Book lovers, we all know the thrill of diving into a good story. But when it comes to book trivia, finding fresh questions can be tough. Many trivia nights recycle the same old queries, leaving avid readers yawning.
I’ve got great news for you! This post will spice up your next book trivia session with over 257+ unique questions. You’ll find a mix of easy, medium, and hard questions covering various genres and eras.
In this article, I’ll share:
- A wide range of book trivia questions
- Ways to tailor questions for different audiences
Get ready to challenge your bookworm friends and learn some interesting literary facts!
Fun Facts for Your Next Book Trivia Game
-
In “Pride and Prejudice,” what is the name of the Bennet family’s estate?
A: Longbourn -
Who wrote “The Catcher in the Rye”?
A: J.D. Salinger -
What’s the title of the first Harry Potter book?
A: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Sorcerer’s Stone in the US) -
Who is the author of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”?
A: Stieg Larsson -
In “The Lord of the Rings,” what is Frodo’s last name?
A: Baggins -
Who wrote the autobiography “Long Walk to Freedom”?
A: Nelson Mandela -
What non-fiction book by Rachel Carson is credited with advancing the environmental movement?
A: Silent Spring -
Who wrote the romance novel “Outlander”?
A: Diana Gabaldon -
What John Green novel was adapted into a film starring Shailene Woodley?
A: The Fault in Our Stars -
In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what is Scout’s real first name?
A: Jean -
Which Stephen King novel features the Overlook Hotel?
A: The Shining -
What’s the name of the second book in the “Hunger Games” trilogy?
A: Catching Fire -
Who wrote “1984”?
A: George Orwell -
In “The Da Vinci Code,” what’s the name of the Harvard symbologist?
A: Robert Langdon -
What’s the name of the hobbit in “The Hobbit”?
A: Bilbo Baggins -
Who wrote the memoir “Becoming”?
A: Michelle Obama -
What’s the title of Bill Bryson’s book about the history of science?
A: A Short History of Nearly Everything -
Who wrote “The Notebook”?
A: Nicholas Sparks -
In the “Divergent” series, what’s the name of the main character?
A: Beatrice “Tris” Prior -
What Charles Dickens novel begins with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
A: A Tale of Two Cities -
Who wrote the thriller “Gone Girl”?
A: Gillian Flynn -
What’s the name of the boarding school in “Harry Potter”?
A: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry -
Who wrote “The Diary of a Young Girl”?
A: Anne Frank -
What’s the title of Malcolm Gladwell’s book about the factors that contribute to high levels of success?
A: Outliers -
Who wrote the romance novel “Me Before You”?
A: Jojo Moyes -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the main character’s name?
A: Charlie -
What’s the name of the farm in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”?
A: Manor Farm -
Who wrote “The Kite Runner”?
A: Khaled Hosseini -
In “Charlotte’s Web,” what type of animal is Wilbur?
A: A pig -
Who authored “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?
A: Gabriel García Márquez -
What’s the name of the protagonist in “The Great Gatsby”?
A: Jay Gatsby -
Who wrote the bestselling novel “The Girl on the Train”?
A: Paula Hawkins -
What’s the name of the magical wardrobe in “The Chronicles of Narnia”?
A: The wardrobe doesn’t have a specific name -
Who wrote the “Sherlock Holmes” series?
A: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
In “Dune,” what’s the name of the desert planet?
A: Arrakis -
Who wrote the autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
A: Maya Angelou -
What’s the title of Yuval Noah Harari’s book about human history?
A: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind -
Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”?
A: Seth Grahame-Smith -
In “The Maze Runner,” what’s the name of the enclosed area where the boys live?
A: The Glade -
Who wrote “Wuthering Heights”?
A: Emily Brontë -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Martian”?
A: Mark Watney -
In “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” what does the caterpillar eat on Saturday?
A: One piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon -
Who wrote “Brave New World”?
A: Aldous Huxley -
What’s the name of the fictional African country in “Black Panther” comics?
A: Wakanda -
Who wrote “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”?
