Herbert George Wells Quiz

H. G. Wells in 1943. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Herbert George Wells Quiz Questions

1. When was Herbert George Wells born?
a) 18 January 1864
b) 19 April 1868
c) 21 September 1866
d) 20 December 1862

2. Where was Herbert George Wells born?
a) Bromley
b) Glamorgan
c) Liverpool
d) Manchester

3. Where did Herbert George Wells work as an usher?
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Globe Theatre
c) Midhurst Grammar School
d) Greenwich Observatory

4. Who of the following was a teacher of Herbert George Wells at the Normal School of Science?
a) Aldous Huxley
b) Julian Huxley
c) Andrew Huxley
d) Thomas Henry Huxley

5. Which university did Herbert George Wells attend?
a) Yale
b) Harvard
c) London
d) Oxford

6. When was The Time Machine published?
a) 1890
b) 1895
c) 1888
d) 1884

7. Which novel of Herbert George Wells is based on his earlier life?
a) Tono-Bungay
b) The Island of Doctor Moreau
c) The Wonderful Visit
d) The Plattner Story

8. In which novel did Herbert George Wells parody Sydney Webb and Beatrice Webb as the Baileys?
a) The Invisible Man
b) The New Machiavelli
c) The War of the Worlds
d) The Food of the Gods

9. When did Herbert George Wells die?
a) 7 March 1954
b) 8 June 1949
c) 13 August 1946
d) 20 November 1948

10. Where did Herbert George Wells die?
a) Southampton
b) York
c) Conway
d) London

Herbert George Wells Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Herbert George Wells born?
c) 21 September 1866

2. Where was Herbert George Wells born?
a) Bromley

3. Where did Herbert George Wells work as an usher?
c) Midhurst Grammar School

4. Who of the following was a teacher of Herbert George Wells at the Normal School of Science?
d) Thomas Henry Huxley

5. Which university did Herbert George Wells attend?
c) London

6. When was The Time Machine published?
b) 1895

7. Which novel of Herbert George Wells is based on his earlier life?
a) Tono-Bungay

8. In which novel did Herbert George Wells parody Sydney Webb and Beatrice Webb as the Baileys?
b) The New Machiavelli

9. When did Herbert George Wells die?
c) 13 August 1946

10. Where did Herbert George Wells die?
d) London

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