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Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz
See how well you know the score.
Guess the Literary Illustration Quiz
We show you the art, you guess the literary work. Get the picture?
A Visit with the Word Doctor: Medical Vocabulary Quiz
Give your vocabulary a checkup.
Little Words, Big Vocabulary Quiz
Time to sweat the small stuff.
All Literature Quizzes
Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz
See how well you know the score.
Guess the Literary Illustration Quiz
We show you the art, you guess the literary work. Get the picture?
A Visit with the Word Doctor: Medical Vocabulary Quiz
Give your vocabulary a checkup.
Little Words, Big Vocabulary Quiz
Time to sweat the small stuff.
Another Great British Vocabulary Quiz, Innit?
A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond.
Australian Vocabulary Quiz
Go beyond the barbie with these bonzer questions about Aussie...
Odd Jobs Vocabulary Quiz
Work smarter, not harder, to figure out these occupations.
Commonly Misspelled Words Quiz
Autocorrect can’t save you now.
Challenging Words You Should Know Vocabulary Quiz Vol. 2
It isn’t linguistic hubris if you can back it up.
Which Came First? Vocabulary Quiz Vol. 2
Tighty-whities or loosey-goosey? Given a pair...
Commonly Confused Words Vocabulary Quiz, Vol. 2
A quiz to (peak/peek/pique) your interest.
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
Prove you’re the best of the nest
Love It or Hate It Vocabulary Quiz
There is a fine line between love and hate. Choose which of these...
A Royal Vocabulary Quiz
Get your dukes in a row.
Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz
Needless to say, spoiler alert.
Which Came First? Vocabulary Quiz
Jeggings or mom jeans? Given a pair of words,...
What Did You Just Call Me? Vocabulary Quiz
See if you can tell the insults from the compliments.
Challenging Standardized Test Words Quiz: Vol. 2
No number two pencil is required. Find the answer that best describes...
Challenging Standardized Test Words Quiz: Vol. 1
Here are 20 terms to help you score 1600. Find the answer that...
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Find out if you are vulpine or asinine.
Famous Novels, First Lines Quiz
Can you identify these novels by their famous first lines?
From Athena to Zeus: Basics of Greek Mythology
Do you know which hero took a dip in the River Styx? Or what...
Fashionable Words Vocabulary Quiz
A vocab quiz with panache
Classic Children’s Books Quiz
Hope you are very hungry for kids’ literature trivia.
Commonly Confused Words Vocabulary Quiz
Take a (break/brake) and (pore/pour) over this (cash/cache/cachet)...
Figure Out the Acronyms ASAP Vocabulary Quiz
Acronyms are abbreviations that can be said as words, such as...
Face Your Fears Vocabulary Quiz
Everybody's scared of something, from insects to a whole country....
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Sink your teeth into these questions about food.
The Great British Vocabulary Quiz
Make sure you know the difference between a loo and a lift.
Words Named After People Vocabulary Quiz
Find out who’s behind leotard, morphine, and...
Slang Through the Ages Vocabulary Quiz
Find out if you’re a space cadet or the bee’s knees.
Challenging Words You Should Know Vocabulary Quiz
This is not a quiz for the pusillanimous.
Spanish Idioms in English
Put your knowledge of Spanish to the test. See whether you know...
Gods, Goddesses, and Greek Mythology
Do you know which hero took a dip in the River Styx? Or what...
Match the Definition to the Word: 12th-Grade Vocabulary Quiz
Can you correctly match 12th-grade–level vocabulary words to...
12th-Grade Vocabulary Quiz
Can you accurately match definitions to their words? Take this...
How Well Do You Know 11th-Grade Vocabulary?
Can you correctly match 11th-grade–level vocabulary words to...
11th-Grade Vocabulary Quiz
Can you accurately match each definition to its word? Take this...
10th-Grade Vocabulary Quiz
Can you correctly match 10th-grade–level vocabulary words to...
10th-Grade Verbs Quiz
How good are you at identifying a verb’s definition? Take this...
