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30 Captivating Book Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Aug 2025·4 min read

Open the pages of knowledge with this captivating collection of Book trivia. From classic literature and bestselling novels to famous authors and memorable quotes, these questions are perfect for avid readers and casual book lovers alike. Whether you're a fan of timeless tales or modern page-turners, this trivia will test your literary know-how.

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  1. 1Who wrote Moby-Dick?

  2. 2What is the first line of Pride and Prejudice?

  3. 3Who wrote 1984 and coined the term "Big Brother"?

  4. 4Which novel opens with the line “Call me Ishmael”?

  5. 5Which novel begins with the line "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"?

  6. 6In The Hunger Games, what is Katniss Everdeen’s weapon of choice?

  7. 7What dystopian novel features the concept of “The Giver” who holds all memories of a society?

  8. 8Which book features a dystopian world where firemen burn books?

  9. 9Who won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature?

  10. 10Which novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and focuses on themes of racial injustice?

  11. 11Who is the author of the 2019 Booker Prize-winning novel The Testaments?

  12. 12Who wrote Dune, one of the most famous science fiction novels?

  13. 13What novel begins with the line “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”?

  14. 14In which series do characters seek to destroy a magical ring?

  15. 15Who wrote Charlotte’s Web?

  16. 16Which children's book features a talking spider and a pig named Wilbur?

  17. 17Who wrote the Narnia series, including The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

  18. 18What famous novel was written as part of a bet between Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley?

  19. 19Which Charles Dickens novel features the characters of Miss Havisham and Pip?

  20. 20Which book was banned in many schools for its controversial use of language and racial themes?

  21. 21What famous novel features a whale named Moby Dick and a Captain named Ahab?

  22. 22Who wrote Brave New World, a novel set in a dystopian future?

  23. 23In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who is the ruler of Wonderland?

  24. 24Which classic novel features the character Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a scarlet letter "A"?

  25. 25Which classic novel follows the life of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?

  26. 26Which novel takes place during the Jazz Age and features a mysterious millionaire named Jay Gatsby?

  27. 27Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?

  28. 28Which Charles Dickens novel begins with the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

  29. 29In The Hunger Games, what is the name of the deadly event Katniss Everdeen competes in?

  30. 30Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Herman Melville
  2. 2. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
  3. 3. George Orwell
  4. 4. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
  5. 5. 1984 by George Orwell
  6. 6. Bow and arrow
  7. 7. The Giver by Lois Lowry
  8. 8. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  9. 9. John Steinbeck
  10. 10. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  11. 11. Margaret Atwood
  12. 12. Frank Herbert
  13. 13. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  14. 14. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  15. 15. E.B. White
  16. 16. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
  17. 17. C.S. Lewis
  18. 18. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  19. 19. Great Expectations
  20. 20. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  21. 21. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
  22. 22. Aldous Huxley
  23. 23. The Queen of Hearts
  24. 24. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  25. 25. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  26. 26. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  27. 27. J.D. Salinger
  28. 28. A Tale of Two Cities
  29. 29. The Hunger Games
  30. 30. Oscar Wilde

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