British Literature
Do you know the ABCs of British Literature – Austen, Byron, and Chaucer? Take a Swift look at these questions. You might even be crowned a trivia king or queen by the time you're Donne with them.
Which English children’s book author and illustrator is renowned for creating Peter Rabbit?
Which 19th century English philosopher wrote Utilitarianism?
JRR Tolkein wrote The Lord of the Rings what the JRR stand for?
Arthur Sarsfield Ward the creator of Fu Man Chu is which author?
Who wrote Death on the Nile?
What was the name of the inn found in the story – Treasure Island?
The Last Of The Really Great Whangdoodles and Mandy are children’s books written by what well-known Oscar-winning actress?
In which decade of the century did HG Wells die?
What famous writer claimed she did most of the plotting for her books while sitting in a bathtub munching on apples?
Which Bronte sister lived longest?
Which literary family lived at Haworth in Yorkshire?
Which two cities are referred to in the title of Charles Dickens’ ‘Tale Of Two Cities’?
Who wrote the novel Love Solves The Problem?
Which spectral hound of the moors first appeared in a classic 1902 detective story?
Who wrote the novel Fairy Tale?
Who was the author of Spy Catcher in 1987? It was banned by the British government.
What is the title of the 3rd book in the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series?
What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a Persian slipper?
Who were Janet, Pam, Colin, George, Peter, Jack and Barbara?
Who attended the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
Who killed cock robin, and how?
What Beatrix Potter tale is the top-selling children’s book of all time?
Which writer said, ” An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support?”
All children, except one, grow up’, is the opening line from which famous story?
Lolly Willowes, a novel about a spinster who realizes her vocation as a witch, won what unique honor when it was published in 1926?
Which brown bear befriended Mowgli?
What did the M stand for in J M Barrie’s name?
What was the medical specialty of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Which Bond novel centers on a plot to rob Fort Knox?
What classic gothic novel of 1818 was subtitled, The Modern Prometheus?
In the early James Bond books, Agent 007 packed a Walther PPK. What weapon replaced it in his later appearances?
Which British novelist said, “Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac?”
Which writer did Sean O’ Casey describe as English Literature’s performing flea?
Who wrote the ‘Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’?
What is the name of the python in the novel ‘Jungle Book’?
WHO WROTE THE DECEIVER 1991 AND THE FIST OF GOD 1993?
What is the name of the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Which popular book amongst both children and adults appeared in 1917 with a swastika on the cover ?
WHO WAS THE FIRST BRITISH SF AUTHOR TO WIN A HUGO AWARD?
MRS DARELL WATERS HAD HER NAME TRANSLATED INTO 128 LANGUAGES. WHAT WAS HER PEN NAME?
NAME THE MAIN HORSE IN ANIMAL FARM?
WHAT WAS THE FIRST NAME OF LE CARRE’S SPY SMILEY?
Name Alice’s pet cat?
PRINCE CASPIAN & THE MAQICIANS NEPHEW ARE 2 TITLES IN WHICH SERIES OF NOVELS?
WHAT CHARACTERS FIRST APPEARED IN ENTERTAINING YOUNG GUSSIE?
Name the raven in George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
Which Dickens novel was left unfinished at the time of his death?
How many children were in Enids Blytons Famous Five?
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