English quiz
World book day
Do you usually judge a book by its cover? Let's find out!
Unputdownable
START
A page-turner
Judging a book by its cover
Look at the pictures of the covers and answer the questions. how many can you guess right? Do you think you might be judging the books by their covers?
thought-provoking
START!
Gripping
Witty
HH:MM:SS
Ready, steady...
GO!
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 1
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 1
Well done! It was first published by Polygon Books in 2001. It is 256 pages long and is the third novel of a Twenty-four book series published between 1998 and 2022.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 1
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 1
Well done! It is a detective and mystery novel set in Gaborone (Botswana) which recounts the adventures of Mma Precious Ramotswe, head of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. There is also a TV series adaptation.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 1
What nationality is the author?
A. South african
B. Batswana
C. British
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 1
Well done! he was born in 1948 in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) to British parents, so he has dual nationality (British and Zimbabwean). He was educated in Bulawayo before moving to Scotland at age 17.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 2
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 2
Well done! It was first published by Covici-Friede in 1935. It is 224 pages long and is its author's first clear critical and commercial success.
HH:MM:SS
2/10
BOOK 2
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 2
Well done! Against the backdrop of World War I, the novel portrays a group of 'paisanos', a small band of errant friends enjoying life and wine. Danny's easygoing life changes forever after inheriting two houses. It has also been adapted into a movie.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 2
What nationality is the author?
A. American
B. Mexican
C. German
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 2
Well done! he was born in Salinas (California) in 1902 of German, English, and Irish descent. The Pulitzer prize-winning 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1939) is considered his masterpiece. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 3
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 3
Well done! It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 2010. It is 370 pages long and is its author's longest novel. It was a work-in-progress for the best part of 7 years.
HH:MM:SS
2/10
BOOK 3
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 3
Well done! Set in a castle above an Italian countryside village in Campania in 1970, the novel revolves around the feminist and sexual revolution. A group of young students and several walk-on extras are the main protagonists of this risqué piece.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 3
What nationality is the author?
A. Canadian
B. British
C. American
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 3
Well done! he was born in Oxford (England) in 1949. After his parents' divorce at age 12, he stayed with Robert Graves in Mallorca for a while. The "pregnant widow" is a phrase by Herzen that means the point at which the old order has given way, the new one not yet born.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 4
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 4
Well done! The book was first published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in 2012. It is 288 pages long and is the FIRST novel of a nineteen book series published between 2012 and 2016.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 4
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 4
Well done! It is a Literary fiction novel set in Greece which recounts the adventures of an English woman starting a new life in a tiny Greek village and the illegal Pakistani immigrant who becomes her gardener and houseboy.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 4
What nationality is the author?
A. British
B. Romanian
C. Greek
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 4
Well done! She was born in Oxford, England. Some friends who were still at university said they were going for a two-week holiday to Crete and she decided to tag along and never come back. She is currently living in a tiny rural village in the Peloponnese.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 5
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 5
Well done! It was first published by Victor Gollancz in 1969. It is 351 pages long and the original cover art was an illustration by the writer's daughter, Flavia Tower.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 5
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 5
Well done! Even though some of the events take part in 1300's Cornwall, the protagonist has to travel back in time from the 1960s, giving the novel a dual narrative thread. It is set near Tywardreath, which in Cornish means "House on the Strand".
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 5
What nationality is the author?
A. Irish
B. British
C. French
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 5
Well done! She was born in London but spent most of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. Among her bestsellers, we can find long stories, such as 'Rebecca', and short ones, like 'The Birds', both adapted into theatrical films by Hitchcock.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 6
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 6
Well done! It was first published by Tinder Press in 2020. It is 384 pages long and has won several major awards. There is also a stage adaptation (2023) and an upcoming film adaptation (2024).
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 6
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 6
Well done! It is a Historical Fiction novel set in England that narrates a fictional account of William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age eleven in 1596. In 2023, a stage adaptation premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 6
What nationality is the author?
A. Welsh
B. Scottish
C. Northern Irish
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 6
Well done! She was born in 1972 in a small village in County Derry. However, she spent some time both in Scotland and Wales before heading to Cambridge to finish her university studies. She has also worked as a journalist, an editor, and a professor.
Congrats!
You've made it!
You've clocked a time of:
HH:MM:SS
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English quiz
World book day
Do you usually judge a book by its cover? Let's find out!
