Quizzes for Grades 1 through 12

181.

  How DID The Grinch Steal Christmas, Anyway?    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

How well do you remember the story of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', by Dr. Seuss? Test your memory with this fifteen-question quiz. Even if you've never read the book, chances are you've seen the animated special, so give it a try!

Average, 15 Qns, magpie8, Dec 18 01

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Seuss, Dr.

Average
magpie8
6846 plays

182.

  Do You Know Your Fairy Tales?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How well do you know your fairy tales?

Easier, 10 Qns, Vegeta_nz, Oct 25 03

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: Fairy Tales

Easier
Vegeta_nz
5322 plays

183.

  Goodreads Top Children's Books Vol.1    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

These are Goodreads top children's books. Match the book to the author.

Easier, 10 Qns, Morganw2019, Aug 23 22

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4,5

Category: Authors and Their Works

Easier
Morganw2019
Aug 23 22
309 plays

184.

  Matilda    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is one book I think I would greatly enjoyed if I read it when I was a kid. Have fun playing the quiz!

Easier, 10 Qns, Lanire, Jul 13 02

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Matilda

Easier
Lanire
4419 plays

185.

  The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I just reread this wonderful novel. Man, is it ever beautifully written and heart-wrenching! There are spoilers in the quiz, so don't take it until after you've read the novel!

Average, 10 Qns, robynraymer, Jul 14 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hardy, Thomas

Average
robynraymer
1020 plays

186.

  The Outsiders    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is my very first quiz. I am also obsessed with "The Outsiders." It is my absolute favorite book of all time. Tell me what you think of this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, rlke6488, Aug 27 05

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10

Category: The Outsiders

Average
rlke6488
5652 plays

187.

  Children's Books Gone Wrong    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

One word is wrong in each of these popular children's book titles. Match the title with the word it should use instead.

Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Nov 06 19

Recommended for grades: 3,4,5

Category: Books for Kids

Average
skylarb
Nov 06 19
654 plays

188.

  Powerful Feelings in Small Spaces    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A teacher once said, "Poems often contain powerful feelings in small spaces". Let's look at some classic poems that do exactly that, and some that are just fun. Enjoy!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, gracious1, Mar 27 13

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Poetry for Children

Very Easy
gracious1
1119 plays

189.

  Each Peach Pear Plum    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

"Each peach pear plum / I spy Tom Thumb" is the start of a wonderful book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Tom Thumb is hiding in a peach tree in the orchard; there are also some pear trees and plum trees. Do you know how it carries on?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 07 16

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: A Authors

Average
Lottie1001
477 plays

190.

  'Romeo & Juliet' - Dramatis Personae    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A fairly straightforward quiz on the characters of Shakespeare's famous play. Match the character's description to his/her name.

Easier, 10 Qns, great_emile, Jan 06 05

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Easier
great_emile
5049 plays

191.

  Character & Symbolism LOTF    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Test your skills on how well you know William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" characters and the concurrent symbolism shown throughout this wonderful book. I highly recommend you look at the info on each question. :)

Easier, 15 Qns, StarGlider, Mar 20 03

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Golding, William

Easier
StarGlider
2493 plays

192.

  "Five Go To Smuggler's Top"-Enid Blyton    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Dogs are not allowed.What will George do when she and her cousins go to Smuggler's Top? Visit the house on top of the hill amongst the marshes, answer the questions and find out what happens.

Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Apr 11 04

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Famous Five

Average
Philian
1302 plays

193.

  'Inkheart' Part 1    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This is a quiz on the book, 'Inkheart', written by Cornelia Funke. It has questions from the book, and not from the movie. Warning - Spoilers ahead. Enjoy!

Average, 15 Qns, JaneMarple, Feb 28 08

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Inkworld

Average
JaneMarple
654 plays

194.

  Geared to Give You "Goosebumps"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

R. L. Stine's "Goosebumps" series has haunted the bookshelves of children for years. See if you remember the titles of these novels from the original series based on their plots. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jun 18 10

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Stine, R. L.

Average
kyleisalive
486 plays

195.

