Book Quiz
25 questions, just for fun. How many can you answer without using the internet?
1.
Who wrote the novels ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ and ‘Animal Farm’?
2.
Which John Steinbeck novel, later made into a film starring James Dean, is based on
the biblical story of Cain and Abel?
3.
Which literary bear came from ‘darkest Peru’?
4.
Which book connects Jules Verne with Michael Palin?
5.
Who is this famous writer (see right)?
6.
In the USA what type of book is Webster famous for?
7.
'Gangsta Granny', 'Awful Auntie' and 'Grandpa's Great
Escape' are children’s books by which English
comedian, actor and author?
8.
According to UNESCO, a book is a bound publication containing a minimum of how
many pages?
a) 9 pages
b) 19 pages
c) 49 pages d) 149 pages
9.
‘Personal’ and ‘Never go back’ (the 18th Jack Reacher novel) were the two most
borrowed novels from public libraries in 2014/15; they were both written by the same
author; who is he?
10.
According to the most recent figures, the most borrowed author from public libraries
is which American novelist?
11.
Name the three books below and the authors of each (half a point per author and half
a point per title)?
12.
‘Dear Fatty’ is the autobiography of which comedienne and actress?
13.
What is the name of the dragon in 'The Hobbit’?
14.
Author JM Barrie invented which girl’s name?
15.
Who is the author of the novel ‘The Siege of Malta’, first published in 2008?
a) Bernard Cornwell b) Hilary Mantel
16.
c) Sir Walter Scott
Which MP’s novel, ‘A Parliamentary Affair’, went straight to No.1 in The Sunday
Times bestseller list in 1994?
17.
Who is the character (see left, and down) from a series
of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson?
18.
Ghosts appear in which five Shakespearian plays
(one point for each)?
19.
Which literary character has been played on TV, radio and
film by Joan Hickson, Gracie Fields, Margaret Rutherford
and June Whitfield, amongst others?
20.
Which American author wrote ‘Notes from a Small Island’,
‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ and ‘Down Under’?
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21. In Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', what sort of animal is Hathi?
22. Who wrote the best-selling 2016 novel ‘The Girl on the Train’?
23. Which famous novel, first published in 1813, was originally entitled ‘First Impressions’?
24. Bella Swan is the protagonist from which Teen book series?
25. Name the four authors below (one point for each)?
Answers will be published on www.medway.gov.uk/libraries by the end of Tuesday, 2 January
2017