Literature quiz
Most challenged books of the 2010s: match the author
Each round shows twelve of the 50 most frequently challenged books of the 2010s in American libraries and schools, one at a time. Pick the author from the bank.
- Format
- Pick the match
- Items
- 12 to match
- Limit
- 2:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 12 of the 48 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 book 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 book. The bank appears when you start.
About this quiz
The top 50 of the list holds books by 48 different authors or pairs of authors. Each appears here once, with the best placed of their books.
- Classics sit beside picture books: To Kill a Mockingbird is at number 15 and Brave New World at 26.
- 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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