58 Classic Books Trivia Questions Only True Bibliophiles Will Get Right!

I don’t know about you, but for me, there are some classic books I remember reading as a child that stayed with me still.

Delving into the world of classic literature is like uncovering hidden treasures, each book offering a unique window into the past and insights into the human condition.

Everyone has their own classic favorite book or books. But how well do you really know your classic literature?

To test your knowledge and perhaps learn something new, we’ve compiled a selection of trivia questions that span a range of beloved books and iconic authors. Whether you’re a voracious reader, a casual book club enthusiast, or a student looking to brush up on literary history, these questions will challenge and entertain.

Classic Books Trivia Questions – Round 1

1. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?

  • A) Charles Dickens
  • B) Jane Austen
  • C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • D) Leo Tolstoy

2. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” who is the main protagonist?

  • A) Scout Finch
  • B) Atticus Finch
  • C) Tom Robinson
  • D) Boo Radley

3. Which classic novel begins with the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

  • A) “Moby-Dick”
  • B) “Great Expectations”
  • C) “A Tale of Two Cities”
  • D) “The Scarlet Letter”

4. In “1984” by George Orwell, what is the name of the oppressive regime ruling Oceania?

  • A) The Party
  • B) The Brotherhood
  • C) The Thought Police
  • D) The Ministry of Love

5. Who is the author of the novel “Wuthering Heights”?

  • A) Charlotte Brontë
  • B) Emily Brontë
  • C) Anne Brontë
  • D) Jane Austen

6. What classic novel features a character named Jay Gatsby?

  • A) “The Catcher in the Rye”
  • B) “The Great Gatsby”
  • C) “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • D) “Moby-Dick”

7. In “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, what symbolizes the descent into savagery?

  • A) The conch shell
  • B) The signal fire
  • C) Piggy’s glasses
  • D) The beast

8. Which classic novel features the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?

  • A) “Pride and Prejudice”
  • B) “Jane Eyre”
  • C) “Sense and Sensibility”
  • D) “Emma”

9. Who is the author of the novel “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”?

  • A) Agatha Christie
  • B) Arthur Conan Doyle
  • C) Edgar Allan Poe
  • D) Dashiell Hammett

10. Which classic novel is set in the fictional county of Wessex, England?

  • A) “Tess of the d’Urbervilles”
  • B) “Far from the Madding Crowd”
  • C) “Under the Greenwood Tree”
  • D) “Jane Eyre”

11. What classic novel features a character named Ebenezer Scrooge?

  • A) “A Tale of Two Cities”
  • B) “Oliver Twist”
  • C) “David Copperfield”
  • D) “A Christmas Carol”

Round 1 – Answers

1. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?

  • Answer: B) Jane Austen

2. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” who is the main protagonist?

  • Answer: A) Scout Finch

3. Which classic novel begins with the line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?

  • Answer: C) “A Tale of Two Cities”

4. In “1984” by George Orwell, what is the name of the oppressive regime ruling Oceania?

  • Answer: A) The Party

5. Who is the author of the novel “Wuthering Heights”?

  • Answer: B) Emily Brontë

6. What classic novel features a character named Jay Gatsby?

  • Answer: B) “The Great Gatsby”

7. In “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, what symbolizes the descent into savagery?

  • Answer: D) The beast

8. Which classic novel features the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?

  • Answer: A) “Pride and Prejudice”

9. Who is the author of the novel “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”?

  • Answer: B) Arthur Conan Doyle

10. Which classic novel is set in the fictional county of Wessex, England?

  • Answer: B) “Far from the Madding Crowd”

11. What classic novel features a character named Ebenezer Scrooge?

  • Answer: D) “A Christmas Carol”

