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? Michael Magnus James Danny None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations War and Peace The Red Pony Just So Stories None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? The top of her head Her finger Her elbow Her eyes None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Play bingo Exercise Dye her hair Shop None 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Chopper Nigel Polly Bruce None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Sawdust An electric drill Honey Extra oil None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Styling cream Wax Peroxide Hair tonic None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Jennifer Agatha Lavender Hortensia None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Comfy Cottage Happy Valley Cosy Nook Gipsy House None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? No funny bits No romance Too difficult Too long None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Stifler The Chokey The Coffin The Black Hole 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? Hammer throw Weightlifting 100 yard dash Javelin None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Chocolate cake Riding crop Egg salad sandwich Medal 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...? Corporal punishment No children Strict discipline Uniforms None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her aunt Her mother Her grandmother Her cousin None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Magnus Victor Nigel Harry None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Tipping a glass of water Writing on the chalkboard Flying Lifting a child None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Spain Australia Russia USA None Time's up