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)? Tortoises Going to pet stores Growing flowers Fixing buses None 2. What was Mrs. Silver's tortoise's name? Ralphie Stewie Alfie Sophie None 3. How much did Mrs. Silver's original tortoise weigh? 3 ounces 268 grams 2 pounds 13 ounces None 4. How is Tortoise language different from English? They're the same Tortoise is like Pig Latin Tortoise is upside-down Tortoise is backwards None 5. How many tortoises does Mr. Hoppy buy from the pet stores? 260 140 550 1000 None 6. What does Mr. Hoppy feed all the tortoises? Crackers Flowers Cabbage leaves Tortoise food pellets None 7. What did Mr. Hoppy do before he retired? Teach schoolchildren Own a flower shop Repair buses Run a pet store None 8. How long does Mr. Hoppy's plan last? 28 days 1 year 5 months 7 weeks None 9. What's the problem with Tortoise Number 8? He's still too little He's not the right color He's a little too big 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 5 years 30 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? 3:00 1:00 9:00 11:00 None 2. Which room did George go to first to find ingredients? The laundry room The barn The bathroom The garage None 3. How does George prepare the medicine? Blends in a blender Microwaves it Boils it Bakes it None 4. George notices that his medicine is different from Grandma's. What's wrong? Too runny Wrong color Bad smell Too thick None 5. What is the first animal to get a dose? George's horse A hen A nanny goat A pig None 6. What is George's last name? Kranky Salt Wormwood Bogtrotter None 7. How do they get Grandma out of the house? Lift her with a crane Lift her with a helicopter Pull the house down Shrink her None 8. What was the result when George's father gave Medicine #2 to a hen? It shrank Super long legs Third wing Football-sized eggs None 9. How many varieties of medicine does George end up making? 2 3 5 4 None 10. What finally happened to Grandma? She ran away She disappeared She joined the circus She became nice 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 haunted house A window washer A sweet-shop A street sweeper None 2. What improvement was made to the house for the Giraffe's benefit? Extra-high windows A tinkle-tinkle tree orchard Extra-long bathtub An extra-tall front door None 3. What's so special about the Pelican's beak? It can hold an unlimited amount of water He can squirt water like a firehose The top half can slide back into his neck It's blue None 4. What's the Monkey's favorite food in the world? Salmon Bananas Walnuts Tinkle-tinkle flowers None 5. Who hires the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? The Duke of Hampshire The President of the United States Willy Wonka The Princess of Wales None 6. What is Billy's job in the Company? Polisher Accountant Soap mixer Business manager None 7. What did Henrietta do for a living fifty-five years ago? Model Actress Opera singer Ballerina None 8. Who does Pelly catch in his beak? The Cobra The Mongoose The Weasel The Scorpion None 9. Why are "Devil's Drenchers" unsafe for young children? They make smoke come out your nose They stick in your jaw They make your breath catch fire They make you sing like a bird None 10. Where can Billy (and you) always look to find his friends? At the estate In the phonebook In the zoo In this book 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? Car accident Eaten by a rhino Plane crash Eaten by giants 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 basketball As big as a house As big as a pumpkin As big as a car None 4. Which was NOT an insect James met in the peach? Bumblebee Grasshopper Glow-worm Ladybug 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? 501 502 102 101 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 An official pardon A party in Central Park A ticker-tape parade None 10. According to the story, who wrote the book you've "just finished reading"? The Centipede James Roald Dahl The BFG 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? 70 60 50 40 None 2. What does Mrs. Twit put in Mr. Twit's beer? A frog A fish Worms Her glass eye None 3. What does Mrs. Twit make Mr. Twit for dinner as revenge for the frog trick? Squiggly Spaghetti Slimy Soup Squirmy Salad Messy Macaroni None 4. What is the only cure for "the shrinks"? Growth pills Standing on your head Stretching Support shoes None 5. What did the Twits have for dinner every Wednesday Night? Monkey Stew Little Boy Barbecue Frog legs Bird Pie None 6. What brand of glue does Mr. Twit use on the Big Dead Tree? Sticktight Elmer's Superglue Hugtight None 7. How many children did Muggle-Wump have? 6 None 4 2 None 8. Who warns the birds not to sit on the sticky tree? The ravens The little boys Muggle-Wump Roly-Poly Bird None 9. What do the Twits go to buy in town while the animals are turning their house upside-down? Guns More glue Poison Scarecrows 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? We never find out Danny Roald Luke None 2. What happened to the hero's parents? Turned into mice Plane crash Car accident Eaten by a rhino None 3. Which is NOT a sign that a woman might be a witch? A slight limp Owns a black cat Wearing gloves Large nose holes None 4. What does the first witch try to offer our hero? An apple A white mouse A chocolate bar A snake None 5. Why does the summer trip to Norway get cancelled? Not enough money Our hero gets the flu Grandmother gets pneumonia Too many witches there None 6. Which group is meeting in the hotel our hero is staying at? RSPCA RSPCC UNICEF ASPCA None 7. What is the Grand