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C Authors Trivia Quiz

Carroll, Chaucer, Christie, Cook and Crichton, all are authors starting with C. Three of them, plus seven others are featured in this quiz. Have fun.

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

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,880

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3253

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these did Willa Cather NOT write? Hint

O Pioneers!

My Antonia

Death Comes for the Archbishop

The Pioneers

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Question 2 of 10

2. G.K. Chesterton wrote about this character. Hint

Father Joseph

Father Brown

Father Ted

Father White

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'? Hint

Erskine Caldwell

Truman Capote

James Cozzens

John Cheever

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Question 4 of 10

4. What other name did Agatha Christie write under? Hint

Mary Ann Evans

Mary Shelley

Mary Westmacott

Mary Webb

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Question 5 of 10

5. Spanish author Cervantes wrote about this man who tilted at windmills.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'? Hint

John Cheever

James Cain

Erskine Caldwell

Raymond Carver

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the sequel to John Cheever's 'The Wapshot Chronicle'? Hint

The Wapshot Scandal

The Wapshot News

The Wapshot Incident

The Wapshot Family

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Question 8 of 10

8. Author e.e.cummings only wrote poetry. True or False?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these Robin Cook books was turned into a movie in 1978? Hint

Coma

Contagion

Chromosome 6

Vector

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the world's most prolific author of romance novels?

Answer: (Two Words Initials B. C .)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these did Willa Cather NOT write?

Answer: The Pioneers

James Fenimore Cooper wrote 'The Pioneers'.

2. G.K. Chesterton wrote about this character.

Answer: Father Brown

Father Brown was a Catholic priest and detective. 'Father Ted' is a British sitcom.

3. Who wrote 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

Answer: Truman Capote

Erskine Caldwell wrote 'Tobacco Road'.

4. What other name did Agatha Christie write under?

Answer: Mary Westmacott

5. Spanish author Cervantes wrote about this man who tilted at windmills.

Answer: Don Quixote

6. Who wrote 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'?

Answer: James Cain

7. What was the sequel to John Cheever's 'The Wapshot Chronicle'?

Answer: The Wapshot Scandal

'The Wapshot Chronicles' was published in 1957. 'The Wapshot Scandal' was published in 1964.

8. Author e.e.cummings only wrote poetry. True or False?

Answer: False

He wrote a book called 'The Enormous Room' about his experience as a prisoner in WWI. He is best known for his eccentric poetry.

9. Which of these Robin Cook books was turned into a movie in 1978?

Answer: Coma

Robin Cook wrote the novel but another C author, Michael Crichton, wrote the screenplay.

10. Who is the world's most prolific author of romance novels?

Answer: Barbara Cartland

Up until mid-2000, she has written 623 books, which have sold over 650 million copies worldwide.

Source: Author minch

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