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Friday's Quiz

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many books are in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

2.

How many books are in the original Harry Potter series?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

3.
The outside of the front and back of a book is called the __________.
a)
glossary
b)
cover
c)
verso
d)
author
4.
The page in the front of a book that lists the title, author, illustrator, publisher, and page of publication is called the __________.
a)
table of contents
b)
copyright date
c)
spine label
d)
title page
5.
The person who creates the artwork for a book is called the _____.
a)
author
b)
publisher
c)
illustrator
d)
index
6.
The name of the book is also known as the _____.
a)
verso
b)
index
c)
copyright date
d)
title
7.
The part of the book that lists chapters or section and their page numbers is called the _____.
a)
table of contents
b)
title page
c)
cover
d)
glossary
8.
An alphabetical list of all the topics in a book and the page numbers for each topic is called the _____.
a)
glossary
b)
call number
c)
index
d)
table of contents
9.
Companies that print and distribute books to be sold are called _____.
a)
publishers
b)
authors
c)
illustrators
d)
versos
10.
The binding of a book that holds the front cover, back cover, and the pages together is called the _____.
a)
title page
b)
verso
c)
dust jacket
d)
spine
11.
The sticker which is scanned to check a book out to a student is called the _____.
a)
call number
b)
title
c)
barcode
d)
copyright date
12.

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo is set during World War I. Albert's father sells his horse Joey to the army and he goes into battle in France.

a)

Romantic novel

b)

Historical Novel

c)

Poetry

d)

Science fiction

e)

Travel literature

13.

In Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Sephy is a cross and Callum is a nought. They fall in love, but in their world, noughts and crosses shouldn't be friends. Like Romeo and Juliet, their love is forbidden.

a)

Science fiction

b)

Poetry

c)

Autobiography

d)

Romantic novel

e)

Historical Novel

14.

Jump Ball: A Basketball Season in Poems by Mel Glenn. Through a series of poems we get to know the members of a school basketball team.

a)

Poetry

b)

Science fiction

c)

Romantic novel

d)

Horror story

e)

Travel literature

15.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is about a future world where books are not allowed. All books are burnt by 'firemen' whose job it is to start fires.

a)

Horror story

b)

Travel literature

c)

Science fiction

d)

Romantic novel

16.

The Boy Who Biked the World is by a cyclist, Alastair Humphreys, who completed a cycle trip round the world in four years. The story follows a boy's cycle trip through Europe and all the way through Africa.

a)

Science fiction

b)

Poetry

c)

Travel literature

d)

Historical Novel

17.

Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl is about the author's childhood in Norway and his time at an English boarding school.

a)

Autobiography

b)

Horror story

c)

Short stories

d)

Crime novel

e)

Plot

18.

Haunted by R.L. Stine is about a girl who is visited by a ghost from the future. Together they try to stop the death of a boy from occurring. Sometimes it's quite scary.

a)

Travel literature

b)

Autobiography

c)

Crime novel

d)

Short stories

e)

Horror story

19.

1. Whodunit? Detective Stories, chosen by Philip Pullman, is a collection of detective stories by famous authors.

a)

Crime novel

b)

Short stories

c)

Plot

d)

Science fiction

20.

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd. Ted and Kat's cousin Salim gets on the London Eye. He never gets off again. Ted and Kat follow the clues across London to help the police to find their cousin.

a)

Crime novel

b)

Short stories

c)

Horror story

d)

Autobiography

21.

The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

a)

Setting

b)

Characters

c)

Ending

d)

Plot

e)

Villain

22.

What is an author?

a)

An author is someone who writes a novel, story, poem or another written work

b)

An author is someone who sings a song and create albums

c)

An author is someone who plays games online and creates the games

d)

An author is someone who works in a library and read the books

23.

Name the author

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

Eric Carle

c)

Dr Seuss

24.

Who is the author?

a)

Arnold Lobel

b)

Eric Carle

c)

Roald Dahl

25.