High Witch's secret plan called? Formula 17 Formula 128 Formula 251 Formula 86 None 8. What's the name of the first person to be turned into a mouse? Bruno Bruce Brady Bradford None 9. In the kitchen, where does our hero pour the Mouse-Maker formula? Pea soup Mashed potatoes Salad dressing Beef gravy None 10. Where is the Grand High Witch's secret castle? England Sweden America Norway 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 Turtles Monkeys Fish None 2. How does the Enormous Crocodile get Trunky the Elephant's attention? Waves at him Bites him Yells at him Throws a coconut at him None 3. What does Muggle-Wump the Monkey prefer to eat? Nuts Apples Bananas Fish None 4. Where is the Roly-Poly Bird building its nest? On top of a mountain On the ground A coconut tree An orange tree None 5. What does the Enormous Crocodile pretend to be in his first Clever Trick? An orange tree A Christmas tree A coconut tree An apple 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? Slide Swings Seesaw Monkey bars None 8. Who wants to ride on the "funny old wooden crocodile"? Mary Toto Jill Jane None 9. Where does the Enormous Crocodile go for Clever Trick Number 4? The Picnic Place Lookout Point The Happy Meadow Central Park None 10. What happens to the Enormous Crocodile at the end of the story? He tries again in another village He gets burnt up in the sun He gets shot by a hunter He goes back to his river 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? Grandma Josephine grabs him He forgets to push the button For the fun of it To see the Space Hotel None 2. Which of these was NOT one of the three astronauts piloting the Transport Capsule? Shankworth Shuckworth Showler Shanks None 3. What was Miss Tibbs' job before becoming Vice President? Spy Army General Nanny School teacher None 4. What is President Gilligrass' latest invention? Budget Balancer Fly Trap Gravity Machine Right Handed Corkscrew None 5. How many Vermicious Knids do Charlie and Mr. Wonka see in elevators in the Space Hotel? 25 Hundreds 5 8 None 6. How does Mr. Wonka rescue the Transport Capsule? He shoots the Knids He tows the Capsule home He pulls the Knids off He lures the Knids away None 7. What wonder drug makes you twenty years younger? Vita-Wonk Wonka-Vegemite Vega-Wonka-Mite Wonka-Vite None 8. Which Grandparent becomes a Minus? Grandpa Joe Grandma Georgina Grandma Josephine Grandpa George None 9. What monsters live in Minusland? Poozas Snozzwangers Vermicious Knids Gnoolies None 10. Where is the family going at the end of the story? The Chocolate Factory Space Hotel U.S.A. The White House Their cottage 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? Michael James Magnus Danny None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Just So Stories The Red Pony War and Peace Great Expectations None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her eyes Her elbow Her finger The top of her head None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Shop Play bingo Dye her hair Exercise None 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Chopper Polly Nigel Bruce None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Honey An electric drill Extra oil Sawdust None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Styling cream Peroxide Hair tonic Wax None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Agatha Lavender Jennifer Hortensia None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Gipsy House Cosy Nook Comfy Cottage Happy Valley None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? No funny bits Too long No romance Too difficult None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Coffin The Chokey The Black Hole The Stifler None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Lavender Hortensia Matilda Miss Honey None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? 100 yard dash Javelin Hammer throw Weightlifting None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Egg salad sandwich Medal Riding crop Chocolate cake None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A goldfish A frog A newt A mouse None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? Strict discipline No children Uniforms Corporal punishment None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her grandmother Her cousin Her mother Her aunt None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Victor Nigel 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? Australia Spain USA Russia 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? 3 7 4 6 None 2. Where do the Buckets live? Chicago USA London Don't know None 3. Where does Mr. Bucket work? A toothpaste factory A newspaper shop A laundry Charlie's school None 4. Which is NOT a Wonka invention? Invisible lollies Every Flavour Beans Candy balloons Hot ice cubes None 5. Who is the second child to leave the group in the factory? Augustus Gloop Mike Teevee Violet Beauregarde Veruca Salt None 6. Who once bit off her own tongue in her sleep, according to the Oompa-Loompas? Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Goldie Pinklesweet 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? Grandpa Joe pulls him down They don't steal them Yell for help Burp None 8. How many squirrels are in the Nut Room? 99 1000 500 100 None 9. Which button has Mr. Wonka always longed to push in the Great Glass Elevator? Up and Out Television Chocolate Retro Rockets Through the Roof None 10. How many people are in the Elevator at the end of the story? 8 9 6 7 None Time's up
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Quiz
