Famous Books and Writers Quiz

Mary Shelley is the author of the novel Frankenstein, published in 1818.

James Dashner is the American author who wrote the young adult dystopian series The Maze Runner.

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls is a classic children's novel about a boy and his two hunting dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

Paddington Bear is a fictional character from children's literature who arrives in London from 'Darkest Peru'.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville famously begins with the iconic opening line: 'Call me Ishmael.'

The Jabberwocky is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, which appears in his book Through the Looking-Glass.

In The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen resides in District 12, the coal-mining district.

A traditional sonnet, such as a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet, consists of exactly 14 lines.

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift features the island of Lilliput, where the inhabitants are tiny people.

The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer is famously set in the town of Forks, Washington. The other cities listed are not the primary setting for the narrative.

William Shakespeare is traditionally credited with writing 37 plays. This number is the standard count accepted by most scholars.

In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mike Teevee is the child who is shrunk to a tiny size after being transmitted via television technology. The other children suffer different fates related to their specific character flaws.

The Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm) are the famous collectors of German fairy tales, including well-known stories like Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella. While others like Perrault also wrote versions of these, they are most famously associated with the Grimm collection.

J.M. Barrie is the Scottish novelist and playwright who created the character Peter Pan. He first introduced the character in his 1902 novel The Little White Bird.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (published as The Philosopher's Stone in the UK) is the first book in J.K. Rowling's series. The other options are subsequent books in the series.