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Sharples World Book Day Quiz
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A test of your literary knowlege!
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1
Which book did Lemony Snicket write? (Two correct answers)
A Series of Fortunate Events.
A Slippery Hill
The Dark
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2
Final question - double points! Which actress plays the character of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter?
Emma Watson
Marilyn Monroe
Taylor Swift
Anne Hathaway
3
Which James Bond book was published first?
Dr No
Moonraker
From Russia, With Love
Casino Royale
4
Name the book from this image
I, Robot
Holes
Transformers
Camp Greenlake
5
Name the book from this image
Goldilocks
Hansel and Gretel
Into the Woods
The Princess Bride
6
How many books are there in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series?
2
5
4
3
7
This is...
Stephen King
Roald Dahl
Oscar Wilde
Michael Morpurgo
8
Who wrote this book?
Michael Morpurgo
Roald Dahl
Jacqueline Wilson
David Walliams
9
Name the book from this image
The Lord of the Rings
Maleficent
Final Fantasy
Harry Potter
10
Which famous Roald Dahl book is this picture from?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and The Giant Peach
The BFG
Matilda
11
Who wrote 'The Hunger Games' series?
Katniss Evergreen
Jennifer Lawrence
Stephenie Meyer
Suzanne Collins
12
In H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds', what finally defeats the Martians?
Germs
They got fed up and went home
The internet was down
Missiles
13
Name the author.
Edgar Allan Poe
Charles Dickens
Percy Shelley
George Eliot
14
Finish this famous line Lord of the Rings. 'One ring to rule them all, one ring to...'
bring them all
find them
get married
bind them
15
Name the book from this image
The Witches
Mrs Doubtfire
Miracle on 34th Street
Matilda
16
This is Daniel Handler. Who is he better known as?
Dr. Seuss
Lemony Snicket
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
17
William Shakespeare was born in Birmingham. True or False?
True
False
18
Who lives at 32 Windsor Gardens, London?
Sherlock Holmes
Sweeney Todd
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Paddington Bear
19
Name the book from this image
The Golden Compass
Through the Woods
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
20
This is Agatha Christie. True or False?
True
False
21
True or False. Is 'Albus Snape' the name of Harry Potter's son?
True
False
22
Who is the villain in the classic Norwegian fairy tale "Three Billy Goats Gruff"?
The Evil Stepmother
The Ugly Sisters
The Big Bad Wolf
The Troll
23
Double Points! John Steinbeck wrote a book called 'The....' What is the missing word?
Gem
Pearl
River
Stone
24
Which two cities feature in 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
Barcelona and Madrid
London and Paris
Liverpool and Manchester
New York and Los Angeles
25
Name the book from this image
Warhorse
Riding Lessons
The Horse Whisperer
Black Beauty
26
What is the name of the fourth book in the Harry Potter series?
Goblet of Fire
Prisoner of Azkaban
Chamber of Secrets
Order of the Phoenix
27
Thought to have been written during the 8th century BCE, this poem set during the Trojan War was written by Homer.
The Iliad
Andromache
The Oresteia
Oedipus at Colonus
28
The novel 'Eragon' is set in Middle Earth. True or False?
True
False
29
Name the author.
Zadie Smith
JK Rowling
Isabel Allende
Emily Dickinson
30
This Old-English story, written around AD 700-1000, is about a hero who defeats a beast named Grendel.
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Romeo and Juliet
The Epic of Gilgamesh
31
Which of these British authors has sold the most books?
JK Rowling
Agatha Christie
Enid Blyton
Barbara Cartland
32
Name the book from this image
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Hercules
Jason and the Argonauts
Clash of the Titans
33
A. A. Milne is the author of 'Winnie the Pooh'.
False
True
34
Name the book from this image
Alice in Wonderland
The Cursed Child
Fantastic Beasts
Harry Potter
35
Roald Dahl wrote a book called....'Girl'
False
True
36
Name the book from this image
A Wrinkle in Time
The Hobbit
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
37
Whose face "launched a thousand ships"?
Taylor of Swift
Menelaus of Sparta
Helen of Troy
Boris of Johnson
38
Who was the first to find a golden ticket to the Chocolate Factory in the novel 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?
Augustus Gloop
Violet Beauregarde
Mike Teavee
Veruca Salt
39
True or False? This is the first line to 'Jaws'. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'
False
True
40
Roald Dahl is a British Author.
False
True
41
Name the book from this image
Pygamalion
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
42
47. Double points! Which science-fiction writer wrote the story 'I, Robot'?
Isaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke
H.G. Wells
Frank Herbert
43
Double points! Which scientist wrote 'A Brief History of Time'?
Albert Einstein
Nikola Tesla
Ada Lovelace
Stephen Hawking
44
Which famous book is subtitled ‘The Modern Prometheus’?
Dracula
The Abominable Snowman
Frankenstein
Twilight
45
Double points! ‘West Side Story,’ a musical is based on a tragedy by Shakespeare. Which tragedy is it?
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
46
This is Theodor "Ted" Geisel. Who is he better known as?
JRR Tolkein
Gandalf
Rick Riordan
Dr. Seuss
47
'Warhorse' was written by....
David Walliams
Charles Dickens
Agatha Christie
Michael Morpurgo
48
In which book would you find the characters Aunt Spiker, Aunt Sponge and James?
James Bond
Jamestown
James and the Giant Peach
Spongebob Squarepants
49
The dragon in 'The Hobbit' is called Smug. True or False?
False
True
50
This is David Walliams. Which of the following books did he write?
The World's Stupidest Teachers
The World's Best Teachers
The World's Smelliest Teachers
The World's Worst Teachers
51
This epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia is considered to be the earliest surviving piece of literature.
Theogony
Don Quixote
The Canterbury Tales
The Epic of Gilgamesh
52
How do you get to Narnia?
Through a wardrobe
Over the mountains
Through a bank
Through the forest
53
Where did Dracula live in England?
Leeds
Scratchy Bottom
Brighton
Whitby
54
True or False? The first line of Peter Pan is 'All children, except two, grow up.'
False
True
55
In which book would you find Tom, Hatty and Mrs Bartholomew?
Goodnght Mister Tom
Tom Sawyer
Tom Brown's School Days
Tom's Midnight Garden
56
What is Paddington Bear named after?
A Coat
A Type of Marmalade
A City in Peru
Paddington Train Station