Date night
The “Love in literature” quiz — Date night. It has 25 questions in five categories: Iconic couples, Love letters, Love triangles, Poetry and muses, Literary weddings. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
These young lovers from the feuding Montague and Capulet families secretly wed in Verona. Who are they?
Which proud, wealthy gentleman in 'Pride and Prejudice' initially refuses to dance with Elizabeth Bennet?
Which willful beauty in…
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In the gameThis poet and swordsman with a famously large nose wrote eloquent love letters to Roxane on behalf of a young recruit. Who was he?
In which Gabriel García Márquez novel does the devoted Florentino Ariza write hundreds of passionate letters to Fermina Daza?
Which epistolary novel by…
In the gameThis Prague author of…
In the gameIn which Pasternak novel…
In the gameWhich millionaire gazed every night at the green light across the bay, hoping to win back the married Daisy Buchanan?
Which street dancer in Victor Hugo's novel captures the hearts of Captain Phoebus, Claude Frollo, and Quasimodo?
Which valiant knight of…
In the gameWhich gifted soprano in…
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This English poet and playwright dedicated 154 sonnets to themes of love, the enigmatic Dark Lady, and a fair youth. Who was he?
Which Florentine woman did Dante Alighieri love all his life and portray as his heavenly guide in the 'Divine Comedy'?
Which Scottish poet famously…
In the gameTo which unattainable beauty…
In the gameWhich Victorian poet penned…
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In this classic fairy tale, a prince marries a humble stepdaughter after her foot fits a delicate glass slipper. Who is she?
Which faithful wife of Odysseus waited twenty years for his return, undoing her weaving each night to avoid a new marriage?
In which classic comedy…
In the gameIn which Jane Austen…
In the gameIn William Goldman's novel…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.