Brandon Sanderson Trivia

These easy Brandon Sanderson trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.

1. Question 1

   On what date was Brandon Sanderson born?

   Answer: December 19, 1975

   Brandon Sanderson's birth date is December 19, 1975.

2. Question 2

   Brandon Sanderson is best known as what kind of writer?

   Answer: An American author

   Him is an American author.

3. Question 3

   What is Brandon Sanderson's middle name?

   Answer: Winn

   His middle name is listed is Winn.

4. Question 4

   Brandon Sanderson is especially famous for writing which kind of novels?

   Answer: Epic fantasy novels

   He is best known for writing epic fantasy novels.

5. Question 5

   Which major fantasy series was written by Brandon Sanderson?

   1. A.Mistborn
   2. B.Discworld
   3. C.Earthsea
   4. D.The Dark Tower

   Answer: Mistborn

   Sanderson is the author of the Mistborn series.

6. Question 6

   What is the name of Brandon Sanderson's large-scale fantasy series that includes The Way of Kings?

   Answer: The Stormlight Archive

   He is also the author of The Stormlight Archive.

7. Question 7

   Many of Sanderson's adult fantasy books share a connected universe called what?

   Answer: The Cosmere

   Many of his adult fantasy books are set in the shared universe called the Cosmere.

8. Question 8

   Brandon Sanderson finished the final novels of which fantasy series by Robert Jordan?

   Answer: The Wheel of Time

   Sanderson completed the final novels of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.

9. Question 9

   At which university does Brandon Sanderson teach writing?

   Answer: Brigham Young University

   He teaches writing at Brigham Young University.

10. Question 10

    In what city and state was Brandon Sanderson born?

    Answer: Lincoln, Nebraska

    His birthplace is Lincoln, Nebraska.

11. Question 11

    What was Brandon Sanderson's debut published novel?

    Answer: Elantris

    His debut published novel was Elantris.

12. Question 12

    In what year was Elantris published?

    Answer: 2005

    Elantris was published in 2005.

13. Question 13

    What is the title of the first Mistborn novel?

    Answer: Mistborn: The Final Empire

    The first Mistborn novel is titled Mistborn: The Final Empire.

These family Brandon Sanderson trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.

1. Question 1

   Who did Brandon Sanderson marry in 2006?

   1. A.David Crane
   2. B.Emily Bushman
   3. C.Emily Jordan
   4. D.Mary Bushman

   Answer: Emily Bushman

   Brandon Sanderson married Emily Bushman in 2006.

2. Question 2

   What role has Emily Sanderson served in for Brandon Sanderson's work life?

   1. A.intern
   2. B.interns
   3. C.business manager
   4. D.School principal

   Answer: She has served as his business manager.

   Emily Sanderson has served is his business manager.

3. Question 3

   True or false: Brandon Sanderson and his wife have children.?

   Answer: True

   Sanderson and his wife have children.

4. Question 4

   At BYU, what master's degree did Brandon Sanderson earn?

   Answer: A master's degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing

   He earned a master's degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing from BYU.

5. Question 5

   Before earning his master's, what bachelor's degree did Sanderson complete at BYU?

   1. A.A bachelor's degree in mathematics
   2. B.A bachelor's degree in art
   3. C.A bachelor's degree in journalism
   4. D.bachelor's degree in English

   Answer: A bachelor's degree in English

   He also earned a bachelor's degree in English from BYU.

6. Question 6

   Before his novels were published, what overnight hotel job did Brandon Sanderson work?

   Answer: Night auditor

   Before publishing novels, Sanderson worked the night shift at a hotel is a night auditor.

7. Question 7

   While still a student, what magazine was Sanderson editor-in-chief of at BYU?

   Answer: Leading Edge

   As a student, he was editor-in-chief of BYU's science fiction and fantasy magazine Leading Edge.

8. Question 8

   Many fans have watched Brandon Sanderson teach online through recordings of what?

   Answer: BYU writing lectures

   His writing lectures have been shared widely online through BYU class recordings.

9. Question 9

   Which U.S. state does Brandon Sanderson live in?

   Answer: Utah

   Sanderson lives in Utah.

10. Question 10

    What's the name of Brandon Sanderson's company?

    Answer: Dragonsteel Entertainment

    His company is called Dragonsteel Entertainment.

11. Question 11

    Before he sold a novel, what did Sanderson say he had already written?

    Answer: Multiple unpublished novels

    He has said he wrote multiple unpublished novels before selling one.

12. Question 12

    Sanderson has described his early path to publication as including what?

    Answer: Years of rejection

    Sanderson has described his early career is involving years of rejection before publication.

These fun Brandon Sanderson trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.

1. Question 1

   How many secret novels were tucked inside Brandon Sanderson's record-setting 2022 Kickstarter?

   1. A.Three secret novels
   2. B.Five secret novels
   3. C.Four
   4. D.Two secret novels

   Answer: Four secret novels.

   The 2022 Kickstarter was built around four secret novels.