Classic Books Trivia Questions – Round 2

  1. Who is the author of “Moby-Dick”?
  2. Which classic novel features the character Anne Shirley?
  3. In “The Catcher in the Rye,” who is the author of the novel that Holden Caulfield admires?
  4. What classic novel tells the story of a young girl named Alice who falls into a magical world?
  5. Who wrote the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?
  6. In “Wuthering Heights,” what is the name of Heathcliff’s love interest?
  7. Who is the author of “Great Expectations”?
  8. Which classic novel tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and pleasure?
  9. In “Jane Eyre,” what is the name of the estate where Jane Eyre becomes a governess?
  10. Who wrote the novel “The Odyssey”?
  11. In “Pride and Prejudice,” what is Mr. Darcy’s first name?
  12. In “Little Women,” what is the name of the family’s neighbor who becomes a father figure to the March sisters?
  13. Who is the author of the novel “Les Misérables”?
  14. Who wrote “The Scarlet Letter”?
  15. What is the name of the island in “Lord of the Flies” where the boys are stranded?
  16. Who is the author of “Gone with the Wind”?
  17. Who wrote “Crime and Punishment”?

Round 2 – Answers

1. Who is the author of “Moby-Dick”?

  • Answer: Herman Melville

2. Which classic novel features the character Anne Shirley?

  • Answer: “Anne of Green Gables”

3. In “The Catcher in the Rye,” who is the author of the novel that Holden Caulfield admires?

  • Answer: D.B. (Holden’s brother)

4. What classic novel tells the story of a young girl named Alice who falls into a magical world?

  • Answer: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

5. Who wrote the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?

  • Answer: Mark Twain

6. In “Wuthering Heights,” what is the name of Heathcliff’s love interest?

  • Answer: Catherine Earnshaw

7. Who is the author of “Great Expectations”?

  • Answer: Charles Dickens

8. Which classic novel tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and pleasure?

  • Answer: “Faust”

9. In “Jane Eyre,” what is the name of the estate where Jane Eyre becomes a governess?

  • Answer: Thornfield Hall

10. Who wrote the novel “The Odyssey”?

  • Answer: Homer

11. In “Pride and Prejudice,” what is Mr. Darcy’s first name?

  • Answer: Fitzwilliam

12. In “Little Women,” what is the name of the family’s neighbor who becomes a father figure to the March sisters?

  • Answer: Mr. Laurence

13. Who is the author of the novel “Les Misérables”?

  • Answer: Victor Hugo

14. Who wrote “The Scarlet Letter”?

  • Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

15. What is the name of the island in “Lord of the Flies” where the boys are stranded?

  • Answer: An Island

16. Who is the author of “Gone with the Wind”?

  • Answer: Margaret Mitchell

17. Who wrote “Crime and Punishment”?

  • Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Classic Books Trivia Questions – Round 3

1. Who wrote the novel “Anna Karenina”?

  • A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • B) Leo Tolstoy
  • C) Gustave Flaubert
  • D) Anton Chekhov

2. In “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” who paints Dorian Gray’s portrait?

  • A) Basil Hallward
  • B) Lord Henry Wotton
  • C) Sibyl Vane
  • D) James Vane

3. Which classic novel features the line “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”?

  • A) “Sense and Sensibility”
  • B) “Pride and Prejudice”
  • C) “Emma”
  • D) “Mansfield Park”

4. Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?

  • A) Emily Brontë
  • B) Charlotte Brontë
  • C) Anne Brontë
  • D) George Eliot

5. What classic novel is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri?

  • A) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
  • B) “Tom Sawyer”
  • C) “Great Expectations”
  • D) “Treasure Island”

6. Which classic novel tells the story of Jean Valjean and his pursuit by Inspector Javert?

  • A) “War and Peace”
  • B) “Les Misérables”
  • C) “Crime and Punishment”
  • D) “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”

7. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”?

  • A) Bram Stoker
  • B) Mary Shelley
  • C) H.G. Wells
  • D) Edgar Allan Poe

8. What classic novel features the character Holden Caulfield?

  • A) “To Kill a Mockingbird”
  • B) “The Catcher in the Rye”
  • C) “Lord of the Flies”
  • D) “Brave New World”

9. Who is the author of the novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?

  • A) Ernest Hemingway
  • B) John Steinbeck
  • C) William Faulkner
  • D) F. Scott Fitzgerald

10. In “Gone with the Wind,” who is Scarlett O’Hara’s love interest?

  • A) Ashley Wilkes
  • B) Rhett Butler
  • C) Charles Hamilton
  • D) Frank Kennedy

Round 3 – Answers

1. Who wrote the novel “Anna Karenina”?

  • Answer: B) Leo Tolstoy

2. In “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” who paints Dorian Gray’s portrait?

  • Answer: A) Basil Hallward

3. Which classic novel features the line “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”?

  • Answer: B) “Pride and Prejudice”

4. Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?