Who wrote this book?

a)

Dr Seuss

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

Arnold Lobel

26.
a)

Jane Austen

b)

J.K Rowling

27.
a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Scott Fitzgerald

28.
a)

Mark Twain

b)

John Maxwell

29.
a)

Enid Blyton

b)

Jane Austen

30.
a)

Robert Frost

b)

Charl Schwartzel

31.
a)

Ernst Hemingway

b)

George Orwell

32.
a)

David Robinson

b)

Shakespeare

33.
a)

Stephen King

b)

Guy Pearce

34.
a)

Claude Voilier

b)

Virginia Woolf

35.

Who had written this famous book -

The fellowship of the ring

a)

J. R. R. Tolkien

b)

C. S. Lewis

c)

Harry Potter

d)

Roald dahl

36.

Who had written this famous book -

Witches

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

Leo Tolstoy.

37.

Who had written this famous book -

Hamlet

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

William Shakespeare

38.

Who wrote this book -

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath.

a)

H. P. Lovecraft.

b)

Edgar Allan Poe.

c)

Robert Ervin Howard.

d)

Emily Dickinson.

39.

The famous children's book "The Jungle Book" was written by...............?

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

Enid Blyton

c)

J.K.Rowlling

d)

Rudyard Kipling

40.

"The Cat in the Hat" is one of the greatest children's books written by........................?

a)

A. A. Milne

b)

Dr. Seuss

c)

Maurice Sendak

d)

T. S. Eliot

41.

Name the author of the world famous children's fiction, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

a)

Lewis Carroll

b)

T. S. Eliot

c)

Roald Dahl

42.

Which famous English Author wrote the 'Peter Rabbit' series?

a)

Beatrix Potter

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Lewis Carroll

d)

Enid Blyton

43.

What is J. K. Rowling's real name?

a)

June Kathleen Rowling

b)

Jane Kathleen Rowling

c)

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

d)

Janine Kathleen Rowling

44.

J. K. Rowling was born

a)

July 31, 1965

b)

July 11, 1965

c)

London, England

d)

Yate, England

45.

J. K. Rowling is famous for writing The Lord Of The Rings

a)

True

b)

False

46.

A fictitious name, especially one used by an author...

a)

Real name

b)

Fancy name

c)

Pseudonym

d)

Group name

47.

Author of the Narnia series...

a)

Jacqueline Wilson

b)

Anthony Horowitz

c)

Jeff Kinney

d)

C. S. Lewis

48.

Author of "The Secret Seven" series _______

a)

Enid Blyton

b)

Lois Lowry

c)

Roald Dahl

d)

Arnold Lobel

49.

Author of Sherlock Holmes stories ....

a)

Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Michael Morpurgo

50.

Author of "David Copperfield"

a)

J.R.R. Tolkien

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Roald Dahl

51.

The first author to become a billionaire

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Robert Louis Stevenson

c)

J K Rowling

d)

Roald Dahl

52.

Who wrote "The Time Machine"?

a)

Herbert George Wells

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Rudyard Kipling

53.

The book "Gulliver's Travels" was written by

a)

Alexandra Dumas

b)

Charles Lamb

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Jonathan Swift

54.

Who wrote" Pride and Prejudice"?

a)

Jane Austen

b)

William Shekaspeare

c)

James Joyce

d)

Lionel Messi

55.

"Treasure Island " was written by

a)

Lewis Carroll

b)

Robert Louis Stevenson

c)

Daniel Defoe

d)

J.K Rowling

56.

"The adventures of Tom Sawyer" was written by

a)

Daniel Defoe

b)

Jonathan Swift

c)

Mark Twain

d)

J.K Rowling

57.

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it."

a)

Peter Pan

b)

The Cat in the Hat

c)

Bad Guys

d)

Flat Stanley

58.
a)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

b)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

c)

The Wizard of Oz

d)

Strega Nona

59.

