World Book Day

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• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
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A fun quiz for World Book Day you can easily modify if you want to change the questions!

Welcome to this fun quiz to mark World Book Day!

If the questions here don't take your fancy feel free to change them!

Enjoy!

Who is the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy?

Who is the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy?

A

Suzanne Collins

B

J.R.R. Tolkien

C

Philip Pullman

D

C.S. Lewis

Quiz question - no polar bear sadly

What is the name of Harry's pet owl?

What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?

A

Hermes

B

Errol

C

Hedwig

D

Pigwidgeon

Quiz question - Pigwidgeon is a great name though!

Which was the first Mr.Men book?

Which was the first Mr. Men book?

A

Mr Tickle

B

Mr. Bump

C

Mr. Happy

D

Mr. Grumpy

Quiz question - apparently roger Hargreaves' son wondered what a tickle would look like!

Which famous writer inspired the Disney movie The Little Mermaid?

Which famous writer inspired the Disney version of The Little Mermaid?

A

Hans Christian Andersen

B

Brothers Grimm

C

Oscar Wilde

D

Charles Perrault

Quiz question - sure to make a splash!

What is the title of the sequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

What is the title of the sequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

A

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

B

Charlie and the Chocolate Fountain

C

Charlie and the Giant Sugar Palace

D

Charlie and the Candy Mountain

Quiz question - it's never been adapted into a film - probably because it's quite odd.

Which of these books is not written by Malorie Blackman?

Which of these books is not written by Malorie Blackman?

A

Noughts and Crosses

B

Pig-Heart Boy

C

Wonder

D

Boys Don't Cry

Quiz question - Wonder is by R.J. Pallacio

Which novel begins with 'Call me Ishmael'?

Which novel begins with 'Call me Ishmael'?

A

Robinson Crusoe

B

The Old Man and the Sea

C

Moby-Dick

D

Treasure Island

Quiz question - might need to alter this for your age range of learners. Or not! Maybe I'm getting too obsessed......

Persepolis is a graphic novel about a girl growing up during the Iranian Revolution. Who wrote it??

A

Marjane Satrapi

B

Khaled Hosseini

C

Orhan Pamuk

D

Leila Aboulela

Quiz question - Can broaden out further into discussion of graphic novels as literature!

Which character checkstheir pocket watch?

Which character checks their pocket watch?

A

The Mad Hatter

B

The Queen of Hearts

C

The Cheshire Cat

D

The White Rabbit

Quiz question - from Alice's adventure's in Wonderland, I aspire to do three impossible things before breakfast!

Who wrote The Hunger Games series?

Who wrote The Hunger Games series?

A

Suzanne Collins

B

Veronica Roth

C

Rick Riordan

D

J.K. Rowling

Which Roald Dahl book features Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge?

Which Roald Dahl book features Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge?

A

The Witches

B

Matilda

C

The BFG

D

James and the Giant Peach

What type of creature is Aslan?

In the Chronicles of Narnia, what type of animal is Aslan?

A

A) Lion

B

C) Bear

C

D) Wolf

D

B) Tiger

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