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Literary heroes and villains quiz — Books & authors

The “Literary heroes and villains” quiz — Books & authors. It has 25 questions in five categories: Iconic Villains, Famous Anti-Heroes, Faithful Companions, Tyrants and Rebels, Knights and Legends. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.

  • 25 questions · 5 categories

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Buzzo quiz: Literary heroes and villains

A peek at the questions

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.

Iconic Villains

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which Transylvanian nobleman is the blooddrinking villain of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic novel?

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    Which mathematics professor and criminal mastermind did Sherlock Holmes call the 'Napoleon of crime'?

  3. 300

    Which treacherous agent of…

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  4. 400

    Which scheming ensign convinces…

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  5. 500

    Which ivory trader in…

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Famous Anti-Heroes

  1. 100

    Which Oscar Wilde character remains eternally young while his hidden portrait ages and shows his sins?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which Marseille sailor escapes the Château d'If to take vengeance on his enemies as the Count of Monte Cristo?

  3. 300

    Which calculating con artist…

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  4. 400

    Which wealthy Manhattan investment…

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  5. 500

    Which ruthless young writer…

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Faithful Companions

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which loyal squire riding a donkey accompanies the eccentric knight Don Quixote on his adventures?

  2. 200

    Which loyal gardener and hobbit stays by Frodo's side all the way to Mount Doom in 'The Lord of the Rings'?

  3. 300

    What name did Robinson…

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  4. 400

    Which loyal friend of…

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  5. 500

    Which wild man fashioned…

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Tyrants and Rebels

  1. 100

    Which District 12 tribute volunteers in place of her sister and defies the Capitol in Suzanne Collins's trilogy?

  2. 200

    Which unseen dictator of Oceania watches over citizens from omnipresent party posters in George Orwell's '1984'?

  3. 300

    Which fireman in Ray…

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  4. 400

    Which handmaid narrates her…

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  5. 500

    Which Resident World Controller…

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Knights and Legends

  1. 100Picture for the question

    Which legendary English outlaw in Sherwood Forest famously robbed the rich to help the poor?

  2. 200Picture for the question

    Which legendary king of Britain drew a magic sword from a stone and gathered knights at the Round Table?

  3. 300

    Which King of Ithaca…

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  4. 400

    Which Geatish warrior travels…

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  5. 500

    Which heroic paladin of…

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