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Book Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many books are there in the world?

a)

80 million

b)

130 million

c)

200 million

2.

The first books were all hardbacks. When did the first paperback books appear?

a)

in the 1700s

b)

in the 1800s

c)

in the 1900s

3.

Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are all superheroes. Which ones appeared in a comic book before they appeared in films?

a)

only Batman

b)

only Superman

c)

all three

4.

The blurb on the back cover of a book often outlines the plot. Which book and film has a plot about dinosaurs that come to life?

a)

Jurassic World

b)

The Secret Garden

c)

Treasure Island

5.

The longest sentence in a work of fiction is by the French author Victor Hugo, in his book Les Misérables. How many words does the sentence have?

a)

623 words

b)

723 words

c)

823 words

6.

The most expensive book is a work of non-fiction, the Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci. How much did someone pay for it on 11 November, 1994?

a)

$30,825

b)

$308,250

c)

$30,802,500

7.

The American Mark Twain was the first writer to use a typewriter for his novel Tom Sawyer. When was this?

a)

1876

b)

1926

c)

1946

8.

What do the books Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban have in common?

a)

they are both by the same author

b)

they are both sequels to other books

c)

they are both true stories