Banned Books Week: Can you work out why these 12 books were banned?
Banned Books Week: Can you work out why these 12 books were banned?
How well do you know some of the books banned by governments and removed from classrooms and libraries throughout history? Test yourself with our quiz.
How well do you know some of the books banned by governments and removed from classrooms and libraries throughout history? Test yourself with our quiz.
Why was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll banned in a Chinese province?
What made the Lebanese government take issue with Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code?
Which of these is NOT a reason that George Orwell struggled to find a publisher for Animal Farm?
How many governments imposed a country-wide ban on EL James’ Fifty Shades Trilogy?
What prompted China to ban Dr Seuss’ children’s book Green Eggs and Ham?
How many years after a censored version of Lady Chatterley’s Lover by DH Lawrence was first published, was the full uncensored version released in the UK?
Why was Hitler’s Mein Kampf republished in Germany in 2016 for the first time since 1945?
Which was the first English-speaking country to freely publish James Joyce’s Ulysses?
Why was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum opposed by church ministers?
Why did a number of religious schools ban JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series?
What is the most commonly cited reason why Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird is banned by schools and libraries?
Which of these is NOT a reason The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was banned in schools?