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Quiz about Mixed Literature Quiz for Kids
Quiz about Mixed Literature Quiz for Kids

Mixed Literature Quiz for Kids


This quiz is based on my favorite books. See how well you can remember the details!

A multiple-choice quiz by sun*shine792. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
sun*shine792
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,116
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
529
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Question 1 of 15
1. In "The Spiderwick Chronicals" by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, what is Mallory's favorite sport? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. In "Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them", what creature is grayish purple with a humped back, has two long sharp horns, four thumbed feet and have an extremely aggressive nature? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In "No Time Like Show Time" by Michael Hoeye, how many Port-A-Pet Palaces does Terfle go through? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In "The School Story" by Andrew Clements, what was Natalie Nelson's pseudonym so her mom wouldn't know it was her daughter's book she was publishing? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In "The Secret of Castle Cant" by E.B. Bath, Lucy Wickwright's mistress has which future royal position? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In "Midnight for Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo, what power did Charlie possess? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPreau, there is an assignment day where the students leave school after sixth grade and begin work. What job was Vindie Chance given? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, what was Matilda's last name? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography", who was the Editor-In-Chief of the Daily Punctilio? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", why does Merope Gaunt use a love potion instead of the Imperious Curse on Tom Riddle? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In the Sammy Keyes series by Wendlin Van Drannen, what is the street that Marissa McKenzie lives on? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. In "Artemis Fowl" (the first one) by Eoin Colfer, which body part does Holly pay extra attention to? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In "The Transall Saga" by Gary Paulsen, who becomes Mark's first friend in Transall? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine, what animal does Lucinda turn herself into to see how she curses other people? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, what drink is given to Edmund by the White Witch? Hint





Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "The Spiderwick Chronicals" by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, what is Mallory's favorite sport?

Answer: Fencing

In "The Ironwood Tree," Mallory wins a fencing tournament, but right after is kidnapped by trolls and leaves her brothers a message to trade her medal for to get her back and to protect their mother and home.
2. In "Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them", what creature is grayish purple with a humped back, has two long sharp horns, four thumbed feet and have an extremely aggressive nature?

Answer: Graphorn

Trolls have been said to ride graphorns.
3. In "No Time Like Show Time" by Michael Hoeye, how many Port-A-Pet Palaces does Terfle go through?

Answer: Two

The Port-A-Pet Palace is a mobile home for ladybugs. Hermux buys the first one for his ladybug, Terfle so she can go to the theater with Hermux. The first one is destroyed in an explosion, so Hermux's friends buy his pet ladybug, Terfle, another one.
4. In "The School Story" by Andrew Clements, what was Natalie Nelson's pseudonym so her mom wouldn't know it was her daughter's book she was publishing?

Answer: Cassandra Day

Natalie's mom was an editor at a publishing company and when Natalie's friend, Zoe was her agent so she could get her book published, and it worked!
5. In "The Secret of Castle Cant" by E.B. Bath, Lucy Wickwright's mistress has which future royal position?

Answer: Baroness of Cant

Pauline von Cant was to become Baroness of Cant on her 21st birthday, but she might never get the chance to. It was predicted that her father would not live out the year so the Commissioner of Posts, Vladimir Orloff, who also controlled the chewing gum trade. Gum in Cant is very precious so if the Baron died, Pauline could not resume her post and Orloff would become Baron, all because of chewing gum.
6. In "Midnight for Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo, what power did Charlie possess?

Answer: He could hear photographs.

Charlie's aunts came over to his house to pester him about a power he didn't think he had. His aunts laid pictures on the tables and Charlie could hear them talk! His aunts sent him to a special school for people with powers and Charlie had to use his powers to save his friend without his aunt's knowledge.
7. In "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPreau, there is an assignment day where the students leave school after sixth grade and begin work. What job was Vindie Chance given?

Answer: Greenhouse helper

Lina, the main character of the story, was given the job of Pipeworks Laborer, but she'd rather be a messenger. When Doon Harrow was given Messenger, he traded with Lina. Lina was thrilled.
8. In "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, what was Matilda's last name?

Answer: Wormwood

Matilda was a very intelligent child. She had parents who pretty much hated her and at the end of the story, she was adopted by her teacher because her parents were running from the FBI to Spain. Good parents, huh?
9. In "Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography", who was the Editor-In-Chief of the Daily Punctilio?

Answer: Elanora Poe

Elanora Poe is one of the people that writes all of those ridiculous rumors in the papers that everyone believes are true. She may even be at fault for writing the things about the Baudelaire orphans.
10. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", why does Merope Gaunt use a love potion instead of the Imperious Curse on Tom Riddle?

Answer: She thought it would be more romantic.

After awhile, Tom got Merope pregnant and left her. This was after Merope stopped giving him the potion in hopes that he had fallen in love with her by then. She was wrong and she had her son, Tom Riddle II in an orphanage. Tom Riddle I left her to die.
11. In the Sammy Keyes series by Wendlin Van Drannen, what is the street that Marissa McKenzie lives on?

Answer: East Jasmine

In "Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief", Sammy uses Marissa's address and phone number so the cops won't know she lives illegally in her grandmother's senior facility.
12. In "Artemis Fowl" (the first one) by Eoin Colfer, which body part does Holly pay extra attention to?

Answer: Her ears

Holly (a leprechaun) didn't want her ears to curl up and become all dry, so she broke regulations and took her helmet off when unauthorized.
13. In "The Transall Saga" by Gary Paulsen, who becomes Mark's first friend in Transall?

Answer: Willie

Mark gets transported to Transall by a strange blue light. He falls into it and thinks he is all alone in the strange world when he becomes friends with Willie, the tree monkey-bear.
14. In "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine, what animal does Lucinda turn herself into to see how she curses other people?

Answer: Squirrel

Lucinda is a fairy who gave people curses instead of gifts. Lucinda gave Ella the gift of obedience as a baby and Ella must do everything she is commanded to do. Lucinda is persuaded by Maddy, Ella's fairy godmother, to perform a curse on herself. This exercise was supposed to make Lucinda realize what a terrible curse Ella had, but Lucinda refused to break it.
15. In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, what drink is given to Edmund by the White Witch?

Answer: We never find out the name.

All we know about this mysterious liquid is that it is clear and warms Edmund up instantly. I don't believe that it is a truth serum, however it is probably magical.
Source: Author sun*shine792

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