Title Characters Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins is the title character of 'The Hobbit', by J.R.R.Tolkien. Although he appears in 'The Lord of the Rings', he is not the title character - the lord of the rings is Sauron, who is attempting to conquer Middle-Earth. 'The Silmarillion' is a history of Middle-Earth, and 'The Road Goes Ever On' is a song book.

Answer: Swallows and Amazons

'Swallows and Amazons' is the first in a series of children's books by the British author Arthur Ransome, written in the 1920s and 30s, and recounting various sailing adventures, mainly in the Lake District and on the Norfolk Broads.

Answer: The Three Musketeers

'The Three Musketeers' was written in the 19th century by French writer Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of d'Artagnan, who travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard.

Answer: The Borrowers

'The Borrowers', by Mary Norton, tells the tale of a family of tiny people, who live secretly in a normal size house, 'borrowing' various items from the humans who live there, in order to survive.

Answer: Wyrd Sisters

These three witches are the creation of English fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, and are just three of the myriad of fantastical characters who inhabit his imaginary planet, The Discworld. 'Wyrd Sisters' is the sixth in the series, and is loosely based on 'Macbeth'.

Answer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is the sixth in the world-famous series by J.K.Rowling. At the end of the book, it is revealed that the previous owner of the potions book, that Harry has been using all year, is none other than his former Potions master, the hated Professor Snape.

Answer: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', by Swedish author Stieg Larsson, was published posthumously in 2005, and quickly topped best-seller lists worldwide. The other two novels in the trilogy are 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' and 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'.

Answer: The Kite Runner

'The Kite Runner', by Afghan-born novelist Khaled Hosseini, features Amir, a young boy living in Kabul in the 1970s, and his servant Hassan, who has the skill of knowing where a loosened kite will land, hence - a 'kite runner'. The story follows various tragic events in Amir's life as his country is taken over by the Taliban.

Answer: The Man with the Golden Gun

James Bond is undoubtedly better known from the films than from the books by Ian Fleming, but 'The Man with the Golden Gun' was one of the original twelve novels, actually published after Fleming's death in 1965. Bond's mission is to find and kill Scaramanga, after his brainwashing by the Russians leads to an attempted assassination of 'M'.

Answer: The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope's 1894 thriller tells of English aristocrat Rudolf Rassendyll, who travels to Ruritania only to find he is the double of the new King. Various complications lead to him having to take the King's place after he is kidnapped. After many adventures, and falling in love with the Princess Flavia, the rightful King is returned to his throne, but none of them live happily ever after until the events of the sequel, 'Rupert of Hentzau'.