James and the Giant Peach
How well do you know the story of James and his friends? Take this quiz and find out!
(Photo courtesy of Jackson’s Orchard.)
What happens to James’ parents?
Car accident
Eaten by a rhino
Plane crash
Eaten by giants
Who does James meet in the clump of laurel bushes?
Aunt Sponge
Old-Green-Grasshopper
An old bald man
A witch with a snake
How big does the peach eventually grow?
As big as a basketball
As big as a pumpkin
As big as a car
As big as a house
Which was NOT an insect James met in the peach?
Grasshopper
Ladybug
Glow-worm
Bumblebee
What happens to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker?
The peach runs over them
They recapture James
The police arrest them
They become millionaires
How many seagulls does it take to lift the peach?
101
102
501
502
What are the Cloud Men doing when James first spots them?
Painting a rainbow
Rolling hailstones
Beating thunder drums
Making snow
What breaks the strings holding the seagulls to the peach?
An airplane
A giant rhinoceros
Cloud-Men cut the ropes
Gravity
What does the Mayor of New York give James and his friends?
The key to the city
An official pardon
A ticker-tape parade
A party in Central Park
According to the story, who wrote the book you’ve “just finished reading”?
The BFG
James
Roald Dahl
The Centipede
Aunt Sponge
Oh dear! I think you’ve forgotten some of the story! Time for a re-read.
The Centipede
Not bad. You can still do better though!
James
Congratulations! You are a Dahl trivia master.