Guess the Book by the First Sentence - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Answer First sentence % Correct
The Hobbit In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
97%
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%
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%
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank.
84%
The Bible In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.
80%
Moby Dick Call me Ishmael.
67%
1984 It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
59%
A Tale of Two Cities It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
57%
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Once there were four children whose names were Peter,Susan, Edmund and Lucy.
55%
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%
Fahrenheit 451 It was a pleasure to burn
40%
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%
Charlotte's Web “‘Where’s Papa going with that axe?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
26%
The Iliad Declare, O Muse!
23%
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%
The Hunger Games When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
20%
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%
The Book Thief Here is a small fact: You are going to die.
14%
Matilda It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers.
5%
The Princess Bride This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.
5%
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