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Mixed Children's Literature Trivia Quiz

I have several levels of literature which I enjoy reading to my grandchildren. How many of these do you recognize?

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

Author
shvdotr

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,475

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which book do we read about "the king of the pond" . . . "on the far-away Island of Sala-ma-Sond"? Hint

"Yertle the Turtle" by Dr. Seuss

"Charlotte's Web" by E. B. White

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" by Roald Dahl

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which book do we find chapters entitled "The River Bank," "The Open Road," "The Wild Wood," and "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"? Hint

"The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

"The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Question 3 of 10

3. What story is about a teddy bear on a store shelf who searches the store for a button for his overalls? Hint

"Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis

"Tarka the Otter" by Henry Williamson

"The Story of Babar" by Jean de Brunhoff

"Corduroy" by Don Freeman

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which book does twelve-year-old Digory Kirke witness the creation of Narnia? Hint

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling

"The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis

"Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke

"Farmer Giles of Ham" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which series of mysteries includes a police chief parent, a twelve-year-old bodyguard named Sally Kimball, and often a bully named Bugs Meany? Hint

The Hardy Boys

Tom Swift

Nancy Drew

Encyclopedia Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which book tells what happened "The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another..."? Hint

"Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney

"The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss

"Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

"Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which book does a four-year-old boy have the power to create a world in which he makes a path to walk on to see the moon he has created, before drawing his home and room to return to? Hint

"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" by William Steig

"The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis

"Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson

"Tikki Tikki Tembo" by Arlene Mosel

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who supplied the final successful push to help the Little Blue Truck free the Dump Truck from the mud? Hint

the brown horse

the green toad

the red hen

the white goat

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Michael Rosen picture book is about a family whose exciting adventure turns out to be more than they had bargained for? Hint

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Bananas in my Ears

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

10. Which popular picture book includes a "great green room" with a bunny, "two little kittens" and "a young mouse"? There's also "a bowl full of mush," as well as "a little toy house" and "a quiet old lady who was whispering 'hush'." Hint

"Pat the Bunny" by Dorothy Kunhardt

"The House in the Night" by Susan Marie Swanson

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

"Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which book do we read about "the king of the pond" . . . "on the far-away Island of Sala-ma-Sond"?

Answer: "Yertle the Turtle" by Dr. Seuss

The story of Yertle is the story of the downfall of one who is not satisfied with being just the king of a pond. My copy of "Yertle the Turtle" also includes the stories of "Gertrude McFuzz" and "The Big Brag."

2. In which book do we find chapters entitled "The River Bank," "The Open Road," "The Wild Wood," and "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"?

Answer: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame

In Chapter Seven, titled "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Mole and Rat search for Otter's child, Portly, who has gone missing. The chapter's title was used as the title for the first album recorded by the rock band Pink Floyd.

3. What story is about a teddy bear on a store shelf who searches the store for a button for his overalls?

Answer: "Corduroy" by Don Freeman

In 2012 a poll by School Library Journal listed "Corduroy" as one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time.

4. In which book does twelve-year-old Digory Kirke witness the creation of Narnia?

Answer: "The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis

Forty years after the story in "The Magician's Nephew," Digory Kirke is the host for Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy as they discover Narnia by passing through a wardrobe in Kirke's house.

5. Which series of mysteries includes a police chief parent, a twelve-year-old bodyguard named Sally Kimball, and often a bully named Bugs Meany?

Answer: Encyclopedia Brown

Encyclopedia's real first name is Leroy. The "Encyclopedia Brown" series was written by Donald J. Sobol. The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and Tom Swift series all have been written by several authors as part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate publishing house. The three sets of characters were created by Edward Stratemeyer.

6. Which book tells what happened "The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another..."?

Answer: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

"Where the Wild Things Are" has won many awards and has been at the top of many "children's picture books" lists. Sendak has written two sequels to form a loose trilogy, entitled "In the Night Kitchen" and "Outside Over There."

7. In which book does a four-year-old boy have the power to create a world in which he makes a path to walk on to see the moon he has created, before drawing his home and room to return to?

Answer: "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crockett Johnson

At least six more stories have been written following up on Harold's original story, including "Harold's Fairy Tale," "Harold at the North Pole," and "Harold's Circus."

8. Who supplied the final successful push to help the Little Blue Truck free the Dump Truck from the mud?

Answer: the green toad

Alice Shertle is the author of "Little Blue Truck." She has written over 40 books, including "Very Hairy Bear" and "All You Need for a Beach."

9. Which Michael Rosen picture book is about a family whose exciting adventure turns out to be more than they had bargained for?

Answer: We're Going on a Bear Hunt

The family travels through all sorts of interesting terrain only to find out that they ARE afraid of bears after all!

Answer: "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

"Goodnight Moon" was written in 1947. Like "Corduroy," after all these years it is still recognized as one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time.

Source: Author shvdotr

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