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World Book Day 2025

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the BFG?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

David Walliams

c)

JK Rowling

d)

Mr Russell

2.

What colour is Mr Tickle's hat?

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

orange

d)

red

3.

What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?

a)

Gnawer

b)

Gnashy

c)

Gnasher

d)

Gnandos

4.

Which author wrote the book series 'The Magic Faraway Tree'?

a)

Roger Hargreaves

b)

James Carter

c)

Enid Blyton

d)

Eric Carle

5.

How many things, in total, does the 'Very Hungry Catepillar' eat? (answer in digits)

(a)  

6.

Which Harry Potter title has the most letters in the title?

a)

The Philospher's Stone

b)

The Goblet of Fire

c)

The Order of the Phoenix

d)

The Deathly Hallows

7.

In 'Room on the Broom' , which animal is second to hitch a ride?

a)

cat

b)

frog

c)

bird

d)

dog

8.

Which children's book did David Walliams write first?

a)

Gangsta Granny

b)

The Boy in the Dress

c)

Billionaire Boy

d)

Mr Stink

9.

What was the name of the owl in the story 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'?

a)

Splat

b)

Plop

c)

Crackle

d)

Snap

10.

Where does Winnie the Pooh live?

a)

Narnia

b)

The Hundred Acre Wood

c)

Hogwarts

d)

Springfield

11.

Who did Willy Wonka give his chocolate factory to?

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

Charlie Bucket

c)

Charlie Sangels

d)

Charlie Watts

12.

Where would you find a contents page in a non fiction book?

a)

At the back

b)

At the front

c)

In the middle

d)

On the cover

13.

Who would you associate with the 'Magic Key'

a)

Mr Birkett

b)

Ant and Dec

c)

Biffa and Chip

d)

Harry Potter

14.

Which book is this from?

a)

Jungle Book

b)

Bog Baby

c)

The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me.

d)

Sleepy Hollow

15.

Who has a dog called Snowy?

(a)  

16.

Who created the character of Tracey Beaker?

a)

Anne Fine

b)

Jacqueline Wilson

c)

J K Rowling

d)

Shirley Hughes

17.

To the nearest hundred, how many pages are there in 'Danny the Champion of the World'?

(a)  

18.

How many years of 'World Book Day' are we celebrating this year?

(a)  

19.

Who wrote 'The Birthday Duck'?

a)

David Walliams

b)

Michael Morpurgo

c)

Michael Rosen

d)

C.S. Lewis

20.

What is Paddington's aunt called?

a)

Lucy

b)

Grace

c)

Waterloo

d)

Matilda

21.

True or False - the best selling children's book of all time is 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupry.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

By what name is this gentleman known in America?

a)

Wally

b)

Waldo

c)

Walmart

d)

Wall-e

23.

Harry Potter Books + Chronicles of Narnia Books =

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

24.

Which series of books has the most titles

a)

Biff and Chip

b)

Mr Men and Little Miss

c)

Famous Five

d)

Tin Tin

25.

Which of the following is not a Horrible Histories title?

a)

Rotten Romans

b)

Vicious Vikings

c)

Awful Aztecs

d)

Cut Throat Celts

26.

Who is this?

(a)  

27.

Which book cover is this?

a)

The Jungle Book

b)

Handa's Suprise

c)

The Enormous Crocodile

d)

The Monkey Puzzle Tree

28.

Which book cover is this?

a)

Dogger

b)

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

c)

The Journey

d)

The BFG

29.

Which book cover is this?

a)

Gangsta Granny

b)

Mr Stink

c)

Billionaire Boy

d)

The Boy in the Dress

30.

What do you call a book which is published every year, usually in time for Christmas?

a)

A yearly

b)

An annual

c)

A diary

d)

A spaniel

31.

P.L. Travers created which umbrella carrying character?

a)

The Penguin

b)

Mary Poppins

32.

How many minutes a day should a 10 year old be reading at home?

a)

15 minutes

b)

20 minutes

c)

25 minutes

d)

30 minutes

33.

Who is Mr Wright's favourite children's author?

(a)  

34.

How many books are there believed to be in the British Library?

a)

1 million

b)

5 million

c)

10 million

d)

14 million

35.

Which book cover is this?

a)

Holes

b)

The Wizard of Oz

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

101 Dalmations

36.

Who is this?

a)

Biff

b)

Chip

c)

Kipper

d)

Floppy

37.

Who wrote 'Lost and Found'?

a)

Oliver Jeffers

b)

Shirley Hughes

c)

Malorie Blackman

d)

Tony Ross

38.

Which book cover is this?

a)

Wonder

b)

The Twits

c)

Jumanji

d)

The Silver Chair

39.

Which book was published first?

a)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

b)

Jumanji

c)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

d)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

40.

Mr Wright's favourite picture book is 'Oi Frog'. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which story will the James Watt staff be performing this afternoon?

a)

Matilda

b)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

c)

A Tale of Two Cities

d)

The Wizard of Oz

42.

True or False? The original idea for 'James and the Giant Peach' was 'James and the Giant Cherry'.

a)

True

b)

False