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Recent Writings Trivia Quiz

Match the recent work to the novelist or playwright who wrote it.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,499

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
633

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'Broken Glass' Hint

Arthur Miller

Dario Fo

Harold Pinter

David Mamet

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Three Tall Women' Hint

David Rabe

Marsha Norman

Wendy Wasserstein

Edward Albee

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'The Hope'; 'The Glory' Hint

Herman Wouk

Howard Fast

Irving Wallace

John Hersey

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' Hint

Peter Shaffer

Paul Zindel

Terence McNally

Jason Miller

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'The Dinner Party' Hint

Terence Rattigan

Anthony Shaffer

Tony Kushner

Neil Simon

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Candyland' Hint

Robert B. Parker

Harold Robbins

Janet Dailey

Evan Hunter

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'The Prometheus Deception' Hint

Nora Roberts

Sidney Sheldon

Robert Ludlum

Danielle Steele

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'A Man In Full' Hint

Stephen King

Louis L'Amour

Janet Guthrie

Tom Wolfe

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'A God In Ruins' Hint

James Jones

John Fowles

A . Alvarez

Leon Uris

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Even The Stars Look Lonesome' Hint

Anne Sexton

Ted Hughes

Robert Creeley

Maya Angelou

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Broken Glass'

Answer: Arthur Miller

Legendary writer still working at it.

2. 'Three Tall Women'

Answer: Edward Albee

Award Winning play.

3. 'The {Hope';} 'The Glory'

Answer: Herman Wouk

'Caine Mutiny' and many others. Wallace also wrote many.

4. 'Love! Valour! Compassion!'

Answer: Terence McNally

Long career. Shaffer was 'Amadeus' and others.

5. 'The Dinner Party'

Answer: Neil Simon

Too many to count. Shaffer did 'Sleuth'.

6. 'Candyland'

Answer: Evan Hunter

'The Blackboard Jungle', among others.

7. 'The Prometheus Deception'

Answer: Robert Ludlum

Prolific writer, recently passed away.

8. 'A Man In Full'

Answer: Tom Wolfe

'Bonfire of the Vanities' is probably Wolfe's best known work.

9. 'A God In Ruins'

Answer: Leon Uris

Uris did 'Exodus' and many others. Jones did 'From Here to Eternity'. Sadly, there hasn't been much lately from Fowles.

10. 'Even The Stars Look Lonesome'

Answer: Maya Angelou

Bright lady, heck of a life.

Source: Author robert362

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