General Books Trivia
Question: Chester Gould created which detective?
Answer: Jim Rockford
Question: Which book was Roald Dalh's first children's book?
Answer: The Gremlins
Question: In the novel by Michael Connelly, how is attorney Mickey Haller described?
Answer: The Lincoln Lawyer
Question: In the book 'Elbow Room', who reminded Rogers of a disturbance caused by Charles previously?
Answer: Ex-secretary
Question: In the book industry, what does 'Y.A.' stand for?
Answer: Young Adult
Question: In the book 'The Great War and Modern Memory', what is the second part of the trilogy concerned with?
Answer: Irony of war
Question: In the book 'Love in the Time of Cholera', who assists Dr. Urbino in the courting process?
Answer: Lorenzo Daza
Question: Sebastian Faulks, Jeffrey Deaver and Anthony Horovitz have written novels about which spy?
Answer: James Bond
Question: The title of a best-selling novel by Delia Owens refers to what shellfish?
Answer: Crawdads
Question: In the book 'Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A', how long does Luis spend in jail in the incident with the beating of the woman?
Answer: A few months
Question: Who wrote a 2008 best-seller called My Booky Wook?
Answer: Russell Brand
Question: Killing Floor by Lee Child is the first novel to feature which protagonist?
Answer: Jack Reacher
Question: In 2009, who won the Nobel Prize Winner for literature?
Answer: Herta Muller
Question: Anita and Me is a novel by which British actress?
Answer: Meera Syal
Question: In the book 'The Ants', what type of weather facilitates the introduction of parasitic queens?
Answer: Cool weather
Authors Trivia
Question: Who said: 'Books are a uniquely portable magic'?
Answer: Stephen King
Question: The Newbery Medal is named after who?
Answer: John Newbery
Question: In which street does Harry Potter live when we first meet him?
Answer: Privet Drive
Question: The Summer Book' was written by which Finnish author?
Answer: Tove Jansson
Question: In which century was Dutch writer, scholar and humanist Erasmus born?
Answer: 15th Century
Question: Genesis and Revelation are the first and last books of which religious text?
Answer: The Bible
Question: Schindler's List' was based on a book called what?
Answer: Schindler's Ark
Question: In the book by James Hilton, what was the profession of Mr Chips?
Answer: Schoolmaster
Question: In the book 'Carver: A Life in Poems', what did Carver keep on his bedside table?
Answer: All of these
Question: In literature, what device is used in the tongue twister 'She sells sea shell by the sea shore'?
Answer: Alliteration
Question: What was the first memoir by Dave Pelzer?
Answer: A Child Called It
Question: Red Alert' by Peter George is a thriller set during what?
Answer: The Cold War
Question: Who was the original author of the James Bond novels?
Answer: Ian Fleming
Question: Who was Ted Hughes' famous wife?
Answer: Sylvia Plath
Question: Far From The Madding Crowd' is a novel by which author?
Answer: Thomas Hardy
TV & Film Adaptations Trivia
Question: The book series A Song Of Ice And Fire was adapted into what TV series?
Answer: Game Of Thrones
Question: In the children's books by Jeff Kinney, how is Greg Heffley described?
Answer: Wimpy Kid
Question: Who writes thrillers about the Brighton detective Roy Grace?
Answer: Peter James
Question: In which novel by Luke Rhinehart does the central character make all decisions according to chance?
Answer: The Dice Man
Question: Who is the author of The Da Vinci Code?
Answer: Dan Brown
Question: Who is the author of '50 Shades' erotic trilogy?
Answer: E.L. James
Question: Catching Fire and Mockingjay are books in what fiction series?
Answer: The Hunger Games
Question: Authors Andy McNab and Chris Ryan served together in which armed forces unit?
Answer: SAS
Question: Heroes, Mythos and Troy are books about Greek legends by which national treasure?
Answer: Stephen Fry
Question: Which TV political thriller is based on a trilogy of novels by Michael Dobbs?
