Book Trivia

200+ Best Book Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: July 11th, 2023

Do you consider yourself a bookworm? Put your knowledge to the test with these easy, medium, and hard questions about general books trivia!

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