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What Did I Write? Trivia Quiz

I will name the author and describe a book they wrote. Your job is to figure out which book I'm describing.

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

Author
ElusiveDream

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,157

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
621

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Question 1 of 10

1. "My name is Walter Lord. In 1955, I wrote what would become one of the best-selling books about the world's most famous tragedy. What did I write?" Hint

"Day of Infamy"

"Sea of Glory"

"A Night to Remember"

"In the Heart of the Sea"

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Question 2 of 10

2. "My name is James Gurney. In 1992, I wrote about a biologist and his young son who are shipwrecked on a mysterious uncharted island, inhabited by both people and dinosaurs. What did I write?" Hint

"Dinotopia"

"Dinosaur Planet"

"The Land That Time Forgot"

"Evolution"

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Question 3 of 10

3. "My name is Tracy Chevalier. In 2009, I wrote about a young English woman who discovers the fossils of unknown creatures in cliffs near her home. What did I write?" Hint

"Brave New World"

"We The Living"

"Battlefield Earth"

"Remarkable Creatures"

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Question 4 of 10

4. "My name is Tom Stone. In 1995, I began writing a series of children's books, focused on the town of Grove Hill and the students at its school. What did I write?" Hint

"One Crazy Summer"

"All-Of-A-Kind Family"

"Graveyard School"

"Where the Red Fern Grows"

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Question 5 of 10

5. "My name is Christopher Paolini. In 2004, I wrote about a poor farm boy who discovers what turns out to be a dragon's egg and becomes a Dragon Rider. What did I write?" Hint

"The Wizard of Rondo"

"The Key to Rondo"

"Eragon"

"Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs"

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Question 6 of 10

6. "My name is Michael Bauer. In 2009, I wrote about a boy desperate to become a knight and a scientist conducting experiments to bring living dinosaurs to the present. What did I write?" Hint

"The Running Man"

"Dinosaur Knights"

"A Gun for Dinosaur"

"Astrosaurs"

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Question 7 of 10

7. "My name is Robin Klein. In 1989, I wrote about a little boy, lodged with a fussy guardian during the summer holidays. He's bored and unhappy. Then he meets Angie who takes him on lots of holiday outings. What did I write?" Hint

"Seeing Things"

"The Sky in Silver Lace"

"Dresses of Red and Gold"

"Came Back to Show You I Could Fly"

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Question 8 of 10

8. "My name is Robert Bakker. In 1995, I wrote a story that follows a year in the life of a dinosaur. What did I write?" Hint

"Raptor Red"

"Tyrannosaur Canyon"

"Carnosaur"

"Day of the Hunters"

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Question 9 of 10

9. "My name is J.R. Black. In 1993, I wrote about Toby, a plain old sixth-grader and Buddy, an obnoxious teenage ghost. What did I write?" Hint

"Guess Who's Dating a Werewolf?"

"Revenge of the Computer Phantoms"

"The Witches Next Door"

"The Ghost of Chicken Liver Hill"

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Question 10 of 10

10. "My name is Robert Vardeman. In 1985 I wrote about Kesira Minette, a young woman who goes on a quest to confront a group of gigantic, fearful creatures. What did I write?" Hint

"The Cybernetic Samurai"

"A Blackbird in Silver"

"The Jade Demons Quartet"

"Web of Darkness"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "My name is Walter Lord. In 1955, I wrote what would become one of the best-selling books about the world's most famous tragedy. What did I write?"

Answer: "A Night to Remember"

The story I'm describing is "A Night to Remember". The book chronicles the final hours of the Titanic. Mr Lord interviewed approximately sixty survivors before turning their vivid recollections into this fantastic novel.

2. "My name is James Gurney. In 1992, I wrote about a biologist and his young son who are shipwrecked on a mysterious uncharted island, inhabited by both people and dinosaurs. What did I write?"

