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