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Who Was Roald Dahl Book Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where were Roald Dahl's parents from?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Denmark

d)

United States

2.

Who was Roald Dahl named after?

a)

an author

b)

an artist

c)

an explorer

d)

a singer

3.

Who were Astri, Alfhild, and Else?

a)

Roald's sisters

b)

Roald's aunts

c)

Roald's friends

d)

Roald's cousins

4.

Which ability did Roald inherit from his mother Sofie?

a)

singing

b)

dancing

c)

storytelling

d)

flying

5.

What was near Repton School?

a)

an enormous crocodile

b)

a chocolate factory

c)

a giant peach

d)

a haunted house

6.

Pat didn't like Roald at first because

a)

she thought that he was stuck-up.

b)

she overheard him making fun of people that she liked.

c)

he ignored her when she sat next to him at a dinner party.

d)

he teased her about her appetite.

7.

Roald liked to _____ at parties.

a)

play pranks

b)

tell jokes

c)

anger people

d)

watch people

8.

After he went on a trip with the Public Schools Exploring Society, Roald

a)

realized that he was good at fending for himself.

b)

felt that he was strong enough to handle anything

c)

decided to start a club that was like the society.

d)

knew that he had no interest in working outdoors.

9.

Roald started running out of money in his thirties because

a)

his house needed a lot of repairs.

b)

he spent a lot on children.

c)

his sisters borrowed a lot from him.

d)

he gambled a lot.

10.

When she was seven, Olivia

a)

drowned on a family vacation.

b)

died when a valve in her heart burst.

c)

was killed in a train wreck.

d)

came down with measles and died.

11.

One thing that Roald liked about Repton School was that it

a)

sat next to a bakery

b)

wasn't too far from his favorite uncle's house.

c)

had a lot of free time.

d)

was in the same town as a chocolate company.

12.

The original Charlie from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

a)

went on his adventure with two friends

b)

was based on Roald's African friend.

c)

didn't have any grandparents

d)

had red hair and green eyes.

13.

When his wife had a stroke, Roald

a)

offered to take over the house for her.

b)

took her to see a doctor in another country.

c)

asked his aunt to come live with his family.

d)

forced her to work hard to get better.

14.

Roald felt that the brain injury he received when his plane crashed

a)

taught him the importance of good health.

b)

helped him to be more creative.

c)

caused him to rethink his decisions in life.

d)

made him appreciate life more.

15.

What happened a few months after Roald's seven-year-old sister died?

a)

Roald had surgery on his leg.

b)

Roald turned fifteen.

c)

Roald's house burned down.

d)

Roald's father died.

16.

For ten years, Roald

a)

secretly gave money to Liccy's sons.

b)

supported his oldest sister and her son.

c)

refused to talk to his youngest sister.

d)

kept his relationship with Liccy a secret.

17.

Liccy felt that Roald

a)

needed love and mercy.

b)

had a heart for others.

c)

knew more than he let on.

d)

was energetic and funny.

18.

Roald's mother took Roald out of school and sent him to St. Peter's Prepatory School because

a)

Roald was messing around and getting bad grades

b)

she felt that the teachers weren't challenging Roald.

c)

she was angry that Roald's teacher caned Roald.

d)

Roald wasn't allowed to do anything fun in school.

19.

Before he died, Roald

a)

learned that he had a rare blood disease.

b)

met one last time with his sisters and their husbands.

c)

discovered that his eyesight was failing.

d)

flew back home to put flowers on his mother's grave.

20.

Roald _____ in Africa.

a)

harvested cassava

b)

killed a black mamba snake

c)

ate ndiwo twice a day

d)

liked to climb baobab trees

21.

What was Patricia Neal's job?

a)

actress

b)

composer

c)

nurse

22.

Who were Olivia, Tessa, and Theo?

a)

their children

b)

story characters

c)

pet fish

23.

Which story featured an earthworm, spider and centipede?

a)

The BFG

b)

The Twits

c)

James and the Giant Peach

24.

Fill in the blanks: Roald flew fighter planes during the ______________________ and

later worked in the British ______________________ in Washington, DC.

a)

war, navy

b)

peace, embassy

c)

war, embassy

d)

chocolate, church

25.

Which books were written by Roald Dahl? You can choose more than one answer.

a)

Fantastic Mr. Fox

b)

The BFG

c)

Charlotte's Web

d)

Gremlins

e)

The Witches