William Makepeace Thackeray Quiz

William Makepeace Thackeray Quiz Questions

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1. When was William Makepeace Thackeray born?
a) 11 March 1808
b) 5 April 1814
c) 18 July 1811
d) 30 November 1816

2. Where was William Makepeace Thackeray born?
a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Delhi
d) Madras

3. Which college did William Makepeace Thackeray attend?
a) Christ Church College
b) Merton College
c) Trinity College
d) Balliol College

4. Where did William Makepeace Thackeray study law?
a) Inner Temple
b) Middle Temple
c) Lincoln’s Inn
d) Gray’s Inn

5. Who is the main character in Vanity Fair?
a) Becky Sharp
b) George Osborne
c) Rawdon Crawley
d) Colonel Dobbin

6. When did William Makepeace Thackeray write The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.?
a) 1862
b) 1865
c) 1859
d) 1852

7. Which magazine did William Makepeace Thackeray found and edit?
a) The New Monthly Magazine
b) The Cornhill Magazine
c) Fraser’s Magazine
d) The Economist

8. Which novel of William Makepeace Thackeray is about crime?
a) The Virginians
b) Major Gahagan
c) Catherine
d) The Rose and the Ring

9. When did William Makepeace Thackeray die?
a) 28 January 1875
b) 14 May 1869
c) 18 September 1864
d) 24 December 1863

10. Where did William Makepeace Thackeray die?
a) London
b) New York
c) Boston
d) Philadelphia

William Makepeace Thackeray Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was William Makepeace Thackeray born?
c) 18 July 1811

2. Where was William Makepeace Thackeray born?
b) Calcutta

3. Which college did William Makepeace Thackeray attend?
c) Trinity College

4. Where did William Makepeace Thackeray study law?
b) Middle Temple

5. Who is the main character in Vanity Fair?
a) Becky Sharp

6. When did William Makepeace Thackeray write The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.?
d) 1852

7. Which magazine did William Makepeace Thackeray found and edit?
b) The Cornhill Magazine

8. Which novel of William Makepeace Thackeray is about crime?
c) Catherine

9. When did William Makepeace Thackeray die?
d) 24 December 1863

10. Where did William Makepeace Thackeray die?
a) London

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