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Quiz about Literature  By the Numbers
Quiz about Literature  By the Numbers

Literature - By the Numbers Trivia Quiz


Arrange these books in increasing order of the numbers that appear in their title.

An ordering quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
zorba_scank
Time
3 mins
Type
Order Quiz
Quiz #
378,267
Updated
Jan 15 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
631
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/10), Guest 184 (10/10), Guest 89 (7/10).
Mobile instructions: Press on an answer on the right. Then, press on the question it matches on the left.
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer, and then click on its destination box to move it.
What's the Correct Order?Choices
1.   
(Smallest number)
Joseph Heller: "Catch __"
2.   
Ray Bradbury: "Fahrenheit ___"
3.   
William Shakespeare: "___ Night"
4.   
Jules Verne: "____ Leagues Under the Sea"
5.   
John Buchan: "The ____ Steps"
6.   
Khaled Hosseini: "A ____ Splendid Suns"
7.   
Gabriel García Márquez: "____ Years of Solitude"
8.   
Helene Hanff: "__, Charing Cross Road"
9.   
Agatha Christie: "Towards __"
10.   
(Largest number)
Charles Dickens: "A Tale of __ Cities"





Most Recent Scores
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 184: 10/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 89: 7/10
Feb 22 2024 : shadowzep: 9/10
Feb 20 2024 : polly656: 7/10
Feb 15 2024 : Guest 77: 7/10
Jan 31 2024 : DoJo71: 10/10
Jan 30 2024 : ankitankurddit: 6/10
Jan 30 2024 : kpc1: 8/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Agatha Christie: "Towards __"

"Towards Zero" doesn't feature either of Christie's famous sleuths - Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot. Instead the sleuth is another of her recurring characters, Superintendent Battle. The elderly Lady Tressilian is found murdered and Battle is called to investigate the case.
2. Charles Dickens: "A Tale of __ Cities"

This novel has one of the best known opening lines of all time - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". Set before and during the French Revolution, the plot follows the lives of a French doctor, Manette and his daughter. The two cities referenced in the title are Paris and London.
3. William Shakespeare: "___ Night"

"Twelfth Night" is a Shakespearean play in the romantic comedy genre. It is believed that the play was written to be performed during the Twelfth Night which signals the end of the Christmas period, and hence the title. Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated during a shipwreck. What follows is a series of comedic events brought about by disguises and mistaken identities.
4. Joseph Heller: "Catch __"

This Joseph Heller novel gave rise to the term "Catch 22", which defines a paradoxical situation that a person cannot get out of. A common example given to explain this is a person needing a job to gain experience but all jobs mandating experience as a qualification. The novel is set during World War II and satirizes the abuse of power.
5. John Buchan: "The ____ Steps"

"The Thirty-Nine Steps" was written by Scottish author James Buchan. Richard Hannay, the lead character, then goes on to make an appearance in four more novels of the series. Hannay manages to get entangled with a spy ring and then ends up on the run trying to save his life.

The book was adapted multiple times for film, the most famous being the version by Alfred Hitchcock, though his movie deviated significantly from the original plot.
6. Helene Hanff: "__, Charing Cross Road"

The title "84, Charing Cross Road" refers to the address of a bookstore in London, England. Helene Hanff first contacted the store in 1949 to order a book she couldn't find in her city of New York. This was the start of a twenty year correspondence between her and the chief buyer of the book store. Set in epistolary form, the book is a memoir of this relationship.

It has since been adapted across various mediums including film, television and the stage.
7. Gabriel García Márquez: "____ Years of Solitude"

Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez is well-known for popularizing the magic realism style of writing within Latin American literature. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is set in the fictional town of Macondo and follows multiple generations of Buendia family. The novel was originally written in Spanish but has since been translated into over forty languages.
8. Ray Bradbury: "Fahrenheit ___"

This dystopian novel envisages a world where books are a threat because of the ideas and knowledge they give people. Firemen are therefore employed to burn books deemed harmful. The title is derived from the temperature at which paper burns - "Fahrenheit 451".
9. Khaled Hosseini: "A ____ Splendid Suns"

Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini rose to fame with his debut novel, "The Kite Runner". "A Thousand Splendid Suns" was his second novel and also set in Afghanistan. Unlike "The Kite Runner" which had a father-son relationship at its core, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" focusses on the relationship between two women, who through a twist of fate are married to the same man.
10. Jules Verne: "____ Leagues Under the Sea"

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is a science fiction adventure novel originally written by Jules Verne in French. He is also famous for other novels in the same genre like "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and "Around the World in 80 Days".

In "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", the antagonist Captain Nemo, imprisons the main characters aboard his submarine. Verne's description of a submarine and its capabilities were far ahead of the time the novel was written.
Source: Author zorba_scank

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