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Matilda Trivia Trivia Quiz

This book by Roald Dahl has been one of my favorite books ever since I was little. If you have read the book it's a simple and enjoyable quiz. I hope you have fun taking it and contact me to let me know what you think of it. Thanks!

A multiple-choice quiz by image22. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
image22

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,390

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2999

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (7/10), Guest 5 (7/10), Guest 73 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Matilda's last name? Hint

Wormston

Wormer

Wormwood

Wormy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matilda taught herself to read at what age? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the book Mrs. Phelps gave Matilda when she asked for a famous grown-up book? Hint

"Pride and Prejudice"

"Great Expectations"

"Jane Eyre"

"Emma"

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first trick Matilda played on her father when she was mad at him? Hint

dyed his hair

ruined his suit

scared him with a parrot

glued his hat

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Matilda's father's job? Hint

hat salesman

insurance agent

car salesman

lawyer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the last name of the headmistress at Matilda' school?

Answer: (One Word - surname only)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the 10 year old who warned Matilda about the headmistress? Hint

Lily

Hermione

Hortensia

Lavender

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of Matilda's favorite teacher?

Answer: (Two words (or one word, surname only))

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? Hint

a scorpion

a frog

a tadpole

a newt

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Hint

William

Maxwell

Magnus

Samuel

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 15 2024 : Guest 2: 7/10
Nov 23 2024 : Guest 5: 7/10
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 68: 8/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 81: 9/10
Nov 16 2024 : Guest 108: 10/10
Nov 16 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
Nov 16 2024 : Guest 211: 9/10
Nov 12 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Matilda's last name?

Answer: Wormwood

If you didn't know this question, you probably won't do too well on the rest of the quiz. Matilda Wormwood is the brave little heroine of the book who uses her intelligence to get back at adults who mistreat her.

2. Matilda taught herself to read at what age?

Answer: 3

Matilda taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines around the house. At the age of four she could read fast and well. By this time she had a library card and checked out many classics like "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.

3. What was the book Mrs. Phelps gave Matilda when she asked for a famous grown-up book?

Answer: "Great Expectations"

"Great Expectations" is written by Charles Dickens and is a wonderful book. It was also made into a pretty good movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

4. What was the first trick Matilda played on her father when she was mad at him?

Answer: glued his hat

"Mr. Wormwood didn't notice anything when he put the hat on, but when he arrived at the garage he couldn't get it off." Quite a clever girl that Matilda is. (In the movie, she also had previously bleached his hair.)

5. What was Matilda's father's job?

Answer: car salesman

He sells used cars by making them look better than they really are. The cars eventually break down on the people who bought them. Mrs. Trunchbull is one of his victims and the incident just gives her another reason to hate Matilda.

6. What is the last name of the headmistress at Matilda' school?

Answer: Trunchbull

She is really mean and hates little kids, she even threw one girl by her pigtails.

7. What is the name of the 10 year old who warned Matilda about the headmistress?

Answer: Hortensia

She warned them that "She(Trunchbull) hates very small children"(and she certainly does!).

8. What was the name of Matilda's favorite teacher?

Answer: Miss Honey

Miss Honey was the Trunchbull's niece but she was nothing like her. She was very nice and helped Matilda to develop her intelligence.

9. What did Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug?

Answer: a newt

Trunchbull blamed Matilda right away even though it wasn't Matilda who did it. Later Matilda gets her revenge with the writing on the chalkboard though so don't feel too sorry for her!

10. What was Miss Honey's father's name?

Answer: Magnus

When Matilda wrote on the chalkboard to scare Trunchbull for Miss Honey she said it was Magnus writing. The Trunchbull believed that Miss Honey's father, whose death she was responsible for, had come back to haunt her but it was really just the clever Matilda.

Source: Author image22

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