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    Dahl, Roald

    What does B.F.G. stand for?Test Your Roald Dahl Knowledge

      Big Friendly Giant.

    What did Charlie have to do to gain entry to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory?Test Your Roald Dahl Knowledge

      unwrap the golden ticket on a chocolate bar. 'it was the golden ticket'...he couldn't believe it!

    In which book was a character very smart for that person's age?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Matilda. Remember, Matilda was the girl. She was really smart, but her parents were too stupid to notice her.

    In which book did a character pronounce everything strangely?For Roald Dahl Fans

      The BFG. Remember, in the BFG, he learned to read only from one book, and so later someone helped him out to read and talk properly.

    In which book did someone have a really bad rival that was really RICH?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Danny the Champion of the World. Remember, Mr. Victor Hazel owned those pheasants.

    In which book was someone addicted to TV and went on a special tour?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Remember, Mike Teavee was so addicted to TV that he shrunk himself.

    In which book did a character pay a company to wash his windows?For Roald Dahl Fans

      The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.

    In which book did a character lose his most beautiful possession that made the character look like he was different from the other species?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Fantastic Mr. Fox. Remember, those hunters shot off his tail, a fox's most prized possession, but the fox was safe.

    In which book did characters have nothing to eat but a disgusting looking vegetable?For Roald Dahl Fans

      The BFG. Remember, they were the snozzcumbers.

    In which book did someone waste all of their Elizabeth Arden make-up?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Matilda. Remember, when Matilda dyed her father's hair, he asked for a mirror, and his wife gave him a little face powder compact, and shrieked when he dumped the powder all over the floor out of shock.

    In which book did a character lose their job in the winter?For Roald Dahl Fans

      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Remember, Charlie's father lost his job because the factory he worked in closed.

    In which book did the characters catch a jewel thief red handed?For Roald Dahl Fans

      The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. Remember, when the Giraffe and the Pelly were washing the windows, they saw a thief stealing the Duchess' jewels.

    ' was thin as a wire, as dry as a bone only drier, she was so long and so thin when you carried her in you could use her for poking the fire.' Who does this rhyme describe?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      Aunt Spiker.

    Miss Trunchbull doesn't believe that Matilda read which book?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      Nicholas Nickleby.

    Who has a great money-making scheme for George's Marvelous Medicine?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      his father.

    Which giant is featured in the BFG?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      the bonecruncher.

    What fairy tale 'proves that gambling's not a sin, provided that you always win' in Dahl's 'Revolting Rhymes'?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      Snow White. The dwarves are all ex-race horse jockeys, and with the aid of the magic mirror (courtesy of Snow White) they can always back the winning horse.

    Which of Mr. Twit's disgusting features is discussed in chapter one of 'The Twits'?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      His beard.

    In 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' which vegetable does Mr. Fox steal?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      carrots. His son reminds him, as they raid the farmer's pantries, that the rabbits will be needing food too.

    How did the narrator's parents die in 'The Witches'?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      in a car crash.

    What do George and James have in common?For Avid Roald Dahl Lovers!

      they both have no kids around to play with. Only James lives with horrible aunts, because he's an orphan. George lives with his parents and horrible grandma

    In "James and the Giant Peach", what is the name of James' obese aunt?Books Written by Roald Dahl

      Sponge. Aunt Sponge is very mean to James, along with his other Aunt, Aunt Spiker.

    In "George's Marvelous Medicine", how does George's dad react to the effects of the medicine on George's evil grandmother?Books Written by Roald Dahl

      he was overjoyed. The medicine made Grandmother tall, and George's dad thought that if this medicine was given to animals on his farm he could end world hunger. He thought that it didn't matter about whatever was going to happen to Grandmother because she was mean anyway.

    In "Matilda", who was the girl who told Matilda and Lavender about the "chokey"?Books Written by Roald Dahl

      Hortensia. Hortensia also told the girls more horror stories.

    In "Matilda", what was the "chokey"?Books Written by Roald Dahl

      a small room with barely any space to stand, and jagged pieces of glass sticking from the wall, making you get many cuts. The "chokey" was feared by many students.

    Roald Dahl has written an auto-biography of his childhood. True or False?Books Written by Roald Dahl

      t. It is called "Boy".

    In what book was there a girl named Sophie as a main character?Which Roald Dahl Book?

      The BFG. Other main characters in this book are the BFG and the Queen of England.

    In what book was there a boy whose parents died in a car crash?Which Roald Dahl Book?

      The Witches. "Boy" is Roald Dahl's autobiography, and "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" is the sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which many people know because of the movie.

    In which book is there a character named Veruca Salt?Which Roald Dahl Book?

      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Veruca Salt is the spoiled daughter of two very rich people and is accustomed to getting everything she wants. She becomes upset because she can't have a golden goose.

    Which book involves a farmer trying to kill an animal?Which Roald Dahl Book?

      Fantastic Mr. Fox. The story is told from the fox's point of view, and also involves many other woodland animals.

    Which Roald Dahl book involves humans turning into ducks?Which Roald Dahl Book?

      The Magic Finger. The family gets turned into ducks by a girl who is angry at them. She doesn't like that they hunt and kill ducks, so she turns them into ducks, and the ducks move into their house.

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