Answer: House Of Cards
Autobiographies & Biographies Trivia
Question: In the book 'How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale', where does Jenna move after her grandmother's house, according to her diary?
Answer: Boulder City
Question: Becoming is the best-selling 2018 book by which former First Lady of the USA?
Answer: Michelle Obama
Question: Life is the title of the 2011 autobiography of which member of the Rolling Stones?
Answer: Keith Richards
Question: In the book 'Robert Kennedy and His Times', who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?
Answer: John Donovan
Question: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books by Alexander McCall Smith are set in which country?
Answer: Botswana
Question: Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day is the 2020 autobiography of which lockdown celebrity?
Answer: Sir Tom Moore
Literary References Trivia
Question: John Steinbeck's story title 'Of Mice and Men' is from a poem by whom?
Answer: Robert Burns
Question: Rosencrantz and who are dead' according to Tom Stoppard?
Answer: Guildenstern
Question: Who is the author of ´The Alchemist´?
Answer: Paulo Coelho
Question: Who wrote the castaway novel 'Robinson Crusoe'?
Answer: Daniel Defoe
Question: Rosencrantz and who are dead according to Tom Stoppard?
Answer: Guildenstern
Question: In the book by J.M. Barrie, who is the boy who never grew up?
Answer: Peter Pan
Question: Who wrote 'The Mill on the Floss'?
Answer: George Eliot
Question: Who wrote music and lyrics to the musical '9 to 5'?
Answer: Dolly Parton
Question: A Passage to India' is a novel written by which author?
Answer: E.M. Forster
Question: Where did the writer and poet Ezra Pound go to university?
Answer: Pennsylvania
Question: Who wrote the original book The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy?
Answer: Douglas Adams
Question: Mary Ann Evans was the real name of which writer?
Answer: George Eliot
Question: Who wrote 'Leaves of Grass'?
Answer: Walt Whitman
Question: Who is the author of ´The Eagle Has Landed´?
Answer: Jack Higgins
Question: Who won the 1996 Booker Prize for 'Last Orders'?
Answer: Graham Swift
Novels Trivia
Question: In the book 'American Pastoral', what is the name of Dawn's doctor who gave her the facelift?
Answer: Dr. LaPlante
Question: In the book 'The Beak of the Finch', what is the setting of the first part of the epilogue?
Answer: Daphne Major
Question: In the book 'The Great Fire', how is Aldred wounded in war?
Answer: Grenade bomb
Question: In the book 'Song of Solomon', what does Milkman leave behind?
Answer: His suitcase
Question: In the book 'The Shipping News', what is seemingly the identity of the corpse Quoyle found?
Answer: Mr. Melville
Question: In the book 'Atonement: A Novel', to what age does Robbie's imagination take him as he is thinking about his and Cecilia's future?
Answer: 50-years-old
Question: In the book 'The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love', where is Cesar found dead?
Answer: In the hotel
Question: In the book 'Sula', what does Sula get over her grandmother?
Answer: Guardianship
Question: In the book 'The Bean Trees: A Novel', mattie informs Taylor that Esteban and Esperanza will move away. Where will they go?
Answer: A safe house
Question: Philip K. Dick's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' inspired which work?
Answer: Blade Runner
Question: What word or phrase was first used in 1995 for an anthology of post-feminist stories?
Answer: Chick-Lit
Question: Man and Boy, and the Max Wolfe series are books by which journalist turned novelist?
Answer: Tony Parsons
Question: The novels of Dick Francis are mostly about which sport?
Answer: Horse Racing
Famous Stories Trivia
Question: In the book 'Topdog/underdog', how many years has it been since Lincoln worked as a hustler?
Answer: 6 or 7 years
Question: Ronald Searle wrote a series of books about which crazy school?
Answer: St Trinian's
Question: In the book 'A Moveable Feast', how did Pascin die?
Answer: He hung himself
Question: In the book 'The Book of Ruth', ruth soon learns that Ruby did what to one of May's chickens?
