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Books Found in Movies Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with books featured in movies, as well as movies about authors. Not all questions are answerable based on only watching the movie. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by hausc018. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
hausc018

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,026

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. During a scene in "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999), Patrick (Heath Ledger) is more or less stalking Kat (Julia Stiles) in the bookstore. She finally runs into him and he asks her where a certain book is. What is the book? Hint

The Fountain of Age

The Second Stage

Life So Far

The Feminine Mystique

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Field of Dreams" (1989), Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) sets off to find author Terrance Mann (James Earl Jones) in his quest to figure out what the voice is trying to tell him. While Terrance Mann is a fictional author, what author is he based on? Hint

J. D. Salinger

George Orwell

W. P. Kinsella

Kurt Vonnegut

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Serendipity" (2001), Jonathan (John Cusack) and Sara (Kate Beckinsale) each write their name and phone number on two different items. Jonathan writes his on a $5 bill, while Sara writes hers on the inside cover of what book? Hint

Of Love and Other Demons

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Love in the Time of Cholera

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Finding Neverland" (2004) is based on the life of the author who created Peter Pan. He is portrayed by Johnny Depp. Who is the author? Hint

E. E. Cummings

Charles Perrault

J.M. Barrie

Hans Christian Andersen

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Question 5 of 10

5. There are plenty of books featured in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Matilda" (1996), but which book does Matilda's father tear up while the rest of the family is watching TV? Hint

Moby-Dick

Catch-22

To Kill a Mockingbird

Wuthering Heights

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Question 6 of 10

6. "The Hours" (2002) takes place in three different years. In 1923, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is beginning to write one of her well-known novels. In 1951, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) begins reading it. 2001 shows Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl Streep) representing the main character in the book. What is the book? Hint

The Years

Night and Day

Phyllis and Rosamond

Mrs. Dalloway

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Dan in Real Life" (2007), Dan's (Steve Carell) daughter Jane (Alison Pill) is seen reading what well-known book about adultery? Hint

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Anna Karenina

The Scarlet Letter

Madame Bovary

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Little Women" has been adapted to the screen a few times. The main character, Josephine "Jo" March, is seen writing the novel "Little Women" throughout the movie. What author wrote this novel and is the basis for the main character Jo? Hint

Charlotte Bront�

Margaret Mitchell

Harper Lee

Louisa May Alcott

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Stand by Me" (1986), based on the Stephen King novella "The Body", is about an author looking back on his life while he writes a memoir. What is the fictional author's name? Hint

Joseph 'Joey' Trotta

Gordon 'Gordie' Lachance

Bennett Hoenicker

Wesley Crusher

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "The Lake House" (2006), Alex (Keanu Reeves) and Kate (Sandra Bullock) live in the same lake house, but two years apart. Kate asks Alex to look for a book that she lost at the train station two years ago, which would make it Alex's present time. What Jane Austen book does he find? Hint

Sense and Sensibility

Pride and Prejudice

Persuasion

Mansfield Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Feminine Mystique

Patrick is looking for this book because he said he "lost his copy", but it's really only so he can talk to Kat.

All of these books were written by Betty Friedan, with "The Feminine Mystique" being the first one published in 1963.

Answer: J. D. Salinger

"Field of Dreams" is based on the novel "Shoeless Joe" by W.P. Kinsella. In the book, the main character is searching for J.D. Salinger. This was changed for the movie, but many of Salinger's characteristics are still intact.

Answer: Love in the Time of Cholera

The reason they do this is if they are meant to be together, they will eventually find the item the other person wrote on.

"Love in the Time of Cholera" was written by Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez and was first published in 1985.

4. "Finding Neverland" (2004) is based on the life of the author who created Peter Pan. He is portrayed by Johnny Depp. Who is the author?

Answer: J.M. Barrie

In the film, J.M. Barrie becomes friends with a housewife (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies) and her sons. It is revealed that her sons inspired the character of Peter Pan.

Peter Pan first appeared in 1902 in J.M. Barrie's novel "The Little White Bird". To this day, Peter Pan continues to be one of the most famous fairy tales of all time.

5. There are plenty of books featured in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "Matilda" (1996), but which book does Matilda's father tear up while the rest of the family is watching TV?

Answer: Moby-Dick

Matilda is also seen reading this at the end of the movie to her new adoptive mother, Miss Honey.

"Moby-Dick" was written by Herman Melville and published in 1851. It is undoubtedly his most famous work.

Answer: Mrs. Dalloway

"The Hours" went on to receive many awards/nominations, including nine Academy Award nominations. It ended up winning the Oscar for Best Actress (Nicole Kidman).

"Mrs. Dalloway" was published in 1925. The novel was also adapted into a Dutch film in 1997.

7. In "Dan in Real Life" (2007), Dan's (Steve Carell) daughter Jane (Alison Pill) is seen reading what well-known book about adultery?

Answer: The Scarlet Letter

Most of the film takes place at a vacation house in Rhode Island. The entire Burns family gathers there. The actors actually spent some time at the house before filming began in order to act as a real family.

"The Scarlet Letter" was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850. It remains one of the most controversial and heralded books of all time because of the subject matter at the time it was published. It has been adapted into movies and plays numerous times and is a mainstay in pop culture.

Answer: Louisa May Alcott

The film that is the most known out of the all the adaptations is the 1994 version starring Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon.

"Little Women" was published in 1868. It tells the story of a young woman and her family growing up in Massachusetts. It is Louisa May Alcott's most famous work.

9. "Stand by Me" (1986), based on the Stephen King novella "The Body", is about an author looking back on his life while he writes a memoir. What is the fictional author's name?

Answer: Gordon 'Gordie' Lachance

The lead character of Gordie Lachance was played by Wil Wheaton of "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

"The Body" was published in 1982 in the collection "Different Seasons".

Answer: Persuasion

Alex and Kate met at a party in the past. Since Alex knew who she was, he mentioned the book "Persuasion" to her and she was surprised he said that because it was her favorite book.

"Persuasion" was published posthumously in 1818, about six months after Jane Austen's death.

Source: Author hausc018

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