Famous Texts

Questions about famous texts - novels/novellas, articles, poems and more
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Who wrote the novel 'Of Mice and Men'?
John Steinbeck
What text is widely considered to be the first modern novel?
Don Quixote
When was 'Romeo and Juliet' written?
1597
Who wrote '1984'?
George Orwell
What book about racism published in 1960 has a bird in its title?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What famous American novel was turned into a film in 2013?
The Great Gatsby
True or False: 'Jurassic Park' was based on a novel of the same name
True
'The Odyssey' is widely considered to be one of Homer's two most famous works. What is the other?
The Iliad
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Who is the main antagonist in the Shakespeare play 'Othello'?
Iago
Who wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?
Mark Twain
What nationality was William Shakespeare?
English
Karl Marx, the creator of communism, wrote what text in 1848 along with Friedrich Engels?
The Communist Manifesto
Who wrote 'Moby-Dick'?
Herman Melville
How many people have won 4 Pulitzer Prizes?
Three
Which poet wrote 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and 'And Still I Rise'?
Maya Angelou
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