Matilda Number Crunch

The writer of "Matilda the Musical", Dennis Kelly, was born on 16th November 1970. The musical debuted on December 9th 2010. How old was Dennis Kelly when the show debuted?

• 30

• 35

• 40

• 45

Roald Dahl’s book came out on 1st October 1988, the latest film adaptation was released on 5th December 2022. How much time passed in between these dates?

• 33 years and 4 months

• 34 years and 2 months

• 34 years and 7 months

• 34 years and 10 months

Bruce stole 2/16 of The Trunchbull’s cake. What fraction of cake is left for him to eat in the simplest form?

The musical film adaptation had a budget of $1 billion. The 1996 film had a budget of $36 million. How much more did the new adaptation have?

• $964,000,000

• $964,000

• $964,000,000,000

• $9,640

Headlands School performed Matilda 6 times. Each show ran approximately 72 minutes. What was the total performance time in minutes?

• 442

• 432

• 422

• 412

The world record for the hammer throw is 284ft. If Amanda Thripp was 4ft tall, how many body lengths would The Trunchbull have to throw her to match the world record?

• 70

• 71

• 72

• 73

Matilda (1996) is 1 hour 42 minutes. Matilda the Musical (2022) is 1 hour 57 minutes. The West End stage production lasts 2 hours and 40 minutes including the interval. What is the total run time?

• 6 hours 22 minutes

• 6 hours 21 minutes

• 6 hours 20 minutes

• 6 hours 19 minutes

Opening weekends: Matilda (1996) made - $8,208,609. Matilda the Musical (2022) made $5,000,505. What is the sum of these two numbers?

• $13,209,114

• $12,903,114

• £13,114,309

• $12,114,209

Gross Worldwide: Matilda (1996) made - $33,459,416. Matilda the Musical (2022) made - $33,205,743. What is the difference between these two numbers?

• $254,763

• $255,376

• $235,673

• $253,673

The Headlands School performance had 84 lighting cues, 55 projection cues and 63 sound cues. What percentage of the cues were projections?

• 13%

• 55%

• 27%

• 68%