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Eric Johnson
Lunchtime Quiz: Lit Slits
by Eric Johnson - June 23, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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Sure, you’re proud of all those famous books on your bookshelf – but how many of them have you read? Let’s find out. In this quiz, we’ll show you a vertical strip xeroxed from the text. We want you, using the font and the out-of-context words you can discern, to tell us what the book is.

(And a side note before we begin: we can’t claim credit for this idea. Lit Slits debuted in January 1993 at Williams College’s semi-annual Trivia Contest. Special thanks to Des and Daniel for their assistance).

Take the Quiz: Lit Slits

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Comments (14)

  1. great idea!

    posted by Mangesh Hattikudur on 6-23-2009 at 11:54 am

  2. Love this quiz!! I like the mix of Sci-fi, popular fiction and classics. I’ve got to have more of these!

    posted by Tricia on 6-23-2009 at 11:57 am

  3. Great idea for a quiz! I got 80%, though I had to guess at a few.

    posted by Lisa on 6-23-2009 at 11:59 am

  4. 7/10 and half of those I guessed strictly by the fonts.

    posted by Tracie on 6-23-2009 at 12:04 pm

  5. 80%. I am shocked! This was a good one (maybe I wouldn’t say that if I had done poorly)

    posted by JaneM on 6-23-2009 at 1:14 pm

  6. 8/10.

    I had only read one of these books, The Sun Also Rises, seen 3 movies, All The President’s Men, Watchmen, and To Kill A Mockingbird, and one adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew (Moonlighting)

    posted by Jonny on 6-23-2009 at 1:54 pm

  7. Wow, 100% and I’ve only read 3 of them (plus I think I’ve seen just that scene from The Sun Also Rises movie). I’m surprised fonts weren’t as helpful as I thought they would be – I didn’t recognize the Harry Potter font and I’m re-reading it right now.

    More please :)

    posted by minifolio on 6-23-2009 at 2:35 pm

  8. Best. Quiz. Ever. 70%

    posted by Nicole on 6-23-2009 at 3:08 pm

  9. Thanks, everyone! Glad to hear you like the idea.

    posted by Eric Johnson on 6-23-2009 at 4:52 pm

  10. Love it! I can’t wait for LS VII! 80%, would have been higher if I listened to my instincts.

    posted by Christina W. on 6-23-2009 at 8:06 pm

  11. That was great! More, please.

    posted by Jen on 6-23-2009 at 8:28 pm

  12. Awesome quiz! Keep them coming :)

    posted by Brandy on 6-23-2009 at 11:25 pm

  13. Consider me in the ‘This quiz was awesome’ camp. 8/10

    posted by Sean on 6-24-2009 at 1:26 am

  14. Wow! Great quiz!!

    posted by Eli on 6-24-2009 at 12:08 pm

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