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World Book Day 2 March 2023

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eric Carle wrote about a very hungry insect. What was it?

a)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

b)

The Very Busy Spider

c)

The Grouchy Ladybug

d)

The Very Quiet Cricket

2.

What animal is the Gruffalo scared of?

a)

Spider

b)

Bear

c)

Rat

d)

Mouse

3.

Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, how many golden tickets were there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

4

4.

Pip and Miss Havisham are key characters in which Charles Dickens novel?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Hard Times

c)

Bleak House

d)

Great Expectations

5.

‘Goneril’, ‘Regan’ and ‘Cordelia’ are all characters from which Shakespeare play?

a)

A Midsummer Nights' Dream

b)

King Lear

c)

Twelfth Night

d)

Macbeth

6.

Athos, Porthos and Aramis are better known as the three what

a)

Blind Mice

b)

Chipmunks

c)

Musketeers

d)

Thieves

7.

Name this character and his companion.

a)

Han Solo and Chewbacca

b)

Batman and Robin

c)

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson

d)

Tom and Jerry

8.

Mowgli ‘the man cub’ was a character in Disney’s adaptation of which classic novel?

a)

Tarzan

b)

Shrek

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

The Jungle Book

9.

Aslan is a character in which famous book series?

a)

The Lord of the Rings

b)

The Hunger Games

c)

The Chronicles of Narnia

d)

Harry Potter

10.

Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning starred in a film adaptation of which H.G. Wells novel?

a)

The Time Machine

b)

The War of the Worlds

c)

The Red Room

d)

The Island of Doctor Moreau

11.

Suzanne Collins is the author of famous book series where children are selected to take part in a televised death match. What is it called?

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

c)

Gregor the Overlander

d)

Fireproof

12.

Who wrote ‘Gangsta Granny’?

a)

David Beckham

b)

David Walliams

c)

Dr Seuss

d)

David Almond

13.

13. Tom Marvolo Riddle is the alter-ego of which evil wizard?

a)

Lord Voldemort

b)

Saruman

c)

Jafar

d)

Gellert Grindelwald

14.

What shape was the table in the story of King Arthur and his Knights?

a)

Square

b)

Round

c)

Oval

d)

Rectangle

15.

What type of animal was Nick Bottom transformed into in William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream' ?

a)

Frog

b)

Donkey

c)

Toad

d)

Camel

16.

Which European country produces the most paper annually?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

17.

What is László József Bíró credited with inventing?

a)

The Dictionary

b)

The Pencil Eraser

c)

The BallPoint Pen

d)

The Book Mark

18.

Name this character and the illustrator.

a)

Harry Potter /

Jim Kay

b)

The BFG/

Quentin Blake

c)

The BFG/

Roald Dahl

d)

The Jolly Green Giant/

Saul Mandel

19.

Name this spy and the author who created him.

a)

Austin Powers/

Andy Lane

b)

James Bond/

Ian Fleming

c)

Harriet the Spy/

Louise Fitzhugh

d)

Theodore Boone/ John Grisham

20.

According to the Forbes ‘Rich List’, which British writer is the richest author in the world?

a)

J K Rowling

b)

David Walliams

c)

Julia Donaldson

d)

Jamie Oliver