Literature quiz
Hugo Award for Best Novel: match the book to its author
Each round shows 12 winning novels, one at a time. Pick the author from the bank; a used name leaves it.
- Format
- Pick the match
- Items
- 12 to match
- Limit
- 2:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 12 of the 50 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Prompts
- 12
- Bank
- Author buttons, A to Z
- Time limit
- 2:00
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each winning novel appears in turn. Click its match in the bank.
- Used answers leave the bank. Keys 1 to 9 pick the first nine buttons; type a name to jump to it.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Pick the author of the winning novel. The bank appears when you start.
About this quiz
The Hugo Awards are presented each year at the World Science Fiction Convention. The first Best Novel award went to Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man in 1953.
- The pool holds 50 authors. An author who won more than once appears with the first of their winning novels.
- A wrong pick shows the right author and the round moves on.
- The first round of the day is the same for everyone; the full run plays every author.
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