50 Literature Quiz Questions and Answers For all the Bookworms Out There

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Do you love reading books? Then this ultimate literature quiz is for you.

There is so much to know about literature. From Shakespeare to Roald Dahl, we will mention all sorts of books and authors in this trivia game.

You will find below 5 rounds of questions and answers about literature. If you want to count your point, take a piece of paper and a pen, it will make it easier for you.

Have fun!

Round 1: Easy Literature Trivia Questions

1. In which novel do we meet Scout, Jem and Atticus Finch?
2. Which George Orwell novella is an allegory for the Russian Revolution?
3. What is the name of the Wizarding School where most of the Harry Potter series takes place?
4. ‘Call me Ismael’ is the first line of which novel?
5. The Great Gatsby is set in West Egg, a fictional neighbourhood of which city?
6. What is the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
7. The Alchemist was originally written in which language?
8. After being expelled from school, who spends two days killing time in New York in The Catcher in the Rye?
9. In which Shakespeare play do we meet the quarrelling Montague and Capulet families?
10. What district do Katniss, Peeta and Gale come from in The Hunger Games?
11. Who was the first billion-dollar author in the world?

Round 1: Easy Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

1. In which novel do we meet Scout, Jem and Atticus Finch? To Kill a Mockingbird 
2. Which George Orwell novella is an allegory for the Russian Revolution? Animal Farm
3. What is the name of the Wizarding School where most of the Harry Potter series takes place? Hogwarts
4. ‘Call me Ismael’ is the first line of which novel? Moby Dick
5. The Great Gatsby is set in West Egg, a fictional neighbourhood of which city? New York
6. What is the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy? The Fellowship of the Ring
7. The Alchemist was originally written in which language? Portuguese
8. After being expelled from school, who spends two days killing time in New York in The Catcher in the Rye? Holden Caulfield 
9. In which Shakespeare play do we meet the quarrelling Montague and Capulet families? Romeo and Juliet
10. What district do Katniss, Peeta and Gale come from in The Hunger Games? District 12
11. Who was the first billion-dollar author in the world? J.K. Rowling

Round 2: Literature Multiple Choice Questions

1. ‘Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’ is the opening line of which book?
   1. Little Women
   2. The Secret Garden
   3. Anna Karenina
   4. We Need To Talk About Kevin
2. What does Theodore Decker steal at the beginning of The Goldfinch?
   1. A million dollars
   2. A celebrity’s ring
   3. A gold ornament
   4. A painting of a goldfinch
3. In A Room With A View, Lucy Honeychurch falls in love on an eye opening holiday to which country?
   1. France
   2. Italy
   3. Spain
   4. Ireland
4. What is the third book in the Twilight Saga?
   1. New Moon
   2. Eclipse
   3. Blackest Night
   4. Breaking Dawn
5. Which of the following is not a real Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice?
   1. Jane Bennet
   2. Mary Bennet
   3. Maggie Bennet
   4. Catherine Bennet
6. Complete the first line of Kafka’s Metamorphosis: ‘As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dress he found himself transformed in his bed into___.’
   1. A monstrous slug
   2. An enormous insect
   3. A gruesome toad
   4. A horrible cockroach
7. Who is Harry Potter married to in the epilogue of The Deathly Hallows?
   1. Hermione Granger
   2. Luna Lovegood
   3. Cho Chang
   4. Ginny Weasley
8. Jack London’s Call of the Wild is set during which historic event?
   1. The Klondike Gold Rush
   2. The Dust Bowl
   3. The Westward Expansion 
   4. The Hippy Movement 
9. What is the most read Ernest Hemingway novel according to Goodreads?
   1. The Sun Also Rises
   2. A Farewell to Arms
   3. The Old Man and the Sea
   4. For Whom the Bell Tolls
10. What was the most commonly banned book from American schools and libraries in the 20th century?
    1. 1984
    2. To Kill and Mockingbird
    3. The Catcher in the Rye
    4. The Color Purple

Round 2: Literature Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. ‘Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way’ is the opening line of which book? c. Anna Karenina
2. What does Theodore Decker steal at the beginning of The Goldfinch? D. A painting of a goldfinch
3. In A Room With A View, Lucy Honeychurch falls in love on an eye opening holiday to which country? B. Italy 
4. What is the third book in the Twilight Saga? B. Eclipse
5. Which of the following is not a real Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice? C. Maggie Bennet
6. Complete the first line of Kafka’s Metamorphosis: ‘As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dress he found himself transformed in his bed into___.’ b.. An enormous insect
7. Who is Harry Potter married to in the epilogue of The Deathly Hallows? D. Ginny Weasley
8. Jack London’s Call of the Wild is set during which historic event? A. The Klondike Gold Rush
9. What is the most read Ernest Hemingway novel according to Goodreads? C. The Old Man and The Sea
10. What was the most commonly banned book from American schools and libraries in the 20th century? A. 1984

