Get read-y trivia buffs, for an “ink-redible” journey into the world of American literature. We promise it won’t be a “Hardy” task, and if it is, just take a “Wilde” guess! Remember, the “novel-ty” of this quiz is all about having “Poe-etry” in motion! Don’t “prose-castinate”, dive right into these brain-tingling questions.
1. Who wrote the early American novel “The Scarlet Letter”?
2. Name the author associated with the Transcendentalism movement who wrote “Walden”.
3. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 for “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
4. Who wrote the classic children’s book “The Cat in the Hat”?
5. Which American author wrote the science fiction classic “Fahrenheit 451”?
6. Who is the African American author of the novel “Beloved”?
7. Who is the author of the confessional poem “Daddy”?
8. Which American author wrote the horror novel “The Shining”?
9. Who is the author of the autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
10. Who is the first American author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
11. Who is the 21st-century American author of the novel “The Corrections”?
12. Which author wrote “The Underground Railroad”, a historical fiction novel?
13. Who is the American playwright of “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
14. Who is the author of the poem “The Road Not Taken”?
15. Who authored the graphic novel “Maus”?
16. Who is the author of the young adult novel “The Fault in Our Stars”?
17. What was the real name of the author Mark Twain?
18. Which author is known for “In Cold Blood”, a work of narrative non-fiction?
19. Who wrote “Silent Spring”, a book that helped inspire the environmental movement?
20. Who wrote in one of his books the quote “Not all those who wander are lost”?
21. Name the controversial author of “Naked Lunch”.
22. Who wrote “The Color Purple”, a novel that was later adapted into a successful movie?
23. Who is the author of the graphic novel “Persepolis”?
24. Who wrote the revolutionary essay “Civil Disobedience”?
25. Edgar Allan Poe was born in which U.S. state?
26. Who is the author of the influential Beat Generation novel “On the Road”?
27. Who authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Goldfinch”?
28. Who created the fictional character Stuart Little?
29. “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” is a science fiction novel written by which author?
30. Name the author of “Invisible Man”, a seminal work in African American literature.
31. Who wrote the feminist classic “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
32. Who penned the mystery novels featuring the detective character Philip Marlowe?
33. Who wrote the memoir “Eat, Pray, Love”?
34. Who is the only American author to have won both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize?
35. “Middlesex” is a 21st-century novel written by which American author?
36. Who wrote “The Book Thief”, a popular historical fiction novel set in WWII-era Germany?
37. Who is the American playwright of “Death of a Salesman”?
38. Who is the author of the poem “Because I could not stop for Death”?
39. Who is the author of the acclaimed graphic novel “Watchmen”?
40. Who is the author of “The Hunger Games” trilogy?
41. What pseudonym did the author Stephen King use for some of his works?
42. The narrative non-fiction work “The Right Stuff” was written by which author?
43. Who penned “A Sand County Almanac”, an influential book about nature and conservation?
44. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”; who wrote this famous quote?
45. Who is the controversial author of “American Psycho”?
46. Who wrote “The Graduate”, a novel that was later adapted into a successful movie?
47. Who is the author of the graphic novel “Fun Home”?
48. Who wrote “Self-Reliance”, a significant essay in American literature?
49. From which U.S. state does the author of “Gone with the Wind”, Margaret Mitchell, hail?
50. Who wrote the historical novel “Gone with the Wind”?
51. Named the author of “Into the Wild”, a non-fiction book documenting Christopher McCandless’s travels?
52. Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novella “The Bridge of San Luis Rey”?
53. Which author created the “Little House on the Prairie” children’s book series?
54. Who is the author of the dystopian novel “Neuromancer”?
55. Who wrote “The Souls of Black Folk”, a seminal work in African American literature?
56. Which American author wrote the feminist short story “The Story of an Hour”?
57. Who is the author of the mystery novel “The Big Sleep”?
58. Who penned the memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”?
59. Who is the second American author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
60. Who wrote the post-apocalyptic novel “The Road”?
61. Which author wrote “The Age of Innocence”, a historical fiction novel set in the Gilded Age?
62. Who is the American playwright of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”?
63. Who is the author of the poem “I Hear America Singing”?
64. Who authored the graphic novel “V for Vendetta”?
65. Who is the author of “Divergent”?
66. What pseudonym did the author Benjamin Franklin use for his “Poor Richard’s Almanack”?
67. Who wrote “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, a work of gonzo journalism?
68. Who penned “Desert Solitaire”, an influential nature writing book based on his experiences as a park ranger?
69. From which book does the quote “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” come?
70. Who is the controversial author of “Lolita”?
71. Who wrote the novel “Jaws” that was later adapted into a successful movie?
72. Who is the author of the graphic novel “Y: The Last Man”?
73. Who wrote “An American Childhood”, a memoir about growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s?
74. Author Stephen King was born in which U.S. state?
75. Who wrote “The Help”, a novel that brings to light the lives of African American maids working in white households in the 1960s?
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