Answer: Strangled it
Question: In the book 'I Know This Much Is True', because Papa was able to stop ____________, he is promoted to a nighttime supervisor at Plant 2.
Answer: Unionization
Question: Seven Little Australians' was written by which author?
Answer: Ethel Turner
Question: In the book 'White Noise', who is Tweedy's husband?
Answer: Malcolm Hunt
Question: In the book 'King of the Wind', where is Sham buried?
Answer: At Gog Magog
Question: Which novel by Robert Harris presents an alternative history where the Nazis won the War?
Answer: Fatherland
Question: In the book 'Invisible Man', according to the vet, who controls 'things'?
Answer: White people
Question: In the books by P.D. James, what is the unusual pastime of detective Adam Dalgleish?
Answer: Writing Poetry
Question: In the book 'Scorpions', where is Mack waiting for Jamal?
Answer: On the stoop
Question: In the book 'In America: A Novel', what is the name of the new eau de cologne in New York?
Answer: Polish Water
Question: In the book 'A Fine Balance: A Novel', for whose funeral does Maneck return to the mountains?
Answer: His father's
Question: What is the title of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel set on a desert planet?
Answer: Dune
Self-Help Books Trivia
Question: What is the title of the best-selling self-help book by Rhonda Byrne?
Answer: The Secret
Question: Who wrote the landmark self-help book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'?
Answer: Dale Carnegie
Question: Which self-help book encourages readers to 'Start With Why'?
Answer: Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Question: In the book 'The Power of Now', the author emphasizes the importance of living in which moment?
Answer: The present moment
Question: Who wrote the best-selling book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'?
Answer: Stephen R. Covey
Question: Which self-help book by Marie Kondo focuses on decluttering and organizing your home?
Answer: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Question: In the book 'The Four Agreements', what are the four agreements one should follow to achieve personal freedom?
Answer: Be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best.
Question: Who is the author of the book 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck'?
Answer: Mark Manson
Question: What is the title of Brené Brown's book that explores the power of vulnerability?
Answer: Daring Greatly
Question: Who wrote the book 'Atomic Habits' which discusses the role of tiny changes in personal habits?
Answer: James Clear
Question: In the book 'Mindset: The New Psychology of Success', the author discusses the difference between fixed and what kind of mindset?
Answer: Growth mindset
Question: Which self-help book by Eckhart Tolle encourages readers to find spiritual enlightenment in the present moment?
Answer: The Power of Now
Question: What is the title of Gretchen Rubin's book that explores happiness and habits?
Answer: The Happiness Project
Question: Who wrote the book 'Man's Search for Meaning', which details his experiences in Nazi concentration camps?
Answer: Viktor E. Frankl
Question: In the book 'The 5 Love Languages', the author describes five different ways people express and experience love. What are these love languages?
Answer: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, Physical Touch
Classic Books Trivia
Question: Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Answer: Jane Austen
Question: In the novel 'Moby-Dick', what is the name of the captain of the whaling ship Pequod?
Answer: Captain Ahab
Question: Which classic novel tells the story of a young orphan named Pip?
Answer: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Question: Who wrote the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
Answer: Harper Lee
Question: In the novel '1984', what is the slogan of the Party?
Answer: Big Brother is watching you
Question: Which classic novel features the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?
Answer: Pride and Prejudice
Question: Who is the author of the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
Answer: Charlotte Brontë
Question: In the novel 'The Catcher in the Rye', what is the name of the protagonist?
Answer: Holden Caulfield
Question: Which classic novel is set during the French Revolution and features the character Charles Darnay?
Answer: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Question: Who wrote the novel 'The Great Gatsby'?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Question: In the novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', who is the Queen of Hearts' favorite method of punishment?
Answer: Off with their heads!
Question: Which classic novel tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an uninhabited island?
Answer: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Question: Who is the author of the novel 'Wuthering Heights'?
