Archive for March, 2007

World Book Day Quiz!

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Today is world book day and to celebrate we have released a quiz for all tutor groups to participate in.  The quiz sheets have been distributed in registers and the deadline for entries is Friday at 2:45pm.

The questions are below:

  • 1. Guess the correct book title from the initials below.  An additional point can be earned by naming the author.
    a)  LOTR
    b)  CATCF
    c)  HPATPS
    d) TSOTB (clue: by JW)
    e)  KK
  • 2. Who wrote the “Demon Headmaster” stories?
  • 3. The film “Babe” was based on which Dick King-Smith novel?
  • 4. Who had a midnight garden?  Michael, Tom or Philippa?
  • 5. What was the name of the dog in “Peter Pan”?
  • 6. What is Charlie’s surname in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”?
  • 7. Which wizard in the “Lord of the Rings” lives in the Black Tower in Isengard?
  • 8. The new Harry Potter book is due out in July what is it called?
  • 9. Which comic celebrity is the creator of the Flanimals characters?
  • 10. What is the title of the final book in Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events”?
  • 11. Who played Alex Rider in the movie adaptation of “Stormbreaker”?
  • 12. What is the name of Artemis Fowl’s bodyguard?
  • 13. What is the name of the main character in Darren Shan’s “Demonata” books “Lord Loss” and “Slawter”?
  • 14. What lights did Philip Pullman write about?  Footlights, Northern or Blackpool?
  • 15. Which bestselling author wrote “Girls Out Late”?

 

Tie break:   Can you think of the best alternative title for a well known book?
Examples:    “Mrs Jones’s Filofax” (Bridget Jones’s Diary), “Macbroth”     (Macbeth) or “Lady of the Bracelet” (Lord of the Rings).
 

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