Literature Trivia
For what reason did Handel compose "The Messiah"?
A: For Cash
Who wrote the "Man in the Iron Mask"?
A: Alexander Dumas
Who wrote the play " What the Butler saw "?
A: Joe Orton
Zane Grey, the western writer, had what kind of job first?
A: Dentist
JRR Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings. What does the JRR
stand for?
A: John Robert Reuel
Who was the author of Northanger ?
A: Abbey Jayne Austin
What is Aragog in the Harry Potter books?
A: Chief Spider
Which Robert Heinlein book won the 1960 Hugo award?
A: Starship Troopers
Which author wrote Catch 22?
A: Joseph Heller
What author wrote about Willie Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory?
A: Roald Dahl
In Gone with the Wind, what was the name of the
plantation?
A: Tara
Where were Gene Roddenberry's ashes sent?
A: Into Space
Who was the first English Poet Laureate in 1616?
A: Benjamin Jonson
Which author wrote Gulliver’s Travels?
A: Jonathon Swift
The Science Fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness" was
written by who?
A: Ursula LeGuin
What was Alistair Macleans first bestselling novel?
A: "HMS Ulysses "
What author wrote Brave New World?
A: Aldus Huxley
The Red House Mystery was what authors only detective
work?
A: A Milne
What author wrote One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?
A: Ken Kesey
What author wrote the novel "The Money Changers"?
A: Arthur Hailey