Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 2nd November 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Adapted into a 1996 film of the same name, A Time to Kill (1989) was the first novel published by what best-selling author? |
| 2. | What 1847 novel was Cliff Richard's 1996 musical Heathcliff based on? |
| 3. | What 1898 science fiction novel begins with an unusual incident at Horsell Common near Woking in Surrey? |
| 4. | In the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and in stage and film adaptations since, what is Dorothy's surname? |
| 5. | Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno ... Published in 2017, what comes next in the Robert Langdon book series by Dan Brown? |
| 6. | In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what creatures are used as balls in a game of croquet? |
| 7. | What 1922 James Joyce novel chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on 16th June 1904? |
| 8. | First published in 1902, who wrote the Just So Stories for Little Children? |
| 9. | What famous English author was born Eric Arthur Blair in June 1903? |
| 10. | How many sisters are there in the title of the 1900 play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov? |
| 11. | In what month is Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns' birthday celebrated? |
| 12. | Lobster Telephone (1936) is one of the most well known works by what artist? |
| 13. | What well known Scottish novelist was Governor General of Canada between 1935 and 1940? |
| 14. | Which of Charles Dickens' novels features the perpetually ill and dim-witted Smike? |
| 15. | Despite attempts by the UK government to ban it, what 1987 memoir by former MI5 Assistant Director Peter Wright became an international bestseller? |
| 16. | What is the title of Harper Lee's 2015 sequel to her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird? |
| 17. | What Englishman kept a famous diary between 1660 and 1669? |
| 18. | In both the Old and New Testaments of the King James Bible, what book has the shortest title? |
| 19. | Complete the title of this prominent 1923 paper by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: The Ego and the __. |
| 20. | "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." is the opening line to what 1951 novel? |
| 21. | By what pen name was author Barbara McCorquodale better known? |
| 22. | Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me Kate is based on what Shakespeare play? |
| 23. | What are the names of the three 'Darling' children in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan? |
| 24. | Published in 1937, what Nobel Prize-winning author wrote Of Mice and Men? |
| 25. | Based in California for most of her career, what American novelist is currently the best selling author alive and the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold? |
| 26. | In which book of the Bible do the Ten Commandments first appear? |
| 27. | Completed in 1955 after nine months of work, The Sacrament of the Last Supper is a painting by who? |
| 28. | What British comedian wrote the best-selling novels Gridlock (1991), Popcorn (1996), and High Society (2002)? |
| 29. | In D. H. Lawrence's controversial 1928 novel, what is Lady Chatterley's first name? |
| 30. | What is the name of Linus' and Lucy's younger brother in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts? |
| 31. | From what fictional town did Dr Seuss' Grinch steal Christmas? |
| 32. | Three novels considered masterpieces: Farewell, My Lovely (1940), The Little Sister (1949), and The Long Goodbye (1953) are by what British-American author? |
| 33. | Published in 1859, Adam Bede was the first novel by what well known British author? |
| 34. | Unfinished at the time of his death, whose last novel was The Mystery of Edwin Drood? |
| 35. | Whose 1807 poem Daffodils begins I wandered lonely as a cloud… |
| 36. | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a 1982 novella by what best-selling author? |
| 37. | Huevos verdes con jamón is the Spanish translation of what 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss? |
| 38. | Who buried the treasure on Treasure Island? |
| 39. | Greenmantle is the first sequel to what 1915 John Buchan novel? |
| 40. | What 19th century British Poet Laureate coined famous phrases such as "'Tis better to have loved and lost. Than never to have loved at all." and "Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do and die."? |
| 41. | First published as a novel in 1911, for what book is J. M. Barrie best known? |
| 42. | Sir Quentin Blake is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer best known for illustrating books written by what author? |
| 43. | First published in 1726, for what novel is Jonathan Swift best known? |
| 44. | The longest running play of the modern era, what famous author wrote the murder mystery play The Mousetrap? |
| 45. | In what dystopian novel, first published in 1932, are human embryos "hatched" from a bottle rather than being carried to term in a womb? |
| 46. | What travel guide was founded in Australia in 1973 by married couple Maureen and Tony Wheeler? |
| 47. | What popular children's book series is based on the fictional Island of Sodor in the Irish Sea? |
| 48. | What famous literary character was born on 31st July 1980? |
| 49. | Whose works include the poems "And death shall have no dominion" and "Do not go gentle into that good night"? |
| 50. | What type of animal is the title character in Roald Dahl's 1990 novel Esio Trot? |
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