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Book Quizantine Episode 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 1993 American YA is set in a utopia that ends up being a dystopia?

a)

A Wrinkle in Time

b)

The Giver

c)

The Maze Runner

d)

Legend

2.

Name the book!

a)

All American Boys

b)

Simon Vs. The Homosapiens Agenda

c)

Ghost Boys

d)

Long Way Down

3.

"The Boneless Mercies" by April Geneveive Tucholke is a feminist YA retelling of what famous epic poem?

a)

Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

The Iliad

c)

Beowulf

d)

Paradise Lost

4.

Name the book!

a)

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

b)

Cinder by Marissa Myer

c)

Warcross by Marie Lu

d)

Scythe by Neal Shushterman

5.

Which novel shortlisted for the 2020 Carnegie Medal deals with the corruption and drugs in the Philippines?

a)

Girl. Boy. Sea.

b)

Patron Saints of Nothing

c)

Nowhere on Earth

d)

Lark

6.

In "The Good Hawk" by Joseph Elliott, the haunted land that Agatha & Jaime travel is called....

a)

Scotia

b)

Skye

c)

Norveg

d)

Hargath

7.

Which recent middle grade novel features a girl whose father decides to transition into a woman?

a)

Maybe He Just Likes You

b)

Being Miss Nobody

c)

Nothing Ever Happens Here

d)

Focused

8.

Which YA novel shortlisted for the 2020 YA Book Prize is about a girl from a south London Estate catapulted into stardom?

a)

Cross Fire

b)

Deeplight

c)

Meat Market

d)

Quiet at the End of the World

9.

Which novel by Frank Cottrell-Boyce won the Carnegie Medal in 2004?

a)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again

b)

Cosmic

c)

Framed

d)

Millions

10.

Which past winner of the Carnegie medal is about a girl trying to find her voice with an overbearing, religious mother?

a)

Gloves Off

b)

One

c)

The Poet X

d)

Sky Song

11.

"Internment" is a frightening near future dystopia in which _____________ are thrown into internment camps in the USA.

a)

Jewish citizens

b)

Filipino-Americans

c)

Japanese-Americans

d)

Muslim-Americans

12.

Name the YA written by both Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera which features two young adults trying to track each other down in New York City?

a)

We Come Apart

b)

What If It's Us?

c)

Real Friends

d)

My So Called Bollywood Life

13.

Which famous character created by Roald Dahl was first referenced in Roald Dahl's "Danny Champion of the World"?

a)

Matilda

b)

Willy Wonka

c)

BFG

d)

Mr. Fox

14.

Which book, published in 1911 and often cited as one of the best children's books of the 20th century, had a working title of "Mistress Mary"?

a)

The Secret Garden

b)

Anne of Green Gables

c)

Little Women

d)

Charlotte's Web

15.

Name the book!

a)

The Girl in the Broken Mirror

b)

The Boy at the Back of the Class

c)

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

d)

I Am Thunder

16.

Which book, published in 1949, is listed by the New York Public Library as one of the top three books ever borrowed?

a)

To Kill a Mockingbird

b)

Brave New World

c)

The Fellowship of the Ring

d)

1984

17.

Which critically acclaimed YA is set in Zimbabwe in 1994 & is based on true, bizarre events at a Primary School?

a)

Saint Death

b)

After the Fire

c)

Encounters

d)

The Hypnotist

18.

Which popular U.S. middle grade book is about students dealing with having mobile phones banned in their school?

a)

Roll With It by Jamie Sumner

b)

Posted by John David Anderson

c)

Super Awkward by Beth Garrod

d)

Up For Air by Laurie Morrison

19.

What was the first book to win the YA Book Prize in 2015?

a)

Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence

b)

One by Sarah Crossan

c)

After the Fire by Will Hill

d)

Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill

20.

Which book shortlisted for the YA Book Prize features a teenager working on her EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) for school?

a)

Meat Market

b)

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

c)

The Gifted The Talented & Me

d)

The Places I've Cried in Public

21.

Which classic children's novel opens with this line - "It was a dark and stormy night"?

a)

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

b)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

c)

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

d)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

22.

Which book was the winner of the first ever (2017) Bookling Award, a novel about a girl named Bella who, amongst other things, accidentally calls her geography teacher "mum"?

a)

Big Bones by Laura Dockrill

b)

Geek Girl by Holly Smale

c)

Super Awkward by Beth Garrod

d)

It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne

23.

Which novel shortlisted for the YA Book Prize was adapted into a TV show for the BBC in 2020?

a)

Meat Market

b)

The Deathless Girls

c)

Crossfire

d)

The Places I've Cried in Public

24.

Which recent YA novel follows the untold story of the brides of Dracula?

a)

The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave

b)

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

c)

Everless by Sara Holland

d)

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

25.

