Book Quiz

How many books are there in the world?

• 80 million

• 130 million

• 200 million

The first books were all hardbacks. When did the first paperback books appear?

• in the 1700s

• in the 1800s

• in the 1900s

Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are all superheroes. Which ones appeared in a comic book before they appeared in films?

• only Batman

• only Superman

• all three

The blurb on the back cover of a book often outlines the plot. Which book and film has a plot about dinosaurs that come to life?

• Jurassic World

• The Secret Garden

• Treasure Island

The longest sentence in a work of fiction is by the French author Victor Hugo, in his book Les Misérables. How many words does the sentence have?

• 623 words

• 723 words

• 823 words

The most expensive book is a work of non-fiction, the Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci. How much did someone pay for it on 11 November, 1994?

• $30,825

• $308,250

• $30,802,500

The American Mark Twain was the first writer to use a typewriter for his novel Tom Sawyer. When was this?

• 1876

• 1926

• 1946

What do the books Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban have in common?

• they are both by the same author

• they are both sequels to other books

• they are both true stories