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RHS Literacy Week quiz 2016
RHS Literacy Week quiz 2016
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A quiz about books and authors.
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1
What is this character's name?
Maddeline
Maddyline
Madeleine
Madeline
2
What nationality is Markus Zusak?
German
Polish
Austrian
Australian
3
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby
?
George Orwell
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Earnest Hemingway
4
Who is this character?
Snoopy
Hairy Maclary
Tin Tin
Buster
5
How many “Little Australians” were there?
Five
Eight
Seven
Six
6
What is the name of Harry Potter’s owl?
Hagrid
Hedwig
Snowy
Hermione
7
Who wrote the Lockie Leonard series?
Tim Winton
Lockie Leonard
Tim Winter
Tim Wonton
8
In which Shakespearean play do three witches appear?
The Tempest
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
9
Which fictional character is Mrs Rigoni’s cat named after?
Sherlock Holmes
Pikachu
Gandalf
Mr Darcy
10
Who wrote
The Shining?
George Orwell
Tim Winton
John Grisham
Stephen King
11
Who is this fictional character?
The Count
Count Frankenstein
Count Olaf
Count Dracula
12
Who is this famous author?
Cassandra Clare
Suzanne Collins
J.K Rowling
Stephanie Meyer
13
Who is the narrator in
Once
?
Morris Geleitzman
Zelda
Felix
Max
14
Who coined the phrase, “Big Brother is watching you”?
John Steinbeck
George Orwell
Charles Dickens
Sonia Kruger
15
What are the names of the sisters in
Little Women
?
Meg, Jo, Bess, Amy
Meg, Jane, Beth, Amy
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy
Meg, Jo, Beth, Alice
16
What was the name of William Shakespeare’s wife?
Kate Hudson
Anne Hathaway
Gwyneth Paltrow
Beyonce
17
In what novel, set in Kabul, is the heroine forced to dress as a boy?
The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Kite Runner
Parvana
18
Who stole the lightning in
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?
Percy
Hades
Luke
Athena
19
Who wrote
The Outsiders
?
S.E. Hinton
H.E. Hinton
S.E. Horton
S.E. Hudson
20
What is the surname of the vampire family in
Twilight
?
Callan
Cullen
Cullin
Callen
21
Which of these words is spelled correctly?
curicculum
paralell
comittee
misspelled
22
Which classic novel has a main character called ‘Scout’?
The Outsiders
To Kill a Mockingbird
Huckleberry Finn
Of Mice and Men
23
In
Matilda
, what did Matilda’s mother love to play during the day?
snooker
bingo
Pokemon Go
poker
24
Who are the two main characters in
Of Mice and Men
?
George and Kenny
Lenny and George
George and Candy
Joe and Lenny
25
What were the names of the famous Bronte sisters?
Emily, Anne and Jane
Anne, Elizabeth and Charlotte
Charlotte, Emily and Anne
Emily, Catherine and Anne
26
Which former Melbourne football player co-authored a series of children’s books?
Felice Arena
Garry Lyon
Adam Goodes
Jim Stynes
27
Who is this author?
John Brown
John Greene
John Black
John Green
28
In what trilogy is Katniss Everdeen the main female character?
The Thirsty Games
The Hunger Games
The Hungry Girl
The Starvation Games
29
In
Holes
, for what crime is Stanley wrongly convicted?
stealing sneakers
burning sneakers
burning cars
stealing from the school bully
30
What is the first name of this character?
Fregley
Rodrick
Rowley
Greg
31
Who is this famous writer?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Christopher Marlowe
Thomas Kyd
William Shakespeare
32
What is Winnie the Pooh's favourite food?
spinach
honey
cheeseburgers
doughnuts
33
Who is this Manga character?
Kenshiro
Kenshin
Naruto
Sanosuke Sagara
34
What were Romeo and Juliet’s family names?
Montague and Carpenter
Montague and Capulet
Montegue and Capulet
Morton and Capulet
35
Which of Jane Austen's six novels did she write first?
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Persuasion
Emma
36
The official viewpoint or opinion of a newspaper is expressed in what type of article?
feature article
opinion article
editorial
Letter to the editor
37
Which book, by Herman Melville, opens with the words - "Call me Ishmael"?
A Tale of Two Cities
Moby Dick
Treasure Island
Oliver Twist
38
At what number Baker Street did Sherlock Holmes live?
122A Baker Street
221B Buckingham Street
221B Baker Street
221A Baker Street
39
Who is this Australian author?
Morris Gleitzman
Markus Zuzak
John Marsden
Paul Jennings
40
In which Dickens novel does Pip appear?
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
A Christmas Carol
Nicholas Nickleby