30 Literature Trivia Questions & Answers (Fun Novels Quiz)
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Kyle Boureston
Test your knowledge of all things literature with these amazing literature trivia questions. See how well you know your literature with categories ranging from poetry to popular fiction novels.
If you love reading and know plenty of famous authors, this quiz will be a breeze. Use these trivia questions on members of a book club, or even in your English literature class.
The benefits of trivia questions are endless, and you’ll definitely benefit from this game of literature trivia.
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5 Best Literature Trivia
If you think you know most of the best-selling books and their authors then you’ll enjoy these trivia questions. What’s great about these literature trivia questions is that they focus on all the best books and their brilliant, well-known authors.
1. The Fault In Our Stars takes its title from which Shakespearean play?
2. What year were the first Pulitzer Prizes awarded?
3. What was the first book sold on Amazon.com?
4. What was the first novel ever written?
5. A picture of which author, who created the character Huckleberry Finn, was the first image to be uploaded onto Wikipedia?
5 Easy Literature Trivia
You don’t need to know much about literature to get these easy trivia questions right. Heck, you don’t even have to love reading. Most of those listed here have had films made out of them. So, let’s hope you enjoy watching movies.
6. Who is the protagonist of The Hunger Games?
7. How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet?
8. According to the most popular modern text, what type of government exists in the world of Humpty Dumpty?
9. What is the seventh and final installment in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series?
10. What was the title of Tolkien’s sequel to The Hobbit?
5 Fun Literature Trivia
Who said literature has to be boring? Those who don’t enjoy reading can get a kick out of these fun trivia questions. And those who love reading will enjoy these so much more.
11. What is the name of Thor’s war hammer?
12. What word did Robert A. Heinlein introduce into the English language in his book Stranger in a Strange Land?
13. What is the smallest book in the Welsh National Library?
14. In Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist, what food does Oliver famously ask for more of when he says: “Please, Sir, I want some more”?
15. What title belongs to the first novel in the James Bond series?
4 American Literature Trivia
Literature has a long history that goes back centuries and it has helped the written language developed. Take your time and learn about the history of literature with these history trivia questions. You’ll be happy to know that they’re all American history trivia questions.
16. What writer had more than 70 different pen names?
17. Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize with which book?
18. In what year was Gillian Flynn’s domestic thriller Gone Girl published?
19. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in what fictional town?
5 Random Literature Trivia
Not all literature history comes from books. Sometimes the interesting facts come from the personal lives of the writers, or other random stuff. Learn some interestingly random things with these random trivia questions based (loosely) on literature.
20. Why was playwright Joe Orton sent to prison in 1962?
21. In 2004 who became the first person to earn $1 billion by writing books?
22. What famous author was a descendant of one of the Salem witches?
23. What is the name of Christian’s helicopter in 50 Shades of Grey?
24. What is the title of the longest-running play ever written?
6 Hard Literature Trivia
Are you an English Major or know someone who is? Maybe you’d like to challenge your English literature teacher with a game of trivia. If you do, then these hard trivia questions will work just fine. Just make sure you study up on all the answers to outsmart your teacher.
25. Who coined the word ‘robot’?
26. George H.W. Bush owned a famous book-writing dog with what name?
27. Mohandas Gandhi carried whose essay entitled “Civil Disobedience” with him during his prison stays?
28. How many rejections did Louis L’Amour receive before being published?
29. According to the earliest medieval ballads about him, where did Robin Hood live?
30. All of this author’s novels, including Amerika, were published after his death in 1824.
Downloadable and Printable List of Literature Trivia
Here is a downloadable and printable jpg/pdf list of literature trivia (right-click the image and select Save Image As…):
How To Pick The Best Literature Trivia
Do you need some help choosing the best questions for your trivia game? Just follow the tips below.
1. Popular Facts Give Everyone a Chance
People love playing games they can relate to. So when you add a whole lot of popular subjects into your game, it makes it so much more fun. Remember that this is a game, and unless you’re trying to give people a lesson on literature, go with the questions you know people will guess correctly.
2. Add a Little Bit of Everything
Unless you know exactly how everyone wants to play the game, add questions from each category. You never know which subjects people will like best.
More Awesome Trivia Questions
We can all agree that trivia is awesome. Try out these other questions instead.
- You don’t need to read the books to know the answers to these Harry Potter trivia questions. They’ve all been made into movies!
- Music is just poetry with a melody. So, if you’re a fan of literature (or not) then you have to check out these music trivia questions.
- Books, music, movies… They’re all part of pop culture. If you stay up to date with the latest trends then you won’t have a problem answering some pop culture trivia questions.
In Conclusion
If you weren’t familiar with all the answers to these literature trivia questions, we’re sure you are now. And it’s likely that you’ve benefited from all these trivia questions.
Because, like we said above, there are so many benefits of trivia questions. Thanks to us, you might have just become a little smarter.
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