his baseball career by hitting home runs at a crazy pace. Unfortunately, his career ends after he gets drilled with a fastball by Warren Tracey, a hard throwing, abusive alcoholic. Thirty years later, Tracey, dying from pancreatic cancer, makes amends with Joe Castle.

5. An informant has information on a corrupt judge involved in dealings with the local mafia.

Answer: The Whistler

Part of the mafia's plan involves building a casino and skimming money from the casino. They've also cut corners in land development, and any legal issues from cutting corners disappear because of the judge's influence.

6. A novelist launches an investigation into the theft of rare novels.

Answer: Camino Island

The theft of five rare Fitzgerald novels leads to an investigation on Florida's Camino Island. The FBI stationed in Florida are leading the investigation into the heist, but a novelist takes it upon himself to run his own investigation, because of his knowledge of the material.

7. A lawyer practices law in his van, and takes cases no one else wants to go near.

Answer: Rogue Lawyer

Taking the tough cases that no one else will take, a street lawyer, living in his van, gets involved in a kidnapping case involving the daughter of the chief of police.

8. A Tulane law student gets involved in the investigation of the assassination of two Supreme Court justices, which makes her a target.

Answer: The Pelican Brief

"The Pelican Brief" is one of John Grisham's most famous novels. Two Supreme Court justices are assassinated, and a Tulane law student writes "The Pelican Brief", explaining that what happened wasn't political. She delivers her findings to her law professor, who ends up being killed. Before his death, he shows the brief to an FBI agent, who is also killed.

This novel was made into a film released in 1993, and starred Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts.

Answer: The Summons

A Virginia law professor is summoned to his father's estate in Mississippi, to discuss his will and estate. He finds that his father is already dead. He also finds $3 million not listed in his father's will. Thinking that the money isn't known by anyone, he takes the money for himself.

Unfortunately, he finds out that he is not actually the only one who knows about the money, when someone starts following him.

10. A starting high school quarterback makes good, and receives a football scholarship to a University. Unfortunately, his career is ended by a knee injury after a late hit.

Answer: Bleachers

Similar to John Grisham's book, "Calico Joe", "Bleachers" follows the story of a starting quarterback, who shines in high school and college football. After his career is ended by a late hit to the knee, he goes into real estate. After the death of his high school coach, he returns to pay his respects in forgiveness, even after a physical altercation with his coach years before.

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