Quarantine Quizzes: Art and literature round 3

QUARANTINE QUIZZES Literature round 3: Children’s books

1. Which Harry Potter book was released as 'Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens' in German? ​Chamber of Secrets

2. Which animal were used as the mallets and balls at the Queen’s croquet ground in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’? ​Flamingos and hedgehogs

3. What type of animal is Jeremy Fisher in Beatrix Potter's books?​ ​A frog

4. What are the names of the three ‘Darling’ children in J.M. Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’?​ W ​ endy, John and Michael

5. Which book opens with the lines; “Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.”? ​The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

6. How many distinct words are in the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss?​ ​50. The publisher bet Dr Seuss $50 that he couldn't write an entertaining book using only 50 words. He lost the bet!

7. What is L. Frank Baum's most famous story? - ​The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

8. In the literary world of Harry Potter, if you are born with no magical ability, you are either a Muggle, or a what?​ A squib. Muggles are completely non-magical people, while squibs could be born to wizards and witches but just not have any powers. An example of a squib in the books is the Hogwarts caretaker, Mr Filch.

9. Which book opens with the lines; “It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears’ house. Its eyes were closed.”? T ​ he Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon

10. What is the name of the girl who is the ‘Worst Witch’ in Jill Murphy’s books of the same name? M ​ ildred Hubble