FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Fishing for Titles Trivia Quiz

Our scaled friends appear in the title of many works of art -- how many can you identify?

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

Author
WiseTao

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
174,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2281

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A Schubert piano quintet is nicknamed after this fish. What is it? Hint

Salmon

Trout

Mackeral

Goldfish

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which fish is featured in the title of Ngaio Marsh's detective novel which begins, "A Surfeit of"? Hint

Sharks

Lampreys

Minnows

Angelfish

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. "The Silver Darlings" is a 1941 novel by Neil Gunn. Okay, what fish are nicknamed "silver darlings?" Hint

Herring

Silverfish

Cod

Pike

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. What fruity fish is featured in a short story by J.D. Salinger? Hint

Peach

Melon

Banana

Lemon

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. "The Fish Can Sing" is a 1957 novel by Halldor Laxness. Where is Laxness from? Hint

Denmark

Finland

Iceland

Norway

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. "Jaws" is a film about a man-eating shark. When was it produced? Hint

1974

1973

1976

1975

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Gunter Grass also wrote a novel featuring a fish. What is the name of the novel? Hint

Angelfish

The Night of the Lampreys

Death of the Stingray

The Flounder

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What city is saved by fish in a 1979 film? Hint

San Francisco

Dayton

Pittsburgh

Phoenix

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. In a "A Fish Called Wanda" a fish and a thief share the same first name. What was the thief's LAST name? Hint

Gershwitz

Christie

Barnes

Johns

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. "Piranha to Scurfy" is the title story in a collection by what writer? Hint

A.E. W. Mason

Ernest Hemingway

Ruth Rendell

Umberto Eco

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A Schubert piano quintet is nicknamed after this fish. What is it?

Answer: Trout

In German it's the "Forellenquintett", but it's known more formally as D667. "Die Forelle" is the German word for Trout.

2. Which fish is featured in the title of Ngaio Marsh's detective novel which begins, "A Surfeit of"?

Answer: Lampreys

The 1941 novel featured the cash-strapped Lamprey family. The lamprey is a parasitical and jawless fish.

3. "The Silver Darlings" is a 1941 novel by Neil Gunn. Okay, what fish are nicknamed "silver darlings?"

Answer: Herring

Gunn is a Scottish writer and the novel is set in Caithness in the far northeast corner of Scotland in the early 19th century. Herring is a dietary staple in that part of the world.

4. What fruity fish is featured in a short story by J.D. Salinger?

Answer: Banana

"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in "Nine Stories" (1953).

5. "The Fish Can Sing" is a 1957 novel by Halldor Laxness. Where is Laxness from?

Answer: Iceland

Laxness won the Nobel prize too, something not many Icelanders can say. Or anybody else, for that matter.

6. "Jaws" is a film about a man-eating shark. When was it produced?

Answer: 1975

It was directed by Steven Spielberg based on a novel of the same title by Peter Benchley.

7. Gunter Grass also wrote a novel featuring a fish. What is the name of the novel?

Answer: The Flounder

The novel was published in 1977. Gunther Grass, a German, was a Nobel laureate.

8. What city is saved by fish in a 1979 film?

Answer: Pittsburgh

Actually, in the film, "The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh," a baseball team recruits players with the astrological sign Pisces.

9. In a "A Fish Called Wanda" a fish and a thief share the same first name. What was the thief's LAST name?

Answer: Gershwitz

Jamie Lee Curtis played the role of the sexy jewel thief. The film was written by John Cleese, who also starred.

10. "Piranha to Scurfy" is the title story in a collection by what writer?

Answer: Ruth Rendell

The title refers to a volume of an encyclopedia. It is a 2001 collection of horror and msytery stories.

Source: Author WiseTao

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.