How Well Do You Know 9th-Grade Vocabulary?
Can you correctly match 9th-grade–level vocabulary words to their...
Words with Negative Connotations Quiz
How well do you know the definitions of words with negative connotations?...
Fact or Fiction: The Unbelievable Life of Edgar Allan Poe Quiz
Can you figure out which of the following astonishing details...
Grimm’s Fairy Tales Quiz
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the best fairy tale quiz taker...
Who Said It? Essential Writers, Artists, and Scientists
“I shall curse you with book, bell, and candle.” Can you...
Who Said It? Writers and Musicians Quiz
“Works of art are our chief means of breaking bread with the...
Battlefields and Places of Intrigue in Shakespeare Quiz
“Witness our too much memorable shame,” recalls the French king...
Animals in Shakespeare Quiz
In The Merchant of Venice, Lorenzo says, “In such a...
Shakespeare's Monsters, Demons, and Giants Quiz
Which magical character chides witches for taking it upon themselves...
More Italian Words Commonly Used in English
What Italian word literally means “bad air”? Which English word...
Italian Words Commonly Used in English
Which Neapolitan dialect word originally referred to a kind of...
Ancient Libraries and Archives Quiz
Which Greek poet was appointed as the royal librarian of Antioch?...
A Quick Quiz on Arthurian Legend
Which author brought the figure of King Arthur into literature?...
Folklore of the British Isles Quiz
Who is the author of Beowulf? Who were the Celtic priests,...
Who Said It? Quotations of Women in Literature Quiz
“It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only...
Women in Art and Literature: Who Said It?
“Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.”...
Elizabethan Vocabulary Quiz
What is a “doddypol”? What is a “galoche”? Test your knowledge...
The Trojan War Quiz
Who was the king of Troy during the Trojan War? Who was Troy’s...
Jason and the Argonauts Quiz
What are Jason and the Argonauts looking for on their voyage?...
Ultimate Vocabulary Test: Part Two
You may have aced our first vocabulary test. But how will you...
Ancient Greek Gods and Demigods Quiz
Who is the god of the orderly universe and time, who swallowed...
Ancient Greek Underworld Quiz
What is the name of the monstrous three-headed watchdog of the...
How Quickly Can You Complete a 60-Question Vocab Quiz?
You’ll have to remember your high-school vocabulary lessons to...
The Literary World
Hey, bookworm! In between reads, try this novel idea: a quiz...
Quiz: The Writing of John le Carré
Tinker, tailor, soldier…quiz? See how much you know about the...
How We Write Quiz
Whether it’s Shakespeare or Stephen King, you probably know a...
Can You Tell Which of These Things Were Named After People?
Which snack is named after a clergyman? Which nut is named after...
Ultimate Vocabulary Test: Part One
You may be smarter than a fifth grader…but what about an eleventh...
Grammar Quiz
In the sentence "John kicked the football across the yard," what...
Antonyms and Synonyms
You may know that opposites attract and likes repel, but how...
49 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Literature Quizzes
Literature is a broad term that—among Britannica’s quizzes,...
The Eugene O'Neill Universe Quiz
What was Eugene O’Neill’s only comedy? Which of his plays is...
Fictional Worlds Quiz
Whether you’re interested in Wonderland or Westeros, there comes...
Quick Quiz: Wuthering Heights
Love, loss, drama, and the strict social conventions of the 19th...
Nancy Drew and the Case of the Online Quiz
What was Nancy Drew’s first mystery? What other teen detectives...
Poe’s Scary Stories Quiz
What word does the bird speak in “The Raven”? What story comes...
Jonathan Swift Quiz
What was Jonathan Swift’s pseudonym? Which political parties...
Charlotte Brontë Quiz
What was Charlotte Brontë’s pseudonym? Which book remained unfinished...
Literary Classics Quiz
Who wrote Moll Flanders? Who is the protagonist in Crime...
Name the Novelist
Every answer in this quiz is the name of a novelist. How many...
