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Favorite Characters Trivia Quiz

Many popular authors have a recurring character in two or more books. Let's see how many characters you can match with the author who created them.

A multiple-choice quiz by insanity22186. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
insanity22186

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,861

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
575

Question 1 of 10

1. Jack Reacher - He travels wherever his services are required. He travels with nothing more than a toothbrush. Who is the best-selling author who created Jack Reacher? Hint

John Sanford

John Grisham

Lee Child

Robert Ludlum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dirk Pitt - He is the Director of NUMA (National Underwater Marine Association). Who is the well-travelled author who created this green-eyed hero? He is an avid collector and restorer of old cars. Hint

Clive Cussler

Bill O'Reilly

James Patterson

Russell Banks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stephanie Plum - Who is the best selling writer who created a unique bounty hunter, employed by "Cousin Vinny"? Hint

Erle Stanley Gardner

R.A. Salvatore

Janet Evanovich

Sue Grafton

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hercule Poirot - Who is the prolific writer whose little gray cells created this precise little Belgian? Hint

Agatha Christie

James Rawles

Mickey Spillane

Julie Christie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jack Ryan - Was born in the mind of which well-known author? Ryan is not only in covert operations, he frequently works with his son in law and at one time was a president of the US. Hint

Ken Follett

Harlan Coben

Tom Clancy

Stuart Woods

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Question 6 of 10

6. Oliver Stone - Who is the author whose creative mind developed a series of novels about a character who lives in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.? Hint

David Baldacci

Agatha Christie

James Patterson

Tom Clancy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stone Barrington - Who is the most prolific writer who frequently writes about this all round bon vivant lawyer who truly lives well? Hint

J.D. Robb

David Baldacci

Stuart Woods

James Lee Burke

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Question 8 of 10

8. Kinsey Milhone - Who is the author who certainly knows the ABC's of writing and created this private detective in Southern California? Hint

Danielle Steele

Janet Evanovich

Sue Grafton

Sandra Brown

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Question 9 of 10

9. Perry Mason - who is the author who developed books and television featuring this lawyer character who never lost a case? Hint

Paul Drake

Erle Stanley Gardner

John Sandford

Nora Roberts

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ayla - Who was the author who wrote several imaginative books about an early human inhabitant on the planet? Most of the first book in that series had little dialog and the reader depended upon the thoughts of the main character. Hint

Sue Grafton

Jean Auel

Michael Connolly

Agatha Christie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Jack Reacher - He travels wherever his services are required. He travels with nothing more than a toothbrush. Who is the best-selling author who created Jack Reacher?

Answer: Lee Child

This character who is a former career military police officer in the U.S. Army. When his clothes need laundering, he simply buys new ones.

Answer: Clive Cussler

This hero obviously loves the sea and all its wonders. The hero is married to a member of the US Congress.

3. Stephanie Plum - Who is the best selling writer who created a unique bounty hunter, employed by "Cousin Vinny"?

Answer: Janet Evanovich

Stephanie has unbelievably bad luck with her cars blowing up, but she always has Lulu as her back-up partner.

4. Hercule Poirot - Who is the prolific writer whose little gray cells created this precise little Belgian?

Answer: Agatha Christie

This author wrote many books but this character is definitely one of her most popular.

5. Jack Ryan - Was born in the mind of which well-known author? Ryan is not only in covert operations, he frequently works with his son in law and at one time was a president of the US.

Answer: Tom Clancy

One of the most well known authors during the past 25 years created this Special Operations leader and former president of the USA.

6. Oliver Stone - Who is the author whose creative mind developed a series of novels about a character who lives in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.?

Answer: David Baldacci

Oliver is a member of The Camel Club which routinely tackles crime in the political center of America.

7. Stone Barrington - Who is the most prolific writer who frequently writes about this all round bon vivant lawyer who truly lives well?

Answer: Stuart Woods

Stone regularly enjoys a good meal at Elaine's in New York City.

8. Kinsey Milhone - Who is the author who certainly knows the ABC's of writing and created this private detective in Southern California?

Answer: Sue Grafton

Kinsey lives in a garage apartment owned by an elderly neighbor. She routinely carries her only 'little black dress' rolled up in her purse.

9. Perry Mason - who is the author who developed books and television featuring this lawyer character who never lost a case?

Answer: Erle Stanley Gardner

Readers anxiously awaited each new adventure, curious to know if he would declare his intentions to his most capable secretary.

Answer: Jean Auel

Ayla was a character requiring the total imagination of the reader to interpret the dialog, the physical setting and other characters in the books. There were no others like her in the world.

Source: Author insanity22186

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