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."

a)

Bad Guys

b)

Goodnight Moon

c)

Winnie the Pooh

d)

Charlotte’s Web

60.

"It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."

a)

The Lion and the Mouse

b)

Green Eggs and Ham

c)

Curious George

d)

Alice in Wonderland

61.
a)

Green Eggs and Ham

b)

The Cat in the Hat

c)

The Hobbit

d)

The Lorax

62.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”

a)

The Little Prince

b)

Matilda

c)

The Snowy Day

d)

Oh The Places You'll Go

63.
a)

Where the Wild Things Are

b)

A Wrinkle in Time

c)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

d)

The Giver

64.
a)

Horton Hears a Who

b)

Green Eggs and Ham

c)

The Lion and the Mouse

d)

Mr. Popper's Penguins

65.
a)

Trolls

b)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

c)

Charlotte's Web

d)

Mary Poppins

66.

“My bath was too hot, I got soap in my eyes, my marble went down the drain, and I had to wear my railroad-train pajamas. I hate my railroad-train pajamas.”

a)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

b)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

c)

Harry Potter

d)

The Grinch

67.

In which book can you find this quote?

a)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

b)

Matilda

c)

James and the Giant Peach

d)

The BFG

68.
a)

Winnie the Pooh

b)

Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see?

c)

Corduroy

d)

Paddington Bear

69.

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

a)

Thomas Hardy

b)

Emile Zola

c)

George Orwell

70.

Who joins Percy Jackson on his quest in Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief?

a)

Grover Underwood

b)

Sally Jackson

c)

Clarisse La Rue

d)

Annabeth Chase

e)

Nico Di Angelo

71.

Who are the kids in the Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe?

a)

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy

b)

Susan, Riley, Edmund, and Polly

c)

Peter, Susan, Polly, and Edmund

d)

Susan, Lucy, Luke, and Edmund

72.

Who is the main character in A Wrinkle In Time?

a)

Meg Murry

b)

Sasha Firestone

c)

Clarissa Woods

d)

Iris June

e)

Melinda Sanders

73.

How is the date for the Mid-Autumn Festival decided?

a)

When every planet in the solar system aligns.

b)

The 15th day of the 8th lunar month.

c)

The first Saturday in September.

d)

The day the moon turns red.

74.

Which of the following is not another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival?

a)

Zhōng qiū jié

b)

Moon Festival

c)

Lantern Festival

d)

Mooncake festival

75.

What is the name of the Chinese goddess living on the moon?

a)

Luna

b)

Chang'e

c)

Houyi

d)

Xiaoyu

76.

What kind of animal is said to live with the moon goddess?

a)

兔 rabbit

b)

龙 dragon

c)

羊 sheep/goat

d)

牛 cow

77.

Which of the following traditions is not part of the Mid-Autumn Festival?

a)

Giving "red envelopes" (money) to relatives

b)

Lighting lanterns

c)

Eating moon cake

d)

viewing the moon

78.

What shape does the moon have during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

a)

Full moon (round)

b)

Half moon (first/last quarter)

c)

Crescent (banana shape)

d)

New moon (black)

79.

Which of the following ingredients is (usually) not found in moon cakes?

a)

Sweet bean paste

b)

Lotus seed paste

c)

Salted duck egg yolk

d)

Curry paste

80.

In Chinese culture, a perfect circle symbolizes:

a)

Completeness and unity

b)

The circle of life

c)

Absolute power

d)

Artistic sense

81.

What is the author of the poem, who lived in Tang Dynasty?

a)

Li Bai

b)

Jing Ye Si

c)

Ming Yue Guang

82.

The Moon Festival happens _________________.

a)

in the daytime

b)

in the morning

c)

at night

83.

Which fruit is often eaten or given as a gift during the festival as a symbol of prosperity?

a)

Durian

b)

Pomelo

c)

Lichi

d)

Starfruit

84.

What holiday is the Moon Festival most like?

a)

Thanks Giving

b)

Anzac Day

c)

Christmas