American Writers Quiz
Who wrote Beloved? How about Leaves of Grass?...
Novels and Novelists Quiz
What was Arthur Conan Doyle’s actual profession? Who invented...
Poets and Poetry of Great Britain Quiz
Whose book The Hunting of the Snark has been called...
10 British Poets: A Quiz
This quiz will test your knowledge of ten notable poets from...
The Play’s the Thing
You’ll have grounds more relative than this quiz to catch your...
Literary Awards Quiz
The most prestigious award a writer can receive is the Nobel...
Byways of German Literature Quiz
Think you know the major figures of German literature? Goethe,...
African American Writers Quiz
Who wrote Beloved? How about Home to Harlem?...
French Writers Quiz
How much do you know about the men and women who wrote some of...
Exploring French Literature Quiz
The roots of French literature can be traced, arguably, to the...
A Quiz About Children’s Authors
Take a trip from the land of Oz to Narnia alongside Max and Peter...
A Nobel Prize for Literature (Mostly) Quiz
Every question in this quiz—except one—is about winners of the...
Quick Quiz: Latin American Literature
This quiz has only three questions about Latin American literature,...
American Women Writers Quiz
Who wrote The Good Earth? How about Song of Solomon?...
Quick Quiz: American Playwrights
You need to know three American playwrights and their work to...
Shakespeare and His Plays Quiz
“If quizzes be the food of knowledge, play on...” is something...
Literary Terms and More Quiz
This quiz will test your knowledge of literary terms—and a few...
Poets of America Quiz
Poetry derived from European traditions dates to the early 17th...
Ancient Greek Literature Quiz
How well do you know Old Comedy? Who wrote Oedipus the King?...
Chinese Literature Quiz
How much do you know about the history of Chinese literature?...
Another Russian Literature Quiz
Who wrote Dead Souls? Which character is the protagonist...
Literary Terms (Part Three) Quiz
Do you know what figure of speech relies on the words like...
Japanese Literature: A Pop Quiz
Here’s an extremely short quiz about the long history of Japanese...
Poets and Poetry (Part Two) Quiz
Do you know which ancient Roman poet wrote Metamorphoses?...
Irony, Oxymoron, Alliteration, and More: A Quiz
Test what you know about literary terms with this quiz.
Poets and Poetry (Part One) Quiz
Do you know who wrote “The Wild Swans at Coole”? What’s the title...
Science Fiction Writers Quiz
Science fiction has a long history and wide influence. Here’s...
English and Irish Playwrights (Part One) Quiz
The British Isles have a long history of theatre, with many notable...
English and Irish Playwrights (Part Two) Quiz
Do you know who wrote She Stoops to Conquer? Which 17th-century...
Women Writers of England (Mostly) Quiz
This is a quiz about the lives and works of women writers from...
Literary Terms: A Pop Quiz
Here’s a very short, very difficult quiz to test how well you...
Literary Terms (Part One) Quiz
Do you know what a tercet is? How about the term for a passage...
Who Wrote That? (Part 3) Quiz
Who wrote Anatomy of Melancholy? How about Man and...
Who Wrote That? (Part 2) Quiz
Who wrote Moll Flanders? How about Song of Solomon?...
Who Wrote That? (Part 1) Quiz
Who wrote Utopia? How about Cry, the Beloved Country?...
Literature of Italy Quiz
The peninsula now known as Italy has been a home to great writers...
A Monstrous Vocab Quiz
Words that go bump in the night...
Latin American Authors
How much do you know about the magical realists, poets, and novelists...
English Romantic Poets
Are you well versed in English Romantic poetry? Do you know about...
Jane Austen
Test your knowledge about Jane Austen and her works with this...
Punctuation
How do you use the Oxford comma? What’s the difference between...
The Brontë Sisters
Think you know Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Brontë, the trio behind...
Magazines: Fact or Fiction?
Test your knowledge of magazines with this fact-or-fiction quiz...
Nobel Laureates in Literature
Are you a Nobel know-it-all? Match the Nobel laureates in literature...
