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SENIOR WORLD BOOK DAY

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote and illustrated The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
a)
Eric Carle
b)
Jan Brett
c)
Dr. Seuss
d)
Bill Wallace
2.
Who wrote The Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
a)
James Dean
b)
Mary Pope Osborne
c)
Jeff Kinney
d)
Roald Dahl
3.

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

4.

Who is the first creature Alice meets in Alice in Wonderland?

a)

The Queen of Hearts

b)

The Mad Hatter

c)

The Cheshire Cat

d)

A Mock Turtle

5.

In Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' how many Golden Tickets were there?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

4

d)

5

6.

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

a)

Mars

b)

Krypton

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

7.

Which ancient civilization is said to have invented paper?

a)

Chinese

b)

Greek

c)

Romans

d)

Egyptians

8.

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

a)

Cat

b)

Cow

c)

Dog

d)

Goat

9.

In Jurassic Park by Michael

Crichton, what does Dr. Grant always carry in his pocket?

a)

Dinosaur claw

b)

Dinosaur tooth

c)

A Stanley Knife

d)

A handkerchief

10.

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

a)

India

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Indonesia

11.

Where is the world's tallest library located?

a)

Shanghai, China

b)

Paris, France

c)

Melbourne, Austrailia

d)

Barcelona, Spain

12.

Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

a)

Gaban

b)

Godan

c)

Guide

d)

Manasorovar

13.

Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

a)

My God Died Young

b)

Islamic Bomb

c)

Look Back in Anger

d)

A Suitable Boy

14.

Who is the father of English Poetry?

a)

Milton

b)

Wordsworth

c)

Chaucer

d)

Charles Dickens

15.

Who wrote 'War and Peace'?

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Kipling

16.

The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Bankim Chandra Chottapadhya

c)

Sri Aurobindo

d)

Rabindrnath Tagore

17.

Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by

a)

Father Discoste

b)

Thomas Hardy

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Lewis Caroll

18.

Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Michael Anderson

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Jarnes Morris

19.

The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of

a)

Pakistan

b)

Indonesia

c)

Bangladesh

d)

India

20.

The first history book was written by

a)

Euclid

b)

Herodotus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Julius Caesar

21.

'Gita Govinda' is written by

a)

Valmiki

b)

Jay Dev

c)

Tulsidas

d)

Sharan Gupta

22.

Which of the following Newspapers are published in Bengali Language?

a)

Lok Satta

b)

Pratap

c)

Din Mani

d)

Jugantar

23.

The original name of 'Mahabharata' is

a)

Katha Saritsagar

b)

Jai Samhita

c)

Vrahat Katha

d)

Rajatarangini

24.

The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by

a)

Alexandra Dumas

b)

Charles Lamb

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Jonathan Swift

25.

Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?

a)

Dominique Lapierre

b)

Maulana Azad

c)

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

d)

Jawaharlal Nahru

26.

What is unique about the film 'Adi Shankaracharya'?

a)

It has won the National Award.

b)

It is the first Bengal film.

c)

It is the first Sanskrit film.

d)

It has no female actress.

27.

My favourite book is .....................

4 lines
28.

How many books make up the Narnia series?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

29.

Who is the first creature Alice meets in Wonderland?

a)

The Queen of Hearts

b)

The Mad Hatter

c)

The Cheshire Cat

d)

A Mock Turtle

30.

World Book and copyright Day is celebrated on?

a)

23June

b)

21May

c)

23April

d)

20March

31.

First Indian To won Nobel Prize for Literature.

a)

Dalai Lama

b)

Mother Teresa

c)

Amritya Sen

d)

Rabinder Nath Tagore

32.

Who is Author of the Book Ghost Of Shimla Hills?

a)

Vikram seth

b)

Chetan Bhagat

c)

Charls Dikinsion

d)

RuskinBond

33.

Who is Author of Panchtantra?

a)

R.K Narayan

b)

Mulk Raj Anand

c)

Vishnu Sharma

d)

Maha Devi Verma

34.

Who is the Author of Jungle Book?

a)

Rudyard Kipling

b)

Vikram Seth

c)

Ruskin Bond

d)

Chetan Bhagat

35.

What is the name of this character?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Barry Trotter

c)

James Smith

d)

Bob Jones

36.

What is the name of this character?

a)

Monster

b)

Gruffalo

c)

Monty

d)

Spiky

37.

What book does these characters come from?

a)

Elmer

b)

Room on the broom

c)

Squash and a Squeeze

d)

Peppa Pig

38.

Which children's book character is this?

a)

Elmo

b)

Elmer

c)

Elder

d)

Ethel

39.

What did Winnie the Pooh like to eat?

a)

Pizza

b)

Chocolate

c)

Honey

d)

Chips

40.

What is the name of the book which has these characters in it?

a)

The Grinch

b)

The Cat In The Hat

c)

Green Eggs And Ham

d)

The Places You'll Go