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The Big Bucks Book Award Quiz 2023
The Big Bucks Book Award Quiz 2023
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1
Which Benjamin Zephaniah book is this?
Face
Terror Kid
Teacher's dead
Refugee boy
2
Which book series features the Corrival Academy?
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
3
Which South American country is Paddington Bear from?
Brazil
Peru
Argentina
Chile
4
Eric Carle wrote about a very hungry insect. What was it?
Bee
Butterfly
Ladybird
Caterpillar
5
What is the name of the school that Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong attend in Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike series?
Deepdean School for Girls
Wycombe Abbey
Cheltenham Ladies College
St. Clares
6
Which animals feature in the 'Warriors' series by Erin Hunter?
Gorillas
Cats
Owls
Dogs
7
Which book won the very first Bucks Book Award?
A spoonful of murder by Robin Stevens
Do you see me? by Libby Scott
A good girl's guide to murder by Holly Jackson
The boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q. Rauf
8
What was Phileas Fogg challenged to do?
To talk to animals
To solve a murder
To journey to the centre of the earth
To go around the world in 80 days
9
In 'George's marvellous medicine', what is George's surname?
Hanky
Kranky
Lanky
Manky
10
What is the name of Eoin Colfer’s teenage criminal mastermind?
Artemis Fowl
Alex Cross
Alex Rider
Charlie Bone
11
What is the title of this book from the Skulduggery Pleasant series?
Death Bringer
Dead or Alive
Playing with fire
The Dying of the Light
12
In 'James and the giant peach', which animal killed James' parents?
Rhinoceros
Giraffe
Elephant
Lion
13
Which Percy Jackson book is this?
Percy Jackson and the titan's curse
Percy Jackson and the battle of the labyrinth
Percy Jackson and the lightning thief
Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters
14
Which ancient civilisation is believed to have invented paper?
Egyptian
Greek
Chinese
Incan
15
Which of the following books
DID NOT
win the Bucks Book Award?
Death in the spotlight
A spoonful of murder
Top marks for murder
16
What does the 'Enormous Crocodile' like to eat?
Spaghetti
Children
Meatballs
Frogs
17
In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, what was the dessert the White Witch gave Edmund?
Chocolate
Hot Fudge
Turkish Delight
Toffee
18
Who wrote the 'Just So' stories?
Mark Twain
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Dickens
Kenneth Grahame
19
Who wrote the School of Good and Evil book series?
Taran Matharu
Holly Black
Soman Chainani
Maggie Steifvater
20
Which book in the Harry Potter series is this?
The philosopher's stone
The half-blood prince
The deathly hallows
The chamber of secrets
21
What is the title of Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel?
The colour of mayhem
The colour of moondust
The colour of monsters
The colour of magic
22
In Harry Potter, which animal has a missing toe?
Fang
Scabbers
Crookshanks
Hedwig
23
In Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, what is the name of the school that both Sephy and Callum attend?
Crosstown College
Heathcroft High School
Nought Academy
Chivers Boarding School
24
Which school did Percy Jackson attend in his sixth grade?
Lightning High
Driftwood Manor
Bellair Middle School
Yancy Academy
25
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy are key characters in which Jane Austen novel?
Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
Emma
26
In which Roald Dahl book do children supposedly smell like dog’s droppings?
Revolting Rhymes
The Witches
The Twits
Magic Finger
27
In 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' what is Charlie's surname?
Bloodbottler
Bucket
Bunce
Bogtrotter
28
Charles Dickens was a writer in which period of history?
Tudor
Victorian
Elizabethan
Georgian
29
In Terry Pratchett's 'The light fantastic', the Librarian is transformed into what animal?
Donkey
Snake
Rat
Orangutan
30
In 'Alice's adventures in Wonderland', which is the first animal she encountered?
Cheshire Cat
The March Hare
The Caterpillar
The White Rabbit
31
Who adopts Matilda?
Mrs Phelps
Bruce Bogtrotter
Miss Trunchbull
Miss Honey
32
In 'Danny and the champion of the world' what did Doc Spencer give Danny to eat?
Burger
Cheese and onion crisps
Cold meat pie
Pickled onions
33
What is the title of this Stephenie Meyer book?
Eclipse
Twilight
Breaking dawn
New Moon
34
In the book by Teri Terry what happens when you are 'Slated'?
You are imprisoned
You get psychic powers
You are insulted
Your personality and memory are wiped
35
Who wrote the book ‘Mortal Engines’?
Philip Reeve
Neal Shusterman
Phillip Pullman
Kenneth Oppel
36
Which book featured a dog called Pongo?
The wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The incredible journey by Sheila Burnford
The hundred and one dalmations by Dodie Smith
The call of the wild by Jack London
37
What kind of creature is Dusk in Derek Landy’s "Skulduggery Pleasant" series
Werewolf
Ghost
Vampire
Demon
38
Which of these fictional bears is the oldest?
Paddington Bear
Winnie-the-Pooh
Rupert Bear
The Three Bears (from Goldilocks!)
39
In what year was the Bucks Book Award launched?
2017
2018
2019
2016
40
What is the title of this book from the Lorien Legacies series?
I am number four
The rise of nine
The revenge of seven
The fate of ten
41
What is the name of the poltergeist that lives at Hogwarts School?
Peeves
The Grey Lady
Professor Binns
Nearly Headless Nick
42
In the Gallagher Girl's Book series what sort of school is the Academy?
Performing arts school
Sports academy
Magic school
Spy school
43
In the 'Famous Five' what is the name of the dog?
Tommy
Timmy
Tinny
Tammy
44
What creature features in the book 'Esio Trot'?
Tortoise
Badger
Fox
Horse
45
What is the name of Tintin's dog?
Rainy
Sunny
Snowy
Windy
46
'A good girl's guide to murder' is set in the fictional town of Little Kilton, but which town is it based on?
Little Kimble
Aylesbury
Wendover
Great Missenden
47
What is the title of this Lockwood & Co book?
The Creeping Shadow
The screaming staircase
The Whispering Skull
Breaking dawn
48
On average, reading for 20 minutes a day gives you...?
1.5 million words a year
1.5 billion words a year
10 thousand words a year
1.8 million words a year
49
In 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket, what is the name of the snake that Uncle Monty discovered?
The Incredibly Deadly Viper
The Vicious Giant Cobra
The Slithery Sweet Snake
The Devious King D
50
In which book do the main characters attend Forks High School?
I am number four by Pittacus Lore
Gone by Michael Grant
The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
51
In the book Matilda, what school is Miss Trunchbull the head
Honey Grove
Crunchem Hall
Springflower School
Meadows Academy
52
In the 'BFG' what is fobscottle?
Vegetable
Fish
Fruit
Drink
53
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what does Violet Beauregarde eat that turns her into a giant blueberry?
Everlasting gobstopper
Three-course dinner chewing gum
Rainbow drops
Hair toffee
54
What animal is the Gruffalo scared of?
Mouse
Fox
Snake
Owl
55
Which book from the How to train your dragon series is this?
How to train your dragon
How to speak dragonese
How to fight a dragon's fury
How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel
56
Which book by Suzanne Collins is this?
Catching fire
The hunger games
Mockingjay
The ballad of songbirds and snakes
57
What is the name of Auggie's school in Wonder?
Elm Prep
Cypress Prep
Beecher Prep
Cedar Prep
58
Which book in the Noughts & Crosses series is this?
Checkmate
Knife edge
Double cross
Noughts and Crosses
59
Which book tells of Roald Dahl's early life?
Flying Solo
Storyteller
Tales of the unexpected
Boy
60
How many golden tickets were there in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’?
8
5
7
6