Celebrities Can Read! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Little Women

"Little Women" was Louisa May Alcott's best-known book; it was one of a series of semi-autobiographical books about the March sisters growing up in 19th century Massachusetts. In the "Friends" episode, Joey had agreed to switch books with Rachel, and he ended up being engrossed in "Little Women".

Answer: Ulysses

Initially banned in many countries, James Joyce's racy story about a day in the life of Leopold Bloom still encounters resistance in some communities. In "Back to School", Thornton Mellon reacts to the reading by jumping up and echoing Molly's "Yes! Yes!".

Incidentally, Kurt Vonnegut had a cameo in the film. He was hired by Mellon to write a paper on his novels, but Mellon refused to pay him after Professor Turner rejected the paper as being written by someone who knew nothing about Vonnegut.

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee's only book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird", concerned Depression-era racism and was loosely based on Lee's own experiences growing up in Alabama. On "Everybody Loves Raymond", Debra had complained to Ray that he never bought her thoughtful gifts, so on his brother's recommendation, he bought her the book on which she wrote her college thesis.

She later found out that it wasn't Ray's idea.

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's romantic tale of two headstrong people fighting a mutual attraction is perhaps the best-known of her six novels. In "You've Got Mail", Kathleen Kelly carried a copy of the book to a restaurant where she was to meet a blind date, who turned out to be Joe Fox.

Answer: Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" was a semi-autobiographical account of the author's early life in Paris. It was banned for thirty years in the U.S. before the Supreme Court decision allowed it to be published in the 1960s. On "Seinfeld", Jerry had lent the book to George from whom it was stolen by a deranged gym teacher.

Answer: Hamlet

By the end of "Hamlet", Shakespeare's longest play, Horatio is one of the few characters left standing. In another scene in "Arthur", an ill Hobson feigns death while making a last request of Arthur, "There are three books.... Take them back... to the LIBRARY!"

Answer: The Icarus Agenda

Although not Robert Ludlum's best known book, "The Icarus Agenda" was released around the time that "When Harry Met Sally" was being filmed and thus was included in the movie. Ludlum is better known for his "Jason Bourne" books which have found new life thanks to the Matt Damon films.

In "When Harry Met Sally", Harry's reason for reading the ending first is that, if he dies before he finishes the book, at least he'll know how it ends.

Answer: The Velveteen Rabbit

"The Velveteen Rabbit" is a classic children's novel about the love of a boy bringing his stuffed rabbit to life. On "Friends", Chandler had a crush on Joey's girlfriend, and he was the one who actually bought the book, but he let Joey give it to her. Sadly, Joey thought it was about rabbits and Velveeta.

Answer: Moby Dick

Although "Moby Dick" is now Herman Melville's best-known work, at the time of his death in 1891, he was better known for a book called "Typee". His "New York Times" obituary listed "Mobie Dick" (sic) after "Typee" and "Omoo", and an article that appeared in "New York Publishers' Weekly" a year before his death referred to "his most famous tale, Typee" with no mention of "Moby Dick".

In "Major League", Jake Taylor ended up reading several comics based on classics which he shared with his teammates as they were traveling between games.

Answer: Beyond Good and Evil

"Beyond Good and Evil", one of Friedrich Nietzsche's later works, continued his "question authority" theme. In "A Fish Called Wanda", Otto is dozing off while reading the book only to be awoken by his alarm clock, which he promptly shoots.