Books of 2021 Super Quiz

2021 Year-End Round-Up Trivia: 16 questions (and answers) on some of the best books of the year 2021, and notable author news, from our daily and weekly news quizzes in 2021. What’s John le Carré’s Last Completed Spy Novel? Dr. Seuss was a doctor (Ph.D.) of what? What’s Hillary Clinton’s new book State of Terror about? And What’s the title of Will Smith’s 2021 memoir? Take the Books of 2021 Super Quiz, and find out!

2021 Books Quiz

Daily Quiz for Nov. 15, 2021: 16 Books and authors general knowledge multiple-choice questions from 2021 on memoirs, fiction, and art books. Click "start quiz."

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1. What’s John le Carré’s Last Completed Spy Novel?

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2. Dr. Seuss was a doctor (Ph.D.) of what?

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3. Annie Leibovitz’s new book “Wonderland” is an anthology of images shot mainly for which magazine?

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4. What’s Hillary Clinton’s new book State of Terror about?

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5. Huma Abedin had been an aide to which politician in the past 25 years?

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6. What’s the title of Will Smith’s 2021 memoir?

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7. Which cultural phenomena featured the character of Kunta Kinte?

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8. Actor Alan Cumming has a new memoir out in 2021, Baggage. What was his 2014 best seller’s title?

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9. Which of these did “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” NOT eat on Saturday?

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10. What’s connecting “V for Vendetta” and “Watchmen”?

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11. In her new book, who does Katie Couric describe as someone whose smell of cigarettes and alcohol seemed to "ooze from every pore" in his body?

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12. Which record did David Diop break when he won the International Booker Prize?

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13. In the Pulitzer-winning novel 'The Night Watchman,' who is the titular character?

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14. Questlove is a founding member of which band?

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15. What is The Bench by Meghan Markle?

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16. What’s the subject of Jamie Foxx’s 2021 book?

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  • What’s John le Carré’s Last Completed Spy Novel?

    Photo: Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life.
    Agent Running in the Field.
    Silverview.
    A Delicate Truth.

    Dr. Seuss was a doctor (Ph.D.) of what?

    Photo: Al Ravenna, New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Medicine.
    Literature.
    Education.
    He wasn’t a real doctor.

    Annie Leibovitz’s new book “Wonderland” is an anthology of images shot mainly for which magazine?

    Image: Annie Leibovitz / Wonderland / Phaidon
    Vogue.
    Vanity Fair.
    Allure.
    Harper's Bazaar.

    What’s Hillary Clinton’s new book State of Terror about?

    Screenshot: Late Night with Seth Meyers / NBC
    A fictional thriller about a Secretary of State.
    A science fiction novel about a New York senator in the near future.
    A fictional romantic novel about a First Lady of the US.
    An autobiography depicting her presidential race.

    Huma Abedin had been an aide to which politician in the past 25 years?

    Screenshot: CBS Sunday Morning
    Bill Clinton.
    Hillary Clinton.
    Bernie Sanders.
    Kamala Harris.

    What’s the title of Will Smith’s 2021 memoir?

    Way.
    Will.
    Willard.
    The Fresh Prince of Belles-Lettres.

    Which cultural phenomena featured the character of Kunta Kinte?

    Screenshot: Roots / ABC
    1881’s Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings.
    1976’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
    1994’s The Lion King.
    2012’s Django Unchained.

    Actor Alan Cumming has a new memoir out in 2021, Baggage. What was his 2014 best seller’s title?

    Screenshot: CBS Mornings.
    My Mother’s Son.
    Not My Father’s Sin.
    Not My Father’s Son.
    Apples and trees.

    Which of these did “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” NOT eat on Saturday?

    A sausage.
    A watermelon.
    An apple.
    Ice-cream.

    What’s connecting “V for Vendetta” and “Watchmen”?

    Screenshot: V for Vendetta / DC Comics
    Both based on true stories.
    Both came out in the same year.
    Both were directed by the same director.
    Both were written by the same author.

    In her new book, who does Katie Couric describe as someone whose smell of cigarettes and alcohol seemed to "ooze from every pore" in his body?

    Image: Going There book cover
    Prince Andrew.
    Prince Harry.
    Matt Lauer.
    Michael Jackson.

    Which record did David Diop break when he won the International Booker Prize?

    Photo: Librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    He is the first blogger Booker-Prize winner.
    He is the youngest Booker-Prize winner.
    He is the first Black Booker-Prize winner.
    He is the first French Booker-Prize winner.

    In the Pulitzer-winning novel 'The Night Watchman,' who is the titular character?

    A native American tribal chairman.
    A shopping mall night watchman.
    The commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch.
    A member of a sworn brotherhood of men who patrol the North Wall.

    Questlove is a founding member of which band?

    Screenshot: PBS NewsHour
    Black-Eyed Peas.
    The Fugees.
    Outkast.
    The Roots.

    What is The Bench by Meghan Markle?

    Photo: Office of the Governor-General / CC BY
    Meghan Markle’s art gallery.
    Meghan Markle’s children’s book.
    Meghan Markle’s memoir.
    Meghan Markle’s directorial debut.

    What’s the subject of Jamie Foxx’s 2021 book?

    Image: Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me book cover
    Black heritage.
    Hollywood nostalgia.
    Cooking.
    Parenting.
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