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Quiz about Mixed Trivia Literary Classics
Quiz about Mixed Trivia Literary Classics

Mixed Trivia: Literary Classics Quiz


Following are trivia questions about various literary classics.

A multiple-choice quiz by ravenskye. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ravenskye
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
31,511
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2959
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (6/10), DCW2 (10/10), PurpleComet (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which was written first: 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante or 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer?

Answer: (No need to type 'the')
Question 2 of 10
2. Which came first: 'Gulliver's Travels' or 'Robinson Crusoe'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. Who wrote 'Candide'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Bronte sister wrote 'Wuthering Heights'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who wrote 'The Song of Hiawatha'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following was written first? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which was written in 1908? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following came first? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When did Hans Christian Andersen write his fairy tales? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When did the Legend of the Holy Grail first appear as literature? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which was written first: 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante or 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer?

Answer: Divine Comedy

'The Divine Comedy' was written in 1307, 'The Canterbury Tales' in 1387.
2. Which came first: 'Gulliver's Travels' or 'Robinson Crusoe'?

Answer: Robinson Crusoe

'Robinson Crusoe' was written in 1719, 'Gulliver's Travels' in 1726.
3. Who wrote 'Candide'?

Answer: Voltaire

'Candide' was written in 1759.
4. Which Bronte sister wrote 'Wuthering Heights'?

Answer: Emily

It was in 1847. There is no Jane Bronte, by the way.
5. Who wrote 'The Song of Hiawatha'?

Answer: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It was written in 1858.
6. Which of the following was written first?

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

'Pride and Prejudice' was written in 1813, 'Don Juan' between 1819 and 1824, 'Frankenstein' in 1818 and 'Last of the Mohicans' in 1826.
7. Which was written in 1908?

Answer: A Room with a View

'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' (1891), 'The Waste Land' (1922), and 'Ulysses' (1922).
8. Which of the following came first?

Answer: Lord of the Flies

'Lord of the Flies' (1954), 'Lolita' (1955), 'On the Road' (1957) 'The Satanic Verses' (1988).
9. When did Hans Christian Andersen write his fairy tales?

Answer: 1800s

The fairy tales were written between 1835-1872.
10. When did the Legend of the Holy Grail first appear as literature?

Answer: 1180

Source: Author ravenskye

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