Famous Authors and Their Books

What is the name of a British author, screenwriter, film producer, best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series?

• Kate Atkinson

• Holly Smale

• Philippa Gregory

• Joanne Rowling

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What is the name of an author famous for his short stories about detective Sherlock Holmes?

• John Dickson Carr

• Agatha Christie

• Arthur Conan Doyle

• Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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The author who wrote The Hobbit and the epic trilogy Lord of the Rings.

• Joanne Rowling

• John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

• Holly Smale

• Kate Atkinson

What is the name of the French author famed for science fiction novels such as 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?

• Jules Verne

• Michel Jean Pierre Verne

• Stefan Wul

• Maurice Renard

What is the name of Spanish writer, author of 'Don Quixote', one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces?

• Miguel de Unamuno

• Lope de Vega

• Francisco de Quevedo

• Miguel de Cervantes

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What are the names of German authors Brothers Grimm famous for their fairy tales and stories like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood?

• Hans and Heinrich

• Karl and Otto

• Jacob and Wilhelm

• Albert and Helmut

What is the name of the German poet, novelist and playwright, known for his drama 'Faust'?

• Friedrich Schiller

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• Wilhelm Müller

• Heinrich Heine

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Choose the name of famous Finnish cartoonist and children's author.

• Petri Hiltunen

• Wäinö Aaltonen

• Jean Sibelius

• Mauri Kunnas

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Who wrote 'Malgudi Days'?

• RK Narayan

• Tulsi Das

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Panchatantra was written by

• Vishnu Sharma

• Kalidas

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