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Dreadful David Trivia Quiz

"Dreadful David" by Sally Odgers has been popular since it was first published in 1984. See how well you know what energetic David did on his day out! (Permission has been granted for all the direct quotes.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,809

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
135

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Dreadful David going to visit in the beginning of the book? Hint

Granny

Auntie

Grandpa

Uncle

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Question 2 of 10

2. What colour were the cats that David annoyed? Hint

ginger, grey

tabby, black, white

black-and-white

brown, tabby, cream

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did David use to wet the kitten? Hint

A bucket

A hose

A cup of mik

His bathwater

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Mum take David visiting? Hint

They walked

On her bike

In a car

In a pram

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Question 5 of 10

5. How much flour did David take into the bathroom? Hint

a kilogram

his cap full

a cupful

a bagful

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Question 6 of 10

6. What vegetables did David pull up? Hint

cabbages

radishes

carrots

parsnips

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Question 7 of 10

7. What horrible substances did David put on Mum's walls? Hint

butter and lard

tomato sauce and glue

beetroot juice and jam

soap and vinegar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Granny do when David got in the compost bin? Hint

Put clean clothes on him

Hosed him down

Smacked him

Took away his boots

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did David put the stuff the "smelled like rotten egg"? Hint

On his shirt and his head

In Granny's coffee

On Granny's apron

In his boots

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did David water the letters? Hint

He wanted to make papier mache.

He didn't want Granny to read them

He thought the envelopes looked dry.

He didn't want to post them

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Dreadful David going to visit in the beginning of the book?

Answer: Granny

David was going to Granny's place for a while because his mum needed a rest. Here's the line that tells you that! "Dreadful David went to stay with Granny for a while. His mum was glad to leave him there, for David was a trial."

2. What colour were the cats that David annoyed?

Answer: tabby, black, white

The text tells us that - "David pulled the tails of all the cats, tabby, black and white..."

3. What did David use to wet the kitten?

Answer: A hose

"He watered Granny's kitten, because it seemed so small..."

That's what the text says, but Craig Smith's picture shows David using a hose.

4. How did Mum take David visiting?

Answer: On her bike

The text never tells us this, but Craig Smith's pictures show David sitting in the child seat on the back of Mum's bike.

5. How much flour did David take into the bathroom?

Answer: a kilogram

"He went into the bathroom with a kilogram of flour, used up Grandad's shaving cream and overflowed the shower." That's what the text tells us about David's bathroom adventure.

6. What vegetables did David pull up?

Answer: radishes

"He pulled up all the radishes to see down underneath..." David also "trampled on the beets".

7. What horrible substances did David put on Mum's walls?

Answer: tomato sauce and glue

"All the walls he painted with tomato sauce and glue, oh, there was nothing horrible that David didn't do."

8. What did Granny do when David got in the compost bin?

Answer: Put clean clothes on him

"Granny put clean clothes on David." Granny did this a LOT but it wasn't until he squirted her with the hose that she really lost her patience.

9. Where did David put the stuff the "smelled like rotten egg"?

Answer: On his shirt and his head

"He squatted down and found some stuff that smelled like rotten egg. He rubbed some on his yellow shirt and put some on his head."

The picture shows how David got into the bin; he climbed on a bucket.

10. Why did David water the letters?

Answer: He thought the envelopes looked dry.

"He thought the envelopes looked dry, and watered all the letters..."

David watered a lot of things, including the kitten, Granny's spare-room bed, the lettuces, and Granny!

Source: Author Sallyo

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