Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. And biographies and biopics bring their own genre of goosebump-generation. There's nothing better to curl up with on a rainy day than a cup of strong coffee and an uplifting story crafted from the lives and experiences of real people.

In today's quiz we relive some great personal stories, both in the written form and movies, as we test you on biographies and biopics. So fasten your seat-belt, and let's begin that trip down memory lane.

1. "Babarnama" is a book about the life of Mughal Emperor Babar. Who wrote that book?

2. The biography of which cricketer was titled ‘The Nice Guy Who Finished First’?

3. An autobiography called “Joseph Anton” is written by someone who used the name “Joseph Anton” while he was in hiding since 1989. Who?

4. Harishchandrachi Factory is a 2009 Marathi movie depicting the life and struggles of which iconic Indian in the field of entertainment

5. Boria Majumdar co-authored the autobiography of a very famous sportsperson. The highly awaited book was released in November 2014. Who was the co-author?

6. This person’s autobiography is titled “Swamy and Friends and a Few Enemies Too”. Who?

7. Ron Woodroof, an electrician, died in 1992 of pneumonia brought on by AIDS. What illegal organization did he start, also the name of the Academy Award nominated biopic on him?

8. Which artist, famous for his flamboyant moustache and his painting ‘The Persistence of Memory’, wrote the autobiography titled ‘Diary of a Genius’?

9. ‘A Long Way Home’ is the autobiography of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian businessman who, at age 5, was separated from his birth mother. His story is told via which Oscar-nominated 2016 movie?

10. Which Hollywood movie is based on the life of 19th century hunter and explorer Hugh Glass and his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear?

While on this topic, one of the most amazing biographies is 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' about a woman whose cells transformed the history of modern medicine. A poor African American woman, Lacks' suffered from cervical cancer. Her cells (later known as HeLa after her) were taken, without her knowledge, for medical testing. Her cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line, which reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions and have changed the course of cancer treatment forever.

Her story was turned into a 2017 movie, starring and co-produced by Oprah Winfrey.

When it comes to biographies, we have some super favourites. Check them out:

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

And Biopics:

The Greatest Showman

Amedeus

We will be back next week with another exiciting quiz on a unique, strange, unexplored topic. Here and the answers for today's quiz.

Answers: 1. Emperor Babar (It is an autobiography), 2. Rahul Dravid, 3. Salman Rushdie, 4. Dadasaheb Phalke, 5.Sachin Tendulkar, 6. Subramaniam Swamy, 7. Dallas Buyers' Club, 8. Salvador Dali, 9. Lion, 10. The Revenant.