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These quizzes have questions about different novels - mostly with a theme with some focussing on a specific author's works.

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1.
  Match the Author   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you the title of a novel to match to the author. These are a mixture of British, American and French authors.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 06 22
Easier
rossian
Jul 06 22
1252 plays
2.
  Reader, I Married Him   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many novels and plays deal with relationships between the main characters. This quiz covers some marriages, or prospective marriages, from fiction.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Nov 08 09
Average
rossian
1708 plays
3.
  Will You Read My Book?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'It Was a Dark and Stormy Night' was how Snoopy in 'Peanuts' started all his books. They were all rejected, but he's not the only author to suffer this fate. Can you identify the books and writers who struggled to get published?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jun 23 20
Average
rossian
Jun 23 20
1720 plays
4.
  The Year of the Pig   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As part of kyleisalive's 'Year of the Quiz' challenge, this quiz is about pigs who appear in literary works.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 22 10
Average
rossian
664 plays
5.
  Don't Worry, Be Happy   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There is plenty of doom and gloom around in literature, but this quiz is devoted to the benefits of seeing the glass as half full. Let's hear it for the optimists.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jun 02 23
Average
rossian
Jun 02 23
9373 plays
6.
  Follow the White Rabbit   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Poor Flopsymopsy has lost her way and is looking for a book to feel at home in. Can you help her on her journey through these rabbit related stories?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 16 11
Average
rossian
4043 plays
7.
  Knights' Tales   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The chivalrous knight, with or without his white charger, has been a stock character in literature for many years. How many of these literary knights can you recognise?
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Oct 22 21
Easier
rossian
Oct 22 21
1380 plays
8.
  Antimacassars and Liniment   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'What do they have in common?' I can hear you asking. The answer is 'not a lot', but they do both make their appearances in literature. This quiz will feature books which mention antimacassars or liniment, but not at the same time.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 27 12
Average
rossian
587 plays
9.
Happy Ever After The End
  Happy Ever After: The End   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Happy endings in literature are not as common as you might think, but I have found ten reasonably happy ones to test your memories with.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 26 22
Average
rossian
Feb 26 22
1747 plays
10.
  Books for Cooks   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of our best known celebrity cooks have chosen their holiday reading. Lacking much literary knowledge, they have picked authors or characters which share their names. Note - no knowledge of cookery (or even cooks) is needed.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Dec 23 16
Average
rossian
760 plays
11.
  There, But for the Grace of God, Go I   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The quiz title expresses my feelings at being spared the fate of some of my favourite literary heroines. In a different world, or another time, I might have found myself suffering as they did. How many can you recognise?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 17 14
Average
rossian
3742 plays
12.
  Forecasting the Weather   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many of Shakespeare's characters suffered at the hands of the weather, or made reference to it in their speeches. If only they'd listened to the weather forecast, they might have avoided some of the problems that befell them.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 18 14
Average
rossian
710 plays
13.
A Pictorial Guide to British Literature
  A Pictorial Guide to British Literature    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A quiz about some popular British authors and their works, with pictorial clues to help you answer.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jan 01 15
Average
rossian
1585 plays
14.
  Horror! UK and Ireland Edition   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers some of Britain and Ireland's best horror story writers. Don't blame me if you can't sleep after you've finished it.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 22 15
Average
rossian
493 plays
15.
  Fictional Romance Writers   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Romantic fiction always seems to be popular, and many authors have become well known for their works. This quiz covers just ten of them.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 21 15
Average
rossian
622 plays
16.
  Match the Dickens Characters   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you the names of some characters from novels by Charles Dickens. All you need to do is match them to the correct book.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 04 17
Average
rossian
781 plays
17.
  Snow Stories   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you some brief details about a story and all you need to do is match them to the book. Oh, and they all involve snow somewhere along the line.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Feb 25 17
Easier
rossian
1879 plays
18.
  Shute: the Story Teller   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Nevil Shute published over twenty novels between 1923 and 1960. I'll give you a brief summary of the plot and all you need to do is match the correct title to it. Note - the UK titles are used and some spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 01 17
Average
rossian
948 plays
19.
  All at Sea   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a mixture of books which are linked only by having a nautical setting. I hope you don't suffer from seasickness while playing the quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Sep 05 18
Average
rossian
416 plays
20.
  Who's Who in the Poldark Novels    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I'll give you a short description of a character from Winston Graham's Poldark novels. Can you match the right character, from his or her first name only, to the details given?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 14 20
Average
rossian
Mar 14 20
357 plays

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