Books for Kids Trivia

1. We'll start with the word that inspired this entire quiz - 'waterspout'. We all know that "itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout", but where on Earth was our arachnoid friend?

From Quiz Waterspouts are Abound

Answer: In a pipe on the outside of a building

A 'waterspout' can also be called a 'rainspout', and is a vertical pipe of the outside of a building that allows water to flow into a drain. Unfortunately for the itsy bitsy spider it was washed out of the pipe! A waterspout can also be a funnel-shaped column of water over the sea or ocean. This rare weather formation looks like a tornado made out of water. Awesome!

From Quiz Children's Favorite Books

Answer: Charlotte's Web

"Charlotte's Web" is a great children's book, later made into a movie. The author E.B. White was a contributor to "The New Yorker" magazine for over 50 years, and also wrote "Stuart Little", another children's classic.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: Little Boy Blue

If you "blow your own horn" you are bragging or boasting. Some people think that this rhyme makes fun of a churchman named Cardinal Wolsey, who lived from 1475 to 1530, in the time of Henry VIII. The Cardinal built a fancy palace at Hampton Court and many of the people thought he was more concerned with getting power and wealth for himself than taking care of the spiritual needs of his flock of sheep (the people of England).

From Quiz What's My Story?

Answer: Charlotte's Web

E.B. White tells this wonderful story about a spider helping to save a pig from being slaughtered for Christmas dinner. Charlotte the spider writes messages about Wilbur in her web, telling the farmer how talented and wonderful Wilbur is. Wilbur is allowed to live and ends up winning a prize at the county fair.

From Quiz Children's books of magic and fantasy

Answer: a sand fairy

The Psammead, or Sand Fairy, is a magical creature that has the power to grant wishes. It is extremely ill-tempered, however, and the wishes never QUITE work out. This is the first book of three about the same children, the others being "The Phoenix and the Carpet' and "The Amulet". These books are wonderfully rich-textured and magical, though the hundred-year-old slang can be a bit difficult for modern children.

From Quiz Children's Literature Trivia

Answer: Mary Poppins

P.L Travers wrote Mary Poppins in 1934.

From Quiz Children's Favorite Books

Answer: The Cat in the Hat

Dr Seuss was a household favorite, so many great titles to choose from. This book was also made into a very funny movie. On a rainy day mom leaves for work and the children are very bored until the Cat in the Hat shows up and turns their world upside down. The children learn a lesson about their behavior by the time mom returns home.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: Georgie Porgie

Georgie Porgie was a nickname that made fun of George Villiers, a duke who was a favorite friend of King James I of England. Georgie Porgie was very naughty, but he was so handsome, rich, and powerful that he could get away with almost anything, which made other men at King James's court angry and jealous. Many ladies, including the Queen of France, (the girls) fell in love with him, and Parliament (the boys) had to put a stop to it.

From Quiz Children's books of magic and fantasy

Answer: exploring the house

While the children are exploring the house, Lucy stays behind to check out the wardrobe. Inside are several long fur coats, and she can't resist stepping in to rub her face against them. Lucy discovers that the wardrobe is a doorway to the land of Narnia, where "It's always winter, and never Christmas". Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy eventually meet Aslan the Lion, and help free Narnia from the spell of the White Witch. This book is the first, (or second, depending on how you're counting), of "The Chronicles of Narnia", by C.S. Lewis.

From Quiz Children's Literature Trivia

Answer: E.B. White

E.B. White's popular stories 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Stuart Little' have both been made into films.

From Quiz Children's Favorite Books

Answer: Matilda

Another book made into a very funny movie! Matilda loves to read and is incredibly bright. She plays many pranks on her family, as well as on the mean Miss Trunchbull who is unkind to children.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: Mary / lamb / fleece was white as snow

The song "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was written by Bostonian Sarah Hale in 1830, and most Americans think of it as a nursery rhyme. Children like having pets that love them so much they want to follow them everywhere, even to school. Thomas Edison used the familiar words of this rhyme to make the very first sound recording.

