Characters in Kids Books Trivia

1. Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' go on lots of adventures together and solve many mysteries. Four members of the gang are George, Anne, Dick and Timmy but who is the fifth?

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Julian

Julian, Dick and Anne are siblings while George, whose full name is Georgina, is their cousin. Timmy is a faithful dog belonging to George who helps and protects the children on many of their adventures. The gang featured in twenty-one novels in which they went camping, explored the countryside and solved many mysteries.

From Quiz My Favourite Characters

Answer: Charlie Bucket

Charlie Bucket appeared in two Roald Dahl books, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator".

From Quiz Who Went to Which School?

Answer: Chalet School

The "Chalet School" series was written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer between 1925 and 1969. It is one of the longest series of girls' school stories, and still has many fans around the world. Joey Bettany is one of the school's first pupils when her sister opens it in a small chalet in the Austrian Tyrol between the wars. The school moves from Austria to England, on to Wales and then back to the Alps, but in Switzerland. Polly is a pupil in the Tyrol, Annis joins the school in Wales and Jane appears towards the end of the series. Miss Leslie teaches in Austria and Miss Bertram in Switzerland. The other schools are also creations of EBD. Braemar House is the school favoured by Monica's father in "Monica Turns up Trumps"; subsequently many of the pupils join the Chalet School when Braemar House closes. Shapcott High is attended by Carnation de Lisle in "Carnation of the Upper Fourth". Skelton Hall features in two books published in 1962 and 1963.

From Quiz Childhood Characters Calling

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) achieved great prominence in the literary world at a very early stage of his career. His reputation probably stagnated a little during the middle period of his life but then was refreshed and he became widely read once again. He maintained a popularity with his readership throughout critical indifference and was considered the 'Poet of the Empire' and the 'People's Poet Laureate'. He was born in Bombay and was the son of John Lockwood Kipling who was the Head of Department of Architectural Sculpture at the Government School of Art, and of Alice Kipling.

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: George

There are seven children in the Weasley family. Fred's twin, George, is the missing one.

From Quiz Story People - Strange Visitors

Answer: The Browns

The Browns adopt Paddington when they find him at Paddington Station in London. He joins Mr and Mrs Brown and their children Jonathan and Judy and is treated much like a third (if slightly eccentric) child.

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Meg

'Little Women' has remained a favourite children's novel ever since its first publication in 1868, as generations of little girls have identified with the four March sisters and their experiences growing up. Meg, the oldest of the four sisters, is maternal and romantic. Jo, the second eldest sister and the book's main heroine, is an adventurous, independent-minded tomboy who loves writing and dislikes traditionally girly things, and is fiercely protective of her mother and sisters, especially since their father is away from home fighting in the war. The two youngest sisters are Beth, who is extremely sweet and shy but who is in poor health, and Amy, the youngest, who can sometimes be vain and selfish but who does truly love her family and is a keen artist.

From Quiz My Favourite Characters

Answer: Mr. Toad

One of the original characters envisioned by author Kenneth Grahame as part of Toad's group of associates, in "The Wind in the Willows", was a giraffe!

From Quiz What Book Am I From?

Answer: Avalon: Web of Magic

This is a very big series by Rachel Roberts. It is about a mysterious world called Avalon but, there is also another world called Aldenmor.

From Quiz Who Went to Which School?

Answer: Linbury Court

Anthony Buckeridge created Jennings and his friends, who all attend Linbury Court Preparatory School on the South coast of England. Mr. Pemberton-Oakes is the Headmaster.

From Quiz Childhood Characters Calling

Answer: Noel Streatfeild

'Great Uncle Matthew Gum' appeared in the novel for children 'Ballet Shoes' by British author Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986) published in 1936. Streatfeild wrote about the dancing careers of three adopted children, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil. The children were brought up in London by their wealthy guardian. The story was so popular with young girls, especially my sisters as I recall, that the novelist returned to the theme with later books called 'Tennis Shoes' (1937) and 'White Boots' (1951).

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Meg

The book is Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women". The story tells of the March family, who live in New England in the nineteenth century.

From Quiz Story People - Strange Visitors

Answer: Prince Cor of Archenland.

Prince Cor, twin brother of Prince Corin of Archenland, had been stolen as a baby and sold as a slave. Arriving in Narnia, he is mistaken for Prince Corin, and finally gains his rightful place as King Lune's elder son and heir.

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Percy

The Weasley family play an important role in the 'Harry Potter' series from the very first book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. Ron Weasley meets Harry Potter on the Hogwarts Express on their first day at school and the two become best friends. The Weasleys also act as a surrogate family to Harry, who is an orphan and who is treated cruelly by the aunt and uncle with whom he lives. The seven Weasley siblings are, in order from oldest to youngest, Bill, Charlie, Percy, the twins Fred and George, Ron and Ginny (whose full name is Ginevra). Percy is something of an outcast as he apparently turned his back on his family in order to concentrate on his job at the Ministry of Magic, though he eventually returns to fight against Voldemort alongside his family.

