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QUIZ! 6 Years of Quizzes: Opening Lines – which work does the opening line belong to?

Late January sees the 6th anniversary of me writing quizzes for For Reading Addicts. Since then I have written over 800 quizzes, 2 quiz books and run out of ideas! This series of mini-quizzes goes back to the very beginning taking old ideas but with some modern updates thrown into the mix. Enjoy.

We’ve also just turned our best quizzes into a book that you can keep! Take our quizzes home, or purchase it as a gift for a friend.

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  • Question of

    A girl is running for her life.

    • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
    • The Midnight Library
  • Question of

    It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

    • 1984
    • A Clockwork Orange
  • Question of

    It was 7 minutes after midnight.

    • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
    • The Midnight Library
  • Question of

    About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram…

    • Mansfield Park
    • Sense and Sensibility
  • Question of

    If music be the food of love, play on.

    • Twelfth Night
    • Romeo and Juliet
  • Question of

    When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.

    • The Hunger Games
    • The Outsiders
  • Question of

    I was born to be a wanderer.

    • Great Circle
    • American Dirt
  • Question of

    Sing, Muse, he says, and the edge in his voice makes it clear that this is not a request.

    • A Thousand Ships
    • The Song of Achilles
  • Question of

    Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicentre, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns.

    • Hamnet
    • The Stranding
  • Question of

    124 was spiteful.

    • Beloved
    • The Bluest Eye

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