Esio Trot Quiz Do you know the secrets of tortoise language? Take this quiz and find out! Esio Trot Quiz (Photo courtesy of Steve Slater.) 1. What was Mr. Hoppy's other love (besides Mrs. Silver)? Going to pet stores Tortoises Growing flowers Fixing buses None 2. What was Mrs. Silver's tortoise's name? Sophie Alfie Stewie Ralphie None 3. How much did Mrs. Silver's original tortoise weigh? 268 grams 2 pounds 3 ounces 13 ounces None 4. How is Tortoise language different from English? Tortoise is like Pig Latin Tortoise is backwards They're the same Tortoise is upside-down None 5. How many tortoises does Mr. Hoppy buy from the pet stores? 550 260 1000 140 None 6. What does Mr. Hoppy feed all the tortoises? Cabbage leaves Flowers Tortoise food pellets Crackers None 7. What did Mr. Hoppy do before he retired? Run a pet store Own a flower shop Teach schoolchildren Repair buses None 8. How long does Mr. Hoppy's plan last? 5 months 1 year 7 weeks 28 days None 9. What's the problem with Tortoise Number 8? He's not the right color He's a little too big He's still too little He bites people None 10. How long did it end up taking Mrs. Silver's original tortoise to double in size? 1 year 20 years 30 years 5 years None Time's up
George's Marvelous Medicine Quiz Are you as clever as George or as grizzled as Grandma? George's Marvelous Medicine Quiz (Photo courtesy of GollyGforce.) 1. What time is George supposed to give Grandma her medicine? 11:00 1:00 9:00 3:00 None 2. Which room did George go to first to find ingredients? The garage The laundry room The bathroom The barn None 3. How does George prepare the medicine? Boils it Microwaves it Bakes it Blends in a blender None 4. George notices that his medicine is different from Grandma's. What's wrong? Too runny Too thick Bad smell Wrong color None 5. What is the first animal to get a dose? A pig A nanny goat A hen George's horse None 6. What is George's last name? Salt Bogtrotter Wormwood Kranky None 7. How do they get Grandma out of the house? Shrink her Lift her with a helicopter Lift her with a crane Pull the house down None 8. What was the result when George's father gave Medicine #2 to a hen? Third wing Super long legs Football-sized eggs It shrank None 9. How many varieties of medicine does George end up making? 2 4 5 3 None 10. What finally happened to Grandma? She joined the circus She disappeared She became nice She ran away None Time's up
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Quiz Can you defeat the Cobra, the cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world? Take this quiz and find out! The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Quiz (Photo courtesy of Cesar Gonzalez.) 1. What is a "grubber"? A window washer A haunted house A sweet-shop A street sweeper None 2. What improvement was made to the house for the Giraffe's benefit? A tinkle-tinkle tree orchard An extra-tall front door Extra-high windows Extra-long bathtub None 3. What's so special about the Pelican's beak? It's blue The top half can slide back into his neck He can squirt water like a firehose It can hold an unlimited amount of water None 4. What's the Monkey's favorite food in the world? Tinkle-tinkle flowers Bananas Salmon Walnuts None 5. Who hires the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? The President of the United States The Princess of Wales The Duke of Hampshire Willy Wonka None 6. What is Billy's job in the Company? Polisher Business manager Soap mixer Accountant None 7. What did Henrietta do for a living fifty-five years ago? Ballerina Actress Opera singer Model None 8. Who does Pelly catch in his beak? The Mongoose The Weasel The Scorpion The Cobra None 9. Why are "Devil's Drenchers" unsafe for young children? They make you sing like a bird They stick in your jaw They make smoke come out your nose They make your breath catch fire None 10. Where can Billy (and you) always look to find his friends? In this book In the zoo In the phonebook At the estate None Time's up
