Literary Classics Trivia
A trivia pack on the classics — the novels that show up on every "great books" list, the authors who defined their eras, and the characters and plots that became their own shorthand. From Austen and Dickens through Tolstoy and Dostoevsky into the modern canon up to García Márquez and Toni Morrison.
Start a Classics quiz →Authors and eras
19th century: Austen, the Brontës, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Hugo, Melville, Twain. Late 19th / early 20th: Wilde, James, Conrad, Wharton, Chekhov. 20th-century landmarks: Joyce, Woolf, Faulkner, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Orwell, Camus, Steinbeck, Lawrence, García Márquez, Morrison, Atwood, McCarthy, Ishiguro.
What gets asked
Authors and titles, characters and their books, famous opening and closing lines, Nobel and Booker winners, the famously-disputed authorship cases, and the landmark publishing dates.
Frequently asked questions
Is poetry in?
A handful of famous poets appear (Eliot, Frost, Yeats) — but most poetry sits in its own sub-pack.
Modern (last 20 years)?
Yes — recent prize-winners and modern classics appear.
Translations OK?
Yes — Tolstoy, García Márquez, Murakami all in translation form.
How many players?
Up to six per room.