Answer: Emily Brontë
Question: In the novel 'Moby-Dick', what is the name of the narrator?
Answer: Ishmael
Question: Which classic novel is known for its opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
Answer: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Romance Books Trivia
Question: Who is the author of the best-selling romance novel 'Outlander'?
Answer: Diana Gabaldon
Question: In the novel 'Pride and Prejudice', what is the name of Mr. Darcy's estate?
Answer: Pemberley
Question: Who wrote the popular romance series 'Fifty Shades of Grey'?
Answer: E.L. James
Question: In the novel 'Romeo and Juliet', who is Romeo's first love interest?
Answer: Rosaline
Question: Which romance novel features the characters Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele?
Answer: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Question: Who is the author of the 'Bridgerton' series of romance novels?
Answer: Julia Quinn
Question: In the novel 'The Notebook', what is the name of the male protagonist?
Answer: Noah Calhoun
Question: Who wrote the romance novel 'Me Before You'?
Answer: Jojo Moyes
Question: In the novel 'Gone with the Wind', who is the female protagonist?
Answer: Scarlett O'Hara
Question: Who is the author of the 'Twilight' series of romance novels?
Answer: Stephenie Meyer
Question: In the novel 'The Fault in Our Stars', what is the name of the male protagonist?
Answer: Augustus Waters
Question: Who wrote the romance novel 'The Time Traveler's Wife'?
Answer: Audrey Niffenegger
Question: In the novel 'The Hating Game', what is the occupation of the female protagonist?
Answer: Executive assistant
Question: Who is the author of the 'Crossfire' series of romance novels?
Answer: Sylvia Day
Question: In the novel 'The Princess Bride', what is the name of the male protagonist?
Answer: Westley
Thriller Books Trivia
Question: Who is the author of the bestselling thriller series featuring Jack Reacher?
Answer: Lee Child
Question: In the novel 'The Da Vinci Code', who is the main character on the quest for the Holy Grail?
Answer: Robert Langdon
Question: Who wrote the psychological thriller novel 'Gone Girl'?
Answer: Gillian Flynn
Question: In the novel 'The Girl on the Train', what is the name of the female protagonist?
Answer: Rachel Watson
Question: Which thriller novel features the character Lisbeth Salander?
Answer: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Question: Who is the author of the thriller novel 'The Girl on the Train'?
Answer: Paula Hawkins
Question: In the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs', who is the incarcerated serial killer that helps the FBI?
Answer: Hannibal Lecter
Question: Who wrote the thriller novel 'The Bourne Identity'?
Answer: Robert Ludlum
Question: In the novel 'The Girl in the Spider's Web', who continues the Millennium series after Stieg Larsson's death?
Answer: David Lagercrantz
Question: Who is the author of the psychological thriller 'The Silent Patient'?
Answer: Alex Michaelides
Question: In the novel 'The Silence of the Lambs', what is the name of the FBI trainee who seeks the help of Hannibal Lecter?
Answer: Clarice Starling
Question: Who wrote the thriller novel 'The Girl Who Played with Fire'?
Answer: Stieg Larsson
Question: In the novel 'The Girl on the Train', what is the name of the missing woman Rachel becomes obsessed with?
Answer: Megan Hipwell
Question: Who is the author of the thriller novel 'The Girl Before'?
Answer: JP Delaney
Question: In the novel 'The Da Vinci Code', what secret society does Robert Langdon uncover?
Answer: The Priory of Sion
Crime Books Trivia
Question: Who is the author of the bestselling crime series featuring detective Harry Bosch?
Answer: Michael Connelly
Question: In the novel 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', what is the name of the investigative journalist who teams up with Lisbeth Salander?
Answer: Mikael Blomkvist
Question: Who wrote the crime novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
Answer: Thomas Harris
Question: In the Sherlock Holmes series, who is Holmes' loyal companion and friend?
Answer: Dr. John Watson
Question: Which crime novel features the detective Hercule Poirot?