Which picture book, published in 1963, has sold over 19 million copies & is considered a "beautiful analysis of anger"?

a)

Goodnight Moon

b)

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

c)

The Runaway Bunny

d)

Where the Wild Things Are

26.

How many books have been published in the Skullduggery Pleasant series?

a)

15

b)

8

c)

10

d)

13

27.

"A Skinful of Shadows" by Frances Hardinge is set during which war?

a)

First World War

b)

Boer War

c)

World War Two

d)

English Civil War

28.

Which popular book series has been described as "Die Hard with fairies"?

a)

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer

b)

Knife by RJ Anderson

c)

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

d)

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

29.

In "Holes" by Louis Sachar, Stanley is accused of stealing shoes that belong to a famous what?

a)

Olympic runner

b)

football player

c)

baseball player

d)

movie star

30.

Name the book!

a)

A Series of Unfortunate Events

b)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

c)

Pages & Co by Anna James

d)

Matilda by Roald Dahl

31.

Which American children's novel published in 1961 has been compared to The Wizard of Oz & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & is about a boy who drives his toy car into a magic realm?

a)

The Phantom Tollbooth

b)

A Wrinkle in Time

c)

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

d)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

32.

Where is Anne from "Anne of Green Gables" from before she is sent to Avonlea?

a)

Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia

b)

Redrock, Prince Edward Island

c)

Digby, Nova Scotia

d)

Fredericton, New Brunswick

33.

What is the name of the dog that Christopher finds dead in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?"

a)

Daisy

b)

Heidi

c)

Wellington

d)

Maddie

34.

Which famous author's pen name refers to boat captains measuring the depth of rivers?

a)

William Faulkner

b)

Jack London

c)

Bram Stoker

d)

Mark Twain

35.

In "The Quiet at the End of the World" by Lauren James, what does the virus cause?

a)

Blindness

b)

Infertility

c)

Loss of voice

d)

Rapid ageing

36.

"Deeplight" by Frances Hardinge has been described as Frankenstein meets what classic adventure novel?

a)

The Swiss Family Robinson

b)

Robinson Carusoe

c)

Treasure Island

d)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

37.

"After the Fire" by WIll Hill, which won the 2018 YA Book Prize, was inspired by what US tragedy?

a)

Jonestown massacre

b)

Heaven's Gate

c)

Waco Siege

d)

Children of God

38.

Buck is the main character in Jack London's classic novel "The Call of the Wild", what kind of dog is he?

a)

St. Bernard / Collie mix

b)

Cockadoodle

c)

German Shepherd

d)

Labrador / Boxer mix

39.

"Buttercup's Baby" is the title of the never-completed sequel to which famous novel published in 1973?

a)

The Princess Bride

b)

Tuck Everlasting

c)

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

d)

A Little Princess

40.

"Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs was published in 1914, what does "Tarzan" mean in the language used by the apes?

a)

Lost one

b)

Invader

c)

White skin

d)

Blue eyes

41.

Which famous children's novel published in 1908 prompted then U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to write to the author to say that the characters seemed like old friends?

a)

Little Women

b)

The Wind in the Willows

c)

Heidi

d)

Winnie The Pooh

42.

What wind carries Mary Poppins to London in the first novel?

a)

West wind

b)

South wind

c)

North wind

d)

East wind

43.

Which award winning YA sci-fi dystopia is, according to The Guardian, set in a world where "it is impossible to escape from information overload"?

a)

Uglies by Scot Westerfeld

b)

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

c)

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

d)

Feed by MT Anderson

44.

Which book won the Goodreads "Best YA Fiction" award for 2019?

a)

On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

b)

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

c)

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

d)

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

45.

Shortlisted for the 2020 Waterstones Book Prize (Younger Readers list), name this fantastic novel that is set in a "utopia" where the eldest children are sent off to war.

a)

Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan

b)

Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange

c)

The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum

d)

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan

46.

In "Danny, the Champion of the World" by Roald Dahl, what animal does Danny's father poach?

a)

Salmon

b)

Hares

c)

Pheasants

d)

Deer

47.

When Mary Shelley travelled to Geneva with her friends, she was inspired to write "Frankenstein" after she and her friends told ghost stories that originated from what country?

a)

Switzerland

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Romania

48.

"Nowhere on Earth" by Nick Lake has been shortlisted for the 2020 Carnegie medal. What famous 1982 film does the novel reference?

a)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

b)

The Goonies

c)

Jaws

d)

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

49.

"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien has been compared to what famous adventure novel because of its use of runic messages and celestial alignment that helps the characters find their way?

a)

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

b)

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

c)

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

d)

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

50.

1953's "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury predicts many future inventions, which one does it NOT predict?

a)

Flat screen tvs

b)

Earbud headphones

c)

24-Hour Cash Machines

d)

E-Cigarettes