Emily Dickinson
How much do you know about Emily Dickinson? Test your knowledge...
Russian Literature
Do you think you know about Russian literature? Test your knowledge...
Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes is much more than Spain's most famous novelist....
Romeo and Juliet
Wherefore art thou Romeo? Think you know all about this famous...
Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
How much do you know about the writers of the Harlem Renaissance?...
Poetry: First Lines
Who wrote these famous words? Test your knowledge of the opening...
Fifty Shades of Grey
Are you a true fan of Fifty Shades? See how much you really know.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Maybe this classic novel is your favorite, or maybe you read...
Memorable Beginnings Vol. 2: Match the Opening Line to the Work
Consider yourself a great lover of literature? See if you can...
Memorable Beginnings Vol. 1: Match the Opening Line to the Work
Consider yourself a great lover of literature? See if you can...
Writers’ Retreats
Where did famous writers spend their time? Test your knowledge...
Cross-gender Pseudonyms
Writers use pseudonyms for a variety of reasons—sometimes even...
Literary Devices
Do you know synecdoche from metonymy? Test your knowledge of...
Name that Mark
What languages use the tilde? What is a "tittle"? Test your knowledge...
Synonyms vs. Antonyms
Is "meager" an antonym for "abundant"? Is "meek" a synonym for...
Word Play
Does "disquisition" mean "a formal inquiry"? Does "exemptive"...
Plain English
Does orthography refer to proper pronounciation? Can a colon...
World Languages
You may be familiar with such words as "hamburger" and "pretzel",...
Word Meanings and Origins
What is the word used in the American desert for a sun-dried...
The Meanings of Words
From "paradise" to "substitute", test your knowledge of words...
English 101
What is the term for words that sound like themselves, such as...
From the Latin
See how much you really know about the Latin-derived words in...
Learning the Alphabet
How many characters does the Russian alphabet have? What is the...
From What Language...
From "Ubuntu" and "vindaloo" to "syrup" and "pajamas", test your...
Languages of the World
What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? From which language...
Official Languages
What is the official language of Grenada? What language do most...
ABCs of English
What letter begins more English words than any other? What letter...
A Book Review: Fact or Fiction?
In The War of the Worlds, were the enemies of Earth...
Read Between the Lines
What is Japan’s oldest major novel? In the Odyssey,...
Literary Hodgepodge
Who is the only one of Milton’s contemporaries to be mentioned...
A Study of Writers
What country was William Butler Yeats from? Stephen King is generally...
The Littlest of Them All
From Stuart Little and Little John to Little Women and...
From Moby-Dick to Space Odysseys
Who wrote a novel about a world of Eastasia, Eurasia, and Oceania?...
Profiles of Famous Writers
Was Charles Dickens from the American South? Which Russian writer...
Character Education
Do you know the names of the Three Musketeers? From Gulliver’s...
Characters in Literature
What did the Wicked Witch of the West demand of Dorothy? Who...
Matching Names to Novels
From Rudyard Kipling and The Great Gatsby to C.S. Lewis...
Famous Quotes
From what play does the phrase "Alas, poor Yorick" come? What...
The Little Prince
It was translated into over 250 languages and sold over 140 million...
Famous Authors
You may be familiar with The Shining and Frankenstein,...
Authors of Classic Literature
Who wrote Lord of the Flies? Who wrote I Know Why...
Famous Stories, Beloved Characters
Who is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi? Who is the little girl alongside Peter...
Getting Into Character
What dramatic character sold his soul to the devil? Who is the...
What’s In A Name?
Who wrote Things Fall Apart? From Sherlock Holmes to...
Who Wrote It?
From The Divine Comedy to The Da Vinci Code,...
Name That Author
Who wrote The Wealth of Nations? Who wrote Inferno...
The Life and Works of English Authors
You may be familiar with Alice in Wonderland and A...
The Life and Work of William Shakespeare
Who was Hamlet’s mother? How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?...
