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)? Fixing buses Growing flowers Tortoises Going to pet stores None 2. What was Mrs. Silver's tortoise's name? Alfie Sophie Ralphie Stewie None 3. How much did Mrs. Silver's original tortoise weigh? 13 ounces 3 ounces 2 pounds 268 grams None 4. How is Tortoise language different from English? Tortoise is like Pig Latin Tortoise is upside-down They're the same Tortoise is backwards None 5. How many tortoises does Mr. Hoppy buy from the pet stores? 140 550 1000 260 None 6. What does Mr. Hoppy feed all the tortoises? Cabbage leaves Crackers Tortoise food pellets Flowers None 7. What did Mr. Hoppy do before he retired? Repair buses Teach schoolchildren Run a pet store Own a flower shop None 8. How long does Mr. Hoppy's plan last? 7 weeks 5 months 28 days 1 year None 9. What's the problem with Tortoise Number 8? He's not the right color He's still too little He bites people He's a little too big None 10. How long did it end up taking Mrs. Silver's original tortoise to double in size? 1 year 5 years 20 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? 11:00 9:00 3:00 1:00 None 2. Which room did George go to first to find ingredients? The garage The barn The laundry room The bathroom None 3. How does George prepare the medicine? Microwaves it Blends in a blender Boils it Bakes it None 4. George notices that his medicine is different from Grandma's. What's wrong? Wrong color Too thick Bad smell Too runny None 5. What is the first animal to get a dose? A nanny goat George's horse A pig A hen None 6. What is George's last name? Kranky Wormwood Salt Bogtrotter None 7. How do they get Grandma out of the house? Lift her with a crane Shrink her Pull the house down Lift her with a helicopter None 8. What was the result when George's father gave Medicine #2 to a hen? Super long legs It shrank Football-sized eggs Third wing None 9. How many varieties of medicine does George end up making? 4 5 2 3 None 10. What finally happened to Grandma? She ran away She joined the circus She disappeared 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 street sweeper A sweet-shop None 2. What improvement was made to the house for the Giraffe's benefit? Extra-long bathtub A tinkle-tinkle tree orchard Extra-high windows An extra-tall front door None 3. What's so special about the Pelican's beak? It's blue He can squirt water like a firehose The top half can slide back into his neck It can hold an unlimited amount of water None 4. What's the Monkey's favorite food in the world? Tinkle-tinkle flowers Salmon Walnuts Bananas None 5. Who hires the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? The President of the United States Willy Wonka The Princess of Wales The Duke of Hampshire None 6. What is Billy's job in the Company? Business manager Polisher Accountant Soap mixer None 7. What did Henrietta do for a living fifty-five years ago? Opera singer Ballerina Actress Model None 8. Who does Pelly catch in his beak? The Weasel The Scorpion The Cobra The Mongoose None 9. Why are "Devil's Drenchers" unsafe for young children? They make your breath catch fire They make smoke come out your nose They make you sing like a bird They stick in your jaw 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? Aunt Sponge Old-Green-Grasshopper An old bald man A witch with a snake None 3. How big does the peach eventually grow? As big as a basketball As big as a car As big as a house As big as a pumpkin None 4. Which was NOT an insect James met in the peach? Ladybug Bumblebee Grasshopper Glow-worm None 5. What happens to Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker? They become millionaires The police arrest them They recapture James The peach runs over them None 6. How many seagulls does it take to lift the peach? 502 101 501 102 None 7. What are the Cloud Men doing when James first spots them? Rolling hailstones Making snow Painting a rainbow Beating thunder drums None 8. What breaks the strings holding the seagulls to the peach? Cloud-Men cut the ropes Gravity An airplane A giant rhinoceros None 9. What does the Mayor of New York give James and his friends? An official pardon A ticker-tape parade The key to the city A party in Central Park None 10. According to the story, who wrote the book you've "just finished reading"? The BFG The Centipede 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? 70 60 40 50 None 2. What does Mrs. Twit put in Mr. Twit's beer? A fish Worms A frog Her glass eye None 3. What does Mrs. Twit make Mr. Twit for dinner as revenge for the frog trick? Squirmy Salad Slimy Soup Messy Macaroni Squiggly Spaghetti None 4. What is the only cure for "the shrinks"? Support shoes Standing on your head Growth pills Stretching None 5. What did the Twits have for dinner every Wednesday Night? Frog legs Little Boy Barbecue Monkey Stew Bird Pie None 6. What brand of glue does Mr. Twit use on the Big Dead Tree? Hugtight Sticktight Elmer's Superglue None 7. How many children did Muggle-Wump have? 2 6 None 4 None 8. Who warns the birds not to sit on the sticky tree? Roly-Poly Bird The ravens The little boys Muggle-Wump None 9. What do the Twits go to buy in town while the animals are turning their house upside-down? Poison More glue Guns Scarecrows None 10. What was the name of the man who came to read the gas meter and found the Twits' empty clothes? Fred Alfie Danny Charlie 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 Luke Danny Roald 