A: Stephen Covey -
In “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” what’s Bridget’s last name?
A: Jones -
What’s the name of the school in “The Vampire Academy” series?
A: St. Vladimir’s Academy -
Who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”?
A: John Steinbeck -
In “The Giver,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Jonas -
What’s the title of Harper Lee’s sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A: Go Set a Watchman -
Who wrote “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”?
A: Douglas Adams -
In “The Cat in the Hat,” what color is the cat’s hat?
A: Red and white striped -
Who wrote “And Then There Were None”?
A: Agatha Christie -
What’s the name of the dragons in “Game of Thrones”?
A: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion -
Who wrote “Freakonomics”?
A: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner -
In “The Alchemist,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Santiago -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Twilight” saga?
A: Twilight -
Who wrote “The Color Purple”?
A: Alice Walker -
In “The Hunger Games,” what district is Katniss from?
A: District 12 -
What’s the name of the ship in Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick”?
A: The Pequod -
Who wrote “The Girl with All the Gifts”?
A: M.R. Carey -
In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” what’s Charlie’s last name?
A: Bucket -
Who wrote “The Handmaid’s Tale”?
A: Margaret Atwood -
What’s the name of the spaceship in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”?
A: Heart of Gold -
Who wrote “Thinking, Fast and Slow”?
A: Daniel Kahneman -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of the fictional book the characters love?
A: An Imperial Affliction -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Mortal Instruments” series?
A: City of Bones -
Who wrote “The Old Man and the Sea”?
A: Ernest Hemingway -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Charlie’s English teacher?
A: Bill -
What’s the name of the protagonist in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”?
A: Christopher John Francis Boone -
Who wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?
A: Oscar Wilde -
In “Where the Wild Things Are,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Max -
Who wrote “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest”?
A: Stieg Larsson -
What’s the name of the planet in “The Little Prince”?
A: Asteroid B-612 -
Who wrote “The Lean Startup”?
A: Eric Ries -
In “Fifty Shades of Grey,” what’s the full name of the male protagonist?
A: Christian Grey -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Percy Jackson” series?
A: The Lightning Thief -
Who wrote “Frankenstein”?
A: Mary Shelley -
In “The Giver,” what’s the name of Jonas’s younger sister?
A: Lily -
What’s the name of the boarding school in “Looking for Alaska”?
A: Culver Creek Preparatory High School -
Who wrote “Crime and Punishment”?
A: Fyodor Dostoevsky -
In “Green Eggs and Ham,” who is Sam-I-Am trying to convince to eat the green eggs and ham?
A: The book never names the character -
Who wrote “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”?
A: David Lagercrantz -
What’s the name of the main character in “Ready Player One”?
A: Wade Watts -
Who wrote “A Brief History of Time”?
A: Stephen Hawking -
In “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” what’s the name of the time traveler?
A: Henry DeTamble -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Maze Runner” series?
A: The Maze Runner -
Who wrote “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”?
A: Ken Kesey -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s Ponyboy’s older brother’s name?
A: Darry -
What’s the name of the fictional country in “The Princess Diaries”?
A: Genovia -
Who wrote “The Canterbury Tales”?
A: Geoffrey Chaucer -
In “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back,” what color is the ring in the bathtub?
A: Pink -
Who wrote “The Silence of the Lambs”?
A: Thomas Harris -
What’s the name of the main character in “Ender’s Game”?
A: Ender Wiggin -
Who wrote “The Power of Habit”?
A: Charles Duhigg -
In “The Selection,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: America Singer -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Inheritance Cycle”?
A: Eragon -
Who wrote “The Scarlet Letter”?
A: Nathaniel Hawthorne -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of Augustus’s ex-girlfriend?
A: Caroline Mathers -
What’s the name of the school newspaper in “13 Reasons Why”?
A: The Liberty High Gazette -
Who wrote “Don Quixote”?
A: Miguel de Cervantes -
In “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” what day of the week does the caterpillar start eating?
A: Monday -
Who wrote “The Woman in the Window”?
