Literature Decade Match Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1920s

'The Great Gatsby' by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925. The novel is set in 1922 in the fictional Long Island town of West Egg. The book has been adapted for film a number of times, including a version released in 2013 directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Answer: 1990s

'The Virgin Suicides' was published in 1993 and was the first novel by the American author Jeffery Eugenides. The novel is set in the 1970s and tells the story of the teenage daughters of the mysterious Lisbon family as told by an anonymous group of local boys. A film adapted from the book was released in 1999.

Answer: 1900s

'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is the third full length novel featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes. It was originally published in serial form in 'The Stand' magazine during 1901 and 1902, with a single volume edition being published in 1902. In a 1999 poll, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was deemed the number one Sherlock Holmes novel.

Answer: 1940s

'For Whom the Bell Tolls' was first published in 1940. The novel centers around the story of an American called Robert Jordan who is fighting in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigades. The title is taken from a poem by the English poet John Donne.

Answer: 1950s

'Lord of the Flies' by the English author William Golding was first published in 1954. It tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an island and their attempt to govern themselves.

Answer: 1980s

'The Name of the Rose' was Umberto Eco's first novel and was published in Italian 1980 with an English translation published in 1983. The novel is set in medieval Italy and is a murder mystery story set in a monastery.

Answer: 1910s

'Tarzan of the Apes' was first published in 'All Story Magazine' in 1912 with the first book version published in 1914. 'Tarzan of the Apes' is the first novel featuring the character of Tarzan, a human who was raised by apes.

Answer: 1970s

'Carrie' was first published in 1974, although the action takes place in 1979 as King set the novel slightly in the future. The story centers around a bullied high school student called Carrie who discovers she has telekinetic powers. She uses these powers to take revenge on her classmates with horrific consequences.

Answer: 1930s

'The Grapes of Wrath' was first published in 1939. The novel tells of the Joad family who are forced to leave their home in Oklahoma and travel west to find work. The book was made in to a film not long after it was published with an adaptation starring Henry Fonda released in 1940.

Answer: 1960s

'To Kill a Mockingbird' was first published in 1960. It was the only novel published by Harper Lee in her lifetime. A book by Lee related to 'To Kill a Mockingbird' called 'Go Set a Watchman' was published posthumously in 2015.