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The Ultimate Dragon Rider Quiz | Authors

"Dragon Rider" by Cornelia Funke is a great story. It's about a silver dragon named Firedrake, a boy named Ben, a brownie named Sorrel and many more funny characters. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by nmcd_1818. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nmcd_1818

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
238,373

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the rat who lives with the dragons and tells them that the humans are coming? Hint

Renee

Lola Graytail

Rosa Graytail

Gilbert Graytail

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Slatebeard? Hint

the ugliest dragon in the valley

the weirdest dragon in the valley

the strongest dragon in the valley

the oldest dragon in the valley

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the professor whom Firedrake, Sorrel and Ben met in the oasis? Hint

Vita Greenbloom

Barnabas Greenbloom

Guinevere Greenbloom

Ben Greenbloom

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Gilbert Graytail get as payment for the map? Hint

ballpoint pen

chewing gum

rubber bands

a coin

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Question 5 of 10

5. The names of the four mountain dwarves are Gravelbeard, Stonebeard, Graniteface and one other. Which? Hint

Leadengleam

Gleamingeyes

Jewelking

Stoneheart

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Question 6 of 10

6. Professor Barnabas Greenbloom killed the basilisk by striking it in the heart with a special sword.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What kind of creature is Twigleg? Hint

brownie

homunculus

dragon

woodland fairy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did they melt Nettlebrand's armor through? Hint

brownie spit and dragon fire

boiling water and hot oil

water from the lake and wood shavings

a special potion

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the only dragon not petrified in the Rim of Heaven? Hint

Shimmertail

Maia

Myrna

Firedrake

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the end, Ben stayed with Firedrake and the other dragons.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the rat who lives with the dragons and tells them that the humans are coming?

Answer: Rosa Graytail

Rosa Graytail is the cousin of Gilbert Graytail, who makes maps. Lola Graytail, an ace airwoman, is the niece of Gilbert Graytail.

2. What is Slatebeard?

Answer: the oldest dragon in the valley

Slatebeard came from the Rim of Heaven and and gave Firedrake and Sorrel descriptions of it. He warned them about 'The Golden One', Nettlebrand.

3. What was the name of the professor whom Firedrake, Sorrel and Ben met in the oasis?

Answer: Barnabas Greenbloom

Barnabas Greenbloom has a wife named Vita and a daughter named Guinevere. He is very interested in magical creatures.

4. What did Gilbert Graytail get as payment for the map?

Answer: chewing gum

He got chewing gum for the map, but he also took the ballpoint pen because he told them about the ravens asking about the Rim of Heaven.

5. The names of the four mountain dwarves are Gravelbeard, Stonebeard, Graniteface and one other. Which?

Answer: Leadengleam

Gravelbeard is the traitor who was enslaved by Nettlebrand.

6. Professor Barnabas Greenbloom killed the basilisk by striking it in the heart with a special sword.

Answer: False

Actually, he used a mirror. When the basilisk saw its own reflection, it literally scared itself to death.

7. What kind of creature is Twigleg?

Answer: homunculus

Twigleg's master, an alchemist, borrowed life from a small creature (probably a woodlouse or a spider) to create Twigleg.

8. What did they melt Nettlebrand's armor through?

Answer: brownie spit and dragon fire

They discovered that they could do this when Sorrel spit on Nettlebrand's scale, saying it brought bad luck. Ben noticed a thin film of it stuck even when he wiped it with his sleeve and asked Firedrake to blow dragon-fire on it. When he did, it melted.

9. What was the name of the only dragon not petrified in the Rim of Heaven?

Answer: Maia

Maia was brave and daring because she went out in the moonlight when the other dragons didn't want to. That's why she didn't get petrified.

10. In the end, Ben stayed with Firedrake and the other dragons.

Answer: False

Actually, Ben was adopted by Professor Greenbloom, his wife Vita and their daughter Guinevere. In the last chapter, the family is making plans to meet Firedrake.

Source: Author nmcd_1818

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