James and the Giant Peach Quiz How well do you know the story of James and his friends? Take this quiz and find out! James and the Giant Peach Quiz (Photo courtesy of Jackson's Orchard.) 1. What happens to James' parents? Eaten by giants Car accident Eaten by a rhino Plane crash None 2. Who does James meet in the clump of laurel bushes? A witch with a snake Old-Green-Grasshopper An old bald man Aunt Sponge None 3. How big does the peach eventually grow? As big as a car As big as a pumpkin As big as a basketball As big as a house None 4. Which was NOT an insect James met in the peach? Glow-worm Ladybug Grasshopper Bumblebee None 5. What happens to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker? The peach runs over them The police arrest them They become millionaires They recapture James None 6. How many seagulls does it take to lift the peach? 102 101 501 502 None 7. What are the Cloud Men doing when James first spots them? Beating thunder drums Painting a rainbow Rolling hailstones Making snow None 8. What breaks the strings holding the seagulls to the peach? Cloud-Men cut the ropes A giant rhinoceros An airplane Gravity None 9. What does the Mayor of New York give James and his friends? The key to the city A party in Central Park A ticker-tape parade An official pardon None 10. According to the story, who wrote the book you've "just finished reading"? The Centipede The BFG James Roald Dahl None Time's up
The Twits Quiz Are you smarter than those horrible Twits? Take this quiz and find out! The Twits Quiz (Photo courtesy of Steven Depolo.) 1. How old is Mr. Twit? 40 70 60 50 None 2. What does Mrs. Twit put in Mr. Twit's beer? A frog Her glass eye Worms A fish None 3. What does Mrs. Twit make Mr. Twit for dinner as revenge for the frog trick? Slimy Soup Squiggly Spaghetti Squirmy Salad Messy Macaroni None 4. What is the only cure for "the shrinks"? Support shoes Stretching Standing on your head Growth pills None 5. What did the Twits have for dinner every Wednesday Night? Bird Pie Monkey Stew Frog legs Little Boy Barbecue None 6. What brand of glue does Mr. Twit use on the Big Dead Tree? Elmer's Superglue Sticktight Hugtight None 7. How many children did Muggle-Wump have? 6 None 2 4 None 8. Who warns the birds not to sit on the sticky tree? Roly-Poly Bird Muggle-Wump The ravens The little boys None 9. What do the Twits go to buy in town while the animals are turning their house upside-down? More glue Guns Scarecrows Poison None 10. What was the name of the man who came to read the gas meter and found the Twits' empty clothes? Alfie Charlie Fred Danny None Time's up
The Witches Quiz Can you defeat the evil Grand High Witch? Take this quiz and find out! The Witches Quiz (Photo courtesy of Kim Carpenter.) 1. What is the name of the hero of this story? Roald Luke We never find out Danny None 2. What happened to the hero's parents? Eaten by a rhino Turned into mice Plane crash Car accident None 3. Which is NOT a sign that a woman might be a witch? Large nose holes Wearing gloves A slight limp Owns a black cat None 4. What does the first witch try to offer our hero? A white mouse A snake A chocolate bar An apple None 5. Why does the summer trip to Norway get cancelled? Grandmother gets pneumonia Not enough money Our hero gets the flu Too many witches there None 6. Which group is meeting in the hotel our hero is staying at? ASPCA RSPCA RSPCC UNICEF None 7. What is the Grand High Witch's secret plan called? Formula 86 Formula 17 Formula 128 Formula 251 None 8. What's the name of the first person to be turned into a mouse? Brady Bruce Bradford Bruno None 9. In the kitchen, where does our hero pour the Mouse-Maker formula? Salad dressing Beef gravy Mashed potatoes Pea soup None 10. Where is the Grand High Witch's secret castle? Norway Sweden England America None Time's up
The Enormous Crocodile Quiz Are you smart enough to foil the Enormous Crocodile's Secret Plans and Clever Tricks? Take this quiz and find out! The Enormous Crocodile Quiz (Photo courtesy of Leszek Leszczynski.) 1. The Notsobig Crocodile doesn't eat children. What does he eat instead? Birds Fish Turtles Monkeys None 2. How does the Enormous Crocodile get Trunky the Elephant's attention? Bites him Throws a coconut at him Waves at him Yells at him None 3. What does Muggle-Wump the Monkey prefer to eat? Bananas Fish Apples Nuts None 4. Where is the Roly-Poly Bird building its nest? An orange tree A coconut tree On top of a mountain On the ground None 5. What does the Enormous Crocodile pretend to be in his first Clever Trick? An orange tree A coconut tree An apple tree A Christmas tree None 6. Who saves Toto and Mary? Humpy-Rumpy Roly-Poly Bird Muggle-Wump Trunky None 7. What piece of playground equipment does he impersonate in his second Clever Trick? Seesaw Monkey bars Swings Slide None 8. Who wants to ride on the "funny old wooden crocodile"? Mary Toto Jane Jill None 9. Where does the Enormous Crocodile go for Clever Trick Number 4? The Happy Meadow Central Park The Picnic Place Lookout Point None 10. What happens to the Enormous Crocodile at the end of the story? He goes back to his river He gets shot by a hunter He gets burnt up in the sun He tries again in another village None Time's up
