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A general #book review
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1
What animal is the Gruffalo scared of?
Dog
Mouse
Koala
Owl
2
What kind of animal is Beatrix Potter's ' Jeremy Fisher'?
Cat
Frog
Fish
Crocodile
3
Mowgli ‘the man cub’ was a character in Disney’s adaptation of which classic novel?
Cinderella
Pride and Prejudice
The Jungle Book
4
Tony Stark was a billionaire created by Marvel Comics, but what is his superhero name?
Iron Man
Wolverine
Spider Man
Superman
5
Which famous Prime Minister won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Theresa May
Winston Churchill
6
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy are key characters in which Jane Austen novel?
Sense and Sensibility
Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
7
What 1990 novel by Michael Crichton was turned into a box office sensation by Steven Spielberg?
Mondays Warriors
Four Past Midnight
Hocus Pocus
Jurassic Park
8
Aslan is a character in which famous book series?
Twilight
The Chronicles Of Narnia
Harry Potter
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
9
This famous film scene is taken from an adaptation of which novel?
Charlotte's Web
Beauty and the Beast
The Snow Queen
The Wizard of Oz
10
What was Phileas Fogg challenged to do?
To eat 500 pounds of beef burgers
To go to Kansas
To run around the world in 10 minutes
To go around the world in 80 days
11
According to the Forbes ' Rich List', which British writer is the richest author in the world?
John Grisham
Jeff Kinney
Dan Brown
J K Rowling
12
The hobbits Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took are affectionately known as what?
Merry and Pippin
Peppin and Larry
Poppin and Hairy
13
Eric Carle wrote about a very hungry insect. What was it?
Worms
Beetle
Ants
Caterpillar
14
Which reference book was founded in 1955 and is named after a famous Irish brewery?
Guinness Book of Records
Encyclopedia
Oxford Dictionary
15
Who wrote the Twilight series of novels?
Stephanie Meyer
John Boyne
Shakespeare
John Green
16
John Malkovich and Gary Sinise played which duo in the 1992 version of ‘Of Mice and Men’?
George Milton and Lenny Small
Crooks and Carlson
Curley and Curley's Wife
Slim and Whit
17
Who wrote the 'Just So' stories?
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Dickens
J K Rowling
Stephanie Meyer
18
What Phillip Pullman novel was transformed into the fantasy film ‘The Golden Compass’?
Northern Lights
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
Once Upon a Time in The North
19
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning starred in a film adaptation of which H.G. Wells novel?
The War of the Worlds
The Time Machine
The First Men in the Moon
The Island of Doctor Moreau
20
What is LászlóJózsefBíró credited with inventing?
Biro Pens
Teabags
Slippers
Lightbulbs
21
What was the first book series to be turned into Lego following its film success?
Harry Potter Series
Marvel Comics
22
What was the profession of the man who invented Thomas the Tank?
Teacher
Vicar
Politician
23
Which book is about children who are selected to take part in a televised death match?
The Hunger Games
Macbeth
Of Mice and Men
Narnia
24
'Oliver Twist' and 'A Christmas Carol', are all novels by which Victorian author?
George Eliot
Charles Dickens
Thomas Hardy
Elizabeth Gaskell
25
DC Comic’s Superman is an alien from which planet?
Pluto
Mars
Krypton
Jupiter
26
Charles Dickens was a writer in which period of history?
Bronze Age
Tudor
Middle Ages
Victorian
27
In Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', what seaside town in Yorkshire is Dracula supposed to have visited?
Saltburn-by-the-sea
Staithes
Hornsea
Whitby
28
Which book in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ saga is this movie still taken from?
The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Return Of The King
The Hobbit
The Two Towers
29
What is the name of the hero who slayed Grendel?
Beowulf
Heorot
Hrothgar
30
This iconic scene is taken from which Harper Lee novel?
To Kill A Mockingbird
Go Set A Watchman
31
The Discworld is world that was created by which famous author?
John Green
Terry Pratchett
Jeff Kinney
J K Rowling
32
Who created Tracy Beaker?
Jacqueline Wilson
Roald Dahl
Rudyard Kipling
Jeremy Strong
33
The first Harry Potter film has the same name as the book. What is it?
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
34
What is the most widely distributed, most translated and best selling book of all time?
Harry Potter
The Bible
The Dictionary
Pippi Longstocking
35
Athos, Porthos and Aramis are better known as the three what?
The Three Musketeers
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Stooges
The Three Amigos
36
In Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', how many golden tickets were there?
5
4
6
7
37
Who wrote 'Treasure Island'?
Captain Hook
Robert Louis Stevenson
Kermit the Frog
38
Which South American country is Paddington Bear From?
Peru
Colombia
Brazil
Venezuela
39
'Prospero', 'Miranda', 'Ariel' are all characters from which Shakespeare play?
Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
40
What shape was the table in the story of King Arthur and his Knights?
Triangle
Square
Hexagon
Round
41
'Warhorse' and 'Kensuke's Kingdom' are all novels by which bestselling children's author?
J K Rowling
Jacqueline Wilson
Michael Morpurgo
Terry Pratchett
42
Who wrote the Mr Men and Little Miss books?
Mr Miles
Roger Hargreaves
Roald Dahl
Jacqueline Wilson
43
What type of animal was Moby Dick?
Kangaroo
Elephant
Giraffe
Whale
44
What ancient civilisation is believed to have invented paper?
The Aztecs
The Chinese
The Egyptians
The Incas
45
Which European country produces the most paper annually?
Denmark
France
Romania
Germany
46
The first James Bond novel was turned into a film starring Daniel Craig but what was it called?
Spectre
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Casino Royale
47
Jean de Brunhoff wrote a story about a very famous elephant, but what was its name?
Babar
Jeff
Elmo
Dumbo
48
What was the novel that inspired this 1975 film?
The Sharks
Jaws
The Devil's Teeth
49
Tom Marvolo Riddle is the alter-ego of which evil wizard?
Severus Snape
Dumbledore
Lord Voldemort
Ron Weasley
50
What is the name of Han Solo’s Wookie friend?
C-3PO
Chewbacca
R2-D2
Greedo