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Favourite First Lines Trivia Quiz

The first sentence of a book needs to grab the reader's attention. Every time I read the first sentence of one of these books, I travel to a different place and time. See if you can match each first sentence with its title.

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

Author
CherylDG

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
385,303

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
820

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which book starts with this sentence?

"Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." Hint

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Castle of Adventure

Howl's Moving Castle

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which book about a dog with an unusual name starts with this sentence?

"My name is India Opal Buloni and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni and cheese, some white rice and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog." Hint

Lassie

Jock of the Bushveld

My friend Flicka

Because of Winn-Dixie

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which retelling of a famous fairy tale starts with this sentence?

"That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me."
Hint

Dragon Keeper

Miss Fortune Cookie

Ella Enchanted

Unfairest of Them All

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which modern fantasy starts with this sentence?

"Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood."
Hint

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

The Throne of Fire

The Red Pyramid

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which book starts with this sentence?

"Three days after my thirteenth birthday, Armas, the Executioner and Chief of Prisons, came for me while I ate breakfast." Hint

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat

Gone-Away Lake

The Princess Curse

Princess Academy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which book starts with this sentence?

"Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a new room or two." Hint

Tuesdays at the Castle

The Penderwicks

Socks Are Not Enough

Cinderella

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which book by Diana Wynne Jones starts with this sentence?

"Spells are the hardest things in the world to get right."
Hint

The Magicians of Caprona

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The Rescuers

Dealing with Dragons

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which book starts with this sentence?

"It was my aunt who decided to give me to the dragon."
Hint

The Hobbit

Dragon Slippers

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

Murder Most Unladylike

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which horse story starts with this sentence?

"My earliest memories are a confusion of hilly fields and dark, damp stables, and rats that scampered along the beams above my head." Hint

The White Giraffe

War Horse

Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans

Muddle Earth

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which book, set on a flat earth, starts with this sentence?

"Rats!" Hint

Saffy's Angel

Bad Girls

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

The Hero and the Crown

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which book starts with this sentence? "Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."

Answer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

This is, of course, the first sentence of the first Harry Potter book, written by J.K. Rowling. When the book was published in the United States, the title was changed to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

2. Which book about a dog with an unusual name starts with this sentence? "My name is India Opal Buloni and last summer my daddy, the preacher, sent me to the store for a box of macaroni and cheese, some white rice and two tomatoes and I came back with a dog."

Answer: Because of Winn-Dixie

One summer, Opal finds a dog, which she names Winn-Dixie after the supermarket where she found him. Thanks to the dog, Opal makes new friends, and finds out the secret behind her mother's disappearance. The author is Kate DiCamillo.

3. Which retelling of a famous fairy tale starts with this sentence? "That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me."

Answer: Ella Enchanted

This is one of the best retellings of Cinderella that I know. It makes so much sense that she was under a spell that compelled her to obey her stepmother and stepsisters. The author is Gail Carson Levine.

4. Which modern fantasy starts with this sentence? "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood."

Answer: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

This is the first of Rick Riordan's amazing fantasy series, loosely based on Greek mythology. The incorrect answers are from three of Rick Riordan's other series, based on Egyptian and Norse myths.

5. Which book starts with this sentence? "Three days after my thirteenth birthday, Armas, the Executioner and Chief of Prisons, came for me while I ate breakfast."

Answer: The Princess Curse

After I read that first sentence, I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next to Reveka, the heroine. She needs to find out why the princesses' shoes are in tatters every morning. And quickly - before one of them dies. The author is Merrie Haskell.

6. Which book starts with this sentence? "Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a new room or two."

Answer: Tuesdays at the Castle

This is a great fantasy in which the castle is an important character. It helps three young people overcome a dreadful plot by some very sneaky villains to take over their kingdom in the absence of their parents. The author is Jessica Day George.

7. Which book by Diana Wynne Jones starts with this sentence? "Spells are the hardest things in the world to get right."

Answer: The Magicians of Caprona

Diana Wynne Jones wrote many excellent fantasies. This title is part of a series of books about an important magician called Chrestomanci. He only comes into the book in the second half, to help sort out the mystery of who is causing the magic in the town of Caprona to go wrong. "Charmed Life" is the first of the books in this series.

8. Which book starts with this sentence? "It was my aunt who decided to give me to the dragon."

Answer: Dragon Slippers

Creel's aunt may be rather muddle-headed, but Creel herself is more practical, and she uses this opportunity to escape from her village and make a new life for herself. On the way, she just happens to make friends with several dragons and foil an attempted invasion. The author is Jessica Day George.

9. Which horse story starts with this sentence? "My earliest memories are a confusion of hilly fields and dark, damp stables, and rats that scampered along the beams above my head."

Answer: War Horse

Michael Morpurgo's story of a horse that was taken away from its peaceful life on a farm and sent to the front lines during World War I was made into an award-winning stage show and a movie.

10. Which book, set on a flat earth, starts with this sentence? "Rats!"

Answer: The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents

This is one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Most of the Discworld novels are aimed at adults, but a few, such as "The Amazing Maurice", can be read with enjoyment by all ages.

Source: Author CherylDG

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