Question 1
Who wrote the 1936 novel about Scarlett O'Hara's life during and after the American Civil War?
- Margaret Mitchell
- Harper Lee
- Louisa May Alcott
- Edith Wharton
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Margaret Mitchell
Literature · Genres
Historical Fiction trivia quiz
Think you know Historical Fiction? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Historical Fiction questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Historical Fiction questions cover
- Ancient Rome
- French Revolution
- Tudor Court
- Ancient Greece
- Civil War
- Napoleonic Wars
- Tudor England
- American Civil War
- Dutch Golden Age
- Dutch Japan
- Feudal Japan
- Gilded Age
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Question 2
Which novel by Robert Graves presents the life of a Roman emperor with a limp and a stammer?
- The Eagle of the Ninth
- I, Claudius
- Ben-Hur
- Quo Vadis
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I, Claudius
Question 3
Which author wrote Wolf Hall, a novel centered on the rise of Thomas Cromwell?
- Diana Gabaldon
- Philippa Gregory
- Hilary Mantel
- Tracy Chevalier
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Hilary Mantel
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Historical Fiction match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Historical Fiction questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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