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 Michael Danny James 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 The top of her head Her elbow 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 Nigel Chopper Polly None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Sawdust An electric drill Extra oil Honey None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Peroxide Wax Hair tonic Styling cream None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Hortensia Jennifer Lavender Agatha None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Happy Valley Cosy Nook Gipsy House Comfy Cottage None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? No funny bits Too difficult No romance Too long None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Stifler The Black Hole The Coffin The Chokey None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Hortensia Lavender Miss Honey Matilda None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Weightlifting 100 yard dash Hammer throw Javelin None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Egg salad sandwich Chocolate cake Medal Riding crop None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A goldfish A newt A frog 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 mother Her cousin Her grandmother Her aunt None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Harry Victor Magnus Nigel 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? Russia Australia USA Spain None Time's up
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