Quizzes & Surveys > 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? Magnus Michael James Danny 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations War and Peace The Red Pony Just So Stories 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her finger Her elbow The top of her head Her eyes 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Play bingo Dye her hair Shop Exercise 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Nigel Chopper Polly Bruce 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Sawdust Extra oil Honey An electric drill 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Styling cream Wax Hair tonic Peroxide 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Lavender Agatha Hortensia Jennifer 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Gipsy House Comfy Cottage Happy Valley Cosy Nook 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? No funny bits No romance Too difficult Too long 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Black Hole The Chokey The Stifler The Coffin 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Miss Honey Hortensia Lavender Matilda 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Weightlifting Hammer throw 100 yard dash Javelin 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Riding crop Medal Egg salad sandwich Chocolate cake 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A mouse A goldfish A frog A newt 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? Strict discipline No children Corporal punishment Uniforms 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her aunt Her cousin Her mother Her grandmother 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus Nigel Victor Harry 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Tipping a glass of water Writing on the chalkboard Flying Lifting a child 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Australia Russia USA Spain Time's up