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Mini 37 | First Lines of Fantasy Novels

Posted on March 29, 2024June 25, 2025 by Brian Rollins

The first lines are important to a book. For this week’s mini episode of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast, I’m going to give you the first line (or lines) from a fantasy novel, and you have to tell me the book’s title.

When you’re done with First Lines of Fantasy Novels, be sure to share the episode with your Fantasy-loving friends.

Episode Transcript/Quiz

First lines are important to a book. For this week’s mini episode of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast, I’m going to give you the first line (or lines) from a fantasy novel and you have to tell me the book’s title.

Good luck.

  1. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
    a. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
  2. All children, except one, grow up.
    a. Peter Pan
  3. “Where’s Papa going with that ax?” said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
    a. Charlotte’s Web
  4. There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.
    a. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  5. Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
    a. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  6. Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife.
    a. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  7. This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.
    a. The Fellowship of the Ring
  8. The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend.
    a. The Eye of the World
  9. “We should start back,” Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. “The wildlings are dead.”
    a. A Game of Thrones
  10. If you want to find Cherry-Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the cross-roads.
    a. Mary Poppins

And we’re done. How’s you like it? Let me know on social media or Spotify if you’d like more of these. I can see Science Fiction and Horror versions of first lines trivia. Maybe other genres as well.

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