Memorable Quotes From US Authors Quiz
Calling all bookworms - can you guess who wrote these famous lines from some of the USA’s best books? Take this quiz and we’ll find out!
The USA has amazing literature, and has produced some of the world’s greatest stories. But how well do you really know US authors? Could you spot some of their most famous quotes? Read on and let’s see how your knowledge of these literary classics stands up!
The rules are simple - we'll give you ten quotes from well-known books, and you tell us who wrote them or the book it came from! Got it? Let’s go!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
“Call me Ishmael” (Hint - there's a white whale in this book!)
“Real friends are those who, when you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel that you’ve done a permanent job.”
“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink”
“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
“Life's like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get.”
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it”
“Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.”
“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”
Booo! Oh dear! This is not your finest work! Never mind though, this was a hard quiz. You should swot up on some classic American novels and then come back to try this quiz again. The good news? There are tons of amazing books out there for you to read!
Not bad! This quiz was tough but you stuck it out and did a great job! This isn’t a high score as you did get a few wrong, but no problem 0 that’s how we learn! Have another go and see if you can score a bit higher next time?
Great work! This is an amazing score! Well done! You almost got full marks - do you know where you went wrong? Your knowledge of classic US literature is really impressive! Can you beat this score on a different trivia quiz? Let’s try another quiz and find out!
High score! Amazing! This quiz was really hard and you got every single question right! Well done! This is the perfect score - so you clearly know LOADS about AMerican fiction! Great job! Reckon you could match this 10/10 score on a different books quiz? We have more!