  Popular Picture Books for Toddlers    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match these popular 20th century children's picture books with their descriptions. The books are all aimed toward children under the age of four.

Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, Nov 04 19

Recommended for grades: 1

Category: Picture Books

Average
skylarb
Nov 04 19
522 plays

196.

  The Poetry of Robert Frost    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz provides a brief survey of the poetry of Robert Frost.

Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Jun 26 20

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10

Category: Frost, Robert

Average
skylarb
Jun 26 20
294 plays

197.

  George Orwell - '1984'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a classic and powerful book that is impossible to fully describe. Just pick the correct answer from the general questions about the book.

Average, 10 Qns, Phoenix101, May 18 02

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Orwell, George

Average
Phoenix101
5145 plays

198.

  Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is about Heathcliff, the fascinating main character in "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte.

Average, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, May 17 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Wuthering Heights

Average
pagiedamon
1860 plays

199.

  Lost, Stolen or Strayed    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is all about nursery rhymes where something or someone has gone astray. Can you be the detective and find out what has happened?

Easier, 10 Qns, Toeknee448, Apr 13 14

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: Nursery Rhymes

Easier
Toeknee448
1029 plays

200.

  Persuasion in 'Persuasion'    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' is aptly named as many of its characters either exert or succumb to a bit of persuasion during the events of the novel. I'm here to persuade you to match the correct character to each of these instances of persuasion.

Average, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Feb 15 19

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Persuasion

Average
Fifiona81
Feb 15 19
264 plays

201.

  The Diary of Anne Frank    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I've finally gotten around to reading this book, so I decided to make a quiz on it! Enjoy! Edition used: 1997 US Bantam edition.

Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Sep 25 00

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Frank, Anne

Average
ladymacb29
5979 plays

202.

  "Five On a Hike Together" - Enid Blyton    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This is the adventure where the Five find themselves out in the middle of a lake looking for a missing boat. Can they avoid trouble from Dirty Dick? Try out the multi-choice questions and see.

Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Mar 05 04

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Famous Five

Average
Philian
1269 plays

203.

  Missing from the Chalet School    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Occasionally, in the books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, girls run away from the Chalet School. Do you know what happened when the following girls disappeared?

Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 08 14

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor

Average
Lottie1001
192 plays

204.

  Moby Dick Trivia    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

I've done quizzes on 'Melville sans Moby' and Whales and Whaling. Now I'm ready to take on the White Whale himself!

Tough, 25 Qns, tjoebigham, Mar 28 01

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Melville, Herman

Tough
tjoebigham
1338 plays

205.

  Food and Drink? Right away, Mr Shakespeare!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Keen as mustard for a Shakespearean quiz? Don't get in a pickle. Here are ten quotes from the Bard's work for you to devour as they all have a food or drink in them.

Average, 10 Qns, Tizzabelle, Aug 13 14

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Lines and Quotes

Average
Tizzabelle
480 plays

206.

  GEORGE'S Marvellous Medicine    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This book for children was written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The main character's name is written as 'GEORGE' in the book's title but as 'George' in the text so I have done the same here.

Average, 10 Qns, misstified, Jan 05 18

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Dahl, Roald

Average
misstified
Jan 05 18
333 plays

207.

  Kiddie Lit    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Match the book title with the correct author.

Easier, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Jun 11 18

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: Kid Lit General

Easier
nyirene330
Jun 11 18
447 plays

208.

  A Wrinkle In Time    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

This quiz contains questions about the characters and plot of my favorite book from childhood 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle. Enjoy!

Easier, 20 Qns, DillPickle, Apr 26 01

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7

Category: L'Engle, Madeline

Easier
DillPickle
2337 plays

209.

  The Outsiders 2    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Hello again. For those of you who don't know, I've already written a quiz about "The Outsiders". Take this one and tell me what you think.

Average, 15 Qns, rlke6488, Sep 16 05

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10

Category: The Outsiders

Average
rlke6488
3048 plays

210.

  What's My Story?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz is on some of the books I read over and over, as a child or very young teenager. They are my favorites and a few are classics. I'll give you some clues and you tell me the name of the book. Good luck and have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, AnneBonney, Oct 22 09

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Books for Kids

Average
AnneBonney
1467 plays

211.