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? Wearing gloves A slight limp Large nose holes Owns a black cat None 4. What does the first witch try to offer our hero? A white mouse An apple A snake A chocolate bar None 5. Why does the summer trip to Norway get cancelled? Too many witches there Not enough money Our hero gets the flu Grandmother gets pneumonia None 6. Which group is meeting in the hotel our hero is staying at? ASPCA UNICEF RSPCA RSPCC None 7. What is the Grand High Witch's secret plan called? Formula 128 Formula 17 Formula 86 Formula 251 None 8. What's the name of the first person to be turned into a mouse? Brady Bradford Bruce Bruno None 9. In the kitchen, where does our hero pour the Mouse-Maker formula? Mashed potatoes Pea soup Salad dressing Beef gravy None 10. Where is the Grand High Witch's secret castle? England Norway America Sweden 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 Monkeys Fish Turtles None 2. How does the Enormous Crocodile get Trunky the Elephant's attention? Throws a coconut at him Yells at him Waves at him Bites him None 3. What does Muggle-Wump the Monkey prefer to eat? Apples Fish Bananas Nuts 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 apple tree A coconut tree An orange tree A Christmas tree None 6. Who saves Toto and Mary? Muggle-Wump Humpy-Rumpy Trunky Roly-Poly Bird None 7. What piece of playground equipment does he impersonate in his second Clever Trick? Seesaw Slide Swings Monkey bars None 8. Who wants to ride on the "funny old wooden crocodile"? Toto Mary Jill Jane 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 gets burnt up in the sun He gets shot by a hunter He goes back to his river 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? To see the Space Hotel Grandma Josephine grabs him For the fun of it He forgets to push the button None 2. Which of these was NOT one of the three astronauts piloting the Transport Capsule? Shankworth Showler Shanks Shuckworth None 3. What was Miss Tibbs' job before becoming Vice President? Army General School teacher Spy Nanny None 4. What is President Gilligrass' latest invention? Gravity Machine Budget Balancer Fly Trap Right Handed Corkscrew None 5. How many Vermicious Knids do Charlie and Mr. Wonka see in elevators in the Space Hotel? 5 Hundreds 8 25 None 6. How does Mr. Wonka rescue the Transport Capsule? He pulls the Knids off He shoots the Knids He tows the Capsule home 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? Grandma Georgina Grandpa Joe Grandpa George Grandma Josephine None 9. What monsters live in Minusland? Vermicious Knids Poozas Gnoolies Snozzwangers None 10. Where is the family going at the end of the story? The Chocolate Factory Their cottage The White House 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? Danny James Michael Magnus None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations Just So Stories War and Peace The Red Pony None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her finger The top of her head Her elbow Her eyes None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Shop Exercise Dye her hair Play bingo 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 Sawdust An electric drill Honey None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Styling cream Wax Hair tonic Peroxide 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? Gipsy House Comfy Cottage Cosy Nook Happy Valley None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Too difficult Too long No romance No funny bits None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Chokey The Black Hole The Coffin The Stifler None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Matilda Lavender Hortensia Miss Honey None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Hammer throw Javelin 100 yard dash Weightlifting None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Medal Egg salad sandwich Chocolate cake Riding crop None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A frog A mouse A goldfish A newt None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? No children Uniforms Corporal punishment Strict discipline None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her grandmother Her aunt Her mother Her cousin None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus Nigel Victor Harry None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Flying Lifting a child Tipping a glass of water Writing on the chalkboard None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Australia Russia USA Spain 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? 4 6 3 7 None 2. Where do the Buckets live? Chicago Don't know USA London None 3. Where does Mr. Bucket work? A laundry Charlie's school A newspaper shop A toothpaste factory None 4. Which is NOT a Wonka invention? Invisible lollies Hot ice cubes Candy balloons Every Flavour Beans 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? Miss Cornelia Prinzmetal Miss Bigelow Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle Goldie Pinklesweet None 7. How does Charlie get down from the ceiling after he and Grandpa Joe steal the fizzy-lifting drinks? Yell for help Burp They don't steal them Grandpa Joe pulls him down None 8. How many squirrels are in the Nut Room? 100 500 99 1000 None 9. Which button has Mr. Wonka always longed to push in the Great Glass Elevator? Through the Roof Up and Out Retro Rockets Television Chocolate None 10. How many people are in the Elevator at the end of the story? 7 6 9 8 None Time's up