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Books Written by Roald Dahl Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about books by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a great children's author, and he has written great books!

A multiple-choice quiz by roobear. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
roobear

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
121,960

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1147

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to Roald Dahl in "The Witches", which of the following is a characteristic of a witch? Hint

long black hair

no toes

green nose

green, pimply face

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "James and the Giant Peach", what is the name of James' obese aunt?

Answer: (one word, do not use "Aunt" in answer)

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "George's Marvelous Medicine", how does George's dad react to the effects of the medicine on George's evil grandmother? Hint

he was mad and sad

he was overjoyed

he went insane and started acting like a madman

George doesn't have a dad

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Matilda", Miss Trunchbull was Miss Honey's mom's sister.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Matilda", who was the girl who told Matilda and Lavender about the "chokey"? Hint

Haley

Hermoine

Hally

Hortensia

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Matilda", what was the "chokey"? Hint

none of these

a rope that she would choke you with for one minute

a small room with barely any space to stand, and jagged pieces of glass sticking from the wall, making you get many cuts

a vomit-tasting cake that tasted so bad that you felt like you were going to choke

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "The Magic Finger", which of the following made the main character mad at her neighbors? Hint

Her neighbors hunted and killed animals for fun

Her neighbors were secret agents, trying to rid the earth of pigeons

Her neighbors left dog droppings on her lawn

Nothing. They were actually close friends.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Roald Dahl has written an auto-biography of his childhood. True or False?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", Aunt Josephine had great trust in Mr. Wonka.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. And lastly, which of the following is a fake animal that Roald Dahl made up? Hint

whangdoodle

kangdoodle

ferocious yertwa

tanglewood

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to Roald Dahl in "The Witches", which of the following is a characteristic of a witch?

Answer: no toes

There feet are square-like. They also have these characteristics:
1. large nostrils
2. always wears gloves to hide long fingernails
3. bald head (they wear wigs)
4. weird eyes

2. In "James and the Giant Peach", what is the name of James' obese aunt?

Answer: Sponge

Aunt Sponge is very mean to James, along with his other Aunt, Aunt Spiker.

3. In "George's Marvelous Medicine", how does George's dad react to the effects of the medicine on George's evil grandmother?

Answer: he was overjoyed

The medicine made Grandmother tall, and George's dad thought that if this medicine was given to animals on his farm he could end world hunger. He thought that it didn't matter about whatever was going to happen to Grandmother because she was mean anyway.

4. In "Matilda", Miss Trunchbull was Miss Honey's mom's sister.

Answer: False

It is true that Trunchbull is Honey's aunt, but she is Honey's dad's sister-in-law.

5. In "Matilda", who was the girl who told Matilda and Lavender about the "chokey"?

Answer: Hortensia

Hortensia also told the girls more horror stories.

6. In "Matilda", what was the "chokey"?

Answer: a small room with barely any space to stand, and jagged pieces of glass sticking from the wall, making you get many cuts

The "chokey" was feared by many students.

7. In "The Magic Finger", which of the following made the main character mad at her neighbors?

Answer: Her neighbors hunted and killed animals for fun

They hunted lots of pigeons, and sometimes deer.

8. Roald Dahl has written an auto-biography of his childhood. True or False?

Answer: True

It is called "Boy".

9. In "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", Aunt Josephine had great trust in Mr. Wonka.

Answer: False

She didn't trust him at all (at least at the beginning of the book).

10. And lastly, which of the following is a fake animal that Roald Dahl made up?

Answer: whangdoodle

Whangdoodles are in a few of his books.

Source: Author roobear

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