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Books Made Into Movies Trivia!

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best-selling series of all time?

a)

The Twilight Saga series by Stephenie Meyer

b)

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

c)

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

d)

The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis

2.

Which of Shakespeare’s plays is the basis for the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You?

a)

As You Like It

b)

The Taming of the Shrew

c)

All's Well That Ends Well

d)

Much Ado About Nothing

3.

The 1995 film Clueless is based on a novel by Jane Austen – but which?

a)

Emma

b)

Persuasion

c)

Pride and Prejudice

d)

Sense and Sensibility

4.

Easy A (2010) is an adaptation of which classic American novel?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Written by a widely-known horror author, but not as creepy as his other books, this work's main setting is a prison.

a)

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

b)

Shaw-Shank Redemption

c)

Cool Hand Luke

d)

Chicago

6.

Fox Studios acquired the rights to Margot Lee Shetterly's book while she was still writing it. Shetterly went on to launch a nonprofit whose mission is to archive the work of all of the women who worked as mathematicians in the early days of NASA.


Which movie is this?

a)

We Dream of Space

b)

Ender's Game

c)

Artemis

d)

Hidden Figures

7.

American author Roderick Thorp came up with the crime thriller "Nothing Lasts Forever" after watching the film "The Towering Inferno."


The book would later be turned into the holiday action classic "___________" and launch the career of American actor Bruce Willis.

a)

"Under Siege"

b)

"Die Hard"

c)

"Lethal Weapon"

d)

"Point Break"

8.

The science fiction adventure, "Annihilation", starring Israeli-American Natalie Portman and directed by English filmmaker Alex Garland, tells the story of a mysterious region known as Area ____.

a)

X

b)

Z

c)

7

d)

23

9.

"____________," based on American author Michael Lewis' 2010 book of the same name, won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2016.


The film, produced by Israeli legend Arnon Milchan, tells the story of the 2008 financial crisis and the savvy investors who saw it coming.

a)

Margin Call

b)

Inside Job

c)

The Big Short

d)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

10.

Based on the book of the same name, the movie "___________" starred Jeff Bridges and Odeya Rush.


It's a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses.

a)

Equals

b)

Divergent

c)

The Circle

d)

The Giver

11.

Director Stephen Spielberg's 2001 film explored the future world of robotics and the ability of androids to emulate thoughts and emotions.


It is based off British science fiction writer Brian Aldiss' 1969 short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long."

a)

Donnie Darko

b)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

c)

Transcendence

d)

iRobot

e)

Ex Machina

12.

American author John Green published the award-winning book "_____________" in 2012.


The story is about 17-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who meets a boy named Augustus when attending a cancer patients' support group.

a)

The Fault In Our Stars

b)

Midnight Sun

c)

All My Life

d)

Life in a Year

13.

David Fincher’s movie adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best seller, focuses on a young wife who goes missing.


On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, cannot be found. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble.


What is this work?

a)

Searching

b)

Without A Trace

c)

Gone Girl

d)

A Simple Favor