John Steinbeck Bibliography Quiz

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John Steinbeck Bibliography Quiz

by Ben

Created Feb 17, 2009 in Literature
Featured Feb 17, 2009
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	davidr:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 17:26 GMT	5 points
	Wow. Congrats to Ben for providing all four quizzes today!

	Kicking222:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 17:55 GMT	5 points
	First, I'm with David- big ups, Ben. Of those first 1,000 quizzes, how many were yours, 120 or so? While I wish you'd share your huge quiz-making duties with others (and by "others", I just mean "me"), you consistently do a great job. Second, despite going to one of those "fancy colleges" mentioned on the front page, I don't know squat about literature- "Grapes" is all I could tell you about Steinbeck.

	Kicking222:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 17:55 GMT	2 points
	Oh, and David, you're not so bad at this quiz thing yourself.

	davidr:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 18:08 GMT	2 points
	@kicking222: As I recall, Ben's hundredth quiz was posted ages ago so he must be up to 200 or more, by now. I'm up to forty-four published; glad you're enjoying them!

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	2 points
	Steinbeck is one of my favorite writers. When I was in high school, I tried to read every one of his books but couldn't get a hold of them all. It was nice to see him on Sporcle.

	Bethannie:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 19:19 GMT	1 point
	4 out of 27! But my degrees are in Mathematics...so I guess I should be glad I got that many!

	emh:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT	0 points
	Got 7. Had no idea Steinbeck had so many books.

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	startrekempress:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 21:18 GMT	4 points
	The Old Man and the Sea was by Hemingway ... maybe we should have a Hemingway quiz! (Not that I'd do any better on that one - this sort of writing isn't my preference.)

	startrekempress:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 21:19 GMT	1 point
	Also, did anyone besides me only remember The Red Pony because it was mentioned in Matilda?

	davidr:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 21:28 GMT	1 point
	@startrekempress: There already is a Hemingway quiz (also by Ben!): http://www.sporcle.com/games/hemingwaynovels.php

	klogg:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 21:51 GMT	2 points
	ive only read three of these, but I loved the Pearl

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	msbond:	Feb 17th, 2009 at 23:21 GMT	1 point
	great quiz...Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors, but I'm curious...does the Acts of King Arthur not count?

	sporcloid:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 02:57 GMT	-2 points
	I'm very happy to see a Steinbeck quiz. I have a few suggestions, though. Could "HG" or "THG" work for "THGOTRTTGOW" (abbreviated to avoid spoilers)? Likewise, I've never heard of "TSROP4" referred to as "TSROP4AF." If "THGOTRTTGOW" is an answer, should "Journal of a Novel" also be included? Likewise, the other books published after his death (The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, Viva Zapata!, and Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath) would be nice as well.

	sporcloid:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 03:02 GMT	-1 points
	While I'm at it, I'd love to see a George Orwell bibliography quiz. It's only 9 books, but it would be good to see.

	Marc Tower:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 07:54 GMT	1 point
	great quiz, but it should take "The short reign of pippin IV" but instead you have to add the "A fabrication" at the end. Also, The Harvest Gypsies should not be on Steinbecks bibliography. They are just articles.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 16:07 GMT	0 points
	Out of curiosity, why do people go to such lengths to avoid giving spoilers in the comments? It very clearly states that the comments may contain them. Anybody who doesn't want spoilers shouldn't be reading the comments.

	davidr:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 16:53 GMT	1 point
	@debbie: I think it's just polite to try to avoid spoilers and it's usually no great effort. Sure, there's a warning that the comments might contain spoilers but I don't think thar endorses the spoilers. After all, the police will warn you not to go to the dodgy parts of town because you might get mugged but that's not an endorsement of mugging.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 01:42 GMT	2 points
	@david - That's hardly an apt comparison. A mugging vs. spoilers in a game?

	RandallPinkston:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 06:22 GMT	1 point
	@debbie/david: I try to avoid spoilers when possible, because that seems to be the rule of the site. But I agree that the rule doesn't make that much sense. Why would anyone want to read comments on a quiz that they have not yet tried? And then once you've tried the quiz, all of the answers have been revealed to you, so why would the comments section need to avoid giving away anything?

	mirror_noir:	Jul 16th, 2009 at 23:49 GMT	2 points
	I love the irony of the most missed title.

	moviegoer74:	Feb 21st, 2010 at 17:03 GMT	3 points
	Would like to see Viva Zapata on here as a bonus.

	Corymickey:	Mar 21st, 2010 at 14:24 GMT	3 points
	facepalm for forgetting Of Mice and Men...and about half a dozen other works of his I've read. And I'll never understand why all my favorite Steinbeck novels nobody has ever heard of, while the ones I find somewhat dull are so well known.

	IronDragline:	Jul 7th, 2010 at 13:06 GMT	2 points
	I agree with Corymickey; "Of Mice and Men" is probably my least favorite of the 14 Steinbeck titles that I have read. Not bad, but can't even remotely compare to things like "The Pearl", "Cannery Row", "Tortilla Flat", or even "The Cup of Gold" (very unusual first novel, but great stuff nonetheless).