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World Book Day 2024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the author of the Sherlock Holmes series of books

a)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

J.K. Rowling

2.

What is the name of the main character in 'Wonder'?

a)

Arnold

b)

Auggie

c)

Aaron

d)

Tom

3.

What is Charlie's surname in 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory'?

a)

Oven

b)

Sink

c)

Mop

d)

Bucket

4.

D.C Comic's Superman is from which planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Krypton

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

5.

Which South American country is Paddington Bear from?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Brazil

c)

Columbia

d)

Peru

6.

What lights did Philip Pullman write about in 'The Golden Compass'?

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

7.

In Mark Inkpen's books, what type of animal is Kipper?

a)

Cat

b)

Cow

c)

Dog

d)

Goat

8.

Finish the famous book title: The Wind in the ...'

a)

Woods

b)

Willows

c)

Tunnel

d)

Forest

9.

Who lived in the 100 Acre Wood?

a)

Winnie the Pooh

b)

Alice in Wonderland

c)

The Hungry Caterpillar

d)

Snow White

10.

Guess the book title from this opening line 'All children, except one, grow up'

a)

Sleeping Beauty

b)

Peter Pan

c)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

d)

The famous five

11.

In the Wimpy Kid book series, what is the name of Greg's brother?

a)

Roderick

b)

Ronald

c)

Robert

d)

Reginald

12.

In Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities', what are the two cities?

a)

London and New York

b)

London and Rome

c)

Paris and Berlin

d)

Paris and London

13.

Which book are these characters from? Aunt Spiker, Aunt Sponge, James

a)

Matilda

b)

Of Mice and Men

c)

James and the Giant Peach

d)

George's marvellous medicine

14.

In which country is the 'jungle' in Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle book'?

a)

India

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Indonesia

15.

Who was the first Mr Men character?

a)

Mr Bump

b)

Mr Greedy

c)

Mr Funny

d)

Mr Tickle

16.

What is the title of the Ted Hughes story told over five nights about a destructive giant made of metal who befriends a boy?

a)

The Iron Man

b)

The Iron Giant

c)

A Giant made of Iron

d)

The Silver Man

17.

What is the name of the lion in 'The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe' by C.S Lewis?

a)

Ariel

b)

Alan

c)

Aslan

d)

Aaron

18.

Which Victorian Era book by Anna Sewell is told through the eyes of a horse?

a)

101 Dalmations

b)

Black Beauty

c)

Brown Beauty

d)

My Little Pony

19.

Who created Where's Wally?

a)

Martin Handford

b)

Jonny Duddle

c)

Tony Robinson

d)

Jonathan Meres

20.

Where is the world's tallest library located?

a)

Shanghai, China

b)

Paris, France

c)

Melbourne, Austrailia

d)

Barcelona, Spain