Trivia Quiz on 19th Century Novels
Updated: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Test your knowledge of the novels that shaped the 1800s—from Dickens and Hugo to Twain and Zola. Identify authors, characters, and iconic opening lines in a brisk team showdown.
Open the cover on a team challenge through the great novels of the 19th century—Dickens, Hugo, Twain, Zola, and more. Designed for groups (not solo play), this trivia shines at book clubs, classrooms, library events, and team socials, and it runs smoothly in online meetings via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or during live streams on YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick. Expect author IDs, antiheroes, famous first lines, and plot twists in quick multiple-choice rounds that spark lively discussion. Split into teams, pick a captain, and race to the final page for a 15–25 minute literary showdown or a featured segment in a longer event.
1. What ten volume tome did Victor Hugo give the world in 1862
A) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
B) Les Miserables
C) Toilers of the Sea
D) The Man Who Laughs
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2. What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel
A) Bleak House
B) A Tale of Two Cities
C) Mystery of Edwin Drood
D) Our Mutual Friend
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3. Who is the anti-heroine of Thackeray's "novel without a hero"
A) Amelia Sedley
B) Emma Woodhouse
C) Mary Crawford
D) Becky sharp
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4. Which American author wrote Moby Dick
A) Mark Twain
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Herman melville
D) John Steinbeck
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5. In which Dickens novel would you find the characters Jonh Jarndyce and Mrs Jellyby
A) Bleak House
B) Oliver Twist
C) Little Dorrit
D) Great Expectations
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6. Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel
A) Oliver Twist
B) Bleak House
C) The Pickwick Papers
D) A Christmas Carol
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7. Who is the author of Jude the Obscure
A) Charles Dickens
B) George Eliot
C) Jane Austen
D) Thomas hardy
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8. In the book Treasure Island which character owns the Spyglass Inn
A) Jim Hawkins
B) Captain Smollett
C) Long john silver
D) Dr. Livesey
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9. Which book begins "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without any presents"
A) A Christmas Carol
B) The Secret Garden
C) Little women
D) The Wizard of Oz
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10. In what book is jean valjean
A) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
B) A Tale of Two Cities
C) Les miserables
D) The Count of Monte Cristo
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11. Who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame
A) Alexandre Dumas
B) Victor Hugo
C) Jules Verne
D) Honoré de Balzac
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12. Who wrote the novel Ben Hur
A) Victor Hugo
B) Charles Dickens
C) Lew Wallace
D) Mark Twain
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13. Edmund Dante is what eponymous hero
A) The Three Musketeers
B) Les Misérables
C) The Count of Monte Christo
D) The Scarlet Pimpernel
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14. Which French Authors Novel Germinal Depicts Life In A Mining Community
A) Victor Hugo
B) Honoré de Balzac
C) Gustave Flaubert
D) Emile Zola
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15. Who wrote 'A Tale Of Two Cities'?
A) William Makepeace Thackeray
B) Jane Austen
C) Mark Twain
D) Charles Dickens
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16. Who Wrote The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
A) Mark Twain
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Charles Dickens
D) Jane Austen
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