Children's Literature Quiz

1. Who wrote 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

1. A.A. Milne
2. C.S. Lewis
3. Enid Blyton
4. Roald Dahl

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

1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2. Peter Pan
3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
4. Through the Looking-Glass

3. Who wrote 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'?

1. Dr. Seuss
2. Eric Carle
3. Judith Kerr
4. Maurice Sendak

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

1. C.S. Lewis
2. J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Philip Pullman
4. Roald Dahl

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

1. Christopher Robin
2. Edward
3. James
4. Peter

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

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Philip Pullman
3. Susan Cooper
4. Ursula K. Le Guin

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

1. Ariel
2. Charlotte
3. Harriet
4. Wilbur

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

1. The Giving Tree
2. The Lorax
3. The Sneetches
4. Where the Wild Things Are

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

1. Fantasia
2. Neverland
3. Oz
4. Wonderland

10. Who is the author of 'The Gruffalo'?

1. Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson
2. Janet and Allan Ahlberg
3. Nick Butterworth
4. Quentin Blake

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

1. Little Women
2. Robinson Crusoe
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
4. Treasure Island

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

1. Bear
2. Elephant
3. Tiger
4. Wolf

13. Which author created the character Pippi Longstocking?

1. Astrid Lindgren
2. Hans Christian Andersen
3. Selma Lagerlöf
4. Tove Jansson

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

1. Miss Blunt
2. Miss Honey
3. Miss Trunchbull
4. Mrs Wormwood

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

1. A Wrinkle in Time
2. The Neverending Story
3. The Phantom Tollbooth
4. Where the Wild Things Are

16. Who wrote 'A Wrinkle in Time'?

1. Lloyd Alexander
2. Madeleine L'Engle
3. Susan Cooper
4. Ursula K. Le Guin

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

1. Beauxbatons
2. Durmstrang
3. Hogwarts
4. Ilvermorny

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

1. The Little Mermaid
2. The Snow Queen
3. The Wild Swans
4. Thumbelina

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

1. Ancalagon
2. Glaurung
3. Smaug
4. Vermithrax

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

1. Jeremy Fisher
2. Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
3. Peter Rabbit
4. Squirrel Nutkin