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Famous Authors: What Nationality? Quiz
I'll name a well known author, and you select the correct nationality. (Note: All nationalities refer to modern countries.)
A multiple-choice quiz by
ravenskye
. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ravenskye
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
32,302
Updated
Aug 17 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
6469
Last 3 plays
: shvdotr (
10/10
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10/10
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Question 1 of 10
1.
Hans Christian Andersen, author of 'The Princess and the Pea' and 'The Ugly Duckling', was what nationality?
Answer:
Enter
(One Word)
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Question 2 of 10
2.
Samuel Beckett, who wrote 'Waiting for Godot' was what nationality?
Hint
American
English
Irish
Scottish
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Question 3 of 10
3.
Miguel de Cervantes, author of 'Don Quixote,' was what?
Hint
Brazilian
Portuguese
Spanish
Mexican
NEXT>
Question 4 of 10
4.
Homer, who wrote 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' was of what ethnicity?
Answer:
Enter
(One Word)
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Question 5 of 10
5.
Henrik Ibsen, who wrote 'A Doll's House' and 'Hedda Gabler,' had which national origin?
Hint
Norwegian
German
Russian
Danish
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Question 6 of 10
6.
The poet Omar Khayyam, who wrote 'The Rubaiyat,' was what nationality?
Hint
Indian
Chinese
Pakistani
Persian
NEXT>
Question 7 of 10
7.
What was the nationality of Karl Marx, who wrote 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'Das Kapital'?
Answer:
Enter
(One Word)
NEXT>
Question 8 of 10
8.
Erich Maria Remarque, who wrote 'All Quiet On the Western Front,' came from which ethnic background?
Hint
Dutch
Polish
German
French
NEXT>
Question 9 of 10
9.
Jules Verne, 'the father of science fiction,' was ?
Answer:
Enter
(One Word)
NEXT>
Question 10 of 10
10.
Sigmund Freud, who wrote 'The Interpretation of Dreams,' was _________ .
Hint
Austrian
Belgian
German
French
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Most Recent Scores
Mar 07 2025 : shvdotr:
10/10
Mar 04 2025 : donegan72:
10/10
Feb 26 2025 : Guest 149: 2/10
Feb 17 2025 : Rizeeve:
9/10
Feb 16 2025 : chang50:
10/10
Feb 13 2025 : Lascaux:
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Feb 10 2025 : adam36:
10/10
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