Guess Who Trivia Quiz

Answer: Roald Dahl

One of Roald Dahl's best books, "Matilda" is about an unloved but incredibly intelligent girl who discovers she has powers (being able to move things by thoughts). Roald Dahl is Welsh, with Norwegian parents. To find about more about him or his books, visit www.roalddahl.com

Answer: Arthur Ransome

This is the first of a series of books written by Arthur Ransome. He based these stories in the Lake District, which he loved as a child. The unnamed lake of Arthur Ransome's books is an mixture of the lakes Coniston and Windermere. A website dedicated to Arthur Ransome is www.arthur-ransome.org/ar

Answer: Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is the only author to have won the Young Telegraph's Fully Booked Award twice, with this book, and another called "Thief." One of her books for older readers called "Noughts and Crosses" is in the BBC's "Big Read" top 100 books. I strongly recommend it. You can find out a bit more about Malorie Blackman on www.mystworld.com/youngwriter/authors/malorie_blackman.html

Answer: Enid Blyton

This is one of Enid Blyton's lesser known series, but I think they're really good. The main characters are Barney, Roger, Diana, Snubby, Loony (a dog) and Matilda (a monkey). To find out more about Enid Blyton, you could visit, www.btinternet.com/~ajarvis/blyton.htm

Answer: Jules Verne

This is a story written in 1872 about a man called Phileas Fogg who, to win a bet, decides to prove it possible to travel around the world in 80 days. Jules Verne is a French author who has written other classics like, "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and "20 000 Leagues Under the Sea". You can find out more about him on www.people.virginia.edu/~mtp0f/flips/jules.html

Answer: Brian Jacques

This is one of the books in Brian Jacques "Redwall" series. It is very popular, and is now also a television series. Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, and wrote a number of books for this series. Visit www.redwall.org to hear more about it.

Answer: Anna Sewell

This is a book written from a horse's perspective about its life and treatment. Though it is the only book that Anna Sewell ever wrote, it has made her incredibly famous. This book is also in the top 100 of the Nation's Favourite Books, in BBC'S Big Read.

Answer: Lynne Reid-Banks

This is the first of the "Indian Trilogy," written by Lynne Reid-Banks about a plastic Indian (and other plastic models) which come alive when placed in a cupboard. Lynne Reid-Banks has written other good books for teenage readers also. For more information, visit www.lynnereidbanks.com

Answer: Richard Adams

This book was a great success, when published in 1972, about an epic journey, made by a group of rabbits. Richard Adams also wrote "Shardik," and "The Plague Dogs" which are slightly less well known. You can find out a little more about his books on http://hem.passagen.se/finwe/adams.htm

Answer: Richmal Compton

These books have also been made into a popular T.V series, which was shown some years ago. There are also both tapes and radio series which are abridged versions of the books, which are often read by Martin Jarvis. For more about William, and the author Richmal Crompton, visit www.sharpsoftware.co.uk/william/richmal.htm