Books and Authors 1
A quiz about books and their authors with questions to suit all the family. To view the answers just move your mouse over the answer boxes, but no cheating!!
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Who was the author of the thriller "Where Eagles Dare"?Alistair Maclean.
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What pseudonym surname did the Bronte sisters use?Bell.
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Who wrote the novel on which the musical "Les Miserables" is based?Victor Hugo.
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What is the pen name of author Eric Blair?George Orwell.
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What was the name of "Lady Chatterley's Lover"?Mellors.
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Who created the detective Lord Peter Wimsey?Dorothy L Sayers.
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What does BFG stand for in the title of Roald Dahl's book?Big Friendly Giant.
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Who wrote the children's novel "The Secret Garden"?Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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In which book did Sherlock Holmes make his first appearance?"A Study in Scarlet".
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Who wrote the Booker Prize winning book "The Life of Pi"?Yann Martel.
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Who wrote "Lorna Doone"?R D Blackmoor.
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What type of novels were written by Zane Grey?Westerns.
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In which city was "A Room With a View" set?Florence.
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Who was the narrator of "Moby Dick"?Ishmael.
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Who created "Swallows and Amazons"?Arthur Ransome.
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What kind of creature is Beatrix Potter's Jermy Fisher?A Frog.
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What car did Caractacus Potts drive?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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In the PG Wodehouse stories what was Jeeves' first name?Reginald.
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What were Tolkein's first names?John Ronald Revel.
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What was the name of the otter in Henry Williamson's novel?Tarka.