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If you are sitting comfortably, then we can begin. How many books can you recognise just from their opening lines? You can find out if you know these ten by playing this quiz.

A matching quiz by rossian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rossian

Time
4 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
386,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
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Questions		Choices
1. 'First the colors. Then the humans. That's usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.'		Ballet Shoes
2. 'Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.'		Little House on the Prairie
3. 'The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.'		The Book Thief
4. 'In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.'		Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone
5. 'The Fossil sisters lived in the Cromwell Road.'		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6. 'These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.'		The Wind in the Willows
7. 'You don't know about me without you have read a book called "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", but that ain't no matter.'		Madeline
8. 'Once upon a time, a little girl named Laura traveled in a covered wagon across the giant prairie.'		The Princess Bride
9. 'I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.'		Ender's Game
10. 'The year that Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery maid named Annette.'		Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Select each answer

1. 'First the colors. Then the humans. That's usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.'

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

3. 'The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.'

4. 'In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.'

5. 'The Fossil sisters lived in the Cromwell Road.'

6. 'These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.'

7. 'You don't know about me without you have read a book called "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", but that ain't no matter.'

8. 'Once upon a time, a little girl named Laura traveled in a covered wagon across the giant prairie.'

9. 'I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.'

10. 'The year that Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery maid named Annette.'

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1. 'First the colors. Then the humans. That's usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.'

Answer: The Book Thief

Australian author Markus Zusak wrote 'The Book Thief' in 2006. It told of young Liesel Meminger who had to live within the regime of Germany during World War 2. She was taught to read in secret and she began to steal books to save them from being destroyed by the Nazi party. The book was awarded the Michael L. Printz Award in 2007.

Question by Rockette: Plodd

2. '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 (Sorcerer's) Stone

This book was the first one in the series of books by J K Rowling about the wizard, Harry Potter, and his battles with the evil Voldemort. It had slightly different titles in the United Kingdom and the United States, so I've given you both options. Mr and Mrs Dursley are his uncle and aunt, who are 'muggles', which means they are not magicians, and they do their best to prevent Harry going to Hogwarts School to learn how to become a proper wizard.

Question by Rockette: rossian

3. 'The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.'

Answer: The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame wrote 'The Wind in the Willows' in 1908 based on the bed-time stories that he used to read to his son, Alastair. It tells the tale of a group of animal friends including the rich Mr Toad of Toad Hall, Mr Badger of the Wild Wood, Rat (a.k.a Ratty) and Mole.

Question by Rockette: Fifiona81

4. 'In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.'

Answer: Madeline

The heroine, "Madeline", is a student at a Catholic boarding school in Paris. The first of the series of books was published in 1939 by Ludwig Bemelmans, and he would write five sequels. His grandson John Bemelmans Marciano would continue the series and create an additional six books.

Question by Rockette: mlcmlc

5. 'The Fossil sisters lived in the Cromwell Road.'

Answer: Ballet Shoes

Noel Streatfeild's 'Ballet Shoes' (1936) tells the story of three sisters named Petrova, Pauline and Posy Fossil. While Petrova isn't interested in performing on stage and Pauline prefers acting, Posy Fossil is an aspiring ballet dancer. All three sisters were adopted and Posy's birth mother was a dancer as well, which probably explains why Posy joined the family as a baby accompanied by a pair of ballet shoes.

Question by Rockette: Fifiona81

6. 'These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket.'

Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl's story of Charlie Bucket and his visit to Willie Wonka's wonderful factory for making chocolate first came out in 1964. It is so popular that two films have been made of the story, in 1971 and 2005. Roald Dahl also wrote 'James and the Giant Peach' and many other stories.

Question by Rockette: rossian

7. 'You don't know about me without you have read a book called "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", but that ain't no matter.'

Answer: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn brings his readers along with him as he escapes from the Widow Douglas and is kidnapped by his no-good and abusive father. Written by Mark Twain in a local vernacular, the novel deals with many issues, including racism.

Question by Rockette: mlcmlc

8. 'Once upon a time, a little girl named Laura traveled in a covered wagon across the giant prairie.'

Answer: Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a series of books about her childhood in the US Midwest during the 1870s and 1880s. This book is the third of a series of eight books. The Wilders lost their savings in the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and publishing the stories generated additional income.

Question by Rockette: mlcmlc

9. 'I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.'

Answer: Ender's Game

American author Orson Scott Card wrote 'Ender's Game' in 1985. It told of Ender Wiggin, the main protagonist who was trained with others to fight off an alien invasion of insect-like creatures. The book was made into a 2013 film which starred Asa Butterfield in the lead role.

Question by Rockette: Plodd

10. 'The year that Buttercup was born, the most beautiful woman in the world was a French scullery maid named Annette.'

Answer: The Princess Bride

Written by William Goldman and published in 1973, this novel takes readers on romantic adventures with Buttercup and Westley. Alas, when Buttercup hears that her love has died, she agrees to marry another. The book was adapted to film in 1987.

Question by Rockette: mlcmlc

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