Authors I Love Trivia Quiz

Answer: J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling wrote the "Harry Potter" books of which there are seven in the series. She was born on July 31, 1965. The "J. K." in her name stands for "Joanne Kathleen", even though Kathleen is not her middle name. She goes by Jo.

Answer: Daniel Handler

Daniel Handler, as Lemony Snicket, wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events". There are thirteen books in the series. He was born on February 28, 1970 in San Francisco, California. "Lemony Snicket" is the narrator for "A Series of Unfortunate Events".

Answer: Kathryn Lasky

There are more than ten books in the "Guardians of Ga' Hoole" series, which are about fictional owls. She also writes a lot of history books, such as "The Royal Diaries", "Dear America" and "My America". She received the Newbery Honor (runner up to the Newbery Medal) in 1984 for "Sugaring Time".

Answer: True

The four people are Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland, and Victoria Holmes. They all wrote the "Warriors" series about a group of fictional cats. Kate Cary wrote six of them, Cherith Baldry wrote nine, and Tui Sutherland only wrote "Secrets of the Clans". Victoria Holmes is their editor.

Answer: Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements has written multiple books about children in the 5th to 8th grade. He has also written some picture books however these do not have "the hand" on the book cover. He grew up in New Jersey and Illinois. He was born in 1949 and has four children.

Answer: Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke was born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia. She wrote the "Inkworld Trilogy" and "Ghosthunters" series. She is called the "German J. K. Rowling" because her "Inkworld" books are so popular. She has won many German book awards for her books. She also won the Book Sense Children's Literature Award for "Inkheart" and "Inkspell".

Answer: Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937 in Oahu, Hawaii. Her books "The Giver" and "Number the Stars" both won the Newbery Medal. One of the series she wrote is the "Anastasia" series. She went to the University of Maine and received her degree in English Literature in 1972. Her first book, "A Summer to Die", was published in 1977.

Answer: Roland Smith

He was born on November 30, 1951 in Portland, Oregon. He was a zookeeper before he was an author and has written non-fiction and fiction books involving animals. Some of the awards he has won include the Children's Choice Award for "Jaguar", the Beacon of Freedom Award for "The Captain's Dog", and the North Dakota Flickertail Award for "Zach's Lie". He also wrote "Jack's Run".

Answer: C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis wrote the "The Chronicles of Narnia". There are seven books in the series. He was born on November 29, 1898 and died on November 22, 1963. The "C. S." in his name stand for Clive Staples. His books "The Chronicles of Narnia" are being made into movies.

Answer: Theodor Geisel

Theodor Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts and died on September 24, 1991 in San Diego, California. His middle name is Seuss. He also wrote under the pseudonym Theo. LeSieg. He wrote a lot of children's books and some of his most famous books are "Green Eggs and Ham", "The Cat in the Hat", and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".