Quizzes & Surveys > 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? Magnus James Danny Michael 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 elbow The top of her head Her finger None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Dye her hair Shop Play bingo Exercise None 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Bruce Chopper Polly Nigel None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Honey An electric drill Sawdust Extra oil None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Wax Peroxide Hair tonic Styling cream None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Jennifer Hortensia Agatha Lavender None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Gipsy House Comfy Cottage Happy Valley Cosy Nook None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Too long Too difficult No funny bits No romance None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Stifler The Black Hole The Chokey The Coffin None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Lavender Miss Honey Matilda Hortensia None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? 100 yard dash Hammer throw Javelin Weightlifting None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Medal Riding crop Chocolate cake Egg salad sandwich None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A frog A goldfish A newt A mouse None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? No children Corporal punishment Uniforms Strict discipline None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her mother Her aunt Her cousin Her grandmother None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus Harry Victor Nigel None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Flying Writing on the chalkboard Lifting a child Tipping a glass of water None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Russia USA Spain Australia None Time's up
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