John Steinbeck
American Novelists & Their Classics
John Steinbeck
American novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968)
9 Questions
Timed: 15 seconds per question
Literature
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain novel (1884), Mississippi River journey
American Novelists & Their Classics
Arthur Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes
Creator of Sherlock Holmes; debut novel 'A Study in Scarlet' (1887)
Mystery & Detective Fiction
Death of a Salesman
Miller play (1949), Willy Loman
20th-Century American Drama
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian novelist (1821-1881)
World Literature Landmarks
Ray Bradbury
American science fiction author (1920-2012)
Dystopian & Speculative Classics
Charlotte Bronte
English novelist (1816-1855)
British Classic Novels
Les Miserables
Hugo novel (1862), Jean Valjean
World Literature Landmarks
The Odyssey
Homer epic, Odysseus's journey home
Ancient Greek Epics & Drama
Homer
Ancient Greek epic poet (c. 8th century BC)
Ancient Greek Epics & Drama
John Steinbeck trivia questions
- Which family is at the center of the novel about migrant farmers heading west?
- During which major U.S. crisis is this novel set?
- The family leaves which state after losing their farm?
- The family travels west mainly hoping to find what?
- What natural disaster region traps the family before they leave?
- What was the title of the 1940 movie based on this novel?
- Which actor starred in the 1940 film version?
- Which prize for fiction did the novel win soon after publication?
- In 1962, Steinbeck received which major international literature award?