Novels Trivia

80+ Best Novels Trivia Questions & Answers

Mike Oberman

Updated: June 15th, 2023

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Embark on a literary adventure with our collection of novels trivia questions and answers! From Jules Verne to J.K. Rowling, challenge yourself and discover fascinating facts about your favorite books and authors.

Easy

Question: What number is missing from the Jules Verne novel: 'Around the World in ... Days'?

Answer: Eighty

Question: Which word completes the title of the Margaret Atwood novel 'The ___________ Assassin'?

Answer: Blind

Question: What is the name of the author whose works include 'Carrie' and 'The Shining'?

Answer: Stephen King

Question: Which character would you associate with 'Neverneverland'?

Answer: Peter Pan

Question: How would you best categorize Barbara Cartland's books?

Answer: Romance

Question: Which of the following is a Dickensian character?

Answer: Nicholas Nickleby

Question: Alex Garland wrote this book, later starring Leonardo di Caprio in the film version ?

Answer: The Beach

Question: Which day of the week would you most associate with Robinson Crusoe?

Answer: Friday

Question: Who created 'St Trinians' girls school'?

Answer: Ronald Searle

Question: Which of these is a character encountered by Lewis Carroll's Alice?

Answer: The Mock Turtle

Question: What's the name of Scout's brother in the book To Kill A Mockingbird?

Answer: Jem

Question: What color gown was Barbara Cartland buried in ?

Answer: Pink

Question: Which ' _________ Island' is a classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson?

Answer: Treasure

Question: Ernest Vincent Wright's 50,000 word novel does not contain which vowel?

Answer: E

Question: What nationality is the sleuth Hercule Poirot?

Answer: Belgian

Question: Which of the following was written by Joanne Harris?

Answer: Chocolat

Question: Which book, later made into a controversial film, was published in 1962?

Answer: A Clockwork Orange

Question: Mowgli is a character from which of these books?

Answer: The Jungle Book

Question: What nationality is the writer Maeve Binchy?

Answer: Irish

Question: What is the surname of Adrian, Sue Townsend's famous diarist?

Answer: Mole

Question: How would you best categorise Agatha Christie's books?

Answer: Whodunnits

Question: Which is the correct title of the Dickens novel?

Answer: Little Dorrit

Question: What's missing from the title of the Penelope Lively novel 'Moon __________ '?

Answer: Tiger

Question: How many novels make up 'The Forsyte Saga'?

Answer: 3

Question: Which novel, later made into an animated film, was published in 1972?

Answer: Watership Down

Question: Which writer created the characters Merry and Pippin?

Answer: JRR Tolkein

Question: Complete the JK Rowling book: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of ...'?

Answer: Secrets

Question: Which novel gave us the expression 'something nasty in the woodshed'?

Answer: Cold Comfort Farm

Question: In George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, which animals became the leaders?

Answer: Pigs

Question: Which novel is subtitled 'A Romance in Exmoor'?

Answer: Lorna Doone

Question: Which color was the author Barbara Cartland famed for wearing?

Answer: Pink

Question: Who was the farmer in Animal Farm?

Answer: Mr Jones

Question: Which novelist also wrote under the name Barbara Vine?

Answer: Ruth Rendell

Medium

Question: What was the name of Ian Fleming's Jamaican estate to which he retired?

Answer: Goldeneye

Question: Which of these novels was a best-seller in 1905?

Answer: The Scarlet Pimpernel

Question: Complete the best-selling book title: 'Harry Potter and the Goblet Of ...'?

Answer: Fire

Question: Which of these 'Lord Of The Rings' characters is a wizard?

Answer: Gandalf

Question: Who created the Rabbit series of novels?

Answer: John Updike

Question: In fiction, how is Dr Charles Primrose better known?

Answer: The Vicar of Wakefield

Question: Which of these is a character from 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'?

Answer: The Mad Hatter

Question: The Munchkins appear in which novel?

Answer: Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Question: Complete the title of the novel about a group of boys marooned on a desert island: 'Lord of the ...'?

Answer: Flies

Question: Who wrote the classic novel 'The Silmarillion'?

Answer: JRR Tolkein

Question: In which series of books would you encounter hobbits and orcs?

Answer: The Lord of The Rings

Question: Which of the following is the title of a Roddy Doyle novel?

Answer: The Van

Question: Where is Frank McCourt's 'Angela's Ashes' set?

Answer: Ireland

Question: In the novel, where does Oliver Twist run away to?

Answer: London

Question: Which book's title character had the first name Lemuel?

Answer: Gulliver's Travels

Question: The film 'Don't Look Now' was based on a book by which author?

Answer: Daphne du Maurier

Question: Gollum is a character from which series of books?

Answer: Lord of The Rings

Question: Who wrote about 'Guy Mannering'?

Answer: Walter Scott

Question: Which Graham Greene novel features the character Wormold?

Answer: Our Man In Havana

Question: Which city gave Ian McEwan the title of his 1998 Booker Prize winning novel?

Answer: Amsterdam

Question: Which of these novels is about a whale?

Answer: Moby Dick

Question: Which of these novels is set in Revolutionary France?

Answer: A Tale of Two Cities

Question: Complete the title of the CS Lewis novel: 'The Lion, The Witch and The ....'?

Answer: Wardrobe

Question: Which word completes the title of the Ian McEwan novel 'The ... in Time'?

Answer: Child

Question: Which of these is the title of a Jane Austen novel?

Answer: Northanger Abbey

Question: What is the name of the author who is Joan Collins' sister?

Answer: Jackie

Question: Who wrote the Dune series of science fiction novels?

Answer: Frank Herbert

Question: Which author created the character Lord Peter Wimsey?

Answer: Dorothy Sayers

Question: What is the first name of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?

Answer: Jane

Question: Which of these is NOT a character from 'Wind In The Willows'?

Answer: Otter

Hard

Question: What kind of Island did Robert Louis Stevenson write about?

Answer: Treasure Island

Question: Complete the title of J.K.Rowling's book: 'Harry Potter and the ... Stone'?

Answer: Philosopher's

Question: Who wrote the novel 'Main Street'?

Answer: Sinclair Lewis

Question: Who wrote the 2009 novel 'The Lost Symbol'?

Answer: Dan Brown

Question: Who wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations'?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Question: Who wrote the bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers?

Answer: Harold Robbins

Question: Who wrote the novel 'The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'?

Answer: Mordecai Richler

Question: In the novel 'Brideshead Revisited' what was Aloysius?

Answer: Teddy bear

Question: What was the name of Alastair Maclean's first bestselling novel?

Answer: Hms Ulysses

Question: Which literary sleuth's creator was half English, half Chinese?

Answer: Simon Templar

Question: Which of these was NOT written by Richard Adams?

Answer: Tarka The Otter

Question: Dick Swiveller and Nell Trent appear in which of Charles Dickens' novels?

Answer: Old Curiosity Shop

Question: Who wrote the novel Love Story?

Answer: Erich Segal

Question: Tis' is the follow-up to which book?

Answer: Angela's Ashes

Question: What nationality was the writer Patricia Highsmith?

Answer: American

Question: Which of these names is the title of a famous novel?

Answer: Daniel Deronda

Question: Where is the Daphne du Maurier novel 'Jamaica Inn' set?

Answer: Cornwall