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Famous Writers Trivia Quiz

A really simple quiz about famous authors. I'll give you a list of novels, plays or poems and you just name the person who wrote them. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,949

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
2344

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This author was responsible for the classic novels "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "A Christmas Carol". Who was this? Hint

William Shakespheare

Charles Dickens

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these authors penned the classics "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "The Prince and the Pauper" and "Life on the Mississippi"? Hint

Hart Crane

Mark Twain

Ernest Hemingway

William Faulkner

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Question 3 of 10

3. This poet penned the sentimental favorite "Romeo and Juliet", as well as "Macbeth", "Hamlet", "Othello", "Taming of the Shrew". Who is he known as? Hint

James Thomas Fields

Henry James

George Gissing

William Shakespeare

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Lord of the Flies", "Rites of Passage", "The Pyramid", were the works of which of these writers? Hint

Anthony Burgess

J.R.R. Tolkien

William Golding

Nigel Williams

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who created the famous novels "The Call of the Wild", "To Build A Fire", "The Iron Heel" and "White Fang"? Hint

Jack London

Ralph V. Cutlip

Leo Tolstoy

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Breakfast At Tiffany's", "In Cold Blood" and "The Innocents" were the famous works of which of these authors? Hint

Jerzy Kosinski

Anthony Burgess

Carl Sandburg

Truman Capote

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Question 7 of 10

7. This very famous novelist was guilty of many horror/mystery stories, such as "Interview With the Vampire", "The Queen of the Damned" and "The Mummy". Who was she? Hint

Anne Rice

Anne Sexton

Agatha Christie

Virginia Woolf

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these writers authored many teen/young adult novels, including "The Outsiders", "That Was Then, This Is Now", "Tex" and "Rumble Fish"? Hint

S.E. Hinton

Randi Reisfield

Francine Pascal

H.B Gilmour

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Question 9 of 10

9. "A Farewell To Arms", "The Sun Also Rises", "For Whom The Bell Tolls"; these popular novels were penned by which of these famous novelists? Hint

Nick Adams

John Davidson

Ernest Hemingway

Edgar Allan Poe

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Question 10 of 10

10. What writer was responsible for these classics: "The Red Badge of Courage" and "Maggie", A Girl On the Streets"? Hint

William Dean Howells

Joseph Conrad

Stephen Crane

H.G. Wells

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This author was responsible for the classic novels "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "A Christmas Carol". Who was this?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was the most popular authors of the Victorian Era. His many still famous stories are known for their serial-ism and cliffhangers.

2. Which of these authors penned the classics "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "The Prince and the Pauper" and "Life on the Mississippi"?

Answer: Mark Twain

Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was famous for his humorous writings. His novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is often referred to as 'the great American novel'.

3. This poet penned the sentimental favorite "Romeo and Juliet", as well as "Macbeth", "Hamlet", "Othello", "Taming of the Shrew". Who is he known as?

Answer: William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is commonly dubbed as England's national poet and the Bard of Avon. His stories were famous for being a variety of comedies, dramas, tragedies and romances.

4. "Lord of the Flies", "Rites of Passage", "The Pyramid", were the works of which of these writers?

Answer: William Golding

William Golding was a prominent British poet, novelist and playwright. He also won a Nobel Prize for literature as well as a Booker prize. He also authored a trilogy entitled "To The Ends of the Earth".

5. Who created the famous novels "The Call of the Wild", "To Build A Fire", "The Iron Heel" and "White Fang"?

Answer: Jack London

Jack London was a prominent American writer and was very passionate in his support of unionization and socialism. He was also faced with many troubles in his life, including depression and accusations of plagiarism.

6. "Breakfast At Tiffany's", "In Cold Blood" and "The Innocents" were the famous works of which of these authors?

Answer: Truman Capote

Capote was famous for his novels, short stories and non-fiction literature. There were several movies and television shows that were based on his stories. Capote was also a popular guest on 1970s talk shows.

7. This very famous novelist was guilty of many horror/mystery stories, such as "Interview With the Vampire", "The Queen of the Damned" and "The Mummy". Who was she?

Answer: Anne Rice

Anne Rice was famous for her gothic fiction, and for writing Christian and erotic literature. She was widely regarded as a southern postmodernist. Among her many works were vampire chronicles.

8. Which of these writers authored many teen/young adult novels, including "The Outsiders", "That Was Then, This Is Now", "Tex" and "Rumble Fish"?

Answer: S.E. Hinton

Susan Eloise Hinton was a novelist of many young adult fiction stories. She was advised to use her initials to strengthen her chances of getting her first story, "The Outsiders", published. Many of her stories centered around the lives of young people and about acceptance by peers.

9. "A Farewell To Arms", "The Sun Also Rises", "For Whom The Bell Tolls"; these popular novels were penned by which of these famous novelists?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway was an American author with a distinctive style of economy and understatement. In 1954, he won the Nobel Prize in literature. Many of his stories were considered great American classics.

10. What writer was responsible for these classics: "The Red Badge of Courage" and "Maggie", A Girl On the Streets"?

Answer: Stephen Crane

Crane's works were mainly known for American realism, naturalism and impressionism. His writings are also categorized as distinctive dialects, irony and intensity. Crane started writing when he was four years of age and by 16 he had sold numerous articles of his works.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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