Category: Literature
John Steinbeck Quiz
1. Which novel won John Steinbeck Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
a) East of Eden
b) The Winter of Our Discontent
c) Of Mice and Men
d) The Grapes of Wrath
2. When was John Steinbeck born?
a) 27 February 1902
b) 24 June 1898
c) 12 July 1900
d) 18 October 1904
3. Where was John Steinbeck born?
a) Peking
b) Salinas
c) Canton
d) Tokyo
Harper Lee Quiz
1. What was Harper Lee’s first name?
a) Ellen
b) Jane
c) Nelle
d) Mary
2. When was Harper Lee born?
a) 31 January 1924
b) 28 April 1926
c) 11 August 1928
d) 16 December 1930
3. Where was Harper Lee born?
a) Holcomb
b) Richmond
c) Eufaula
d) Monroeville
Doris Lessing Quiz
1. When did Doris Lessing win Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 2007
b) 1999
c) 2004
d) 1996
2. What was Doris Lessing’s original name?
a) Emily Maude McVeagh
b) Doris May Tayler
c) Jane Somers
d) Martha Quest
3. When was Doris Lessing born?
a) 10 February 1929
b) 28 June 1914
c) 15 August 1918
d) 22 October 1919
Thomas Hughes Quiz
1. When was Thomas Hughes’ novel Tom Brown’s School Days published?
a) 1838
b) 1857
c) 1842
d) 1853
2. When was Thomas Hughes born?
a) 10 January 1832
b) 7 April 1830
c) 18 September 1828
d) 20 October 1822
3. Where was Thomas Hughes born?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) Iffington
d) Cardiff
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quiz
1) When was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
a) 7 April 1785
b) 22 March 1826
c) 14 October 1796
d) 4 July 1804
2) Where was Nathaniel Hawthorne born?
a) Dindigul
b) Salem
c) Tranvancore
d) Boston
3) Where did Nathaniel Hawthorne work as a measurer?
a) Boston Custom House
b) New York Governor’s office
c) Methodist Church
d) White House
John Keats Quiz
1) When was John Keats born?
a) 22 June 1750
b) 16 August 1785
c) 31 October 1795
d) 31 December 1800
2) Where was John Keats born?
a) Paris
b) Berlin
c) Moscow
d) London
3) Which school did John Keats attend?
a) St. Peter’s School
b) Gable School
c) Clarke School
d) St. Albert’s School
Robert Graves Quiz
Robert Graves Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Where was Robert Graves born?
a) London
b) Bristol
c) Coventry
d) Dover
2. Which school did Robert Graves attend?
a) Temple School
b) St. Joseph’s School
c) Charterhouse School
d) St. Mary’s School
3. Where did Robert Graves fight during World War I?
a) Eastern Front
b) South Africa
c) Turkey
d) Western Front
Freya Stark Quiz
1. When was Freya Stark born?
a) 31 January 1893
b) 12 May 1890
c) 12 August 1889
d) 24 November 1885
2. Where was Freya Stark born?
a) Turin
b) Paris
c) Venice
d) Naples
3. Where did Freya Stark work as a nurse during World War I?
a) Austria
b) Denmark
c) Portugal
d) Italy