A: A.J. Finn -
What’s the name of the main character in “Neuromancer”?
A: Case -
Who wrote “Guns, Germs, and Steel”?
A: Jared Diamond -
In “The Rosie Project,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Don Tillman -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Divergent” series?
A: Divergent -
Who wrote “The Count of Monte Cristo”?
A: Alexandre Dumas -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Charlie’s sister?
A: Candace -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Hate U Give”?
A: Starr Carter -
Who wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
A: Mark Twain -
In “The Giving Tree,” what does the tree first give the boy?
A: Apples -
Who wrote “The Firm”?
A: John Grisham -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Martian Chronicles”?
A: There isn’t a single main character throughout the book -
Who wrote “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”?
A: Yuval Noah Harari -
In “Me Before You,” what’s the name of the main female character?
A: Louisa Clark -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Artemis Fowl” series?
A: Artemis Fowl -
Who wrote “The Bell Jar”?
A: Sylvia Plath -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the nickname of the character Dallas Winston?
A: Dally -
What’s the name of the main character in “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda”?
A: Simon Spier -
Who wrote “Great Expectations”?
A: Charles Dickens -
In “The Lorax,” what color is the Lorax?
A: Orange -
Who wrote “The Couple Next Door”?
A: Shari Lapena -
What’s the name of the spaceship in “The Expanse” series?
A: Rocinante -
Who wrote “The Tipping Point”?
A: Malcolm Gladwell -
In “The Rosie Effect,” what’s the name of Don and Rosie’s child?
A: Bud (short for Hudson) -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Throne of Glass” series?
A: Throne of Glass -
Who wrote “The Odyssey”?
A: Homer -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what is Augustus’s nickname for Hazel?
A: Hazel Grace -
What’s the name of the main character in “Red Rising”?
A: Darrow
-
Who wrote “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”?
A: Beatrix Potter -
How many words are used in “Green Eggs and Ham” in the entire book?
A: 50 -
Who wrote “The Godfather”?
A: Mario Puzo -
What’s the name of the main character in “Snow Crash”?
A: Hiro Protagonist -
Who wrote “The 48 Laws of Power”?
A: Robert Greene -
In “The Rosie Result,” what condition does Don and Rosie’s son have?
A: Autism -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Red Rising” saga?
A: Red Rising -
Who wrote “The Iliad”?
A: Homer -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Charlie’s best friend?
A: Patrick -
What’s the name of the main character in “Eleanor & Park”?
A: There are two main characters: Eleanor Douglas and Park Sheridan -
Who wrote “Oliver Twist”?
A: Charles Dickens -
In “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” what’s the name of the waiting place?
A: The Waiting Place -
Who wrote “The Woman in Cabin 10”?
A: Ruth Ware -
What’s the name of the main character in “Fahrenheit 451”?
A: Guy Montag -
Who wrote “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking”?
A: Malcolm Gladwell -
In “The Hating Game,” what are the names of the two main characters?
A: Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Shadowhunter Chronicles”?
A: City of Bones -
Who wrote “Moby-Dick”?
A: Herman Melville -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the full name of the character called “Sodapop”?
A: Sodapop Curtis -
What’s the name of the main character in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”?
A: Lara Jean Song Covey -
Who wrote “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”?
A: Lewis Carroll -
In “The Cat in the Hat,” what are the names of the two children?
A: Sally and her unnamed brother -
Who wrote “The Girl Before”?
A: JP Delaney -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Handmaid’s Tale”?
A: Offred (her real name is June) -
Who wrote “Thinking in Systems: A Primer”?
A: Donella H. Meadows -
In “The Kiss Quotient,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Stella Lane -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Six of Crows” duology?
A: Six of Crows -
Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?
A: F. Scott Fitzgerald -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the nickname of the character Ponyboy’s best friend?
A: Johnny (full name: Johnny Cade) -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Knife of Never Letting Go”?
A: Todd Hewitt -
Who wrote “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”?
A: Eric Carle -
In “Hop on Pop,” what’s the first line of the book?
