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Rowena's Literary "Acrogram" Quiz

An "Acrogram" question is where the initial letters of the answers to the given clues spell out the answer. The answers in this quiz are all literary. An example is given before Q1.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
8 mins

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Multiple Choice

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308,061

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. An example of an 'acrogram' question for you -
The initial letters of the following answers spell out a food, what is it?

A celebratory gathering
First name of 'Fowl' in Colfer's books
Flaming balls of gas
Proper name for lockjaw
The 'Scarlet Letter'

Answer: Pasta - from Party, Artemis, Stars, Tetanus and A

Where there is a possibility of confusion I have added extra hints.
And now for the literary acrograms!

The initial letters of the forenames of the following authors spell out a classic children's book. Which one?

Cornwell; wrote "Kay Scarpetta" novels
'doc' Smith;
Stearns Eliot
Peters; wrote "Cadfael" novels
Adams; wrote "Watership Down"
James; wrote "Inspector Dalgleish" novels
Hailey
Mailer

Answer: (Two Words 5,3)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author. Who is it?

Bilbo Baggins is one
A Wizard of Bilbo Baggins' acquaintance
Male protagonist from "1984"
Famous Patchwork Pachyderm
Dolores Haze in Nabokov book title
Knight of the Round Table
Tiger from "The Jungle Book"

Answer: (2 initials + surname, NO punctuation)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The initial letters of the following answers spell out the title of a literary classic; which one?

Wise friend of Winnie the Pooh
Eeyore is one of these
Jane ____; "Young Heros" and "Young Merlin" author
Dodie ____; "101 Dalmatians" author
Long John from "Treasure Island"
"The City of ___"; Jeanne du Prau book
"Crome ___"; Aldous Huxley novel

Answer: (One word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author. Who is it?

Boy wizard ___ Potter
"Wonderland" girl
___ Louis Stephenson
Wordsworth or Shelley for example
Babar is one of these
Mole's friend; He is really a water vole
Gulliver's first name
Children's author Blyton
Humpty Dumpty was one of these

Answer: (Two Words 6,3)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The initial letters of these answers spell out a character from children's literature; who is it?

Girl in books by Joyce Lancaster Brisley
"The ___ Service" ; Alan Garner book
Agatha Christie used the pen name Mary _____
"The ____ Bough"; by Frazer
Remus ____; Werewolf from the Harry Potter books
Eva ____ ; Writes 'Witchy and spooky' books for children

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The initial letters of the following answers spell out a famous author; who is it?

"The Golden ____"; Phillip Pullman novel
Mrs. Shakespeare was Anne ____
"___, Babylon"; Pat Frank novel
John ___; Author of "Rabbit" books
Catherine _____; wrote the "Mallen" books
They all lived happily ___ after
"Code ___"; series by Chris Ryan

Answer: (One Word - Surname)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The initial letters of the following answers spell out the title of a literary classic; which one?

When ____ was there; book by J.G. Robinson
Baroness ___ wrote "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
Edgar Rice ____
Chelsea Quinn ____
Roald ___
Hammond ___ ; Thriller author
Meg _____; "Princess Diaries" author
Charles _____; "Water Babies" author

Answer: (Two Words 4,4)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author; which one?

Author of "The Three Musketeers" (surname)
Conn ____; wrote "Emperor" and "Conqueror" series'
Raymond ___; created Philip Marlowe
"The ___ Runner"; by Khaled Hosseini
"Belgariad" authors; David and Leigh ____
___ Gaiman
One of the Pevensey sisters

Answer: (One Word - surname)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The initial letters of the following answers spell out a famous character from a classic children's book - which character?

The "Terrible Dogfish" from "Pinocchio"
Leader of the Knights of the Round Table
____ Shan; "Demonata" author
Author of "She"; surname
"I am the ___ and the omega"
Dirk Gently had a "long dark __ of the soul"
"____ Enough for Love"; Heinlein novel
Mary Ann ____; pen name George Eliot
"Snow White and ___ Red"

Answer: (2 words 3,6)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author; which one?

"Dragon ___"; Series by Mark Robson
"This ___ Magic"; Mary Stewart novel
Oscar ___; "Dorian Gray" author
___ Allan Poe
"To the ____"; Virginia Woolf novel
Jenkins and La Haye wrote the "____ Behind" series

Answer: (One Word surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An example of an 'acrogram' question for you - The initial letters of the following answers spell out a food, what is it? A celebratory gathering First name of 'Fowl' in Colfer's books Flaming balls of gas Proper name for lockjaw The 'Scarlet Letter' Answer: Pasta - from Party, Artemis, Stars, Tetanus and A Where there is a possibility of confusion I have added extra hints. And now for the literary acrograms! The initial letters of the forenames of the following authors spell out a classic children's book. Which one? Cornwell; wrote "Kay Scarpetta" novels 'doc' Smith; Stearns Eliot Peters; wrote "Cadfael" novels Adams; wrote "Watership Down" James; wrote "Inspector Dalgleish" novels Hailey Mailer

Answer: Peter Pan

Peter Pan - Patricia, EE, Thomas, Ellis, Richard, Phyllis (of PD), Alex, Norman.

"Peter Pan" by J.M Barrie was first published in book form in 1911, with the title "Peter and Wendy".

2. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author. Who is it? Bilbo Baggins is one A Wizard of Bilbo Baggins' acquaintance Male protagonist from "1984" Famous Patchwork Pachyderm Dolores Haze in Nabokov book title Knight of the Round Table Tiger from "The Jungle Book"

Answer: hg wells

H G Wells - Hobbit, Gandalf, Winston, Elmer (the elephant), Lolita, Lancelot, Shere Khan.

Herbert George Wells was one of the first science fiction authors, and wrote "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "War of the Worlds" (1898).

3. The initial letters of the following answers spell out the title of a literary classic; which one? Wise friend of Winnie the Pooh Eeyore is one of these Jane ____; "Young Heros" and "Young Merlin" author Dodie ____; "101 Dalmatians" author Long John from "Treasure Island" "The City of ___"; Jeanne du Prau book "Crome ___"; Aldous Huxley novel

Answer: Odyssey

Odyssey - Owl, Donkey, Yolen, Smith, Silver, Ember, Yellow.

"The Odyssey" and it's precursor "The Iliad" are attributed to classic Greek poet Homer.

4. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author. Who is it? Boy wizard ___ Potter "Wonderland" girl ___ Louis Stephenson Wordsworth or Shelley for example Babar is one of these Mole's friend; He is really a water vole Gulliver's first name Children's author Blyton Humpty Dumpty was one of these

Answer: Harper Lee

Harper Lee - Harry, Alice, Robert, Poet, Elephant, Ratty, Lemuel, Enid, Egg.

Harper Lee was of course the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird", which was first published in 1960.

5. The initial letters of these answers spell out a character from children's literature; who is it? Girl in books by Joyce Lancaster Brisley "The ___ Service" ; Alan Garner book Agatha Christie used the pen name Mary _____ "The ____ Bough"; by Frazer Remus ____; Werewolf from the Harry Potter books Eva ____ ; Writes 'Witchy and spooky' books for children

Answer: Mowgli

Mowgli - Milly Molly Mandy, Owl, Westmacott, Golden, Lupin, Ibbotson.

Mowgli appears in "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kilpling, first published in 1894.
Kipling was the first English winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, when it was awarded to him in 1907.

6. The initial letters of the following answers spell out a famous author; who is it? "The Golden ____"; Phillip Pullman novel Mrs. Shakespeare was Anne ____ "___, Babylon"; Pat Frank novel John ___; Author of "Rabbit" books Catherine _____; wrote the "Mallen" books They all lived happily ___ after "Code ___"; series by Chris Ryan

Answer: Chaucer

Chaucer - Compass, Hathaway, Alas, Updike, Cookson, Ever, Red.

Geoffrey Chaucer was the 14th Century author of "The Canterbury Tales", which is his best known work. He also has a crater on the Moon, and an asteroid named after him.

7. The initial letters of the following answers spell out the title of a literary classic; which one? When ____ was there; book by J.G. Robinson Baroness ___ wrote "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Edgar Rice ____ Chelsea Quinn ____ Roald ___ Hammond ___ ; Thriller author Meg _____; "Princess Diaries" author Charles _____; "Water Babies" author

Answer: Moby Dick

Moby Dick - Marnie, Orczy, Burroughs, Yarborough, Dahl, Innes, Cabot, Kingsley.

"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, was first published 1851.

8. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author; which one? Author of "The Three Musketeers" (surname) Conn ____; wrote "Emperor" and "Conqueror" series' Raymond ___; created Philip Marlowe "The ___ Runner"; by Khaled Hosseini "Belgariad" authors; David and Leigh ____ ___ Gaiman One of the Pevensey sisters

Answer: Dickens

Dickens - Dumas, Iggulden, Chandler, Kite, Eddings, Neil, Susan.

Charles Dickens wrote many classic novels, including "Oliver Twist" (1838) and "Great Expectations" (1861). Originally many of his works were published as serials, with a few chapters being released each week. They could be described as the soap operas of their day!

9. The initial letters of the following answers spell out a famous character from a classic children's book - which character? The "Terrible Dogfish" from "Pinocchio" Leader of the Knights of the Round Table ____ Shan; "Demonata" author Author of "She"; surname "I am the ___ and the omega" Dirk Gently had a "long dark __ of the soul" "____ Enough for Love"; Heinlein novel Mary Ann ____; pen name George Eliot "Snow White and ___ Red"

Answer: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter - Monstro, Arthur, Darren, Haggard, Alpha, Tea-time, Time, Evans, Rose.

The Mad Hatter appears in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.
Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who wrote the book for 10 year old Alice Lidell and her sisters.
First published in 1865, it has never been out of print since.

10. The initial letters of the following answers spell out an author; which one? "Dragon ___"; Series by Mark Robson "This ___ Magic"; Mary Stewart novel Oscar ___; "Dorian Gray" author ___ Allan Poe "To the ____"; Virginia Woolf novel Jenkins and La Haye wrote the "____ Behind" series

Answer: orwell

Orwell - Orb, Rough, Wilde, Edgar, Lighthouse, Left.

George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair. He wrote many novels including "1984" (1949) and "Animal Farm" (1945), as well as numerous essays, pamphlets, and poems.

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