November 2026 edition

Books & Authors quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
In Roald Dahl's Matilda, who is the fearsome headmistress?
AMiss Honey
BMiss Trunchbull
CMrs. Wormwood
DMiss Havisham
104 pts+10

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Books & Authors · November 2026 edition

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Q5 / 50Opener
Who is Sherlock Holmes's loyal friend and narrator?
ADr. Watson
BMrs. Hudson
CInspector Lestrade
DProfessor Moriarty

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerFamous characters, series and fairy tales
2EasyAuthors, first lines and movie adaptations
3TrickyPlots, settings and who wrote what
4HardLiterary prizes, banned books and movements
5BrutalDeep cuts, first editions and footnotes
Books & Authors titlesout of 500
Literary legend50 / 50
Modern classic350+
Prize winner275+
Bestseller200+
First edition100+
Rough draft1+
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44 of 50 right · six short of Literary legend

You vs Katie BBooks & Authors · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who wrote the science fiction novel Dune?
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke
Frank Herbert✓GBKB
Ray Bradbury

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Who's Sherlock Holmes's loyal sidekick? Clock's ticking.

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Picture books first, then footnotes.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Blank page if you score nothing, Literary legend if you get every question right.

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