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Quiz about Match Writers with only Initials to their Name
Quiz about Match Writers with only Initials to their Name

Match Writers with only Initials to their Name Quiz


Can you identify these well known writers who only used initials for their christian names.

A matching quiz by zambesi. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
zambesi
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
397,318
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
769
Last 3 plays: Guest 213 (10/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Taltarzac (10/10).
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QuestionsChoices
1. Peter Pan   
  J. R. R. Tolkien
2. Winnie-the-Pooh   
  P. G. Wodehouse
3. Catcher in the Rye   
  E. L. James
4. Nobel Prize in Literature 1948   
  J. D. Salinger
5. The Time Machine   
  C. S. Lewis
6. Bertie Wooster and Jeeves   
  T. S. Eliot
7. Anne of Green Gables   
  L.M. Montgomery
8. Fifty Shades of Grey   
  J. M. Barrie
9. The Chronicles of Narnia   
  H. G. Wells
10. The Lord of the Rings   
  A. A. Milne





Select each answer

1. Peter Pan
2. Winnie-the-Pooh
3. Catcher in the Rye
4. Nobel Prize in Literature 1948
5. The Time Machine
6. Bertie Wooster and Jeeves
7. Anne of Green Gables
8. Fifty Shades of Grey
9. The Chronicles of Narnia
10. The Lord of the Rings

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Sep 19 2024 : Guest 213: 10/10
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Sep 08 2024 : Taltarzac: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Peter Pan

Answer: J. M. Barrie

James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright. He is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, Wendy and their adventures in the fictional Neverland.
2. Winnie-the-Pooh

Answer: A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was an English author who is best known for his books about the teddy bear "Winnie-the-Pooh". Besides being a novelist he was also an accomplished playwright and poet. Milne served his country in both World War I and II.
3. Catcher in the Rye

Answer: J. D. Salinger

Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010) was an American writer who wrote the widely read novel "Catcher in the Rye" (1951). The novel is about the rebellious teenager named Holden Caulfield, who became an icon for teenagers during the 1950s and 1960s.
4. Nobel Prize in Literature 1948

Answer: T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was an American poet, playwright, essayist, publisher and social critic. He became a British subject in 1927 and is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948 "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry".
5. The Time Machine

Answer: H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer. He is best remembered for his science fiction novels. "The Time Machine" was published in 1895 and has been adapted into a feature film in 1960 and 2002. In 1978 it was adapted into a television film.
6. Bertie Wooster and Jeeves

Answer: P. G. Wodehouse

Phelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English author who also wrote a number of Broadway musical comedies. However, he is best known for his fictional characters about the young English gentleman Bertie Wooster and his intelligent valet Jeeves who gets his master and his friends out of usually awkward situations. The two characters appeared in numerous novels from 1915-1974.
7. Anne of Green Gables

Answer: L.M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author whose novel about the orphaned girl, Anne Shirley, in a series of novels beginning in 1908 with "Anne of Green Gables". The setting for the novel was the late 19th century on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
8. Fifty Shades of Grey

Answer: E. L. James

Erika Leonard James (b.1963) is an English author who is best known as the author of the erotic romance novels "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed". That trilogy of novels have all been adapted into films.
9. The Chronicles of Narnia

Answer: C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British author, scholar and broadcaster and was born in Belfast, Ireland as it was at that time in 1898. He held academic positions at both the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He Best works of fiction included "The Chronicles of Narnia, "The Screwtape Letters" and "The Space Trilogy".
10. The Lord of the Rings

Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was an English author, poet and academic who is best known for the classic fantasy works of "The Hobbit" (1937) and "The Lord of the Rings" (1954). He held a professorship at the University of Oxford from 1925-1945.
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