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Journey under seas, around the world and even to the Moon with Jules Verne. Test your knowledge of his daring voyages and inventions.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many of his stories were first published as part of the Extraordinary Voyages series by his publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel.

In Specialist Books, this quiz focuses on Jules Verne, a pioneer of adventure and early science fiction. You will revisit submarines, balloons and bold journeys that stretched Victorian imaginations.

Key Terms

Adventure novel: A story that follows exciting journeys, dangers and discoveries.
Science fiction: Fiction that imagines new technology, worlds or scientific ideas.
Voyage: A long journey, often by sea or through unknown places.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Who was Jules Verne and what is he famous for?

Jules Verne was a French writer known for imaginative adventure stories such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.

Why is Jules Verne linked with early science fiction?

Verne imagined submarines, space travel and advanced machines before they existed, so many readers see his adventure stories as an early form of science fiction.

Which Jules Verne book is a good place to start?

Many new readers begin with Around the World in Eighty Days or Journey to the Centre of the Earth, because they are fast paced and easy to follow.

Try These Related Quizzes

1.

Verne was born in which French city in 1828?

[ ]	Lille
[ ]	Marseille
[ ]	Nancy
[ ]	Nantes

2.

The character Captain Nemo first appeared in which 1870 novel?

[ ]	Five Weeks in a Balloon
[ ]	From the Earth to the Moon
[ ]	Journey to the Centre of the Earth
[ ]	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

3.

In Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873, Phileas Fogg begins and ends his journey at which London gentlemen's club?

[ ]	The Commonwealth Club
[ ]	The East India Club
[ ]	The Reform Club
[ ]	The Travellers Club

4.

What is the title of Verne's 1870 novel, a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon?

[ ]	Around the Moon
[ ]	Back From the Moon
[ ]	Beyond the Moon
[ ]	From the Moon to the Earth

5.

What was the name of Verne's son, who published many of the later manuscripts?

[ ]	Antoine
[ ]	Auguste
[ ]	Jacques
[ ]	Michel

6.

In Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the trip begins via a volcano in which country?

[ ]	Iceland
[ ]	Italy
[ ]	Japan
[ ]	Mexico

7.

What was Verne's profession before he became a full-time writer?

[ ]	Accountant
[ ]	Diplomat
[ ]	Schoolmaster
[ ]	Stockbroker

8.

In 1886 Verne was shot by his nephew Gaston. Where did the bullet strike him?

[ ]	The arm
[ ]	The head
[ ]	The leg
[ ]	The shoulder

9.

What was the first name of Verne's wife, whom he married in 1857?

[ ]	Catherine
[ ]	Honorine
[ ]	Hortense
[ ]	Sophie

10.

Which 1897 Verne novel features a scientific adventure trip along a river?

[ ]	The Mighty Amazon
[ ]	The Mighty Congo
[ ]	The Mighty Limpopo
[ ]	The Mighty Orinoco

Books Quiz - Author - Jules Verne (Answers)

1.

Verne was born in which French city in 1828?

[ ]	Lille
[ ]	Marseille
[ ]	Nancy
[x]	Nantes

He was born on a man-made island on the Loire River inside Nantes, called Île Feydeau

2.

The character Captain Nemo first appeared in which 1870 novel?

[ ]	Five Weeks in a Balloon
[ ]	From the Earth to the Moon
[ ]	Journey to the Centre of the Earth
[x]	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

He reappeared four years later in The Mysterious Island

3.

In Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873, Phileas Fogg begins and ends his journey at which London gentlemen's club?

[ ]	The Commonwealth Club
[ ]	The East India Club
[x]	The Reform Club
[ ]	The Travellers Club

The Reform Club also appears in Anthony Trollope's 1867 novel Phineas Finn

4.

What is the title of Verne's 1870 novel, a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon?

[x]	Around the Moon
[ ]	Back From the Moon
[ ]	Beyond the Moon
[ ]	From the Moon to the Earth

The two novels were later combined and published as A Trip to the Moon and Around It

5.

What was the name of Verne's son, who published many of the later manuscripts?

[ ]	Antoine
[ ]	Auguste
[ ]	Jacques
[x]	Michel

It is rumoured that Michel may actually have written some of them

6.

In Journey to the Centre of the Earth, the trip begins via a volcano in which country?

[x]	Iceland
[ ]	Italy
[ ]	Japan
[ ]	Mexico

The characters enter a passage in the volcano Snæfellsjökull, which leads them to the centre of the Earth

7.

What was Verne's profession before he became a full-time writer?

[ ]	Accountant
[ ]	Diplomat
[ ]	Schoolmaster
[x]	Stockbroker

Jules' father intended his son to follow in his own footsteps as a lawyer, but Jules gave up that profession to pursue a career in writing

8.

In 1886 Verne was shot by his nephew Gaston. Where did the bullet strike him?

[ ]	The arm
[ ]	The head
[x]	The leg
[ ]	The shoulder

Verne suffered from a permanent limp afterwards, and Gaston was confined to a mental asylum

9.

What was the first name of Verne's wife, whom he married in 1857?

[ ]	Catherine
[x]	Honorine
[ ]	Hortense
[ ]	Sophie

When Jules met her Honorine was a widow with two young children

10.

Which 1897 Verne novel features a scientific adventure trip along a river?

[ ]	The Mighty Amazon
[ ]	The Mighty Congo
[ ]	The Mighty Limpopo
[x]	The Mighty Orinoco

The Mighty Orinoco is one of the 54 novels which make up Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series