Question 1
Which ancient Greek poet is traditionally credited with composing both The Iliad and The Odyssey?
- Homer
- Aristophanes
- Virgil
- Sophocles
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Homer
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World Literature trivia quiz
World Literature trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 World Literature questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the World Literature questions cover
- Indian Fiction
- Brazilian Fiction
- Turkish Fiction
- African Fiction
- Czech Fiction
- Hungarian Fiction
- Japanese Classic
- Portuguese Fiction
- Afghan Fiction
- Albanian Fiction
- Caribbean Fiction
- Chilean Poetry
Try three World Literature questions
Question 2
Who wrote the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude?
- Isabel Allende
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Jorge Luis Borges
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Gabriel García Márquez
Question 3
Who wrote Things Fall Apart, a novel centered on an Igbo community before colonial rule?
- Nadine Gordimer
- Wole Soyinka
- Chinua Achebe
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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Chinua Achebe
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a World Literature match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven World Literature 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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