| Answer | First sentence | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit | In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. | 97%
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| Harry Potter | Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. | 92%
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| The Lord of the Rings | When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton. | 86%
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| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank. | 84%
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| The Bible | In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. | 80%
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| Moby Dick | Call me Ishmael. | 67%
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| 1984 | It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. | 59%
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| A Tale of Two Cities | It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. | 57%
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| The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe | Once there were four children whose names were Peter,Susan, Edmund and Lucy. | 55%
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| Don Quixote | In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. | 44%
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| Fahrenheit 451 | It was a pleasure to burn | 40%
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| Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy | Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. | 35%
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| Charlotte's Web | “‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast. | 26%
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| The Iliad | Declare, O Muse! | 23%
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| The Great Gatsby | In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. | 22%
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| The Hunger Games | When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. | 20%
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| Lord of the Flies | The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. | 19%
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| The Book Thief | Here is a small fact: You are going to die. | 14%
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| Matilda | It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. | 5%
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| The Princess Bride | This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it. | 5%
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