Answer: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Question: Who is the author of the crime novel 'The Girl Before'?
Answer: JP Delaney
Question: In the novel 'The Cuckoo's Calling', what is the name of the private detective who investigates the death of a supermodel?
Answer: Cormoran Strike
Question: Who wrote the crime novel 'The Godfather'?
Answer: Mario Puzo
Question: In the novel 'The Girl on the Train', what is the name of the missing woman Rachel becomes obsessed with?
Answer: Megan Hipwell
Question: Who is the author of the crime series featuring detective Alex Cross?
Answer: James Patterson
Question: In the novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', what is the name of the family plagued by a supernatural hound?
Answer: The Baskervilles
Question: Who wrote the crime novel 'The Maltese Falcon'?
Answer: Dashiell Hammett
Question: In the novel 'Gone Girl', what is the name of the missing woman?
Answer: Amy Dunne
Question: Who is the author of the crime series featuring detective Inspector Lynley?
Answer: Elizabeth George
Question: In the novel 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', what is the name of the criminal mastermind and Holmes' arch-nemesis?
Answer: Professor Moriarty
Miscellaneous Books Trivia
Question: Commander in Cheat by Rick Reilly is a study of Donald Trump's exploits in which sport?
Answer: Golf
Question: Amateur detective Miss Marple lives where?
Answer: St Mary Mead
Question: The title of Richard Osman's best-selling crime novel refers to what day of the week?
Answer: Thursday
Question: Whom did Alice follow into Wonderland?
Answer: White Rabbit
Question: Which of these writers tragically killed themselves?
Answer: Sylvia Plath
Question: Crystal, Angel and Winner Takes All are novels credited to which celebrity?
Answer: Katie Price
Question: Tom Brown's 'School Days' is set at which school?
Answer: Rugby School
Question: Who wrote the legal thrillers The Runaway Jury, The Firm and The Pelican Brief?
Answer: John Grisham
Question: In the book 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', how were the patients being tested for TB?
Answer: Chest x-rays
Question: American Gods, The Sandman and Coraline are works by which author?
Answer: Neil Gaiman
Question: The English Roses is a 2003 novel by which pop legend?
Answer: Madonna
Question: Who wrote the Twilight Saga of vampire novels?
Answer: Stephenie Meyer
Question: Who wrote the bestseller 'Heart of the Dreaming'?
Answer: Di Morrissey
Question: In the book 'The Alchemist', what is the setting of the first part of the epilogue?
Answer: Daphne Major
Question: Who is the author of ´The Alchemist´?
Answer: Paulo Coelho
Question: What is the title of Alan Moore's 1987 graphic novel about Rorschach and Dr Manhattan?
Answer: Watchmen
Question: Who is the author of ´Jonathan Livingston Seagull´?
Answer: Richard Bach
Question: What is the title of Frank McCourt's memoir of his poverty-stricken childhood?
Answer: Angela's Ashes
Question: What is the title of the story by Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston is what sort of bird?
Answer: Seagull
Question: In the book 'The Year of Magical Thinking', how old was Joan's mother when she was near death?
Answer: 90 years old
Question: By what pseudonym was the writer Mary Ann Evans known?
Answer: George Eliot
Question: Ann Cleeves created which Northern detective, played on TV by Brenda Blethyn?
Answer: Vera Stanhope
Question: How do you spell the measure of how clever someone is?
Answer: Intelligence
Question: Who did Caroline Lamb describe as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'?
Answer: George Byron
Question: Which duo started a successful Book Club on morning TV in 2004?
Answer: Richard And Judy
Question: In music, which of these intervals is equivalent to a tone?
Answer: Major second
Question: Kerry Greenwood wrote a series of books about who?
Answer: Phryne Fisher
Question: Who had a diary in the books by Helen Fielding?
Answer: Bridget Jones
Question: Who wrote the memoir 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life'?
Answer: Eric Idle
Question: Bradford is the birthplace of which artist?
Answer: David Hockney