A: “Up, pup. Pup is up.” -
Who wrote “The Silent Patient”?
A: Alex Michaelides -
What’s the name of the main character in “Ringworld”?
A: Louis Wu -
Who wrote “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”?
A: Sean Covey -
In “The Hating Game,” what color are Josh Templeman’s eyes?
A: Blue -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Shatter Me” series?
A: Shatter Me -
Who wrote “Jane Eyre”?
A: Charlotte Brontë -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of Augustus’s best friend?
A: Isaac -
What’s the name of the main character in “Fangirl”?
A: Cath (short for Cather) -
Who wrote “The Gruffalo”?
A: Julia Donaldson -
In “The Lorax,” what’s the name of the industrialist character?
A: The Once-ler -
Who wrote “The Woman in White”?
A: Wilkie Collins -
What’s the name of the main character in “Foundation” by Isaac Asimov?
A: Hari Seldon -
Who wrote “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”?
A: Susan Cain -
In “The Unhoneymooners,” what are the names of the two main characters?
A: Olive Torres and Ethan Thomas -
What’s the title of the first book in the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series?
A: A Court of Thorns and Roses -
Who wrote “The Odyssey”?
A: Homer -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Charlie’s aunt?
A: Helen -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Giver”?
A: Jonas -
Who wrote “Where the Wild Things Are”?
A: Maurice Sendak -
In “Green Eggs and Ham,” where does Sam-I-Am suggest eating green eggs and ham?
A: In a house, with a mouse, in a box, with a fox, in a car, in a tree, on a train, in the dark, in the rain, on a boat, with a goat -
Who wrote “The Girl on the Train”?
A: Paula Hawkins -
What’s the name of the main character in “Hyperion”?
A: There are multiple main characters, including the Consul, Father Lenar Hoyt, and others -
Who wrote “Atomic Habits”?
A: James Clear -
In “The Flatshare,” what are the names of the two main characters?
A: Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey -
What’s the title of the first book in the “The Selection” series?
A: The Selection -
Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
A: Jane Austen -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the full name of the character called “Two-Bit”?
A: Keith Mathews -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Sun Is Also a Star”?
A: There are two main characters: Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Bae -
Who wrote “The Tale of Despereaux”?
A: Kate DiCamillo -
In “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back,” what does the Cat use to clean up the pink ring?
A: His magical VOOM -
Who wrote “Gone Girl”?
A: Gillian Flynn -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Left Hand of Darkness”?
A: Genly Ai -
Who wrote “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”?
A: Mark Manson -
In “The Bromance Book Club,” what’s the name of the main character?
A: Gavin Scott -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Caraval” series?
A: Caraval -
Who wrote “Dracula”?
A: Bram Stoker -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of the support group leader?
A: Patrick -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Hate U Give”?
A: Starr Carter -
Who wrote “The Cat in the Hat”?
A: Dr. Seuss -
In “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” what animal comes after the yellow duck?
A: Blue Horse -
Who wrote “The Woman in the Window”?
A: A.J. Finn -
What’s the name of the main character in “Childhood’s End”?
A: There isn’t a single main character, but key characters include Karellen and Jan Rodricks -
Who wrote “Outliers: The Story of Success”?
A: Malcolm Gladwell -
In “The Friend Zone,” what’s the name of the main female character?
A: Kristen Peterson -
What’s the title of the first book in the “The Darkest Minds” series?
A: The Darkest Minds -
Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?
A: F. Scott Fitzgerald -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Charlie’s favorite teacher?
A: Bill Anderson -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Maze Runner”?
A: Thomas -
Who wrote “Goodnight Moon”?
A: Margaret Wise Brown -
In “The Lorax,” what’s the name of the trees that the Once-ler cuts down?
A: Truffula Trees -
Who wrote “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”?
A: Stieg Larsson -
What’s the name of the main character in “Dune”?
A: Paul Atreides -
Who wrote “The 4-Hour Work Week”?
A: Timothy Ferriss -
In “The Unhoneymooners,” what island do Olive and Ethan go to?
