Literature Quiz

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons are the famous writer-artist pair behind what graphic novel that is frequently considered the magnum opus of its medium?

• V for Vendetta

• Maus

• Sandman

• Watchmen

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was an animal character created by Rudyard Kipling in his anthology "The Jungle Book." What type of animal is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?

• Tiger

• Elephant

• Mongoose

• Parrot

Experiences with a commanding officer in World War II helped Richard Adams form the character of Hazel the rabbit, in what 1972 novel?

• The Plague Dogs

• Watership Down

• Animal Farm

• The Wind in the Willows

What author, who is far more famous for creating another character of page and screen, wrote the novel "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in 1964?

• Roald Dahl

• Ian Fleming

• J.R.R. Tolkien

• C.S. Lewis

J.K. Rowling is rumored (and has since denied) to have written the first part of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" on what uncommon writing surface?

• A napkin

• A chalkboard

• A piece of wood

• A mirror

Typically priced between five and 25 cents, small paperback books sent by mail were extremely popular in the early 20th century and known by what monetary name?

• Nickel novels

• Penny novels

• Dime novels

• Quarter novels

1982 saw the release of "The Little Drummer Girl," about an English actress who is drawn into a plot to help capture a Palestinian terrorist. This book was written by what British novelist?

• Agatha Christie

• John Le Carre

• Ian McEwan

• Graham Greene

What author wrote "I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it"? In the 1996 movie adaptation of the novel, the line was uttered by actor-director Danny Devito.

• J.K. Rowling

• Lemony Snicket

• Lewis Carroll

• Roald Dahl

Although more well-known for his fiction and character creations, what famous author was also an ophthalmologist?

• H.G. Wells

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Jules Verne

• Mark Twain

Who wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" in his poem, "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?

• John Keats

• William Wadsworth

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Lord Byron