Books and authors Quiz 1

Books and Authors Quiz

This time, the quiz is based on authors who were born in October

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1. "A Full Life: Reflections at 90" is a memoir written by a former President of the United States of America. Who is he?

Jimmy Carter
Donald Trump
George W Bush
Bill Clinton

2. A Vietnam War soldier, much of his writings is about wartime. His book "The Things They Carried" was described as "a classic of contemporary war fiction" by The New York Times. Can you name the writer?

Karl Malantes
Robert Olen Butler
Philip Beidler
Tim O'Brien

3. Regarded as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century, this famous writer was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. His first novel was "The Man Within". Who is he?

John Cheever
Saul Bellow
Joseph Conrad
Graham Greene

4. James Alfred Wight, a British veterinary surgeon and author, is better known by his pen name. I think you will be able to recognize him by the series of eight books about veterinary practice, animals, and their owners.

E B White
Anna Sewell
James Herriot
Jack London

5. This American writer and futurist is well known for his works on modern technologies. His first book, "Future Shock" was an instant success and became a worldwide bestseller.

Tom Siebel
Alvin Toffler
Isaac Asimov
Aldous Huxley

6. "The World Is Full of Married Men" is the first book written by this romance novelist and actress. This was made into a movie in 1979. Her other books include The World Is Full of Divorced Women, Love Killer and Lady Boss

Danielle Steel
Jackie Collins
Judith Krantz
Shirley Conran

7. This American author has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature". He has also written dozens of humor books for kids. Can you name him?

R L Stine
Neil Gaiman
Roald Dahl
K Alexander

8. One of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century, he is the creator of the fictional character Jeeves. Who is he?

Oscar Wilde
James Thurber
P G Wodehouse
James Joyce

9. His crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia were best sellers. His most notable novel, "The Godfather", won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1972.

Mario Puzo
Sidney Sheldon
Robert Harris
James Ellroy

10. He was an Irish poet and playwright. His only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was subject to much controversy and criticism in its time but was later recognised as a classic of Gothic Literature.

Franz Kafka
George Bernard Shaw
Oscar Wilde
F Scott Fitzgerald

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