Can you name the books by their initials?

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Classic Books by Initials Quiz

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Created by: Zeus12888 -
Contributed: October 14th, 2009
Published: December 14th, 2009
Category: Literature
Plays: 89,582

Tags: Book Quizzes, Novel Quizzes, classic, initial, Editor Pick, classic literature pack, author

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	Megatron:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 19:44 GMT	21 points
	Hard quiz.

	Jaspers:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 19:53 GMT	9 points
	RH should really be credited as RAH. Every single book of his I've seen credits him with a middle initial.

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	yippeeyappee:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 20:20 GMT	17 points
	Yikes, hard, but great to see a literature quiz with no Potter, LotR, Twilight - pretty well all of which I have read, but there are lots of quizzes here featuring them! Kind of fun taking advantage of Sporcle shortcuts and just typing "Lion Witch Wardrobe" or "Old Man Sea"

	shel99:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT	2 points
	tough quiz - very fun!

	Commodore:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 20:37 GMT	4 points
	My comment directed ATMOM & PAP, (but not TOMATS)....thanks for making me read as a kid. Love, SAL OK Got TGOW now.

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	Lil2:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 22:07 GMT	13 points
	i was sure i knew 'TGOW' and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't accept my answer until i realized i had typed 'the drapes of wrath'

	CSniker:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 22:16 GMT	6 points
	Very good quiz...I would like to see further sequels too, since you've barely scratched the surface of good literature. I also like the lack of Rowling et al. of modern writing. I think Lord of the Rings is legitimate though, especially if you're going to put the Narnia books. Still to come: Eyre(s), Hardy, Wharton, Shelley, Angelou?

	jaymc:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 22:59 GMT	0 points
	Great quiz! Did better than I thought I would.

	divcoman:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:01 GMT	2 points
	I enjoyed this a lot and it was tough. I think it would be improved if the works listed had some connection. For example, if they were all classic novels, or all by women, or all science fiction, or all published in the same era, or something like that. The stretch from one of the all-time great novels (PAP) to a relatively little known horror novella (ATMOM) was pretty wide for my tastes.

	JDCOHN:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:04 GMT	4 points
	Maybe consider taking "Classic" out of the title. Just a suggestion. Good quiz though, one of the tougher ones on here that I didn't feel I had no business even looking at.

	Robert_Seth:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:26 GMT	3 points
	celebrated jumping frog would be a good one too.

	quixotic_dreamer:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:28 GMT	1 point
	Very fun quiz! I wasn't disappointed at the lack of LotR because of the common abbreviation (though I did get AQOTWF because we abbreviated it similarly when we read it in English). There were also a few I recognized but never would have come up with in time (e.g., TMIAHM). Agreed that it would be easier with a narrower genre to think in. Would love to see a sequel!

	loose_cannon:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 23:29 GMT	1 point
	Hmmmm, no THHGTTG by DA, huh?

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	HoosierDaddy:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 00:39 GMT	12 points
	Don't get me wrong, PAP is great, but I'd have much preferred to see PAPAZ

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	Sneuticles:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 01:26 GMT	9 points
	I liked it! My only suggestion would be to add, in parentheses, the author's name when an answer is correctly guessed (or at the end for the ones I didn't get).

	hscer:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 01:53 GMT	0 points
	It's frustrating to recognize the author from their initials and then realize you don't know what book is being referenced! Also I agree THHGTTG shoulda been here. Good quiz.

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	BamaRainbow:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 06:09 GMT	-1 points
	@MovieDynamic: Not when the author is JA.

	BamaRainbow:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 06:10 GMT	-2 points
	I'm really surprised. No C by SK? (Just a joke folks.)

	Raipier:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 14:35 GMT	0 points
	Very hard quiz

	wistfulabacus:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 17:32 GMT	3 points
	Thanks for a great quiz. An absolutely wonderful choice and range of books. I adored the quiz, and this is praise coming from someone who got a mediocre score.

	bostoncane:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 17:52 GMT	2 points
	Wow, much harder than I thought it would be (although it was a bit easier once I noticed the authors' initials :) ). Very fun!

	lalalala:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 00:08 GMT	1 point
	haha everyone who read TKAM in high school and had homework assignments in it should have gotten that immediately...that the is standard blackboard shortcut

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