Animals in Literature Trivia Quiz

Answer: Clifford

Norman Bridwell's series about an unusually large dog and the girl that loves him was released in 1963. Over the years, Clifford has become the mascot for the Scholastic Corporation, which was founded in 1920.

Answer: George

George is a very curious monkey and the books follow his many hijinks, such as going to the doctor, and riding the bus. Curious George was first seen in "Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys", a 1939 book by Margaret and H.A. Rey.

Answer: Charlotte

"Terrific" and "some pig" are two of the phrases that Charlotte spins into her web. "Charlotte's Web" was written in 1952 by E.B. White, who also wrote "Stuart Little".

Answer: Peter Rabbit

"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" was published in 1902, by Beatrix Potter. Peter is a mischievous rabbit, who gets into trouble because he can't stay out of Mr. McGregor's garden.

Answer: Winnie the Pooh

A.A. Milne created the character Winnie the Pooh along with all of his other characters in his 1926 collection of stories called "Winnie the Pooh". Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood, skyrocketed to popularity after Disney decided to make movies and merchandise based on the characters.

Answer: Hedwig

Hedwig is Harry Potter's owl. Originally purchased by Hagrid, Hedwig was a gift to Harry for his 11th birthday. J.K. Rowling is the author of the "Harry Potter" book series.

Answer: Paddington

First appearing in a book titled "A Bear Called Paddington", Paddington is a bear that came from Peru with a suitcase and the clothes on his back. He is a very polite bear and usually addresses people as Mr. and Mrs. instead of their first name. The author Michael Bond has written many books featuring this lovable bear.

Answer: Winn-Dixie

"Because of Winn-Dixie", published in 2000 by Kate DiCamillo, tells the story of Opal who finds a dog destroying a local Winn-Dixie store and takes him home. She makes him Winn-Dixie because that's where she found him. Winn-Dixie, nicknamed "The Beef People", has been in existence since the mid 1920s and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1952.

Answer: Stuart

E.B. White, who also wrote "Charlotte's Web", wrote "Stuart Little" first. "Stuart Little" was published in 1945 and was White's foray into the children's genre. "Stuart Little" is about a mouse named Stuart born into a family with the last name of Little.

Answer: Ralph

"The Mouse and the Motorcycle" was written by Beverly Cleary, and is the first book in a trilogy about Ralph the mouse. The book was first published in 1965 and is about a mouse named Ralph who rides a little toy motorcycle that a little boy left behind. Ralph can talk, but usually only talks to children.