Answer: "Dinotopia"

The story I'm describing is "Dinotopia". This book tells the story of Professor Arthur Denison and his son, Will, who, during an expedition, become shipwrecked on Dinotopia, an island where humans and dinosaurs live together.

3. "My name is Tracy Chevalier. In 2009, I wrote about a young English woman who discovers the fossils of unknown creatures in cliffs near her home. What did I write?"

Answer: "Remarkable Creatures"

The story I'm describing is "Remarkable Creatures". It's the story of Mary Anning who challenges ideas about the earth's creation and origins after discovering the fossils of unusual and unfamiliar animals, including the marine reptile, Ichthyosaurus.

4. "My name is Tom Stone. In 1995, I began writing a series of children's books, focused on the town of Grove Hill and the students at its school. What did I write?"

Answer: "Graveyard School"

The book series I'm describing is "Graveyard School". The actual name of the school is Grove Hill Elementary, but the students call it Graveyard School because it's situated next to a cemetery. The books in this series are: "Don't Eat the Mystery Meat!", "The Skeleton on the Skateboard", "The Headless Bicycle Rider", "Little Pet Werewolf", "Revenge of the Dinosaurs" and "Camp Dracula".

5. "My name is Christopher Paolini. In 2004, I wrote about a poor farm boy who discovers what turns out to be a dragon's egg and becomes a Dragon Rider. What did I write?"

Answer: "Eragon"

The story I'm describing is "Eragon". This book follows the adventures of Eragon, a poor farm boy who discovers a polished blue stone in the forest near his home town. The stone turns out to be a dragon's egg and Eragon is thrown head-first into the world of the legendary Dragon Riders.

6. "My name is Michael Bauer. In 2009, I wrote about a boy desperate to become a knight and a scientist conducting experiments to bring living dinosaurs to the present. What did I write?"

Answer: "Dinosaur Knights"

The story I'm describing is "Dinosaur Knights". It begins with Professor John Shaw, who's attempting to bring a living dinosaur to the present time. He almost succeeds, but his dinosaur, a Baryonyx, ends up stranded in the Middle Ages where two brothers must face their fears and do battle.

Answer: "Came Back to Show You I Could Fly"

Robin Klein wrote all these books but the story I'm describing is "Came Back To Show You I Could Fly". It's the story of eleven-year-old Seymour who, by chance, meets beautiful and charismatic Angie. They go on holidays outings and shopping sprees, but Angie, however, is not what she seems. She is, in fact, a struggling drug addict.

8. "My name is Robert Bakker. In 1995, I wrote a story that follows a year in the life of a dinosaur. What did I write?"

Answer: "Raptor Red"

The story I'm describing is my favourite novel "Raptor Red". It follows a year in the life of Raptor Red, a female Utahraptor who is ready to breed and is searching for a new mate after the death of her first one. It's a wonderful book, so if you haven't read it, please do.

9. "My name is J.R. Black. In 1993, I wrote about Toby, a plain old sixth-grader and Buddy, an obnoxious teenage ghost. What did I write?"

Answer: "The Ghost of Chicken Liver Hill"

J.R. Black wrote all these books, but the story I'm describing is "The Ghost of Chicken Liver Hill". It's the story of Toby, a plain old sixth-grade dweeb and Buddy, an obnoxious teenage ghost who's trying to solve his own murder. At least that's what Toby thinks. It seems that Buddy isn't quite who he says he is.

10. "My name is Robert Vardeman. In 1985 I wrote about Kesira Minette, a young woman who goes on a quest to confront a group of gigantic, fearful creatures. What did I write?"

Answer: "The Jade Demons Quartet"

"The Jade Demons Quartet" is a book containing four separate stories: 'The Quaking Lands', 'The Frozen Waves', 'The Crystal Clouds' and 'The White Fire' which follow the adventures of Kesira and her friends, Zolkan and Molimo, as they challenge the Jade Demons.

Source: Author ElusiveDream

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