How well do you know your favorite authors? Take this famous book quotes trivia quiz to prove how much of a bibliophile you are! Quotes can distill the essence of a book and evoke memories of the passages that touched your soul.
Journey through the memorable lines penned by both classic and contemporary authors. Whether it’s the humor of P.G. Wodehouse or the wit of Oscar Wilde, let your mind wander through the corridors of time as you match quotes to their illustrious creators.
Looking for an even broader challenge? Take on additional trivia questions that cover prologues, dedications, and literary awards. Expand your understanding and appreciation of the written word!
Complete the title of the Judy Blume book – ‘Are you there God? It’s me, …’
Margaret
Margaret
Susan
Susan
Judy
Judy
Carol
Carol
Complete the 1984 slogan : ‘War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is …’
bliss
bliss
freedom
freedom
peace
peace
strength
strength
Complete the Les Miserables quote: ‘He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with ….’
food
food
two
two
another
another
it
it
The great fish moved silently through the night water’ is the first line of what book?
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
Jaws
Jaws
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
Complete the last line of Cecelia Ahearn’s novel P.S. I Love You: ‘In the meantime, she would just …’?
dream
dream
make a cup of tea
make a cup of tea
live
live
go to sleep
go to sleep
Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need’ is a line from which watery book?
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
Jaws
Jaws
Titanic
Titanic
Which singer writes in his autobiography ‘There are lots of things I really like besides girls’.
Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
George Michael
George Michael
Harry Styles
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Beatrix Potter writes ‘Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and …?’
Susan
Susan
Bobby
Bobby
Jimmy
Jimmy
Peter
Peter
How far does big nut brown hare say she loves little nutbrown hare in ‘Guess How Much I Love You’?
Over the fields
Over the fields
To the stars
To the stars
As far as I can reach
As far as I can reach
To the moon and back
To the moon and back
The line ‘All morons hate it when you call them a moron’ is from Catcher in the Rye by which author?
Holden Caulfield
Holden Caulfield
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
JD Salinger
JD Salinger
One you are real, you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.’ Who wrote this book?
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Margery Williams
Margery Williams
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Which author wrote, ‘When you’ve suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.’?
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky
John Green
John Green
Annabell Pitcher
Annabell Pitcher
Yann Martel
Yann Martel
Vaughan died yesterday in his last car-crash’ is a quote from which J G Ballard novel?
The Burning World
The Burning World
Hig Rise
Hig Rise
Crash
Crash
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
Who wrote ‘The universe doesn’t allow perfection’ in ‘A Brief History of Time’?
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Which scientist logically argues, ‘If time travel is possible, where are the tourists from the future?’
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Which sport is referred to in the quote ‘Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion’?
Cricket
Cricket
Polo
Polo
Tennis
Tennis
Gold
Gold
What book is this quote from: ‘what a slut time is. She screws everybody’?
The Fault In Our Stars
The Fault In Our Stars
Game of thrones
Game of thrones
Life of pi
Life of pi
The hunger games
The hunger games
Which author wrote, ‘Maybe okay will be our always.’?
John Grisham
John Grisham
John Green
John Green
Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh
Andy McNab
Andy McNab
Complete the quote from Girl With A Pearl Earring ‘I did not mind the … so much when he was there’.
house
house
company
company
cold
cold
summer
summer
According to the title of the book. ‘Highly Successful People’ have how many habits?
18
18
7
7
5
5
10
10
Complete the Samuel Becektt quote: ‘Let’s go.’ ‘We can’t.’ ‘Why not?’ ‘We’re waiting for….’
a bus
a bus
Susan
Susan
Christmas
Christmas
Godot
Godot
Who wrote the oft quoted lines ”He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest.’
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
W H Auden
W H Auden
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
JB Priestley
JB Priestley
Which Stephen King horror novel has the line ‘High school isn’t a very important place. When you’re going you think it’s a big deal, but when it’s over nobody really thinks it was great’?
Misery
Misery
It
It
The Shining
The Shining
Carrie
Carrie
Fill in the blank in the quote from the novel Cloud Atlas ‘What is a BLANK, but a multitude of drops’
waterfall
waterfall
river
river
ocean
ocean
stream
stream
Everyone loves a …’ what, according to the Da Vinci Code?
winner
winner
conspiracy
conspiracy
holiday
holiday
good story
good story
Fill in the blanks in this famous movie quote ‘This is another fine _____ you’ve gotten me into’?
Mess
Mess
Fight
Fight
Blunder
Blunder
Scrap
Scrap
Snap out of it’ appears in Moonstruck. Who is the popstar actress who says this line?
Cher
Cher
Etta James
Etta James
Beyonce
Beyonce
Madonna
Madonna
According to Douglas Adams, what is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?
42
42
68
68
19
19
35
35
The quote ‘All children, except one, grow up’ refers to which character?
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Heidi
Heidi
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
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Not bad
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