Some of My Favorite Authors Trivia Quiz

Answer: Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was one of America's premier 19th century female authors. This spinster wrote about her childhood to a degree in her most famous book, "Little Women". "Good Wives" is the second part of this first book, and looks at these sisters after they are adults and married.

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote many more short stories than he did novels, but the novels that he did write were excellent. Considered one of the best authors of his time (1804-1864), Hawthorne was happily married and the father of three children. Much of his work dealt with the dark side of humanity and usually looked at the morals of his day.

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King is one of the most productive and popular authors, in the field of horror and fantasy, of the 20th century. Many of his novels have been turned into popular films. King was known for his need for privacy and his tendency to place his novels in Maine or other close regions of New England where he grew up. King dealt with addictions to alcohol and drugs for a large part of his adult life and publicly admitted that he did not remember writing everything that he is credited with.

Answer: Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand was a Russian-American author most famous for her two novels "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" (1943). Rand had strong political beliefs, and was a pacifist. She fully supported individual rights for all people and is credited with creating the philosophical belief system known as "objectivism".

Her works have been criticized as being too long and melodramatic, but have been top sellers.

Answer: Isaac Asimov

Asimov was one of the most prolific authors of the twentieth century in the area of science fiction. He is credited with the prediction of much of the technology that came about 50 years after he wrote of it. He was also the president of Mensa and received over a dozen honorary doctorates from different universities.

Answer: Erma Bombeck

Erma Bombeck was a hilarious author known for her newspaper and magazine columns as well as her novels. Everyone of her novels was a best seller and left her readers with a smile of understanding on their face. She wrote about daily family life. If you need to smile, try her novel "The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank"; not only will you smile, but you will openly laugh.

Answer: Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair was famous for his books about the abysmal working conditions in many of the factories and plants in the early part of the 20th century. His books deal with how hard life was for new immigrants as well as for the average man at the time. He was open with his readers as to the failing of many big businesses to keep their workers safe and to pay them a fair salary.

Answer: Zane Grey

Zane Grey was a popular American writer who favored the western genre. His books did so well that over 100 films have come from them. "Riders of the Purple Sage" was one of his earlier books and probably his most popular. Grey was a very athletic author who loved baseball, swimming and golf.

Answer: Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming was a British author who created the spy James Bond in his many novels. Before writing, Fleming was a naval intelligence officer and it was this background that was used in many of his works of literature. Fleming also wrote the children's novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" later in life, and also produced a couple of non-fiction works.

Answer: Jacqueline Susann

Jacqueline Susann is an American author who wrote the popular novel "Valley of the Dolls", which was later made into a Hollywood film. She is also credited as being the first writer in history to author three consecutive number one titles on the New York Times Best Seller List. Susann not only wrote about the Hollywood life, but she also lived it.

She acted in numerous television programs, commercials and small parts in films.