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Quiz about Authors and Characters Mix and Match

Authors and Characters: Mix and Match Quiz

Here's a mixture of authors and characters for you to sort out. All authors are well known and have sold a great many books. None of the characters, books, or authors is obscure.

A multiple-choice quiz by sallyo. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sallyo

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,457

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
900

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Daniel Boon Davis and Frederica "Ricky" Heinicke are characters from a science fiction novel by a very well known author. Known as "the Dean of Science Fiction", what was his first name? Hint

Isaac

Robert

Paul

John

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first name of the author who created characters Tom Barnaby, his wife, Joyce and their daughter, Cully? Hint

Agatha

Jeffrey

Dick

Caroline

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Question 3 of 10

3. Agatha Christie is a well-known name, but what was the first name of the author who created artist Agatha Troy? Hint

Arthur

Stephanie

Ngaio

Georges

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Question 4 of 10

4. Nero was a Roman emperor, but the name was also used by a large armchair detective. What was the first name of the author who created him? Hint

Isaac

Rex

Agatha

Jules

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Question 5 of 10

5. Cerebral detectives The Black Widowers and their waiter, Henry, were created by an author better known for another writing genre. What was it? Hint

Science Fiction

Horror

Thrillers

Romance

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do Heathcliff, Cathy and Emily have in common? Hint

Heathcliff, Cathy and Emily are all in the same book

Cathy wrote about Heathcliff and Emily

Emily wrote about Heathcliff and Cathy

Heathcliff wrote about Cathy and Emily

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Question 7 of 10

7. Author Susan wrote about sisters Katy and Clover. What were their surnames? Hint

Coolidge and Carr

Montgomery and Shirley

Alcott and Woolcott

Twain and Sawyer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Arthur and Ethel were both children's writers. Arthur wrote about a girl named Nancy Blackett, and Ethel about a girl named Judy Woolcott. What did these girls have in common? Hint

They were both Canadian

Neither used her real name

The were both only children

They were both based heavily on the authors' daughters

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sherlock and Hercule are both detectives with unusual first names. What (in the same order) were the first names of their authors?

Answer: (Two Words. No punctuation)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rosemary, Geoffrey, Barbara, Henry and Robert were all authors who had something in common. What was it? Hint

They were all English

They all wrote historical novels for younger readers

They all wrote books set in Roman Britain

They all wrote under pseudonyms

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Daniel Boon Davis and Frederica "Ricky" Heinicke are characters from a science fiction novel by a very well known author. Known as "the Dean of Science Fiction", what was his first name?

Answer: Robert

Robert Heinlein created inventor D.B. "Dan" Davis and his young friend (later wife) "Ricky" for the 1950s time travel romance, "The Door into Summer".

2. What was the first name of the author who created characters Tom Barnaby, his wife, Joyce and their daughter, Cully?

Answer: Caroline

Caroline Graham created the Barnabys for her "Inspector Barnaby" series, which is possibly even better known in its television incarnation of "Midsomer Murders".

3. Agatha Christie is a well-known name, but what was the first name of the author who created artist Agatha Troy?

Answer: Ngaio

Dame Ngaio Marsh created Agatha Troy, whose husband, Inspector Roderick Alleyn, always called her "Troy".

4. Nero was a Roman emperor, but the name was also used by a large armchair detective. What was the first name of the author who created him?

Answer: Rex

Rex Stout created the formidable Nero Wolf and his legman, Archie Goodwin.

5. Cerebral detectives The Black Widowers and their waiter, Henry, were created by an author better known for another writing genre. What was it?

Answer: Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov wrote in a great many genres, but he is probably best known for his science fiction.

6. What do Heathcliff, Cathy and Emily have in common?

Answer: Emily wrote about Heathcliff and Cathy

Emily Bronte wrote "Wuthering Heights", in which Heathcliff and Cathy are the doomed lovers.

7. Author Susan wrote about sisters Katy and Clover. What were their surnames?

Answer: Coolidge and Carr

Susan Coolidge, whose real name was Sarah Chauncy Woolsey, wrote about Katy and Clover Carr, and their sisters and brother Elsie, Dorrie and Johnny, in several books, beginning with "What Katy Did".

8. Arthur and Ethel were both children's writers. Arthur wrote about a girl named Nancy Blackett, and Ethel about a girl named Judy Woolcott. What did these girls have in common?

Answer: Neither used her real name

Nancy Blackett's real name was Ruth. Judy Woolcott's real name was Helen. Nancy had a sister, Peggy (Margaret) and Judy had six siblings. Nancy was English, and Judy, Australian. Neither was based on the authors' daughters.

9. Sherlock and Hercule are both detectives with unusual first names. What (in the same order) were the first names of their authors?

Answer: Arthur Agatha

Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie created Hercule Poirot.

10. Rosemary, Geoffrey, Barbara, Henry and Robert were all authors who had something in common. What was it?

Answer: They all wrote historical novels for younger readers

Rosemary Sutcliffe ("Warrior Scarlet"), Geoffrey Trease ("The Crown of Violet"), Barbara Willard ("A Sprig of Broom"), Henry Treece ("The Children's Crusade") and Robert Louis Stevenson ("Kidnapped") all excelled in writing historical adventure for children or young adults.

Source: Author sallyo

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