Literature Trivia Quiz 48

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

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  1. Number answervery hard

    Hint: A lengthy fantasy epic

  2. Number answervery easy
  3. Multiple choicehard
    Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?
  4. Number answervery hard

    Hint: The white whale

  5. Number answervery hard
  6. Multiple choicemedium
    What is the title of the first book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?
  7. Number answervery hard

    Hint: William Faulkner

  8. Number answerhard
  9. Multiple choiceeasy
    "Call me Ishmael" is the famous first line from what classic novel?
  10. Number answermedium

    Hint: Prince Edward Island classic

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  1. How many words are in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?481,103
  2. How many Harry Potter books did J.K. Rowling write?7
  3. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"?William Faulkner
  4. How many chapters are in 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville?135
  5. How many episodes are in James Joyce's "Ulysses"?18
  6. What is the title of the first book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?The Bad Beginning
  7. In what year was The Sound and the Fury published?1,929
  8. In what year was "Middlemarch" by George Eliot published in book form?1,872
  9. "Call me Ishmael" is the famous first line from what classic novel?Moby-Dick
  10. In what year was "Anne of Green Gables" by L.M. Montgomery published?1,908

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