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1
What is the writer Julia Donaldson's most famous creation?
The Gruffalo
Bob the Builder
Maisie the Cat
The moomins
2
Which of the Alice novels does a lion do battle with a unicorn?
Wonderland
Looking Glass
3
What was the first Thomas Harris novel to feature Hannibal Lecter called?
Silence of the Lambs
Manhunter
Red Dragon
Hannibal
4
'A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.'
George's Marvellous Medicine
Matilda
The Twits
5
In which novel did he introduce Tweedledum and Tweedledee?
Wonderland
Looking Glass
6
In which Alice novel does she find herself growing and shrinking?
Looking Glass
Wonderland
7
‘Piffling little swishfiggler! Squimpy little bottle-wart! Prunty little pogswizzler!’"
Esio Trot
Fantastic Mr Fox
The BFG
8
In which of the two Alice novels is a character constantly calling for people to be beheaded?
Wonderland
Looking Glass
9
Clive Barker's horror novella "The Hellbound Heart" was made into what 1987 film?
Cube
From Hell
Highway to Hell
Hellraiser
10
I am the dragon breathing fire, beautiful mane I'm the lion.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
11
The 1995 teen comedy 'Clueless' was loosely adapted from what Jane Austen novel?
Sense and Sensibility
Great Expectations
Emma
Pride and Predjudice
12
Nancy and Peggy Blackett are important characters in which children's book?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Swallows and Amazons
Peter Pan
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
13
“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.”
The Witches
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Twits
14
In which of the two novels is a pigeon convinced Alice is a serpent that is trying to steal her eggs?
Looking Glass
Wonderland
15
The 1999 romantic comedy-drama "10 Things I Hate About You" was a modern retelling of what Shakespeare play?
The Raft of Medusa
Much Ado About Nothing
The Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
16
'Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister..., they still think that he or she is wonderful'
The Twits
Matilda
George's Marvellous Medicine
17
“Never grow up...always down.”
The BFG
Matilda
George's Marvelous Medicine
18
They had labelled you as king.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
19
In Lord of The Rings, what race does Gimli belong to?
Dwarf
Human
Orc
Elf
20
We shine the light on whatever's worst, perfection is a disease of a nation.
Shakespeare
Beyonce
21
"Grown-ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets."
Matilda
Danny Champion of the World
The Witches
22
I break chains all by myself, won't let my freedom rot in hell.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
23
Love is familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
24
"Supertoys Last All Summer Long", a 1969 by Brian Aldiss, inspired what 2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg?
I, David
A.I Artificial Intelligence
Ex Machina
Automata
25
The 1979 film "Apocalypse Now", set during the Vietnam War, was based on what classic novella by Joseph Conrad?
War and Peace
Heart of Darkness
Crime and Punishment
The Arrow of Gold
26
The Dodo, the Duck and the Lory are three birds who gather around Alice in which novel?
Looking Glass
Wonderland
27
The 1973 post-apocalyptic science-fiction film "Soylent Green" was loosely based on what novel by Harry Harrison?
Make Room! Make Room!
The Stainless Steel Rat
The Forge of God
Childhood's End
28
What kind of animal is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in a story by Rudyard Kipling?
Mongoose
Snake
Anteater
Baboon
29
I cannot be a man with wishing, therefore I will die a woman with grieving.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
30
What type of animal is Samuel Whiskers in The Tale of Samuel Whiskers by Beatrix Potter?
Cat
Squirrel
Rat
Dog
31
In Hugh Lofting's books, which of these was NOT one of Dr Dolittle's pets?
Polynesia the Parrot
Gub-Gub the Pig
Jip the Dog
Achilles the Tortoise
32
What's worse, looking jealous or crazy?
Beyonce
Shakespeare
33
Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was loosely adapted into what highly regarded film?
Logan's Run
The Man in the High Castle
Blade Runner
Paycheck
34
You have witchcraft in your lips.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
35
"Total Recall", a 1990 science fiction film, was basedon which Philip K. Dick short story?
The Devine Invasion
Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said
Through a Scanner Darkly
We can Remember it for You Wholesale
36
This novel, first published in 1983, “The Sheep Pig” by Dick King Smith, was adapted into a film with the title...
Babe
Charlotte's Webb
Barnyard
Hoodwinked
37
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
Shakespeare
Beyonce
38
In which novel does Humpty Dumpty try to explain to Alice what the words in the famous poem Jabberwocky mean?
Wonderland
Looking Glass
39
I dare do all that may become a man, who dares do more, is none.
Beyonce
Shakespeare
40
“In another minute, this mammoth fruit was as large and round and fat as Aunt Sponge herself, and probably just as heavy
James and the Giant Peach
The BFG
Matilda