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Quiz Test your knowledge of Vermicious Knids and more! Only the cleverest Dahl fans will score 100%. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Quiz (Photo courtesy of Chad Kainz.) 1. Why does Mr. Wonka let the Elevator go into orbit? For the fun of it Grandma Josephine grabs him He forgets to push the button To see the Space Hotel None 2. Which of these was NOT one of the three astronauts piloting the Transport Capsule? Showler Shankworth Shanks Shuckworth None 3. What was Miss Tibbs' job before becoming Vice President? Nanny Spy School teacher Army General None 4. What is President Gilligrass' latest invention? Fly Trap Budget Balancer Gravity Machine Right Handed Corkscrew None 5. How many Vermicious Knids do Charlie and Mr. Wonka see in elevators in the Space Hotel? 5 Hundreds 25 8 None 6. How does Mr. Wonka rescue the Transport Capsule? He pulls the Knids off He lures the Knids away He tows the Capsule home He shoots the Knids None 7. What wonder drug makes you twenty years younger? Wonka-Vegemite Vita-Wonk Vega-Wonka-Mite Wonka-Vite None 8. Which Grandparent becomes a Minus? Grandma Georgina Grandma Josephine Grandpa Joe Grandpa George None 9. What monsters live in Minusland? Poozas Gnoolies Snozzwangers Vermicious Knids None 10. Where is the family going at the end of the story? The White House The Chocolate Factory Their cottage Space Hotel U.S.A. None Time's up
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? James Magnus Michael Danny None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations The Red Pony War and Peace Just So Stories None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her eyes Her finger Her elbow The top of her head 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 Polly Chopper Nigel None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Extra oil An electric drill Sawdust Honey None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Hair tonic Peroxide Styling cream Wax None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Jennifer Lavender Agatha Hortensia None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Happy Valley Gipsy House Cosy Nook Comfy Cottage None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Too long Too difficult No romance No funny bits 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? Lavender Matilda Miss Honey Hortensia None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Javelin Hammer throw 100 yard dash Weightlifting None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Riding crop Chocolate cake Medal Egg salad sandwich None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A goldfish A mouse A newt A frog None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? No children Corporal punishment Strict discipline Uniforms None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her cousin Her grandmother Her aunt Her mother None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Nigel Victor Harry Magnus None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Writing on the chalkboard Lifting a child Tipping a glass of water Flying None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? USA Russia Spain Australia None Time's up
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Quiz How well do you know the story of Charlie Bucket? Take this quiz and find out! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Quiz (Photo courtesy of Luisa Contreras.) 1. How many people are there in the Bucket family? 7 3 4 6 None 2. Where do the Buckets live? Chicago Don't know USA London None 3. Where does Mr. Bucket work? Charlie's school A laundry A newspaper shop A toothpaste factory None 4. Which is NOT a Wonka invention? Hot ice cubes Every Flavour Beans Invisible lollies Candy balloons None 5. Who is the second child to leave the group in the factory? Veruca Salt Augustus Gloop Mike Teevee Violet Beauregarde None 6. Who once bit off her own tongue in her sleep, according to the Oompa-Loompas? Goldie Pinklesweet Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Miss Cornelia Prinzmetal Miss Bigelow None 7. How does Charlie get down from the ceiling after he and Grandpa Joe steal the fizzy-lifting drinks? Burp Grandpa Joe pulls him down They don't steal them Yell for help None 8. How many squirrels are in the Nut Room? 500 1000 100 99 None 9. Which button has Mr. Wonka always longed to push in the Great Glass Elevator? Television Chocolate Retro Rockets Up and Out Through the Roof None 10. How many people are in the Elevator at the end of the story? 7 6 9 8 None Time's up
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Quiz