Round 3: Literature Quiz – True or False

1. Though he’s called Earnest in London, the protagonist of Oliver Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest goes by the name Jack at his country home.
2. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich follows the protagonist as he spends a day in the trenches of WWI.
3. Persepolis is a coming-of-age memoir set against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war.
4. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in just 10 weeks.
5. Though regarded as one of the most difficult books to read, James Joyce’s Ulysses is just over 200 pages long.
6. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is set in a dystopian future where cloned children are born to become soldiers.
7. Madame Bovary was banned when it was first published for ‘insulting public morals’ and ‘offending decent manners.’
8. Hard Times was Charles Dickens’ shortest novel.
9. Mikael Blomkvist, Nils Bjurman and Lisbeth Salander are all characters in The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared.
10. In 2022, former child star Jenette McCurdy shocked the world with her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Round 3: Literature Quiz and Answers – True or False

1. Though he’s called Earnest in London, the protagonist of Oliver Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest goes by the name Jack at his country home. True
2. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich follows the protagonist as he spends a day in the trenches of WWI. False, we find our protagonist in a Soviet gulag
3. Persepolis is a coming-of-age memoir set against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war. False, it’s set during the Iranian Revolution  
4. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in just 10 weeks. True
5. Though regarded as one of the most difficult books to read, James Joyce’s Ulysses is just over 200 pages long. False, it’s over 700 pages
6. Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is set in a dystopian future where cloned children are born to become soldiers. False
7. Madame Bovary was banned when it was first published for ‘insulting public morals’ and ‘offending decent manners.’ False, though Flaubert was put on trial he was acquitted on all charges
8. Hard Times was Charles Dickens’ shortest novel. True
9. Mikael Blomkvist, Nils Bjurman and Lisbeth Salander are all characters in The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared. False, they’re from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
10. In 2022, former child star Jenette McCurdy shocked the world with her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. True 

Round 4: Medium Literature Trivia Questions

1. Which book opens with the line ‘Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know’?
2. Kite Runner tells the story of a child’s escape from which war-torn country?
3. Isaac Marion’s zombie-romance novel Warm Bodies is based on which Shakespeare play?
4. What job does Jane Eyre have in Mr Rochester’s household?
5. Which 1987 novel tells the story of an African-American family in Cincinnati who’s family home is haunted by a malevolent spirit?
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love In The Time Of Cholera are both books by which Colombian novelist?
7. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
8. Bridget Jones’ Diary is a modern retelling of which classic novel?
9. The protagonist of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is affected by which condition?
10. Which Kafka novel tells the story of an ordinary bank employee who is indicted for an unknown crime by an unknown court?

Round 4: Medium Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Which book opens with the line ‘Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know’? The Stranger (or The Outsider) by Albert Camus
2. Kite Runner tells the story of a child’s escape from which war-torn country? Afghanistan
3. Isaac Marion’s zombie-romance novel Warm Bodies is based on which Shakespeare play? Romeo and Juliet
4. What job does Jane Eyre have in Mr Rochester’s household? Governess
5. Which 1987 novel tells the story of an African-American family in Cincinnati who’s family home is haunted by a malevolent spirit? Beloved
6. One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love In The Time Of Cholera are both books by which Colombian novelist? Gabriel García Márquez
7. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? Four
8. Bridget Jones’ Diary is a modern retelling of which classic novel? Pride and Prejudice
9. The protagonist of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is affected by which condition? Autism 
10. Which Kafka novel tells the story of an ordinary bank employee who is indicted for an unknown crime by an unknown court? The Trial

Round 5: Hard Literature Trivia Questions

1. What is the best selling book to have never been made into a movie?
2. In which fantasy book can you read the poem The Jabberwocky?
3. What is the name of Boromir’s younger brother in The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
4. Which of his books has Neil Gaiman described as ‘a story that children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares’?
5. Cheetham’s Library is the oldest free public library in the English-speaking world. In which UK city is it located?
6. The Wide Sargasso Sea and The Wife Upstairs are both based on which classic novel?
7. How many acts does Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge have?
8. Which popular science book has the tagline ‘A Brief History of Tomorrow’?
9. Which country is Elena Armas, the author of The Spanish Love Deception from?
10. Which famous children’s novelist wrote a crime series under the pen name Robert Galbraith?
11. Where does Anna Karenina meet Vronsky for the first time?
12. The principle that any detail included at the beginning of a story must be relevant by the end is also known as what?
13. In which US city is the Colleen Hoover book ‘It Ends with Us’ set?

Round 5: Hard Literature Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What is the best selling book to have never been made into a movie? The Catcher in the Rye
2. In which fantasy book can you read the poem The Jabberwocky? Alice Through the Looking-Glass
3. What is the name of Boromir’s younger brother in The Lord of the Rings trilogy? Faramir
4. Which of his books has Neil Gaiman described as ‘a story that children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares’? Coraline
5. Cheetham’s Library is the oldest free public library in the English-speaking world. In which UK city is it located? Manchester
6. The Wide Sargasso Sea and The Wife Upstairs are both based on which classic novel? Jane Eyre
7. How many acts does Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge have? One
8. Which popular science book has the tagline ‘A Brief History of Tomorrow’? Homo Deus
9. Which country is Elena Armas, the author of The Spanish Love Deception from? Spain
10. Which famous children’s novelist wrote a crime series under the pen name Robert Galbraith? J.K. Rowling
11. Where does Anna Karenina meet Vronsky for the first time? Moscow Train Station
12. The principle that any detail included at the beginning of a story must be relevant by the end is also known as what? Chekhov’s Gun
13. In which US city is the Colleen Hoover book ‘It Ends with Us’ set? Boston

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