Trivia Quiz: Female Writers

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Question 1: What was George Eliot's real name?

 A: Mary Ann Evans
 B: Amandine Dupin
 C: Florence Balcome
 D: Adele Foucher

Question 2: Under what pseudonym did Agatha Christie write her romance novels?

 A: Clarissa Miller
 B: Rosalind Hicks
 C: Mary Westmacott
 D: Mabel West

Question 3: Who convinced Beatrix Potter to publish her first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"?

 A: Her sister
 B: The vicar of a nearby church
 C: The children for whom she wrote it
 D: Her fiancee, later her publisher

Question 4: Which of these authors was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame?

 A: Pearl S. Buck
 B: Tamora Pierce
 C: Christina Rossetti
 D: Willa Cather

Question 5: Why did Sylvia Plath originally publish her novel "The Bell Jar" under a pseudonym?

 A: It was considered very controversial.
 B: She considered it to be too autobiographical.
 C: She was afraid it would get bad reviews.
 D: She didn't like it.

Question 6: Which of these was not the name of one of the Bronte sisters?

 A: Emily
 B: Anne
 C: Jane
 D: Charlotte

Question 7: Anne Rice claims to have a collection of several hundred:

 A: Pairs of shoes
 B: Horror novels
 C: Black dresses
 D: Literary autographs

Question 8: On which popular show did J.K. Rowling appear as herself?

 A: "Frasier"
 B: "Malcolm in the Middle"
 C: "Everybody Loves Raymond"
 D: "The Simpsons"

Question 9: Which author's books have never been out of print since they were first published?

 A: Jane Austen
 B: George Sand
 C: Louisa May Alcott
 D: Margaret Atwood

Question 10: In what form did Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones" novels originally exist?

 A: Letters to a friend
 B: Her own personal diary
 C: A newspaper column
 D: A joke website



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