Duplicate of Readathon Kids Lit Quiz 2020

Question 1

Who wrote Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom?

Accepted Answer

Himself

Question 2

What creature at the Christmas holiday resort really freaked Greg Heffley out in The Getaway?

Accepted Answer

Spider

Question 3

In the picture book Rosie's Walk, what type of creature was Rosie?

Accepted Answer

A hen

Question 4

MacKenzie Hollister is the most popular girl in what book series?

Accepted Answer

The Dork Diaries

Question 5

Which Harry Potter title has sold the most copies?

Accepted Answer

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Question 6

Who lived in a cramped little bedroom under the stairs?

Accepted Answer

Harry Potter

Question 7

What name did Mary Norton give the little people that lived beneath the floorboards of houses?

Accepted Answer

Borrowers

Question 8

Who is the wife of the Roman god Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

Juno

Question 9

Who wore a coonskin hat in The Dogs by Allan Stratton?

Accepted Answer

Jacky

Question 10

What is the name of Katniss's little sister?

Accepted Answer

Prim

Question 11

What’s the name of the Wimpy Kid’s spoiled little brother?

Accepted Answer

Manny

Question 12

What superhero is a webslinger?

Accepted Answer

Spiderman

Question 13

Who was the tortured vampire that knew he shouldn’t love a human girl?

Accepted Answer

Edward

Question 14

Maui is the trickster god from what culture?

Accepted Answer

Maori

Question 15

Who was late for an important date?

Accepted Answer

The White Rabbit

Question 16

Who is comic character Phineas’ best friend?

Accepted Answer

Ferb

Question 17

What’s the predominant colour of Thomas the Tank Engine?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 18

Inside what type of building had Opal found her dog Winn Dixie?

Accepted Answer

Supermarket

Question 19

What was Dr Watson’s first name?

Accepted Answer

John

Question 20

What weapon is carried by Lockwood&Co when visiting haunted places?

Accepted Answer

rapier, foil

Question 21

Who was the naughty boy who went on a fantastic voyage to the land of the Wild Things?

Accepted Answer

Max

Question 22

What is the name of the female cat that loves Garfield?

Accepted Answer

Arlene

Question 23

Who arrived one boring wet afternoon when Mother was out?

Accepted Answer

The Cat in the Hat

Question 24

What mouse featured in a story about a princess, some soup and a spool of thread?

Accepted Answer

Despereaux

Question 25

Besides Christopher Robin who was Winne the Pooh’s best friend?

Accepted Answer

Piglet

Question 26

What was the title of the famous classic by Johanna Spyri?

Accepted Answer

Heidi

Question 27

What animal forms the bulk of the body of a centaur?

Accepted Answer

Horse

Question 28

How many books in total in The Series of Unfortunate Events?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 29

What is the name of the dog that lived with Wallace the inventor?

Accepted Answer

Gromit

Question 30

What type of book has one page for every day of the year?

Accepted Answer

diary

Question 31

Who often used a telephone booth as a changing room?

Accepted Answer

Clark Kent

Question 32

What new land were Wendy, John and Michael taken to?

Accepted Answer

Neverland

Question 33

What two colours make Waldo's striped pullover/shirt so distinctive?

Accepted Answer

Red and white

Question 34

This witch in___ said, "Nibble, nibble, like a mouse, who is nibbling at my house"?

Accepted Answer

Hansel and Gretel

Question 35

Characters from which book literally jump out of the pages?

Accepted Answer

Inkheart

Question 36

Who was known as the teenage girl detective?

Accepted Answer

Nancy Drew

Question 37

What animal goes pop?

Accepted Answer

Weasel

Question 38

What creature told the kids to make the Cat-in-the Hat go away?

Accepted Answer

Fish

Question 39

Who spoke the words, ‘curiouser and curiouser!’?

Accepted Answer

Alice

Question 40

What type of animal was the only one mentioned in the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty?

Accepted Answer

Horses

Question 41

What was the name of the monk in the Robin Hood legend?

Accepted Answer

Friar Tuck

Question 42

What colour was the highly sought after and prized Arkenstone?

Accepted Answer

White

Question 43

What bear is smarter than your average bear?

Accepted Answer

Yogi

Question 44

Who, after the death of the pilot, survived in the wilderness of Canada with just a small axe?

Accepted Answer

Brian

Question 45

Who was the anthropomorphised bear who always addressed people as Mr & Mrs?

Accepted Answer

Paddington

Question 46

Who was the 2015 Governor General's Award winner for Young Adult Literature?

Accepted Answer

Caroline Pignat Gospel Truth

Question 47

Who was the girl taught by nuns, in a girls’ school, in Paris?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine

Question 48

In what book was an automaton able to write the name of the famous French filmmaker Georges Melies?

Accepted Answer

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Question 49

What was the gift the boy from The Polar Express asked for from Santa?

Accepted Answer

A silver bell

Question 50

Who was the sadistic and mad witch that caused chaos in the Harry Potter series?

Accepted Answer

Bellatrix Lestrange

Question 51

The popular Eyewitness Books are published by DK Publishing. What do the initials DK stand for?

Accepted Answer

Dorling Kindersley

Question 52

Who popped down a large rabbit hole under a hedge in 1865?

Accepted Answer

Alice

Question 53

A limerick has how many lines?

Accepted Answer

Five

Question 54

What was the name of the Lone Ranger’s horse?

Accepted Answer

Silver

Question 55

Who opened an un-labelled container out of which poured many evils?

Accepted Answer

Pandora

Question 56

What novel was set in a desert institution for young offenders?

Accepted Answer

Holes

Question 57

What boy discovered that he was the modern day son of the Greek god Poseidon?

Accepted Answer

Percy

Question 58

What is an online journal or column called?

Accepted Answer

Blog

Question 59

What comic company publishes Iron Man?

Accepted Answer

Marvel

Question 60

If a trilogy means three novels what is the word for four related books?

Accepted Answer

Quartet

Question 61

Who, when laid on a stone table, cracked it in two?

Accepted Answer

Aslan

Question 62

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a song from...

Accepted Answer

Mary Poppins

Question 63

Who offered to fetch the princess’s golden ball from the pond?

Accepted Answer

A frog

Question 64

Which fictional planet was Luke Skywalker from?

Accepted Answer

Tatooine

Duplicate of Readathon Kids Lit Quiz 2020

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Duplicate of Readathon Kids Lit Quiz 2020

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