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Quiz about What Author Wrote What
Quiz about What Author Wrote What

What Author Wrote What? Trivia Quiz


Books tell stories, history, life experiences, and all sorts of other topics. The first questions will be a brief summary of the novel. Tell me what author wrote it and the title. For the last questions I will list book titles and you tell me the author.

A multiple-choice quiz by jbooker8. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jbooker8
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,363
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1072
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Question 1 of 10
1. This story is about a young boy who finds a dog and becomes very attached to it. Unfortunately, his father believes it belongs to a neighbor who the young boy does not like. The young boy decides to work for his neighbor in hopes of gaining ownership of the dog, which ultimately he does. What story am I describing, and who wrote it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This story is about a young girl's pig which her father planned to butcher. After pleading with him, the young girl was given the chance to tend to the piglet. After the big grew, the pig was sent to the little girl's uncle. While in the barn, the piglet became friend with a lady grey spider, who made the pig famous by means of her webs. What story is this, and which author wrote it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This book is about a poor young boy who lives with his grandparents. The young boy was fascinated with this chocolate factory that was in his hometown. The owner of the factory held a contest for five lucky children to visit his factory if they found golden tickets inside of his candy bars. What is the title of this book, and who wrote it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This series of books is about a young wizard and his friends who attend a school designed for students like them. The young wizard is continuously put to the test against a dark Lord who killed his parents. Each book tells the adventure that the young wizard goes through as he grows. What books am I describing, and who wrote them? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This book is about a young boy who was given an old wooden medicine cabinet from his big brother for his birthday. The young boy was also given a miniature plastic Indian, which he put inside the cabinet. When he turned the key on the cabinet, the Indian came alive. What book is this and who wrote it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Animal Farm", "Nineteen Eighty-Four", "Coming Up for Air", "A Clergyman's Daughter" and "Burmese Days" are titles written by which author? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Garden of Eden", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "The Sun Also Rises", and "A Farewell to Arms" are all titles from what author? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "The Stand", "It", "Carrie", "Salem's Lot" and "The Green Mile" came from what author? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What author's masterpieces included "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", and "Emma"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Prince And The Pauper", "The Mysterious Stranger", and "Life on the Mississippi" were written by what author? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This story is about a young boy who finds a dog and becomes very attached to it. Unfortunately, his father believes it belongs to a neighbor who the young boy does not like. The young boy decides to work for his neighbor in hopes of gaining ownership of the dog, which ultimately he does. What story am I describing, and who wrote it?

Answer: "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor wrote the book "Shiloh" in 1991. "Shiloh" received the John Newbery Medal in 1992. The award is given to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

The young boy was named Marty Preston, and he hid Shiloh from his family in a barn he made. His father soon found out about the dog, when Shiloh was attacked by a stray and Marty had no choice but to get his father's help.
2. This story is about a young girl's pig which her father planned to butcher. After pleading with him, the young girl was given the chance to tend to the piglet. After the big grew, the pig was sent to the little girl's uncle. While in the barn, the piglet became friend with a lady grey spider, who made the pig famous by means of her webs. What story is this, and which author wrote it?

Answer: "Charlotte's Web" by E. B. White

Harper & Brothers first published "Charlotte's Web" in 1952. E.B. White's love for animals and his connection to them inspired him to write the book. The pictures for the original edition were done by Garth Williams.
3. This book is about a poor young boy who lives with his grandparents. The young boy was fascinated with this chocolate factory that was in his hometown. The owner of the factory held a contest for five lucky children to visit his factory if they found golden tickets inside of his candy bars. What is the title of this book, and who wrote it?

Answer: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

Charlie was given the money for the candy bar containing the gold ticket from his grandpa. It was all the money his grandpa had, so when Charlie won he took his grandpa along for the factory tour. The other four kids who won didn't appreciate the factory the way owner Willy Wonka intended them to.

As the book progressed, each child determined his or her own fate by disobeying Mr. Wonka's wishes.
4. This series of books is about a young wizard and his friends who attend a school designed for students like them. The young wizard is continuously put to the test against a dark Lord who killed his parents. Each book tells the adventure that the young wizard goes through as he grows. What books am I describing, and who wrote them?

Answer: "Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series have become a massive success. Harry Potter was always troubled by Lord Voldemort, whom Harry witnessed killing his parents. an event which left him with a lightning bolt scar.
5. This book is about a young boy who was given an old wooden medicine cabinet from his big brother for his birthday. The young boy was also given a miniature plastic Indian, which he put inside the cabinet. When he turned the key on the cabinet, the Indian came alive. What book is this and who wrote it?

Answer: "The Indian in the Cupboard" by Lynne Reid Banks

Lynne Reid Banks wrote "The Indian in the Cupboard" in 1980. Lynne Reid Banks was born July 31, 1929 in London. "The Indian in the Cupboard" has sold over 10 million copies. Banks has also written "Broken Bridge", "One More River", and "The Key to the Indian".
6. "Animal Farm", "Nineteen Eighty-Four", "Coming Up for Air", "A Clergyman's Daughter" and "Burmese Days" are titles written by which author?

Answer: George Orwell

Author George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair in June 1903, in India. His novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was originally called "Last Man in Europe"; the title was changed for unknown reasons.
7. "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Garden of Eden", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "The Sun Also Rises", and "A Farewell to Arms" are all titles from what author?

Answer: Ernest Hemingway

In 1938, Ernest Hemingway established a world record by catching seven marlin in one day. Ernest Hemingway committed suicide with his favorite shotgun bought from Abercrombie & Fitch. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American during the Spanish Civil War.
8. "The Stand", "It", "Carrie", "Salem's Lot" and "The Green Mile" came from what author?

Answer: Stephen King

Suspense master Stephen King went by the pen-name Richard Bachman early in his career. In 1999, Stephen King was hit by a car while walking along a road in Maine. Stephen King's first novel was titled "Carrie", which he wrote in 1973. It was about a young girl who had telekinetic powers that she used to get revenge on others who teased her.

At the prom, Carrie was named prom queen due to fake voting slips made by students as a prank. After being on stage, the students embarrassed her by pouring pig's blood on her and her date Tommy. Once she was humiliated, Carrie was out to destroy everything in her way.
9. What author's masterpieces included "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", and "Emma"?

Answer: Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 and only completed six novels by the time she died in 1817. In 2002, the British public voted her No. 70 on a list of "100 Most Famous Britons of All Time." Jane Austen wrote primarily about romantic fiction.
10. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Prince And The Pauper", "The Mysterious Stranger", and "Life on the Mississippi" were written by what author?

Answer: Mark Twain

Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835. Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut from a massive heart attack. Three of Mark Twain's sibling died during his childhood. "Life on the Mississippi" is Twain's account of his early years working on a steamboat prior to the Civil War.
Source: Author jbooker8

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