How to Play
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Type a name
Type a book name and hit Go or Enter.
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We validate
The work — Pride and Prejudice works. The film title and the character do not.
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Race the clock
Timer starts on your first submit and runs up. No hard cutoff.
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Hit 100 & share
Hit 100 and the round ends — or Finish early to share a score.
Name 100 Books
Can you name 100 books from memory? Free literature quiz — type the work, not the movie and not the character.
What counts: The work — Pride and Prejudice works. The film and the character do not.
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Can you name 100 books?
Everyone can picture a cover. Fewer people can retrieve a hundred titles with the shelf closed. The first twenty are school-list furniture: the novel you were assigned, the series you reread. Then you remember a plot and cannot retrieve the words on the spine.
This is that blank list. Type the work; Wikidata checks whether it is a book, novel, or literary work. The adaptation belongs on Name 100 Movies. The character belongs on Name 100 Fictional Characters. Shared format: What is the Name 100 challenge?.
The work, not the film
“Pride and Prejudice” counts. The 2005 film does not. Hermione does not. Classic novels can pass when that is the English label. Just finished a Letterboxd pass? Stay in the same habit: Try: Name 100 Movies.
What counts
- Type the book — “Pride and Prejudice”, “1984”. The movie and the character belong on other lists.
- A title counts if Wikidata files it as a book, literary work, or novel. Classic novels can pass; a film-only title usually fails.
- Each work once. Another spelling of the same Wikidata entry is rejected.
- No hard cutoff. Timer starts on your first submit. Finish anytime, or the round ends at 100.
How to Play
- Type a book title in English and submit.
- We check Wikidata for books, novels, and literary works. Film titles and character names fail.
- Aim for 100 unique books. The timer runs up — no sudden cutoff.
- Hit Finish anytime to share your score.
Shelf by shelf, then the leftovers
Start with the novels everyone had to read, then a pass of children’s books, then a decade of bestsellers. After that, force a pass of plays and poetry collections if they are filed as literary works. If the title you remember is only a movie, try the book it came from — or leave it for Name 100 Movies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What books count?
Works Wikidata records as a book, literary work, or novel. Use the common English title. Classic novels can pass when that is the English label.
Does the movie count?
No. The film belongs on Name 100 Movies. Type the literary work. If search lands on the adaptation first, the checker rejects it.
Do characters count?
No. Hermione and Harry belong on Name 100 Fictional Characters. Here you want the title on the spine.
Do plays and poems count?
Sometimes — only if Wikidata files that work as a book, literary work, or novel. A poem that is only a short text may fail.
Why was my title rejected?
Often it is a film, a character, a series name with no book entity, or a subtitle Wikidata does not use. Try the title on the spine.
Is there a time limit?
No hard cutoff. Race yourself with an upward-running timer.
Is this challenge free?
Yes. Free in the browser, no signup.
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