Books Transformed Into Movies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dakota Fanning

Dakota had been widely known for being in movies like "War of the Worlds" and "Dreamer", and she got one of the lead roles in "The Secret Life of Bees". The original novel was by Sue Monk Kidd. The movie also starred Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson.

Answer: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks had already been known worldwide for being in movies like "Big" and "Toy Story". In "Big", he was Josh Baskin as an adult, and in "Toy Story", he was Woody, a drawstring cowboy. Robert Langdon is the protagonist of "The Da Vinci Code". The original novel "The Da Vinci Code" was written by Dan Brown.

Answer: Emma Watson

Emma Watson also was in the "Harry Potter" movies as Hermione Granger. She tries a voice-over part in this animated movie. It was also Emma's first non-"Harry Potter" feature film. "The Tale of Desperaux" was written by Kate DiCamillo. It is about a brave, adventurous mouse. The book came out in 2003.

Answer: John Lennon

In the movie, Forrest meets John Lennon on "The Dick Cavett Show". "Forrest Gump" is about how a man goes through many important U.S. events of the 1960s and '70s. In some cases, he has a great impact on history and how things happened. The novel version was written by Winston Groom in 1986.

The movie adaptation won six Academy Awards. Robert Zemeckis won for Best Director and Tom Hanks won for Best Actor.

Answer: Tate Taylor

Tate was a good friend of the author, Kathryn Stockett, and got the rights to the movie adaptation. "The Help" is about how a woman writes a book from the point of view of black maids before the Civil Rights Movement.

Answer: Richard Dreyfuss

Richard narrates the movie. He later appeared in movies like "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "What About Bob?". "Stand By Me" was based on Stephen King's "The Body".

Answer: Billy Beane

Billy Beane was the Oakland Athletics general manager. "Moneyball" is about how Billy made a great baseball team on a low payroll. They used statistics that other teams ignored. Brad Pitt played Billy in the movie adaptation.

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Duvall played Arthur "Boo" Radley in the movie. He later went on to be in the "Godfather" series. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is about how two kids, Scout and Jem, deal with their lives when their father is shunned by the community for defending Tom Robinson, a black man, in a trial. "To Kill A Mockingbird" was the only book Harper Lee, the author, ever published.

Answer: Oskar

"Schindler's List" is about how Oskar Schindler, a German man, saved many Jewish people's lives during the Holocaust. The original book was called "Schindler's Ark" and was written by Thomas Keneally. Liam Neeson played Oskar in the movie.

Answer: Jaws

"Jaws" is about how a great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, and how Martin Brody, the police chief, tries to kill it. It was an extremely popular movie when it came out in 1975. Many critics consider it one of the best and scariest movies of all-time. People were frightened of its suspenseful music.