Literary Adaptations

Description: Test your knowledge of literary adaptations with this challenging quiz. From classic novels to modern blockbusters, see how well you can identify the original works that inspired these beloved films and television shows.
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Which iconic novel by Jane Austen was adapted into the 1995 film starring Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd?

  1. Pride and Prejudice

  2. Emma

  3. Sense and Sensibility

  4. Mansfield Park


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Clueless is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma, set in Beverly Hills, California.

What is the original source material for the popular HBO series Game of Thrones?

  1. The Lord of the Rings

  2. The Wheel of Time

  3. The Chronicles of Narnia

  4. A Song of Ice and Fire


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Game of Thrones is based on the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.

Which classic novel by Charles Dickens was adapted into the 2012 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis?

  1. Great Expectations

  2. Oliver Twist

  3. A Tale of Two Cities

  4. David Copperfield


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Lincoln is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, which in turn draws heavily from Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities.

What is the original play by William Shakespeare that inspired the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes?

  1. Hamlet

  2. Macbeth

  3. Romeo and Juliet

  4. Othello


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Romeo + Juliet is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona Beach, California.

Which novel by Harper Lee was adapted into the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird?

  1. The Great Gatsby

  2. Gone with the Wind

  3. To Kill a Mockingbird

  4. The Catcher in the Rye


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To Kill a Mockingbird is a faithful adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.

What is the original novella by Stephen King that inspired the 1980 film The Shining?

  1. Carrie

  2. The Shining

  3. It

  4. Misery


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Shining is a horror film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.

Which novel by J.R.R. Tolkien was adapted into the Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson?

  1. The Hobbit

  2. The Silmarillion

  3. The Lord of the Rings

  4. Unfinished Tales


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel of the same name.

What is the original novel by Margaret Mitchell that inspired the 1939 film Gone with the Wind?

  1. Gone with the Wind

  2. The Great Gatsby

  3. To Kill a Mockingbird

  4. Pride and Prejudice


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gone with the Wind is a classic film based on Margaret Mitchell's novel of the same name.

Which novel by Charles Dickens was adapted into the 2019 film Little Women?

  1. Great Expectations

  2. Oliver Twist

  3. A Tale of Two Cities

  4. Little Women


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Little Women is a coming-of-age drama film based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name.

What is the original novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that inspired the 2013 film The Great Gatsby?

  1. The Great Gatsby

  2. Tender Is the Night

  3. This Side of Paradise

  4. The Beautiful and Damned


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Great Gatsby is a romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name.

Which novel by Jane Austen was adapted into the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet?

  1. Pride and Prejudice

  2. Emma

  3. Sense and Sensibility

  4. Mansfield Park


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sense and Sensibility is a romantic drama film based on Jane Austen's novel of the same name.

What is the original novel by J.D. Salinger that inspired the 2010 film Catcher in the Rye?

  1. The Catcher in the Rye

  2. Franny and Zooey

  3. Nine Stories

  4. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Catcher in the Rye is a coming-of-age drama film based on J.D. Salinger's novel of the same name.

Which novel by Ernest Hemingway was adapted into the 1957 film The Old Man and the Sea?

  1. The Old Man and the Sea

  2. A Farewell to Arms

  3. For Whom the Bell Tolls

  4. The Sun Also Rises


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Old Man and the Sea is a drama film based on Ernest Hemingway's novel of the same name.

What is the original novel by George Orwell that inspired the 1984 film starring John Hurt?

  1. Animal Farm

  2. 1984

  3. Homage to Catalonia

  4. Keep the Aspidistra Flying


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

1984 is a dystopian drama film based on George Orwell's novel of the same name.

Which novel by Mark Twain was adapted into the 1994 film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

  1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  3. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  4. The Prince and the Pauper


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adventure film based on Mark Twain's novel of the same name.

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