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1. What was the first book ever printed using movable type? Reveal Answer The Gutenberg Bible 2. Who is the author of the classic novel ‘1984’? Reveal Answer George Orwell 3. In which language was ‘The Divine Comedy’ originally written? Reveal Answer Italian 4. In the ‘Harry Potter’ series, what does the acronym ‘S.P.E.W’ stand for? Reveal Answer Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare 5. Who wrote the dystopian novel ‘Brave New World’? Reveal Answer Aldous Huxley 6. What is the name of the whale in ‘Moby Dick’? Reveal Answer Moby Dick 7. In ‘The Lord of the Rings’, who was the king of Rohan? Reveal Answer Théoden 8. Which ‘Game of Thrones’ book introduces the character ‘Lady Stoneheart’? Reveal Answer A Storm of Swords 9. What’s the name of the protagonist in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’? Reveal Answer Scout Finch 10. What’s the highest-selling book series of all time? Reveal Answer Harry Potter series 11. Who was Sherlock Holmes’s faithful sidekick? Reveal Answer Dr. John Watson 12. Which author wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’? Reveal Answer Jane Austen 13. In ‘The Hunger Games’, what is the name of the country where the story takes place? Reveal Answer Panem 14. Who wrote ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’? Reveal Answer Mark Twain 15. What novel was originally titled ‘First Impressions’? Reveal Answer Pride and Prejudice 16. Which American author wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’? Reveal Answer Ernest Hemingway 17. In ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, who is Aslan? Reveal Answer A Lion 18. What famous science fiction author wrote ‘I, Robot’? Reveal Answer Isaac Asimov 19. What is the real name of ‘The Artful Dodger’ in ‘Oliver Twist’? Reveal Answer Jack Dawkins 20. In ‘Alice in Wonderland’, who does Alice follow into Wonderland? Reveal Answer The White Rabbit 21. What’s the name of the pig in ‘Charlotte’s Web’? Reveal Answer Wilbur 22. Who is the author of the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series? Reveal Answer George R.R. Martin 23. In ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, what is the protagonist’s full name? Reveal Answer Holden Caulfield 24. What is the name of the science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card featuring Ender Wiggin? Reveal Answer Ender’s Game 25. Who is the author of ‘The Great Gatsby’? Reveal Answer F. Scott Fitzgerald 26. In ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, who is the White Witch? Reveal Answer Jadis 27. What city is the main setting of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’? Reveal Answer Paris and London 28. What is the name of the protagonist in ‘The Hobbit’? Reveal Answer Bilbo Baggins 29. Who is the author of the ‘Jack Reacher’ series? Reveal Answer Lee Child 30. What is the title of the first book in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ series by C.S. Lewis? Reveal Answer The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 31. What is the pseudonym of the author of the ‘Hardy Boys’ series? Reveal Answer Franklin W. Dixon 32. In the ‘Harry Potter’ series, what is the name of Harry’s owl? Reveal Answer Hedwig 33. Who is the author of ‘Moby Dick’? Reveal Answer Herman Melville 34. Who is the author of the ‘Artemis Fowl’ series? Reveal Answer Eoin Colfer 35. What is the real name of Mark Twain? Reveal Answer Samuel Clemens 36. In which book does the character Atticus Finch first appear? Reveal Answer To Kill a Mockingbird 37. Who wrote the dystopian novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’? Reveal Answer Ray Bradbury 38. Who is the author of the book ‘The Martian’? Reveal Answer Andy Weir 39. What is the longest novel ever written? Reveal Answer A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust 40. Who is the author of ‘A Brief History of Time’? Reveal Answer Stephen Hawking 41. In the ‘Twilight’ series, what are the names of Bella’s parents? Reveal Answer Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer 42. Who is the author of the novel ‘The Shining’? Reveal Answer Stephen King 43. What does ‘Hobbit’ Bilbo Baggins steal from the