MATILDA 2022 QUIZ

The 1988 novel Matilda was written by ............ .

• Roald Dahl

• Oscar Wilde

• Edgar Allan Poe

• C. S. Lewis

• Lewis Carrol

Answer explanation

Roald Dahl also wrote ....

• Pollyanna

• The Cat in The Hat

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• Alice in Wonderland

• The Chronicles of Narnia

Answer explanation

When Matilda was born, her mother was ....

• excited

• indifferent

  (lhostejná)

• disgusted

  (znecucená)

• rather happy

• surprised

Answer explanation

When Matilda was born, her father ....

• was excited

• was expecting a girl

• was expecting a boy

• was on a business trip

• was at home waiting

Answer explanation

Matilda visited Mrs. Phelps so often ....

• because she told Matilda interesting stories

• because she owned a library

• because she played with Matilda

• because she gave Matilda sweets

• because she was Matilda's favourite teacher

Answer explanation

Matilda's parents enjoy .... .

• reading books

• watching TV

• playing board games

• cooking

• teaching Matilda at home

Which two pranks did Matild play on her father?

• She covered his car in mud

• She put salt in his coffee

• She put glue in his hat

• She dyed his hair green.

• She put soap in his toothpaste

Answer explanation

On Matilda's first day at the new school, she is ....

• early

• on time

• 5 minutes late

Answer explanation

She is one hour early so she spends the time telling her story to Mrs Phelps.

Miss Trunchbull says the Latin motto of the school means ....

• children are sheep

• children are maggots (=červi)

• children are lice (=vši)

• children are bedbugs (=štěnice)

• children are slugs (= slimáci)

Matilda's first friend at her new school is ...

• Jenny

• Agatha

• Lavender

• Anne

• Laura