From Quiz Finish the Title

Answer: Chocolate

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was written by Roald Dahl. It became a movie in 2005 starring Johnny Depp. A previous movie base on the book was called "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".

From Quiz Children's books of magic and fantasy

Answer: a mouse

From "Prince Caspian", and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", in CS Lewis' Narnia series. Reepicheep is a talking mouse, much larger than an ordinary mouse, and so much more gallant and brave.

From Quiz Children's Literature Trivia

Answer: Swiss Family Robinson

"Swiss Family Robinson", written by Johann Wyss, is a classic novel which, like many others, has been turned into a full-length Disney feature film.

From Quiz Children's Favorite Books

Answer: Stuart Little

Another great book by E. B. White! The family has a cat named Snowbell who schemes to get rid of the little mouse. Sadly, White had Alzheimer's disease and he died on October 1, 1985 while at home.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: a spider who sat down beside her

It was a spider, which has led some people to believe the story is about a little girl named Patience Muffet, whose stepfather wrote a book about insects. Of course, as we know, a spider is not an insect but an arachnid. A tuffet is a comfortable, cloth-covered stool. Curds and whey are the white lumps and liquid in a dairy product like cottage cheese.

From Quiz Finish the Title

Answer: Wild

"Where the Wild Things Are" was written by Maurice Sendak. It is about a boy who travels with his imagination to a strange land with monsters.

From Quiz Children's books of magic and fantasy

Answer: coin

The coin gives only half of what you wish for. For instance, wishing to be on a "desert island", would just get you to a desert. A funny and exciting book.

From Quiz Children's Literature Trivia

Answer: Bert, Nan, Freddie and Flossie

The Bobbsey Twin stories were written by Laura Lee Hope. The first story, 'The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport', was published in 1961.

From Quiz Waterspouts are Abound

Answer: Calling out

The word 'holler' can be used to mean a variety of sounds, but generally means a sudden calling out. In the case of the tiger he is probably howling, but a human holler would sound more like a shout. 'Eeny, meeny, miny, moe' is often used as a way to select an option from a group of choices in a seemingly random way.

From Quiz Children's Favorite Books

Answer: Are You My Mother?

P. D. Eastman wrote this cute little book about a bird who is looking for his mother. He encounters many animals along the way, including a duck, a dog and a cow. Thank goodness our little bird finally finds his mother! P.D. Eastman throughout his career worked for Walt Disney Productions and Warner Brother's cartoon unit as a writer and storyboard artist.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: the water spout

In Canada, nannywoo's children learned "Eensy, Weensy Spider"; in the United States, nannywoo's grandchildren learned "Itsy, Bitsy Spider"! Some children say "climbed up the water spout" and others say "climbing up the spout"! This is what happens with folk songs. The words can change. But, as far as I know, it's always a spider. How do you sing it?

From Quiz Finish the Title

Answer: Serpents

"Summer of the Sea Serpents" is the #31 book in the series "The Magic Tree House" books written by Mary Pope Osborne.

From Quiz Children's books of magic and fantasy

Answer: The Sword in the Stone

This 1938 book by T.H. White is the basis for the Disney movie. It is followed by three more books, which are all together called "The Once and Future King", and tell the entire tale of King Arthur. These books are full of gentle humour and warmth, but may be a bit heavy going for some children. A good read-aloud.

From Quiz Children's Literature Trivia

Answer: Prince Edward Island

Lucy Maud Montgomery was orphaned at a very young age. She grew up with her grandparents and has written many novels including the 'Emily of New Moon' series, the 'Anne of Green Gables' series and many others.

From Quiz Mixed Up Nursery Rhymes

Answer: dog

It goes: "Hey, Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon." This one was always nannywoo's favorite as a child, maybe because she played the violin, had dogs for pets, lived on a farm where there were cows, and often ate yummy desserts from a dish with a spoon.

From Quiz Books and Stories We Used to Enjoy as Children

Answer: "Emil And The Detectives" / Erich Kästner

Emile first appeared in German but the books have been widely translated throughout the world.

From Quiz Finish the Title

Answer: Green

"Anne of Green Gables" was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

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