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Authors Behind Initials Trivia Quiz

Guys seem to like to hide behind initialled first names. Sometimes we end up knowing the initials but no longer what first names were behind them. Have a try.Is J.R.R. Tolkien : John Ruben Romuald T. No, it's .. . Well hadn't you better try the quiz?

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,210

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1664

Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (6/10), Guest 172 (3/10), Guest 70 (6/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What first names hide behind : L.P. Hartley? Hint

Lawrence Peter

Lewis Philip

Leslie Poles

Leonard Peter

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Question 2 of 10

2. ....E.M.Forster Hint

Edward Morgan

Ernest Martin

Edward Morton

Ephraim Maurice

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Question 3 of 10

3. ..G.M.Hopkins Hint

Gerard Manley

Gerald Miles

George Martial

Gerald Manley

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Question 4 of 10

4. ... J.B. Priestley Hint

James Bruce

John Boynton

John Basil

Joseph Bernard

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Question 5 of 10

5. ...J.M.Synge Hint

Jonathan Maurice

John Millington

James Morton

Joseph Makepeace

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Question 6 of 10

6. ....P.B.Shelley Hint

Percy Butler

Paul Bernard

Peter Brandon

Percy Bysshe

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Question 7 of 10

7. ... A.E. Housman Hint

Anthony Edward

Alfred Edward

Albert Evelyn

Albert Edmund

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Question 8 of 10

8. ...T.E. Lawrence Hint

Theodore Ernest

Terence Erskine

Timothy Ernie

Thomas Edward

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Question 9 of 10

9. ...G.K. Chesterton Hint

George Kenneth

Gilbert Keith

Gilbert Kurt

Gilbert Kenneth

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Question 10 of 10

10. ...and last but not least what first names hide behind the initials of J.R.R.Tolkien? Hint

James Ruben Romuald

John Ronald Reuel

James Robert Reginald

Jonathan Ralph Rene

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Most Recent Scores

Aug 31 2025 : Guest 31: 6/10
Aug 27 2025 : Guest 172: 3/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 70: 6/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 71: 6/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 174: 4/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 68: 2/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 174: 4/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 168: 2/10
Aug 26 2025 : Guest 75: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What first names hide behind : L.P. Hartley?

Answer: Leslie Poles

Author of 'The Go-Between'

2. ....E.M.Forster

Answer: Edward Morgan

Author of 'A Passage to India', 'Maurice', 'Howards End', 'Where Angels Fear To Tread'

3. ..G.M.Hopkins

Answer: Gerard Manley

Jesuit poet.

4. ... J.B. Priestley

Answer: John Boynton

'An Inspector Calls' {(play);} 'The Good Companions' (novel)

5. ...J.M.Synge

Answer: John Millington

Wrote the 'Playboy of the Western World', 'Riders to the Sea'

6. ....P.B.Shelley

Answer: Percy Bysshe

My favourite poem of his is 'Ozymandias'.

7. ... A.E. Housman

Answer: Alfred Edward

Shropshire Lad.

8. ...T.E. Lawrence

Answer: Thomas Edward

Seven Pillars of Wisdom.-Not to be confused with Peter O' Toole.

9. ...G.K. Chesterton

Answer: Gilbert Keith

Defender of the 'Old Faith'.Staunch Roman Catholic.

10. ...and last but not least what first names hide behind the initials of J.R.R.Tolkien?

Answer: John Ronald Reuel

'Lord of the Rings.'

Source: Author flem-ish

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