From Quiz My Favourite Characters

Answer: Pippi Longstocking

In addition to the horse, Pippi also owned a monkey named Mr. Nilsson.

From Quiz Who Went to Which School?

Answer: Tremayne's

Tremayne's is the setting for the "Merry" trilogy by Clare Mallory. St. Endellion is the junior department at Tremayne's. Clare Mallory was Headmistress of Columba College, which is a real school in Dunedin, New Zealand, and is thought to have been the inspiration for Tremayne's. Queen Elinor's is in England and is the setting for another of Clare Mallory's books - "Juliet Overseas".

From Quiz Childhood Characters Calling

Answer: Charles Kingsley

The characters 'Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid' and 'Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby' were created by the English author Charles Kingsley and appeared in his fantasy novel 'The Water Babies' which was published in 1863. Their function in the novel was to provide a moral instruction for the immortalized water baby 'Tom'. It is a challenging tale and one I vividly remember from my childhood. The author Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was a rector known as 'the Chartist Clergyman' because of his socially challenging views. His other works include other favourites of mine: 'Westward Ho!' (1855) and 'Hereward The Wake' (1863).

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Dick

"Famous Five" are featured in a popular series of books by Enid Blyton. George's name is really Georgina, and Timmy is her dog.

From Quiz Story People - Strange Visitors

Answer: Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins, the creation of P.L. Travers, is the nanny who arrives to look after the Banks children. She is opinionated and a bit brusque, but the children grow to love her. Nurse Matilda is a slightly similar character from "Nurse Matilda" by Christianna Brand, and Aunt Maria is from Diana Wynne Jones' "Black Maria".

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Susan

The Pevensies are evacuated to the countryside during the second world war to escape the bombing of London. They are sent to stay with a kindly professor and, while exploring his house, Lucy stumbles through a magical wardrobe into Narnia, a magical land inhabited by talking animals. Lucy tries to persuade her siblings of what she has discovered but they do not believe her until they too find themselves in Narnia. On their arrival in Narnia the Pevensie children discover that they may be the only people who can help fulfil an ancient prophecy which will free Narnia from the eternal winter which the White Witch has cursed it to endure.

From Quiz My Favourite Characters

Answer: Winnie the Pooh

The voice of Winnie in his current cartoon form is Jim Cummings who also voices Pooh's friend Tigger.

From Quiz What Book Am I From?

Answer: The City of Ember

This is a very exhilarating book by Jeanne DuPrau. The lights in an underground city called Ember are flickering. Lina and Doon have to do something.

From Quiz Who Went to Which School?

Answer: Igor Dominick

The Igor Dominick ballet company and school was created by Jean Estoril - a pseudonym of Mabel Esther Allan. She wrote a series of eleven books telling the story of how Drina learnt to dance against the wishes of her grandmother. Madame Fidolia's Academy appears in "Ballet Shoes" and other books by Noel Streatfeild. Both the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells are real British companies, with schools attached. Lorna Hill wrote a series of books about girls at the Sadler's Wells school.

From Quiz Childhood Characters Calling

Answer: Dodie Smith

'Cruella deVille' appeared in the novel for children called 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians' (1956). The author was Dodie Smith (1896-1990). She was a very successful English playwright, novelist, and theatre producer. Her plays were very successful and included 'Autumn Crocus' (1930), 'Dear Octopus (1938), 'Letter from Paris' (1952), a clever adaptation of the Henry James work 'The Reverberator'.

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Sunny

Klaus, Violet and Sunny are the Baudelaire orphans. Sunny is the baby of the family. You can read about them in Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate Events".

From Quiz Story People - Strange Visitors

Answer: All these are correct.

Pippi lived with her horse and a monkey called Mr Nelson, waiting for her father to return from a voyage. He arrived in the second book "Pippi Goes Aboard", and in "Pippi in the South Seas" Pippi, Tommy and Annika all sailed to Canny Canny Island.

From Quiz Who's Missing?

Answer: Petrova

'Ballet Shoes' was first published in 1936 and tells the tale of a well-intentioned but absent-minded scientist called Matthew Brown who finds and adopts three baby girls on his world travels before sending them home to be raised by his great niece. The girls, Pauline, Petrova and Posy, are given the surname Fossil due to their adopted father's love of the subject. The girls grow up in a loving, if unconventional, family environment. Pauline and Posy dream of being on the stage while Petrova has no interest in dancing or acting, and only wants to fly airplanes.

From Quiz My Favourite Characters

Answer: Pinocchio

"Pinocchio" was written by author Carlo Collodi as a morality tale for children rather than a straightforward children's story.

From Quiz Everything Evil

Answer: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I won't spoil it for any of you that haven't read/ finished the books, but in the "Chamber of Secrets", Harry meets Voldemort in a very strange form.

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