Literature Trivia Quiz 28

10 questions · 3 multiple choice · 7 number answers · scored out of 1000

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  1. Number answervery hard
  2. Multiple choicevery easy
    Which children's author wrote "Matilda" and "James and the Giant Peach"?
  3. Number answervery easy

    Hint: One for each year at Hogwarts

  4. Number answerhard
  5. Multiple choiceeasy
    Who wrote "Sherlock Holmes"?
  6. Number answervery easy

    Hint: Lyra and her daemon

  7. Number answervery hard
  8. Multiple choicemedium
    Which Greek playwright wrote "Oedipus Rex"?
  9. Number answereasy

    Hint: Standard for Shakespeare

  10. Number answermedium

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  1. In what year was "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair published?1,906
  2. Which children's author wrote "Matilda" and "James and the Giant Peach"?Roald Dahl
  3. How many books are in the Harry Potter series?7
  4. In what year was "Animal Farm" by George Orwell published?1,945
  5. Who wrote "Sherlock Holmes"?Arthur Conan Doyle
  6. How many books are in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy?3
  7. How many books did Enid Blyton write during her career (approximately)?762
  8. Which Greek playwright wrote "Oedipus Rex"?Sophocles
  9. How many acts are in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"?5
  10. In what year was "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley published?1,818

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