dragon Smaug in ‘The Hobbit’? Reveal Answer A piece of treasure, the Arkenstone 44. What’s the real name of Dr. Seuss? Reveal Answer Theodor Seuss Geisel 45. What is the title of Harper Lee’s second novel? Reveal Answer Go Set a Watchman 46. Who wrote ‘War and Peace’? Reveal Answer Leo Tolstoy 47. In ‘Pride and Prejudice’, who does Elizabeth Bennet marry? Reveal Answer Mr. Darcy 48. Who wrote the novel ‘Gone Girl’? Reveal Answer Gillian Flynn 49. What is the name of the second book in the ‘Harry Potter’ series? Reveal Answer Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 50. Who is the author of the ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ series? Reveal Answer Stieg Larsson 51. Who wrote the novel ‘Les Misérables’? Reveal Answer Victor Hugo 52. What is the title of the first book in the ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’ series? Reveal Answer The Lightning Thief 53. Who is the author of the ‘The Da Vinci Code’? Reveal Answer Dan Brown 54. In ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, who is the author of the poem ‘Jabberwocky’? Reveal Answer Lewis Carroll 55. In ‘The Lord of the Rings’, what is the name of Gandalf’s horse? Reveal Answer Shadowfax 56. Who is the author of the ‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy? Reveal Answer Philip Pullman 57. What is the title of the first book in ‘The Wheel of Time’ series? Reveal Answer The Eye of the World 58. What’s the name of the book written by Anne Frank? Reveal Answer The Diary of a Young Girl 59. Who is the author of the ‘Dune’ series? Reveal Answer Frank Herbert 60. Who wrote ‘Dracula’? Reveal Answer Bram Stoker 61. What’s the name of the wind in ‘Gone with the Wind’? Reveal Answer Scarlett O’Hara 62. What’s the name of the dystopian trilogy by Suzanne Collins? Reveal Answer The Hunger Games 63. In ‘The Great Gatsby’, who is Gatsby’s love interest? Reveal Answer Daisy Buchanan 64. In ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, where does Holden Caulfield live? Reveal Answer New York City 65. Who wrote ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’? Reveal Answer C.S. Lewis 66. What are the four houses of Hogwarts in the ‘Harry Potter’ series? Reveal Answer Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin 67. Who is the author of ‘Anna Karenina’? Reveal Answer Leo Tolstoy 68. In ‘The Hobbit’, who is the leader of the dwarves? Reveal Answer Thorin Oakenshield 69. What is the last name of the family in ‘Little Women’? Reveal Answer March 70. In ‘Wuthering Heights’, who does Catherine Earnshaw marry? Reveal Answer Edgar Linton 71. What is the name of the last book in the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series? Reveal Answer A Dream of Spring 72. Who is the author of the ‘Discworld’ series? Reveal Answer Terry Pratchett 73. What is the title of the second book in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ series? Reveal Answer The Two Towers 74. In ‘1984’, what is the name of the authoritarian regime’s language? Reveal Answer Newspeak 75. What’s the pen name of the author who wrote ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’? Reveal Answer Mark Twain 76. What is the title of the sequel to ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’? Reveal Answer Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There 77. Who is the author of ‘Beloved’? Reveal Answer Toni Morrison 78. Who wrote ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’? Reveal Answer Oscar Wilde 79. Who is the author of ‘Madame Bovary’? Reveal Answer Gustave Flaubert 80. In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, who is Scout’s brother? Reveal Answer Jem Finch 81. Who is the author of ‘Ulysses’? Reveal Answer James Joyce 82. Who is the author of ‘Maus’? Reveal Answer Art Spiegelman 83. In ‘The Hobbit’, what is the name of the dragon? Reveal Answer Smaug 84. Who wrote ‘Catch-22’? Reveal Answer Joseph Heller 85. In ‘Alice in Wonderland’, who is the Queen of Hearts? Reveal Answer A character known for her phrase, ‘Off with their heads!’ 86. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’s landlady? Reveal Answer Mrs. Hudson 87. Who wrote ‘Crime and Punishment’? Reveal Answer Fyodor Dostoevsky Sharing is Caring:
