Herman Melville
Ahab obsessively hunts the white whale. This topic is part of Authors within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Herman Melville trivia questions
Herman Melville wrote which novel about Captain Ahab?
Answer: Moby-Dick
Bonus fact: Ahab obsessively hunts the white whale.
Who narrates Moby-Dick?
Answer: Ishmael
Bonus fact: The novel famously opens 'Call me Ishmael.'
Melville's own early experiences in what occupation influenced his sea fiction?
Answer: Sailor
Bonus fact: He served on merchant, whaling, and naval vessels.
Bradbury wrote the screenplay for which 1956 film adaptation of a Herman Melville novel?
Answer: Moby Dick
Bonus fact: John Huston directed the film.
Which famous novel begins with narrator Ishmael saying 'Call me Ishmael'?
Answer: Moby-Dick
Bonus fact: Ishmael narrates Herman Melville's novel.
Who wrote Moby-Dick?
Answer: Herman Melville
Bonus fact: Herman Melville wrote Moby-Dick, the classic novel centered on Captain Ahab and the white whale.