Fun > Trivia Quizzes > Matilda Quiz Matilda Quiz Are you smart enough to take on the Trunchbull? Put your brainpower to the test with this trivia quiz! Matilda Quiz (Photo courtesy of timetrax23.) 1. What is Matilda's brother's name? Danny James Magnus Michael None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations Just So Stories War and Peace The Red Pony None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her elbow Her finger Her eyes The top of her head None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Shop Play bingo Dye her hair Exercise None 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Nigel Polly Bruce Chopper None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? An electric drill Extra oil Sawdust Honey None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Hair tonic Styling cream Peroxide Wax None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Jennifer Agatha Lavender Hortensia None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Comfy Cottage Gipsy House Cosy Nook Happy Valley None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Too difficult No funny bits No romance Too long None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Stifler The Coffin The Chokey The Black Hole None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Hortensia Matilda Lavender Miss Honey None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Weightlifting Hammer throw 100 yard dash Javelin None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Egg salad sandwich Chocolate cake Medal Riding crop None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A mouse A frog A newt A goldfish None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? Strict discipline Corporal punishment Uniforms No children None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her mother Her grandmother Her aunt Her cousin None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus Nigel Victor Harry None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Flying Writing on the chalkboard Tipping a glass of water Lifting a child None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Spain USA Russia Australia None Time's up
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