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General Quiz for English Literature

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Harry Potter series, what is Hagrid’s first name?

a)

Enrique

b)

Rubeus

c)

Hagrid

d)

Errol

2.

Name the illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh

series by A.A. Milne

a)

Quentin Blake

b)

E.H. Shepard

c)

Kate Greenaway

d)

Arthur Rackham

3.

In the Hunger Games trilogy what is Katniss Everdeen called?

a)

The Mocking Bird

b)

The Mocking Jay

c)

The Mock Turtle

d)

The Mocker

4.

Who is Batman’s secret identity?

a)

Lex Luthor

b)

Clark Kent

c)

Bruce Wayne

d)

Wally West

5.

Who was created by Gepetto the Woodcarver?

a)

Punch

b)

Hansel

c)

Pinocchio

d)

Captain Scarlet

6.

What kind of creature was defeated by the Three Billy Goats Gruff?

a)

Witch

b)

Wolf

c)

Giant

d)

Troll

7.

What is the name of the lion in The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe?

a)

Aslan

b)

Mufasa

c)

Leo

d)

Lion

8.

What is the name of the wizard at the court of King Arthur?

a)

Gandalf

b)

Voldemort

c)

Merlin

d)

Dumbledore

9.

Say Her Name by Juno Dawson is a retelling of which Urban Myth?

a)

The Alligators in the Sewers

b)

The Spider Bite

c)

Bloody Mary

d)

Hook Hand

10.

Which novel by Charles Dickens had the opening line: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.?

a)

A Tale of Two Cities

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

Nicholas Nickleby

d)

A Christmas Carol

11.

In Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White what species of animal is Wilbur?

a)

Sheep

b)

Pig

c)

Goat

d)

Emu

12.

In the novel Moby Dick, what is the name of the Captain hunting the great white whale?

a)

Ishmael

b)

Queequeg

c)

Ahab

d)

Starbuck

13.

Who has a dog called Snowy and is friends with Captain Haddock?

a)

Professor Calculus

b)

Jo, Jocko &Zette

c)

Tintin

d)

Peter Parker

14.

Which character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland muttered “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late”?

a)

The Mad Hatter

b)

The Queen of Hearts

c)

The White Rabbit

d)

The Jabberwocky

15.

Who is the bear in the Jungle Book?

a)

Baloo

b)

Blue

c)

Barney

d)

Bungle

16.

What is the Gruffalo scared of?

a)

A snake

b)

A mouse

c)

A bear

d)

An ant

17.

What can’t Goldilocks resist in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

a)

Chocolates

b)

Porridge

c)

Warm bread

d)

Coffee

18.

Who leads a gang of outlaws in the Sherwood Forest?

a)

Will Scarlet

b)

Friar Tuck

c)

Sheriff of Nottingham

d)

Robin Hood

19.

Who stole Christmas in a Dr Seuss book?

a)

The Gringe

b)

The Grumps

c)

The Grinch

d)

The Grouch

20.

Who wrote The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish?

a)

Terry Pratchett

b)

Neil Gaiman

c)

R.L. Stine

d)

Meg Rosoff

21.

The film Babe was based on which book by Dick King Smith?

a)

The Sheep Dog

b)

The Sheep Pig

c)

The Sheep Piglet

d)

Babe

22.

Who is the author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

a)

Jonathan Meres

b)

Jeff Kinney

c)

DavPilkey

d)

Liz Pichon

23.

Noddy was a character created by which children’s author?

a)

A.A. Milne

b)

Enid Blyton

c)

Eric Carle

d)

Julia Donaldson

24.

What monsters are the main protagonists in Department 19 by Will Hill?

a)

Witches

b)

Werewolves

c)

Vampires

d)

Loch Ness Monsters

25.

In The Jungle Book what family of animals adopts Mowgli?

a)

Tigers

b)

Bears

c)

Monkeys

d)

Wolves

26.

Where did Bilbo and Frodo Baggins live?

a)

Rivendell

b)

The Shire

c)

Gondor

d)

Mordor

27.

What is the subtitle of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein?

a)

The Modern Monster

b)

The Modern Prometheus

c)

How to Make a Friend

d)

A Novel of Horror

28.

What classic novel has the opening line: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

a)

Pride & Prejudice

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

Moby Dick

d)

Sense & Sensibility

29.

What spread does Paddington Bear love on his toast?

a)

Apricot Jam

b)

Marmalade

c)

Strawberry Jam

d)

Nutella

30.

In Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, what was the Happy Prince?

a)

A painting

b)

A restaurant

c)

A statue

d)

A steam train