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Writer's Block 1 Trivia Quiz

I have listed the names of novelists and playwrights along with four works of literature. Three of them were authored by the named writer; one was written by someone else. You must identify the one that was NOT written by the named writer.

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

Author
emerald_door

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,415

Updated
Sep 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. John Steinbeck wrote all of these EXCEPT which one? Hint

The Grapes of Wrath

Of Mice and Men

East of Eden

A Tale of Two Cities

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these plays was NOT written by Henrik Ibsen? Hint

A Doll's House

The Master Builder

Hedda Gabler

Miss Julie

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Question 3 of 10

3. Three of these works have the same author, Oscar Wilde. Which is the odd one out? Hint

A Woman of No Importance

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Much Ado About Nothing

The Importance of Being Earnest

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ernest Hemingway wrote three of these books. Which one was written by a DIFFERENT author? Hint

A Separate Peace

To Have and Have Not

A Farewell to Arms

For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Question 5 of 10

5. Do you know which one of the following was NOT written by James A. Michener? Hint

From Here to Eternity

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Centennial

Tales of the South Pacific

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Question 6 of 10

6. Herman Wouk was the author of all of these works, EXCEPT one. Which one is it? Hint

Marjorie Morningstar

War and Remembrance

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Caine Mutiny

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these works was written by someone OTHER than Charles Dickens? Hint

Nicholas Nickleby

Tom Jones

Great Expectations

The Pickwick Papers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you identify the one book that was NOT authored by William Faulkner? Hint

As I Lay Dying

Sons and Lovers

The Sound and the Fury

Absalom, Absalom!

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Question 9 of 10

9. Carson McCullers wrote all of these except for one. Which one did she NOT write? Hint

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Member of the Wedding

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Question 10 of 10

10. Three of these books share the same author, Robert McCloskey. Which one had a DIFFERENT author? Hint

Ginger Pye

Homer Price

Make Way for Ducklings

Blueberries For Sal

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. John Steinbeck wrote all of these EXCEPT which one?

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities." The novel is set in London and Paris.

"The Grapes of Wrath" won the Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award in 1940, and John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.

2. Which one of these plays was NOT written by Henrik Ibsen?

Answer: Miss Julie

"Miss Julie" was written by August Strindberg.

Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) often challenged social norms in his plays.

3. Three of these works have the same author, Oscar Wilde. Which is the odd one out?

Answer: Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare wrote "Much Ado About Nothing."

Oscar Wilde wrote plays, poems, and short stories, but only one novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

4. Ernest Hemingway wrote three of these books. Which one was written by a DIFFERENT author?

Answer: A Separate Peace

John Knowles authored "A Separate Peace."

Ernest Hemingway won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for "The Old Man and the Sea," and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

5. Do you know which one of the following was NOT written by James A. Michener?

Answer: From Here to Eternity

James Jones wrote "From Here to Eternity".

In 1977 Michener was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.

6. Herman Wouk was the author of all of these works, EXCEPT one. Which one is it?

Answer: The Bridge of San Luis Rey

"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was written by Thornton Wilder.

Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood starred in the film version of "Marjorie Morningstar."

7. Which of these works was written by someone OTHER than Charles Dickens?

Answer: Tom Jones

"Tom Jones" was written by Henry Fielding.

Many of Dickens' novels were first published in serialized form, including his last work, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," which was unfinished at the time of his death, in 1870.

8. Can you identify the one book that was NOT authored by William Faulkner?

Answer: Sons and Lovers

D. H. Lawrence was the author of "Sons and Lovers."

William Faulkner donated some of his winnings from his 1949 Nobel Prize to help fund an award for fiction writers.

9. Carson McCullers wrote all of these except for one. Which one did she NOT write?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

"To Kill a Mockingbird" was written by Harper Lee.

Carson McCullers' unfinished autobiography, "Illumination and Night Glare," was published in 1999, more than 30 years after her death.

10. Three of these books share the same author, Robert McCloskey. Which one had a DIFFERENT author?

Answer: Ginger Pye

Eleanor Estes wrote "Ginger Pye."

"Make Way for Ducklings" is the official children's book of Massachusetts. In 1987, a bronze sculpture of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings was installed in the Boston Public Garden.

Source: Author emerald_door

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