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