Children's Literature Quiz

Question 1

Who wrote 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

Accepted Answer

Roald Dahl

Answer

A.A. Milne

Answer

Enid Blyton

Answer

C.S. Lewis

Question 2

In which book does a young girl follow a White Rabbit into a hole and enter a fantasy world?

Accepted Answer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Answer

Through the Looking-Glass

Answer

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Answer

Peter Pan

Question 3

Who wrote 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'?

Accepted Answer

Eric Carle

Answer

Dr. Seuss

Answer

Maurice Sendak

Answer

Judith Kerr

Question 4

Which author created the Chronicles of Narnia series, including 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'?

Accepted Answer

C.S. Lewis

Answer

J.R.R. Tolkien

Answer

Roald Dahl

Answer

Philip Pullman

Question 5

In 'Winnie-the-Pooh', what is the name of the human boy who owns Pooh?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Robin

Answer

Peter

Answer

James

Answer

Edward

Question 6

Which author wrote the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, beginning with 'Northern Lights' (The Golden Compass)?

Accepted Answer

Philip Pullman

Answer

J.K. Rowling

Answer

Ursula K. Le Guin

Answer

Susan Cooper

Question 7

What is the name of the spider in 'Charlotte's Web'?

Accepted Answer

Charlotte

Answer

Harriet

Answer

Wilbur

Answer

Ariel

Question 8

Which Dr. Seuss book is about environmental destruction, featuring a character who 'speaks for the trees'?

Accepted Answer

The Lorax

Answer

The Giving Tree

Answer

Where the Wild Things Are

Answer

The Sneetches

Question 9

In J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan', what is the name of the land where children never grow up?

Accepted Answer

Neverland

Answer

Fantasia

Answer

Oz

Answer

Wonderland

Question 10

Who is the author of 'The Gruffalo'?

Accepted Answer

Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson

Answer

Quentin Blake

Answer

Nick Butterworth

Answer

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Question 11

Which classic novel features the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?

Accepted Answer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Answer

Little Women

Answer

Treasure Island

Answer

Robinson Crusoe

Question 12

In 'The Jungle Book', what kind of animal is Baloo?

Accepted Answer

Bear

Answer

Tiger

Answer

Wolf

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Elephant

Question 13

Which author created the character Pippi Longstocking?

Accepted Answer

Astrid Lindgren

Answer

Tove Jansson

Answer

Selma Lagerlöf

Answer

Hans Christian Andersen

Question 14

In 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl, what is the name of the terrifying headmistress?

Accepted Answer

Miss Trunchbull

Answer

Miss Honey

Answer

Mrs Wormwood

Answer

Miss Blunt

Question 15

Which children's book features the character Max, who is sent to his room and imagines a land of wild creatures?

Accepted Answer

Where the Wild Things Are

Answer

The Phantom Tollbooth

Answer

A Wrinkle in Time

Answer

The Neverending Story

Question 16

Who wrote 'A Wrinkle in Time'?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine L'Engle

Answer

Ursula K. Le Guin

Answer

Susan Cooper

Answer

Lloyd Alexander

Question 17

What is the name of the school for witches and wizards in the Harry Potter series?

Accepted Answer

Hogwarts

Answer

Durmstrang

Answer

Beauxbatons

Answer

Ilvermorny

Question 18

Which Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features a mermaid who gives up her voice to become human?

Accepted Answer

The Little Mermaid

Answer

The Snow Queen

Answer

Thumbelina

Answer

The Wild Swans

Question 19

In 'The Hobbit', what is the name of the dragon that Bilbo and the dwarves seek to reclaim treasure from?

Accepted Answer

Smaug

Answer

Glaurung

Answer

Ancalagon

Answer

Vermithrax

Question 20

Which Beatrix Potter character wore a blue jacket and lost his shoes in Mr. McGregor's garden?

Accepted Answer

Peter Rabbit

Answer

Squirrel Nutkin

Answer

Jeremy Fisher

Answer

Mrs Tiggy-Winkle