Question 1

What is the best-selling novel of all time?

Accepted Answer

Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes

Question 2

Who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Atwood

Question 3

In which city does Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet take place?

Accepted Answer

Verona

Question 4

What famous American novel begins with the line, “Call me Ishmael”?

Accepted Answer

Moby-Dick

Question 5

Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?

Accepted Answer

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Question 6

What novel introduced the character Jay Gatsby?

Accepted Answer

The Great Gatsby

Question 7

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what type of animal is Boxer?

Accepted Answer

Horse

Question 8

Who wrote the fantasy series His Dark Materials?

Accepted Answer

Philip Pullman

Question 9

Which country gave the world the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen?

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 10

What year was the first Harry Potter book published?

Accepted Answer

1997

Question 11

Which famous playwright invented over 1,700 words that are still used today?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 12

What is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

Question 13

Which Greek epic poem is attributed to Homer and tells the story of Odysseus’ journey home?

Accepted Answer

The Odyssey

Question 14

Which book has been adapted into the most films?

Accepted Answer

Dracula – Bram Stoker

Question 15

Which Dr. Seuss book only contains 50 different words?

Accepted Answer

Green Eggs and Ham

Question 16

What color is the cover of the original Penguin Classics paperbacks?

Accepted Answer

Orange

Question 17

In Pride and Prejudice, who does Elizabeth Bennet marry?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Darcy

Question 18

Which fictional bear is known for loving “a little smackerel of honey”?

Accepted Answer

Winnie-the-Pooh

Question 19

Which novel features the character Atticus Finch?

Accepted Answer

To Kill a Mockingbird

Question 20

Which author wrote under the pen name George Eliot?

Accepted Answer

Mary Ann Evans

Trine Book Night (Adult Trivia)

2) Who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale?

3) In which city does Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet take place?

4) What famous American novel begins with the line, “Call me Ishmael”?

5) Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes?

6) What novel introduced the character Jay Gatsby?

7) In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, what type of animal is Boxer?

8) Who wrote the fantasy series His Dark Materials?

9) Which country gave the world the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen?

10) What year was the first Harry Potter book published?

11) Which famous playwright invented over 1,700 words that are still used today?

12) What is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

13) Which Greek epic poem is attributed to Homer and tells the story of Odysseus’ journey home?

14) Which book has been adapted into the most films?

15) Which Dr. Seuss book only contains 50 different words?

16) What color is the cover of the original Penguin Classics paperbacks?

17) In Pride and Prejudice, who does Elizabeth Bennet marry?

18) Which fictional bear is known for loving “a little smackerel of honey”?

19) Which novel features the character Atticus Finch?

20) Which author wrote under the pen name George Eliot?