Unputdownable
START
A page-turner
Judging a book by its cover
Look at the pictures of the covers and answer the questions. how many can you guess right? Do you think you might be judging the books by their covers?
thought-provoking
START!
Gripping
Witty
HH:MM:SS
Ready, steady...
GO!
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 1
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 1
Well done! It was first published by Polygon Books in 2001. It is 256 pages long and is the third novel of a Twenty-four book series published between 1998 and 2022.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 1
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 1
Well done! It is a detective and mystery novel set in Gaborone (Botswana) which recounts the adventures of Mma Precious Ramotswe, head of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. There is also a TV series adaptation.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 1
What nationality is the author?
A. South african
B. Batswana
C. British
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 1
Well done! he was born in 1948 in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) to British parents, so he has dual nationality (British and Zimbabwean). He was educated in Bulawayo before moving to Scotland at age 17.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 2
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 2
Well done! It was first published by Covici-Friede in 1935. It is 224 pages long and is its author's first clear critical and commercial success.
HH:MM:SS
2/10
BOOK 2
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 2
Well done! Against the backdrop of World War I, the novel portrays a group of 'paisanos', a small band of errant friends enjoying life and wine. Danny's easygoing life changes forever after inheriting two houses. It has also been adapted into a movie.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 2
What nationality is the author?
A. American
B. Mexican
C. German
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 2
Well done! he was born in Salinas (California) in 1902 of German, English, and Irish descent. The Pulitzer prize-winning 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1939) is considered his masterpiece. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 3
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 3
Well done! It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 2010. It is 370 pages long and is its author's longest novel. It was a work-in-progress for the best part of 7 years.
HH:MM:SS
2/10
BOOK 3
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 3
Well done! Set in a castle above an Italian countryside village in Campania in 1970, the novel revolves around the feminist and sexual revolution. A group of young students and several walk-on extras are the main protagonists of this risqué piece.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 3
What nationality is the author?
A. Canadian
B. British
C. American
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 3
Well done! he was born in Oxford (England) in 1949. After his parents' divorce at age 12, he stayed with Robert Graves in Mallorca for a while. The "pregnant widow" is a phrase by Herzen that means the point at which the old order has given way, the new one not yet born.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 4
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 4
Well done! The book was first published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in 2012. It is 288 pages long and is the FIRST novel of a nineteen book series published between 2012 and 2016.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 4
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 4
Well done! It is a Literary fiction novel set in Greece which recounts the adventures of an English woman starting a new life in a tiny Greek village and the illegal Pakistani immigrant who becomes her gardener and houseboy.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 4
What nationality is the author?
A. British
B. Romanian
C. Greek
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 4
Well done! She was born in Oxford, England. Some friends who were still at university said they were going for a two-week holiday to Crete and she decided to tag along and never come back. She is currently living in a tiny rural village in the Peloponnese.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 5
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 5
Well done! It was first published by Victor Gollancz in 1969. It is 351 pages long and the original cover art was an illustration by the writer's daughter, Flavia Tower.
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 5
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 5
Well done! Even though some of the events take part in 1300's Cornwall, the protagonist has to travel back in time from the 1960s, giving the novel a dual narrative thread. It is set near Tywardreath, which in Cornish means "House on the Strand".
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 5
What nationality is the author?
A. Irish
B. British
C. French
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 5
Well done! She was born in London but spent most of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. Among her bestsellers, we can find long stories, such as 'Rebecca', and short ones, like 'The Birds', both adapted into theatrical films by Hitchcock.
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 6
HH:MM:SS
1/3
BOOK 6
Well done! It was first published by Tinder Press in 2020. It is 384 pages long and has won several major awards. There is also a stage adaptation (2023) and an upcoming film adaptation (2024).
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 6
HH:MM:SS
2/3
BOOK 6
Well done! It is a Historical Fiction novel set in England that narrates a fictional account of William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age eleven in 1596. In 2023, a stage adaptation premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 6
What nationality is the author?
A. Welsh
B. Scottish
C. Northern Irish
HH:MM:SS
3/3
BOOK 6
Well done! She was born in 1972 in a small village in County Derry. However, she spent some time both in Scotland and Wales before heading to Cambridge to finish her university studies. She has also worked as a journalist, an editor, and a professor.
Congrats!
You've made it!
You've clocked a time of:
HH:MM:SS
action-packed
If you are interested in any of the titles, remember that all of them are available at the eoi library.
PLAY AGAIN
awe-inspiring