2. Question 2

   That wildly successful 2022 Kickstarter didn't just do well—it raised how much?

   1. A.More than $30 million
   2. B.More than $40 million
   3. C.More than $10 million
   4. D.More than $20 million

   Answer: More than $40 million.

   Sanderson's 2022 secret-novels Kickstarter brought in more than $40 million.

3. Question 3

   What phrase appeared in the title of the video where Sanderson revealed the secret novels?

   1. A.Come Clean
   2. B.Tell All
   3. C.No More Secrets
   4. D.The Big Reveal

   Answer: Come Clean.

   He announced the secret novels in a video titled "It's Time to Come Clean.".

4. Question 4

   Which secret project set sail first in 2023: Tress of the Emerald Sea, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, or The Sunlit Man?

   1. A.David Crane
   2. B.Marta Kauffman
   3. C.Emerald Sea
   4. D.Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

   Answer: Tress of the Emerald Sea.

   Tress of the Emerald Sea was the first of the 2023 secret projects to be released.

5. Question 5

   Which 2023 Sanderson title sounds like someone who badly needs both a nap and an art studio?

   1. A.20th Television
   2. B.ABC Signature
   3. C.ABC Studios
   4. D.Nightmare Painter

   Answer: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter.

   Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was one of Sanderson's 2023 secret project novels.

6. Question 6

   Which Sanderson secret-project novel sounds the most like a heroic weather forecast?

   1. A.The Sunlit Man
   2. B.The Rithmatist
   3. C.Edgedancer
   4. D.Snapshot

   Answer: The Sunlit Man.

   The Sunlit Man was one of Sanderson's 2023 secret project novels.

7. Question 7

   Before he was revealing secret books by video, Sanderson also co-hosted which podcast in its early years?

   1. A.Story Workshop
   2. B.David Crane
   3. C.Writing Excuses
   4. D.Draft Masters

   Answer: Writing Excuses.

   Sanderson co-hosted the podcast Writing Excuses in its early years.

8. Question 8

   Which Brandon Sanderson novella took home a Hugo Award for Best Novella?

   1. A.The Emperor's Soul
   2. B.Edgedancer
   3. C.Dawnshard
   4. D.Snapshot

   Answer: The Emperor's Soul.

   The Emperor's Soul received the Hugo Award for Best Novella.

9. Question 9

   In what year did The Emperor's Soul win the Hugo Award?

   1. A.2014
   2. B.2013
   3. C.2011
   4. D.2012

   Answer: 2013.

   The Emperor's Soul won the Hugo Award in 2013.

10. Question 10

    Sanderson's middle-grade battle against sinister shelving began in what year with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians?

    1. A.2005
    2. B.2009
    3. C.2011
    4. D.2007

    Answer: 2007.

    Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians began in 2007.

11. Question 11

    Which Stormlight Archive novella did Sanderson write: Edgedancer or Snapshot?

    1. A.Steelheart
    2. B.The Rithmatist
    3. C.Edgedancer
    4. D.Snapshot

    Answer: Edgedancer.

    Edgedancer is a novella Sanderson wrote is part of The Stormlight Archive.

12. Question 12

    Name the Stormlight Archive novella by Sanderson whose title sounds like a legendary object with a very busy schedule.?

    1. A.The Emperor's Soul
    2. B.White Sand
    3. C.Dawnshard
    4. D.Edgedancer

    Answer: Dawnshard.

    Dawnshard is another novella Sanderson wrote is part of The Stormlight Archive.

13. Question 13

    True or false: Steelheart was published in 2013.?

    Answer: True

    Sanderson's superhero novel Steelheart was published in 2013.

These funny Brandon Sanderson trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.

1. Question 1

   In which Sanderson series do librarians get promoted from shushers to comic villains?

   1. A.Marta Kauffman
   2. B.Alcatraz Versus
   3. C.Perfect State
   4. D.David Crane

   Answer: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

   The series title is Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, which treats librarians is comic villains.

2. Question 2

   What is the magical talent of the hero in the first Alcatraz book: flying, breaking things, or turning invisible?

   1. A.Turning invisible
   2. B.Talking to animals
   3. C.breaking things
   4. D.Flying

   Answer: Breaking things

   The first Alcatraz book features a hero whose magical talent is breaking things.

3. Question 3

   Which Alcatraz sequel sounds like it belongs on the shelf of a spooky stationery shop?

   1. A.The Knights of Crystallia
   2. B.Perfect State
   3. C.The Scrivener's Bones
   4. D.The Dark Talent

   Answer: The Scrivener's Bones

   One Alcatraz sequel is titled The Scrivener's Bones.

4. Question 4

   What Alcatraz title sounds most like a glittery chivalric fever dream?

   1. A.Defiant
   2. B.The Knights of Crystallia
   3. C.The Scrivener's Bones
   4. D.Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

   Answer: The Knights of Crystallia

   Another Alcatraz sequel is titled The Knights of Crystallia.

5. Question 5

   Which later Alcatraz book has the wonderfully ominous title The Dark what?

