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Sometimes the villain is more interesting than the hero!
15 quizzes and 160 trivia questions.
1.
  Authors of Evil   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the correct authors to their perfidious characters.
Easier, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Dec 17 16
Easier
nyirene330
876 plays
2.
  The Dark Side of Literature   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not all characters in the world of literature are as they may first appear and some of these villainous characters have a very dark side indeed. How many of them do you know?
Average, 10 Qns, Jennifer5, Jun 14 16
Average
Jennifer5 gold member
614 plays
3.
  Fiction's Foulest Fiends: Vol 2   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If, as Cicero said, "The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil", see if you have the wisdom to spot these literary villains.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Oct 28 23
Average
darksplash gold member
Oct 28 23
1907 plays
4.
  Dark Villains of Literature   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I checked the web for lists of greatest literature villains and found three. From these, I compiled a "consensus" list of 10. Although two are British websites and one American, it is the clues that will help identify these villains.
Easier, 10 Qns, RollTidewinner, Feb 08 14
Easier
RollTidewinner
750 plays
5.
  Up to No Good    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a collection of villains who appear in literature.
Easier, 10 Qns, flwrchyld, Sep 13 16
Easier
flwrchyld
867 plays
6.
  Eurovision Vampire Party   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, threw a party to celebrate the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest finals. Can you match some of her literary vampire guests with their favorite songs? No knowledge of songs or singers required.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 08 14
Average
looney_tunes editor
362 plays
7.
  Famous Villains In Literature    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
In what book would you find the following villains?
Average, 20 Qns, cjbjrb11, Feb 08 14
Average
cjbjrb11
5113 plays
8.
  Fiction's Foulest Fiends: Literary Villains: Vol 1   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The good guys are always supposed to win in fiction, but quite often the baddies are just as memorable - and in some cases even more so. See how many you can identify.
Difficult, 10 Qns, darksplash, Feb 08 14
Difficult
darksplash gold member
1541 plays
9.
  Black Hearts in Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Literary criminals surface in many works of classic and contemporary fiction. This quiz will describe the charges that these criminals could face in the United States and you will be asked to name the criminal.
Average, 10 Qns, dawgfan1995, Feb 18 16
Average
dawgfan1995
375 plays
10.
  The Characters No One Else Cares About    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about some of the most despised villains and antagonists in literature.
Easier, 10 Qns, workisboring, Dec 22 22
Easier
workisboring gold member
Dec 22 22
836 plays
trivia question Quick Question
This character from Shakespeare's "Othello" is regarded as one of the most sinister villains of all time. What is his name?

From Quiz "Literary Antagonists"




11.
  Vanity Unfair   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Isn't it just terrible when sexy people don't get a happy ending? Guess the alluring (anti)hero/heroine from a description of their lives.
Average, 10 Qns, tomleetang, Feb 25 22
Average
tomleetang
Feb 25 22
536 plays
12.
  Literary Miscreants   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These literary characters are among the most wretched you will ever run across.
Average, 10 Qns, Booklover17, Jan 26 17
Average
Booklover17
659 plays
13.
  Literary Antagonists    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of the better and lesser known literary bad guys appear in this quiz. How many can you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, danceswithcows, Jun 10 19
Average
danceswithcows
Jun 10 19
835 plays
14.
  The Writer, the Killer and the Hero    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on killers in literature and those who try to stop them. They will get slightly more difficult but hopefully not too much so. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, cozy-wozy, May 16 15
Average
cozy-wozy
297 plays
15.
  The Writer, the Killer and the Hero Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first one of these quizzes proved quite popular so I decided to make another one. Hope you enjoy this one too, even if it might be a bit harder.
Average, 10 Qns, Cozy-wozy, Feb 08 14
Average
Cozy-wozy
279 plays
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