HG Wells at 150: how well do you know him and his books? – quiz

On his 150th birthday, we’re celebrating the man behind The Invisible Man, The War of the World and many other classic stories. Do you know what the HG stands for, and which hip-hop group is named after one of his books?

What does the HG in HG Wells stand for?

Henry Gordon

Herbert George

Hector Glynn

Hamish Gregory

In The Sleeper Awakes, Graham falls asleep in 1897 and wakes up in what year?

1997

2016

2100

2897

In which English county is The Invisible Man set?

Sussex

Oxfordshire

Herefordshire

Devon

Which part of London did Wells take particular joy in destroying in The War of the Worlds?

Chelsea

Westminster

South Kensington

Maida Vale

In The Time Machine, what does the Traveller bring back with him as proof of his travels?

Some red rocks

An alien

Two flowers

Nothing

In the 1920s, Wells stood as a candidate for which political party?

Conservative party

Labour party

Liberal party

Communist party

Hip-hop group House of Pain is named after which HG Wells novel?

The Island of Dr Moreau

The Time Machine

The History of Mr Polly

The Red Room

Which of the following is named after HG Wells?

A dwarf planet

A crater on the moon

A volcano on Mars

All of the above

As president of PEN International, Wells excluded the branch of German PEN in 1934, to their anger. Why did he do this?

Because his books were being burnt in Germany.

Because they began refusing to admit non-Aryan members.

Which of Wells's books is credited as being one of the earliest and most accurate depictions of radioactive decay, and contained the first use of the term "atomic bomb"?

The War of the Worlds

The World Set Free

Tono-Bungay

The War in the Air

Which of the following developments is HG Wells NOT credited with having inspired or predicted?

Lasers

Genetic engineering

Nuclear weapons

Automatic doors

Wireless communication

Wikipedia

Cosmetic surgery

Sky writing

In the preface of the 1941 edition of The War in the Air, Wells stated that his epitaph should be:

“Unconquered.”

“Steel True Blade Straight”

"Man must endure his going hence."

"I told you so. You damned fools."

Related: HG Wells’s prescient visions of the future remain unsurpassed

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