Guess the writer quiz

buttmunch · March 14th, 2006, 06:38 AM

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz105285c0fd60.html

this is pretty funny...and I say that even thought I did terribly on it. 4/10.

Lil · March 14th, 2006, 07:02 AM

I was all ready to make the excuse that as they were all American authors it was no wonder I did badly but I did OK - I got 6.

A*O · March 14th, 2006, 07:11 AM

Shit - I got 9/10 (I stuffed up No.2) and it was 99% lucky guesswork!!! (The clues are in the text actually). And the only author I have actually read is Tom Wolfe. Go me.

moomies · March 14th, 2006, 07:27 AM

I got 5/10, not too bad for someone who isn't a habitual reader.

One question I almost got it right but I changed it to someone else the last minute...grrr

buttmunch · March 14th, 2006, 07:52 AM

The scary thing is that I've read almost all the writers, so I guess I'm either not reading carefully enough or maybe just too tired.

ourmaninBusan · March 14th, 2006, 08:07 AM

I got 5/10, and I didn't recognize any of the quotes; I was just guessing
based on style.

And questions 5 and 10 are proof that even great writers can produce
utter idiocy when trying to mimic themselves.

FUNNY STORY ABOUT PICASSO

Quote:

Picasso once found himself discussing art with an American GI who claimed to dislike abstract paintings because they were excessively unrealistic. The artist said nothing and the conversation moved on to other subjects such as the GI's girlfriend - a snapshot of whom he proudly produced. 'My,' Picasso exclaimed, examining the picture, 'is she really that small?'

source:
http://thesemoments.blogspot.com/200...iscussing.html

darksithbunny · March 14th, 2006, 08:10 AM

I got 5. I kept thinking alot of them was Mailer!

Glasgow53 · March 16th, 2006, 12:03 PM

I got 7/10. I was trying to base my guesses on style, too.

Sojiita · March 17th, 2006, 10:12 AM

Only four right

gonflable · April 11th, 2006, 08:12 PM

7/10...

I just went with gut feeling on most of them, except from the first one- were I had actually read the book. One of my favourites

pacific breeze · April 22nd, 2006, 11:58 PM

I take issue with the Orwell quote. I wanted to choose that as the obvious answer, but didn't because Orwell died long before Martha Stewart was ever a household name. I doubt the veracity of that quote.

UndercoverGator · April 23rd, 2006, 06:32 AM

I missed the Rudyard Kipling one.. 9/10