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