Literary Character Quizzes on Sporcle

Perhaps you have heard, literary quizzes on Sporcle build character....literary character that is. Try to name the top 200 Harry Potter Characters or guess the literary characters by their surname. If you want to test yourself on protagonists, antagonists, novels and authors, then Sporcle's literary quiz page is one to bookmark.

Today's Featured Game

Guess the children's book character!
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Pick the character when given a quote from his or her book.
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Missing Word: Literary Occupations
Name the missing words in these literary works that feature a job title.
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Shylock or Sherlock?
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Name the Shylock quotes leaving behind Sherlock's utterances.
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Literary Characters By Last Words
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According to legend, Oscar Wilde's last words were "This wallpaper is dreadful, one of us will have to go."
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Matchable Shakespeare Characters
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Name the characters that match each of the selected plays by William Shakespeare.
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Wuthering Heights On Twitter
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Name the character from their tweet.
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Harry Potter Characters by Image
It's a good thing He-who-must-not-be-named can still be typed.
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Marc Anthony or Mark Antony?
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Name the person, pop music's Marc Anthony or Shakespeare's Mark Antony, that is quoted below.
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Match 'Em Up Blitz - Literature
Speed readers will excel here.
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Dostoevsky or Tolstoy?
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This quiz sure would be easier if one of these authors wrote books about non-Russian characters.
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Illustrated Literary Duos
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Name the two illustrated characters from famous books and plays (both must be named).
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Divergent Characters
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You'd need to be Dauntless to attempt this quiz, but Erudite to remember them all.
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40 Literary Characters: 40 Literary Deaths
Sometimes the best part of being a literary character is getting a memorable demise.
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Steinbeck, Hemingway or Fitzgerald
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Three prolific writers walk into a bar...
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Same Author: Different Book
If the same authors kept writing the same books, there would be some serious copyright infringement going on.
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Scifi/Fantasy Series by Characters
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There are no small parts, only dwarves and tiny aliens.
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Enemy Faction Match Up
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Name the pairs of opposing factions.
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Most Mentioned ASOIAF Characters With...
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Name the most mentioned A Song of Ice and Fire characters that meet the following criteria.
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Watchmen Characters (pics)
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Name the characters from the Watchmen series.
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Anything but Harry Potter
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Where can we pick up our copy of "Of Mice and Malfoy"?
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Profile: Draco Malfoy
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"You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there."
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The Walking Dead: Compendium One (Images)
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So are zombies the new vampires?
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'Life of Pi' Survivors
For shipwreck survivors the animals in Life of Pi were an exciting bunch.
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