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The Best of Lewis Carroll Trivia Quiz

A serious mathematician or an imaginative poet? Play this quiz to unlock the secret of "Lewis Carroll!"

A multiple-choice quiz by dancing_sun_star. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dancing_sun_star

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,789

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
760

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Besides poetry, which of the following has "Lewis Carroll" written? Hint

Just Imagine

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Ugly Duckling

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is "Lewis Carroll's" real name? Hint

William Donald McNiel

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Anthony Johnathon O'Brien

Edgar Allen Poe

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of the following subjects was "Lewis Carroll" tutored in by his father? Hint

Mathematics, History and literature

Mathematics, languages and literature

History, languages and literature

Mathematics, history and languages

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Question 4 of 20

4. What poem is this quote taken from? "The sun was shining on the sea" Hint

The Hunting of The Snark

Jabberwocky

The Walrus and The Carpenter

A Sea Dirge

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which poem is this quote taken from? "The blaze of noonday splendour" Hint

'Tis the Voice of the Lobster

The White Queen's Song

Dreamland

The Mock Turtle's Song

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is Matilda Jane? Hint

A made-up character

A doll

His mother

A grandmother

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Question 7 of 20

7. In the poem "Brother and Sister" the brother wants a frying pan from the cook to make Irish stew. What meat is intended to go in this stew? Hint

His Sister

Ground Beef

Beef

Pork

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Question 8 of 20

8. What happens in the last line of the poem "Humpty Dumpty's Song"? Hint

Humpty Dumpty tries to turn the handle on the door

Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall

Humpty Dumpty can't be put together again

Humpty Dumpty goes to kill fish

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Question 9 of 20

9. What famous poem describes a "Frabjous day"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 20

10. In the additional lines to the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", how do the oysters get revenge? Hint

They jump in they're stomachs after being eaten

They give them indigestion by jumping on their chests

They run away while the Walrus and Carpenter are sleeping

They set up booby traps

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Question 11 of 20

11. What does the word "suet" mean, as used in the poem "Father William"? Hint

A milk given to people who are sick

A tough string used in old times

A pudding made from milk and fat

A song expressing grief and sorrow

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Question 12 of 20

12. What is a dirge? Hint

A poem expressing grief over a death of someone

A poem expressing the feeling of one during a time of trouble

A bridge built over a cemetery

A large ship used to carry large amounts of food

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Question 13 of 20

13. What does the Latin phrase "Poeta nascitur, non fit" mean? Hint

"A poet is born, not made"

"A poet is made, not born"

"A poet is alive, not dead"

"A good poet is imaginative"

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where did "Lewis Carroll" attend University? Hint

Stanford University

Oxford University

Harvard University

Algebraical University

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Question 15 of 20

15. What poem is the caterpillar singing in the Walt Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland"? Hint

How Doth the Little Crocodile

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

How Doth the Little Busy Bee

Horrors

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Question 16 of 20

16. Where does "Carroll's" poem "The White Rabbit's Evidence" appear in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"? Hint

The Rebuttal Scene

The Murder Scene

The Trial Scene

The Hearing Scene

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Question 17 of 20

17. "Lewis Carroll" wrote a VERY long novel that was in two parts. What was it called? Hint

Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland

Jabberwocky

Through the Looking glass and What Alice Found There

Sylvie and Bruno

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Question 18 of 20

18. Is an eccentric gardener met every now and then in "Lewis Carroll's" VERY long novel?

Yes

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Question 19 of 20

19. What poem appears on the last page of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There"? Hint

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat

Rules and Regulations

The Mad Gardener's Song

A Boat, Beneath a Sunny Sky

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of "Carroll's" poem's had two versions? Hint

The Mad Gardener's Song

The White Knight's Song

The Mock Turtle's Song

The White Queen's Song

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Besides poetry, which of the following has "Lewis Carroll" written?

Answer: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll (otherwise known as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) also wrote "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" and "The Hunting of the Snark".

2. What is "Lewis Carroll's" real name?

Answer: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Lewis Carroll are both the same person. This is called a pseudonym.

3. Which of the following subjects was "Lewis Carroll" tutored in by his father?

Answer: Mathematics, languages and literature

Carroll was interested mainly in mathematics because he had a growing mind and was eager to learn how complicated formulas worked.

4. What poem is this quote taken from? "The sun was shining on the sea"

Answer: The Walrus and The Carpenter

This poem is recited by Tweetledee and Tweetledum in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland".

5. Which poem is this quote taken from? "The blaze of noonday splendour"

Answer: Dreamland

This poem proves that Carroll could write sad and serious poems, as well as his typical silly and comical poems.

6. Who is Matilda Jane?

Answer: A doll

The poem entitled "Matilda Jane" is about a doll who the speaker loves, simply for who they are.

7. In the poem "Brother and Sister" the brother wants a frying pan from the cook to make Irish stew. What meat is intended to go in this stew?

Answer: His Sister

The moral of this poem is "Never stew your sister"!

8. What happens in the last line of the poem "Humpty Dumpty's Song"?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty tries to turn the handle on the door

The answer may seem incomplete for an ending. This is because the last line in ended in the middle of a sentence. "I tried to turn the handle, but--"

9. What famous poem describes a "Frabjous day"?

Answer: Jabberwocky

The exact line is, "O fabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

10. In the additional lines to the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", how do the oysters get revenge?

Answer: They give them indigestion by jumping on their chests

These lines were created for the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland".

11. What does the word "suet" mean, as used in the poem "Father William"?

Answer: A pudding made from milk and fat

This pudding was often given to people who were sickly as it was easy to digest.

12. What is a dirge?

Answer: A poem expressing grief over a death of someone

Lewis Carroll wrote a poem called "A Sea Dirge", which talks about why the sea is awful.

13. What does the Latin phrase "Poeta nascitur, non fit" mean?

Answer: "A poet is born, not made"

When Carroll wrote one of his poems, he flipped a Latin proverb from "Poeta fit, non nascitur" (A poet is made, not born) to "Poeta nascitur, non fit" (A poet is born, not made).

14. Where did "Lewis Carroll" attend University?

Answer: Oxford University

Carroll showed a keen interest and gift for mathematics.

15. What poem is the caterpillar singing in the Walt Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland"?

Answer: How Doth the Little Crocodile

The poem goes,
"How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!"

16. Where does "Carroll's" poem "The White Rabbit's Evidence" appear in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"?

Answer: The Trial Scene

Alice doesn't think there is an atom of meaning to it.

17. "Lewis Carroll" wrote a VERY long novel that was in two parts. What was it called?

Answer: Sylvie and Bruno

"Sylvie and Bruno" was about two children and their nonsensical adventures.

18. Is an eccentric gardener met every now and then in "Lewis Carroll's" VERY long novel?

Answer: Yes

Yes, and every time they meet him, he sings one of the stanzas from his poem, "The Mad Gardener's Song". (The novel is "Sylvie and Bruno")

19. What poem appears on the last page of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There"?

Answer: A Boat, Beneath a Sunny Sky

This is a very interesting poem because if you take the first letter of each line, they spell out the original Alice's name: Alice Pleasance Liddell.

20. Which of "Carroll's" poem's had two versions?

Answer: The Mock Turtle's Song

This was Carroll's only poem that is published twice. The first is an earlier version of the poem, while the second is more common.

Source: Author dancing_sun_star

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