   1. A.The Dark Library
   2. B.The Dark Talent
   3. C.The Dark Archive
   4. D.The Dark Kingdom

   Answer: The Dark Talent

   A later Alcatraz book is titled The Dark Talent.

6. Question 6

   What is the title of the final Alcatraz novel, where the librarians are still apparently not getting a rebrand?

   1. A.The Dark Talent
   2. B.Evil Librarians
   3. C.Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
   4. D.Bastille and the Crystal Knights

   Answer: Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

   The final Alcatraz novel is titled Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians.

7. Question 7

   Sanderson often jokes publicly about writing what kind of fantasy books?

   Answer: Very large fantasy books

   He often jokes publicly about writing very large fantasy books.

8. Question 8

   Which Sanderson title belongs to a protagonist with many hallucinated aspects, basically making one person feel like a crowded group project?

   1. A.Legion
   2. B.Secret History
   3. C.David Crane
   4. D.Marta Kauffman

   Answer: Legion

   The title Legion refers to a protagonist with many hallucinated aspects.

9. Question 9

   If a virtual world is so perfect it becomes satire, which Sanderson novella are you probably reading?

   1. A.Secret History
   2. B.Legion
   3. C.Firstborn
   4. D.Perfect State

   Answer: Perfect State

   Perfect State satirizes idealized virtual worlds.

10. Question 10

    Which Mistborn novella has the title that promises hidden events behind the main trilogy, like a backstage pass with more ash?

    1. A.Perfect State
    2. B.Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
    3. C.David Crane
    4. D.Secret History

    Answer: Secret History

    Secret History is the Mistborn novella that reveals hidden events behind the main trilogy.

11. Question 11

    What phrase has appeared on Sanderson merchandise, proving inspirational maxims can also become shopping opportunities?

    Answer: Journey Before Destination

    Sanderson has sold merchandise themed around the phrase 'Journey Before Destination.'.

12. Question 12

    What fan nickname turns Brandon Sanderson into a one-word brand upgrade?

    Answer: Branderson

    He has been nicknamed 'Branderson' by fans.

13. Question 13

    What do fans often call Sanderson's yearly online update, as if it were an official address from the kingdom of productivity?

    Answer: State of the Sanderson

    Fans often call his yearly online update the 'State of the Sanderson.'.

These hard Brandon Sanderson trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.

1. Question 1

   Which Wheel of Time novel marked Brandon Sanderson’s first completed volume in the series, published in 2009?

   Answer: The Gathering Storm

   Sanderson published The Gathering Storm in 2009 is the first Wheel of Time volume he completed.

2. Question 2

   After The Gathering Storm, which Wheel of Time installment did Sanderson publish in 2010?

   1. A.A Memory of Light
   2. B.The Hero of Ages
   3. C.Oathbringer
   4. D.Towers of Midnight

   Answer: Towers of Midnight

   The listed follow-up to The Gathering Storm was Towers of Midnight in 2010.

3. Question 3

   What is the title of the Wheel of Time book Sanderson used to finish the series in 2013?

   Answer: A Memory of Light

   A Memory of Light is the 2013 volume that finished the series.

4. Question 4

   How many novels make up the first Mistborn era?

   Answer: three novels

   The first Mistborn era is explicitly listed is consisting of three novels.

5. Question 5

   Name the book that closes out the original Mistborn trilogy.?

   Answer: The Hero of Ages

   The original Mistborn trilogy ends with The Hero of Ages.

6. Question 6

   Which title opens Mistborn Era Two?

   Answer: The Alloy of Law

   Mistborn Era Two begins with The Alloy of Law .

7. Question 7

   What is the final book of Mistborn Era Two?

   Answer: The Lost Metal

   The listed endpoint for Mistborn Era Two is The Lost Metal.

8. Question 8

   Which Stormlight Archive novel holds the number-two slot in the series order?

   Answer: Words of Radiance

   The second Stormlight Archive novel is listed is Words of Radiance.

9. Question 9

   If you’re shelving Stormlight by sequence, which book belongs in the third position?

   1. A.Words of Radiance
   2. B.Rhythm of War
   3. C.Wind and Truth
   4. D.Oathbringer

   Answer: Oathbringer

   Oathbringer is identified is the third Stormlight Archive novel.

10. Question 10

    What is the fourth novel in The Stormlight Archive?

    Answer: Rhythm of War

    Rhythm of War is the fourth Stormlight Archive novel.

11. Question 11

    What is the title of Sanderson’s Cosmere short fiction collection?

    Answer: Arcanum Unbounded

    Arcanum Unbounded is identified is Sanderson’s Cosmere short fiction collection.

12. Question 12

    Which Sanderson novella won the Hugo Award for Best Novella?

    Answer: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

    Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell won a Hugo Award for Best Novella.

13. Question 13

    Sixth of the Dusk takes place on which planet?

    Answer: First of the Sun

    The novella Sixth of the Dusk is set on the planet First of the Sun.

14. Question 14

    What release year is given for Sanderson’s non-Cosmere novel The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England?

    Answer: 2023

    The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England is released in 2023.