  Tom Sawyer    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This quiz contains questions about the book 'Tom Sawyer'.

Easier, 10 Qns, EQW1, May 24 01

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Twain, Mark

Easier
EQW1
3081 plays

212.

  Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz on one of my favorite "Junie B. Jones" books by Barbara Park. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, akriti, Feb 13 05

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: Park, Barbara

Average
akriti
1206 plays

213.

  What Did Hamlet Say?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Hamlet's the one who said "To be or not to be / That is the question" and "Alas, poor Yorick"--right? But, that's not the question or the answer in this quiz. What did Hamlet say in these situations, taken in the order they appear?

Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Nov 27 12

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Hamlet

Average
nannywoo
756 plays

214.

  Letters in Jane Austen's Major Works    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In many of her novels, Jane Austen sometimes turned plot lines by using the device of letter writing. Following are questions about some letters found in her major works. You only need to know who wrote each letter, and to whom. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, Janeite, Aug 10 08

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Austen, Jane

Average
Janeite
1485 plays

215.

  Match the Newbery Plot: Part 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Here's part two of my Newbery Matching quiz series. These books are all set in a definite historical era.

Average, 10 Qns, Caseena, Sep 27 18

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Children's Book Awards

Average
Caseena
Sep 27 18
180 plays

216.

  Twaint Necessarily So    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Imagine my shock to discover there were no Kids Lit quizzes on Mark Twain. Now, there's one! In this quiz, I'll describe the book title, or a place or character whose name appears in the title, and you decide which choice it matches.

Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid, Aug 12 20

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Category: Twain, Mark

Easier
VegemiteKid
Aug 12 20
315 plays

217.

  The World of Narnia    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Another quiz for true Narnians!

Average, 15 Qns, lovesmoodies, Jul 12 02

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Lewis, C. S.

Average
lovesmoodies
4539 plays

218.

  Oliver Twist    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is one of Charles Dickens' best classics. I hope you enjoy the quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, diamondjim68, Jan 15 05

Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10

Category: Oliver Twist

Average
diamondjim68
2355 plays

219.

  The Tale of Peter Rabbit    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is a classic children's character. This quiz is based on the original text and illustrations.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 07 08

Recommended for grades: 2,3,4

Category: Potter, Beatrix

Average
looney_tunes
1008 plays

220.

  'Upper Fourth at Malory Towers'    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Darrell's younger sister joins Malory Towers this term, while Darrell is made head of her form. An exciting fourth term with lots happening to distract the girls from their School Certificate Exam.

Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jun 30 04

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Malory Towers

Average
zorba_scank
1593 plays

221.

  Emma Woodhouse    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How much do you know about Jane Austen's heroine?

Average, 10 Qns, Elanor, Nov 07 02

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Emma

Average
Elanor
2835 plays

222.

  'Second Form at Malory Towers'- Enid Blyton    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

An invisible chalk trick, one girl caught trying to cheat while another is caught stealing. Can you answer these questions about the second book in the Malory Towers series?

Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jun 09 04

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Malory Towers

Average
zorba_scank
1650 plays

223.

  "Jane Eyre" - How Well Did You Read It?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Jane Eyre" is one of the most influential and deeply layered books ever written. Here is a quick quiz about various aspects of the Bronte novel.

Average, 10 Qns, Em_453, Dec 22 06

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Jane Eyre

Average
Em_453
3351 plays

224.

  Match the Newbery Plot: Part 4    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

For part four of my Newbery Matching series, I've found books about children and their relationships to animals. Match the summary on the left to its book on the right.

Easier, 10 Qns, Caseena, Oct 02 18

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Children's Book Awards

Easier
Caseena
Oct 02 18
162 plays

225.

  Who Wrote This Awesome Book?    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

These are some of our favourite family books. I will give you the book title, you need to match it to the author. Some of our favourite books were written by the same author.

Easier, 10 Qns, ramonesrule, Aug 12 20

Recommended for grades: 4,5,6

Category: Authors and Their Works

Easier
ramonesrule
Aug 12 20
327 plays

226.