William Shakespeare: The Prose and the Playwright
Where is Shakespeare buried? Who says "Alas, poor Yorick"? See...
Literary Fun Facts: Fact or Fiction?
Does Starbucks Coffee take its name from the novel Moby-Dick?...
Author Showcase: Fact or Fiction?
Is Frankenstein a novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley? From...
Test Your Literacy Rate: Fact or Fiction?
Were most people literate in ancient times? Was reading once...
Literary Character Study: Fact or Fiction?
Is Jane Eyre a fictional explorer and adventuress? Was Sherlock...
Literary Library: Fact or Fiction?
Did the writers of the German Sturm und Drang literary movement...
Book Report: Fact or Fiction?
Was the first novel known to have sold 1,000,000 copies written...
Literary Characters: Fact or Fiction?
Was Harry Potter’s Quidditch broom a Nimbus 2000? From Don...
Who Wrote It: Fact or Fiction?
From J.K. Rowling and Oliver Twist to Anita Desai and...
The ABCs of Poetry: Fact or Fiction?
Are prose and poetry the same? Do narrative poems tend to be...
Getting Into Character: Fact or Fiction?
From Tarzan and Dracula to Sherlock Holmes and Mowgli, test your...
Playing Around: Fact or Fiction?
Is a soliloquy a section of a play in which two characters engage...
Lives of Famous Writers: Fact or Fiction?
You may be familiar with J.K. Rowling and Dr. Seuss, but how...
A Study of Poems: Fact or Fiction?
In the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas, how many reindeer...
Poetry Puzzle: Fact or Fiction?
Was the first published African American poet a woman? Were Emily...
Famous Writers: Fact or Fiction?
From the Italian Renaissance and Victorian era to India and Canterbury,...
Indian Literature: Fact or Fiction?
You may be familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book,...
Write vs. Wrong: Fact or Fiction?
Who did Helen Keller dedicate her autobiography to? What was...
William Shakespeare: Fact or Fiction?
Is William Shakespeare nicknamed "the Bard of Avon?" Did Shakespeare...
Shakespearean Plays: Fact or Fiction?
Is the title character of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet...
Sherlock Holmes: Fact or Fiction?
Was the first Sherlock Holmes story "The Hound of the Baskervilles?"...
Writer’s Digest
With which U.S. state is the writer John Steinbeck closely associated?...
Open Books
In which decade did Anne Frank write her diary? To which literary...
Getting Into (Fictional) Character
What is the name of the schoolteacher in "The Legend of Sleepy...
Writer’s Block
What name was given to the generation of writers Ernest Hemingway...
Official Languages: Fact or Fiction?
Is Spanish the official language of Andorra? Is Portugese the...
Foreign Language Club
What is the official language of China? What is the prinicipal...
Parlez-Vous Français? And Other Languages
What language is spoken in Mexico? Which South American nation...
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
You may know what the raven "quoth," but in what story does the...
Greek and Roman Literature: Fact or Fiction?
Was the Trojan Horse a real horse? Did Homer really write the...
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Who wrote the long poem The Waste Land? What is the...
A Study of Poetry
If roses are red and violets blue, in poetry, what does the word...
A Study of William Shakespeare
How many sonnets did William Shakespeare publish? Where is Romeo...
An Odyssey of Grecian Literature
Who was Odysseus’s wife? What author wrote The Republic?...
Literary Favorites: Fact or Fiction?
Love literature? This quiz sorts out the truth about beloved...
Word Nerd: Fact or Fiction?
You love words. You adore alliteration. And you chortle at the...
The Literary World (Characters Quiz)
The March sisters, Beowulf, and even Tweedledee and Tweedledum...
The Literary World (Authors & Poets)
Roses are red, violets are blue, this poem is bad, but our quiz...
Languages & Alphabets
Parlez-vous français? ¿Habla usted español? See how M-U-C-H you...
The Literary World (Famous Novels)
How much do you really know about the stories and the authors...
Word Nerd Quiz
If you live for word associations, derivations, and definitions...