A: Maui -
What’s the title of the first book in the “An Ember in the Ashes” series?
A: An Ember in the Ashes -
Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A: Harper Lee -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the full name of the character called “Darry”?
A: Darrel Curtis -
What’s the name of the main character in “Everything, Everything”?
A: Madeline Whittier -
Who wrote “The Hunger Games”?
A: Suzanne Collins -
In “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” what does the caterpillar turn into at the end?
A: A beautiful butterfly -
Who wrote “The Silent Wife”?
A: A.S.A. Harrison -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Forever War”?
A: William Mandella -
Who wrote “The 5 Love Languages”?
A: Gary Chapman -
In “Beach Read,” what are the names of the two main characters?
A: January Andrews and Augustus Everett -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Legend” series?
A: Legend -
Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A: Harper Lee -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of the fictional book that Hazel loves?
A: An Imperial Affliction -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”?
A: There are four main characters: Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen -
Who wrote “The Giving Tree”?
A: Shel Silverstein -
In “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” what does the mouse want after he gets the cookie?
A: A glass of milk -
Who wrote “The Girl Who Played with Fire”?
A: Stieg Larsson -
What’s the name of the main character in “Rendezvous with Rama”?
A: Commander Bill Norton -
Who wrote “The Power of Now”?
A: Eckhart Tolle -
In “The Happy Ever After Playlist,” what’s the name of the main female character?
A: Sloan Monroe -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Red Queen” series?
A: Red Queen -
Who wrote “Brave New World”?
A: Aldous Huxley -
In “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” what’s the name of Sam’s boyfriend?
A: Craig -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”?
A: Arnold Spirit Jr. (Junior) -
Who wrote “The Poky Little Puppy”?
A: Janette Sebring Lowrey -
In “The Lorax,” what’s the name of the villain’s company?
A: The Once-ler doesn’t have a specific company name -
Who wrote “The Alchemist”?
A: Paulo Coelho -
What’s the name of the main character in “Slaughterhouse-Five”?
A: Billy Pilgrim -
Who wrote “How to Win Friends and Influence People”?
A: Dale Carnegie -
In “The Kiss Quotient,” what’s the profession of the male lead character?
A: Escort -
What’s the title of the first book in the “Illuminae Files” series?
A: Illuminae -
Who wrote “Life of Pi”?
A: Yann Martel -
In “The Outsiders,” what’s the nickname of the character Johnny Cade?
A: He doesn’t have a specific nickname, he’s usually just called Johnny -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Selection”?
A: America Singer -
Who wrote “The Cat in the Hat”?
A: Dr. Seuss -
In “The Snowy Day,” what does Peter do to the snow before he goes inside?
A: He makes a snowball and puts it in his pocket -
Who wrote “The Girl with All the Gifts”?
A: M.R. Carey -
What’s the name of the main character in “The War of the Worlds”?
A: The narrator is unnamed -
Who wrote “The Power of Habit”?
A: Charles Duhigg -
In “Get a Life, Chloe Brown,” what’s the name of the male lead character?
A: Red Morgan -
What’s the title of the first book in the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” series?
A: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before -
Who wrote “Animal Farm”?
A: George Orwell -
In “The Fault in Our Stars,” what’s the name of Hazel’s favorite author?
A: Peter Van Houten -
What’s the name of the main character in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”?
A: Charlie -
Who wrote “Where the Wild Things Are”?
A: Maurice Sendak
Conclusion
I hope this list of book trivia questions has sparked your interest and maybe even taught you something new. From classic literature to modern bestsellers, we’ve covered various genres and authors.
Now it’s your turn to put this knowledge to use. Why not organize a book-themed trivia night with your friends or fellow book lovers? You could even use these questions to challenge yourself or start conversations about your favorite reads.
Remember, the joy of reading isn’t just in the stories themselves but also in sharing and discussing them with others. So, grab a book, dive into a new world, and don’t forget to quiz your friends along the way!
What’s your next reading adventure going to be?
Happy Reading and Happy Quizzing!