  Classic Children's Poems    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some well-known and well-loved poems from Grandma's time!

Average, 10 Qns, austinnene, Feb 09 08

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8

Category: Poetry for Children

Average
austinnene
1485 plays

227.

  Heart of Darkness    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A seaman named Marlow heads to Africa to voyage down an oft-unexplored river and finds himself face to face with true darkness in this Joseph Conrad Modernist novella. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Sep 25 10

Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Category: Conrad, Joseph

Average
kyleisalive
483 plays

228.

  "The Hardy Boys" Fill in the Blank 2    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Fill in the blank of each "Hardy Boys" book title. The books were written by various authors under the name Franklin W. Dixon.

Easier, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 29 17

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Category: Hardy Boys

Easier
Joepetz
159 plays

229.

  Anne Shirley, a Canadian Icon    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Can you match each of these incidents with the book from L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" series in which it occurs?

Tough, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jul 10 17

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Montgomery, L. M.

Tough
looney_tunes
162 plays

230.

  Oedipus Rex    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the first (chronologically) of Sophocles' Theban trilogy, dealing with Oedipus and his doomed family.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 06 22

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Sophocles

Average
looney_tunes
Nov 06 22
111 plays

231.

  Who Created Me?    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

I'll name a few literary characters, you pick the author who created them.

Tough, 25 Qns, agony, May 18 03

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Character Creators

Tough
agony
2235 plays

232.

  All About Jordan    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Most Fitzgerald quizzes are about "The Great Gatsby". For a change, I decided to make one about one of the book's supporting characters: Jordan Baker.

Average, 15 Qns, tjoebigham, Jul 02 09

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Average
tjoebigham
444 plays

233.

  Physics in Rhyme    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Nursery rhymes are an age-old tool to give children hours of fun. However, a lot of physics can be found in these rhyming lines. Can you tell me which? Test your knowledge of these rhymes and the physics behind them.

Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Mar 11 10

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Nursery Rhymes

Average
LeoDaVinci
1248 plays

234.

  Do You Know David Copperfield?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

One of my favourite authors is Charles Dickens. He created many, many wonderful characters be they villains or heroes. One of his well known books is "David Copperfield", so lets see - "What Do You Know About David Copperfield?" Good luck.

Easier, 10 Qns, wenray, Jan 18 12

Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11

Category: David Copperfield

Easier
wenray
765 plays

235.

  Bree's Adventure    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah was the horse who accompanied Shasta on his journey north into Narnia. How much do you know about their adventures as written of in C.S. Lewis' book 'The Horse and His Boy'?

Average, 25 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Sep 01 02

Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8

Category: Horse and His Boy

Average
ArleneRimmer
2718 plays

236.

  Who Said it in "Romeo and Juliet"?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I know how we all read this play in school but how well did you pay attention? Let's find out! I give you the quote, you give me the character who said it. Ready? Go!

Average, 10 Qns, fife4, Jul 04 05

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Romeo and Juliet

Average
fife4
3828 plays

237.

  Run For Your Life    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Many Shakespeare characters have been banished on pain of death, or end up fleeing for their lives - and while many of them return with a vengeance, at first they're running for their lives. Let's see who Shakespeare sets on the run.

Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Jun 29 12

Recommended for grades: 11,12

Category: Shakespeare Characters

Average
merylfederman
2022 plays

238.

  Dining in the Reading Room    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Since it accessioned Thomas Jefferson's collection back in 1815, the Library of Congress has housed books on a wide variety of subjects, including cookery. Join Phoenix Rising's Gold Team as we sample some of these morsels.

Average, 10 Qns, psnz, May 13 22

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Category: Non-Fiction

Average
psnz
May 13 22
207 plays

239.

  Great Gatsby    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on the greatest American novel, "The Great Gatsby".

Average, 10 Qns, kmria, Jul 03 02

Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Category: Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Average
kmria
4602 plays

240.

  Welcome to Narnia    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

These questions are from all of the "Chronicles of Narnia" books.

Average, 10 Qns, lovesmoodies, Sep 29 02

Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9

Category: Lewis, C. S.

Average
lovesmoodies
2730 plays