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Author - Sidney Sheldon
In The Doomsday Conspiracy, the hero investigates a crashed weather balloon - or is it?

Author - Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon mixed glamour, danger and twisty plots in his novels and TV dramas. See how much you remember about his bestselling stories in this Specialist quiz.

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Fascinating Fact:

Titles like Master of the Game, If Tomorrow Comes and Nothing Lasts Forever became international bestsellers and popular TV miniseries.

In Specialist Books, this quiz focuses on Sidney Sheldon, a bestselling author whose fast-paced thrillers and TV tie-ins combine legal battles, rich settings and dramatic twists that keep readers turning the pages.

  • Thriller: A story that builds tension and excitement, often using danger, secrets or crime to keep the reader hooked.
  • Protagonist: The main character in a book, usually the person whose goals, struggles and choices drive the plot.
  • Cliffhanger: A tense ending to a chapter or scene that leaves a problem unsolved so the reader wants to continue.
Who was Sidney Sheldon as an author?

Sidney Sheldon was an American writer who worked in film, television and novels. He became famous for glamorous, fast-paced thrillers that often involved crime, law and high society.

What Sidney Sheldon books are the most famous?

Some of Sidney Sheldon’s best-known novels include The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels, Master of the Game and If Tomorrow Comes, all noted for their twist-filled plots.

Are Sidney Sheldon books suitable for younger readers?

Sidney Sheldon’s novels are mainly written for adults and can include crime, violence and mature themes, so younger readers should check with a parent or teacher before choosing them.

1 .
Sheldon's novel Bloodline was adapted into a 1979 film starring whom as a billion dollar heiress?
Candice Bergen
Audrey Hepburn
Jean Simmons
Natalie Wood
This was her first R-rated film
2 .
Sheldon died of pneumonia in 2007 in Rancho Mirage, in which US state?
Arizona
California
Colorado
New Mexico
At the time of his death Sheldon was a resident of Palm Springs, California
3 .
In which 1998 Sheldon novel does the central character, Ashley, suffer from MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder)?
Tell Me Your Dreams
Tell Me Your Fortune
Tell Me Your Nightmares
Tell Me Your Secrets
The three main characters of the book, Ashley Patterson, Toni Prescott and Alette Peters, all turn out to be the same person
4 .
Before he became a novelist, Sheldon was a successful TV screenwriter, receiving an Emmy nomination in 1967 for which sitcom starring Barbara Eden?
The Beverly Hillbillies
Bewitched
Get Smart!
I Dream of Jeannie
Eden played a 2,000-year-old genie whose master was an astronaut played by Larry Hagman who later found fame as JR Ewing in Dallas
5 .
What is the profession of Toby Temple, a central character in Sheldon's novel A Stranger in the Mirror?
Actor
Lawyer
Policeman
Secret Agent
He becomes a Hollywood superstar, but it all ends in tears
6 .
What is the title of Sheldon's 2005 autobiography?
The Other Side Of Me
The Other Side Of Midnight
The Other Side Of The Moon
The Other Side Of The Sun
Appropriately for an autobiography, The Other Side Of Me was Sheldon's final book
7 .
Another of Sheldon's TV creations was Hart to Hart. Who starred as Jonathan Hart in the series?
Cary Grant
Rock Hudson
Lee Majors
Robert Wagner
Stafanie Powers played his wife, Jennifer
8 .
Sheldon's 1982 novel Master of the Game spans six generations of which family?
The Blackadders
The Blackstocks
The Blackwells
The Blackwoods
The novel was number one on the New York Times Best Seller List for four weeks and was made into a television series in 1984
9 .
What is the title of Sheldon's first novel, published in 1970?
The Naked Face
The Naked Gun
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Sun
The Naked Face was nominated in the category of Best First Novel for the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America
10 .
In Sheldon's 1991 novel The Doomsday Conspiracy, the hero, a US Naval Intelligence agent, is sent where to investigate a crashed weather balloon?
Austria
Bulgaria
Romania
Switzerland
The officer encounters a mysterious and deadly force. Could the weather balloon actually be an alien craft?

 

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