  • Answer: B) Charlotte Brontë

5. What classic novel is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri?

  • Answer: A) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

6. Which classic novel tells the story of Jean Valjean and his pursuit by Inspector Javert?

  • Answer: B) “Les Misérables”

7. Who wrote the novel “Dracula”?

  • Answer: A) Bram Stoker

8. What classic novel features the character Holden Caulfield?

  • Answer: B) “The Catcher in the Rye”

9. Who is the author of the novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?

  • Answer: B) John Steinbeck

10. In “Gone with the Wind,” who is Scarlett O’Hara’s love interest?

  • Answer: B) Rhett Butler

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Classic Books Trivia Questions – Round 4

  1. What classic novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars and follows the lives of five sisters?
  2. Who wrote the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”?
  3. In “Gone with the Wind,” what is the name of Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation?
  4. In “Anna Karenina,” what is the name of Anna’s lover?
  5. What classic novel is set in the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction era?
  6. In “Lord of the Flies,” what is the name of the island where the boys are stranded?
  7. Who is the author of “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?
  8. Which classic novel is based on the true story of an American whaling ship attacked by a sperm whale?
  9. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what is the name of the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?
  10. Who wrote the novel “Emma”?
  11. What classic novel features the character Raskolnikov, who commits a crime?
  12. Which classic novel is a satire on the Russian Revolution and totalitarianism?
  13. In “Frankenstein,” what is the name of the scientist who creates the creature?
  14. What is the name of the youngest sister in “Little Women”?
  15. What is the name of the island in “Robinson Crusoe”?
  16. What is the name of the protagonist in “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?
  17. Who is the author of the novel “Brave New World”?
  18. What is the name of the housekeeper in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier?
  19. In “The Brothers Karamazov,” who is the father of the brothers?
  20. What is the title of the sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”?

Round 4 – Answers

1. What classic novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars and follows the lives of five sisters?

  • Answer: “War and Peace”

2. Who wrote the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”?

  • Answer: Alexandre Dumas

3. In “Gone with the Wind,” what is the name of Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation?

  • Answer: Tara

4. In “Anna Karenina,” what is the name of Anna’s lover?

  • Answer: Count Vronsky

5. What classic novel is set in the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction era?

  • Answer: “Gone with the Wind”

6. In “Lord of the Flies,” what is the name of the island where the boys are stranded?

  • Answer: The island is unnamed.

7. Who is the author of “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?

  • Answer: Oscar Wilde

8. Which classic novel is based on the true story of an American whaling ship attacked by a sperm whale?

  • Answer: “Moby-Dick”

9. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what is the name of the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?

  • Answer: Atticus Finch

10. Who wrote the novel “Emma”?

  • Answer: Jane Austen

11. What classic novel features the character Raskolnikov, who commits a crime?

  • Answer: “Crime and Punishment”

12. Which classic novel is a satire on the Russian Revolution and totalitarianism?

  • Answer: “Animal Farm”

13. In “Frankenstein,” what is the name of the scientist who creates the creature?

  • Answer: Victor Frankenstein

14. What is the name of the youngest sister in “Little Women”?

  • Answer: Amy

15. What is the name of the island in “Robinson Crusoe”?

  • Answer: The island is not named

16. What is the name of the protagonist in “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?

  • Answer: José Arcadio Buendía

17. Who is the author of the novel “Brave New World”?

  • Answer: Aldous Huxley

18. What is the name of the housekeeper in “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier?

  • Answer: Mrs. Danvers

19. In “The Brothers Karamazov,” who is the father of the brothers?

  • Answer: Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov

20. What is the title of the sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”?

  • Answer: “Through the Looking-Glass”

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