The King’s Quiz!
To mark the 150th anniversary of Macmillan’s publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the King of Hearts challenges you to test your knowledge in this quiz – inspired by the original book and its author Lewis Carroll! Why not share it in the staff room and challenge others to beat your score!
ROUND 1: GENERAL TRIVIA 1 | Which character smokes a pipe? A. Alice B. The Caterpillar C. The Mad Hatter
2 | Where does Alice end up in Chapter 2? A. The Pool of Tears B. The Pool of Tea C. The Queen’s Court
3 | What is the Jabberwock? A. A dreaded monster B. Alice’s teddy bear C. The King’s carriage
4 | Who played the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s 2010 film adaptation of the book? A. Hugh Grant B. Johnny Depp C. Colin Firth
5 | On what does the ‘Breadand-butter-fly’ live? A. Bread and butter B. Weak tea with cream C. Chips
6 | What is the last thing we see before the Cheshire Cat fades the first time? A. Its eyes B. Its tail C. Its grin
7 | According to the Cook, what is the key ingredient in most tarts? A. Treacle B. Oxtails C. Pepper
8 | What is Mock Turtle soup made from? A. Calf meat B. Turtles C. Bread and
butter
To find out more about how we’re celebrating 150 years of Alice and download FREE teaching resources visit www.macmillanreaders.com/150-years-of-alice
ROUND 2: WHO SAID…?
A♥ Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!
Match the quote with the character: 1 | The Queen
B♥ Speak English! I don’t know the meaning of half those long words, and I don’t believe you do either!
2 | The Duchess 3 | Alice
C♥ Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
4 | The Eaglet 5 | The Cheshire Cat
D♥ Curiouser and curiouser!
6 | The Mad Hatter 7 | The King 8 | The White Rabbit
E♥ We’re all mad here.
F♥ No wonder you’re late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow!
G♥ Off with her head!
H♥ Tut, tut, child! Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.
ROUND 3: GUESS THE DEFINITION! Match the word/phrase coined by Lewis Carroll with its correct definition: 1 | A portmanteau word
A.
Great, wonderful or fabulous
2 | Chortle
B.
To move heavily or clumsily
3 | Frabjous
C. Prim,
careful, feeble or flimsy
4 | Galumph
D. Lithe
and slimy
5 | Vorpal
E. An
6 | Mimsy
F. Sharp
7 | Slithy
G. To
8 | Snark
H. A
or deadly
exclaim exultingly, with a noisy chuckle
word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words
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Answers: Round 1: 1B, 2A, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6C, 7A, 8A, Round 2: 1G, 2H, 3D, 4B, 5E, 6F, 7C, 8A, Round 3: 1H, 2G, 3A, 4B, 5F, 6C, 7D, 8E
SCORE
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