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Julia Donaldson provided the stories, and Axel Scheffler the illustrations, for several extremely popular children's books, including "The Gruffalo" and "Room on the Broom".
5 quizzes and 50 trivia questions.
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  'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When animals go for a stroll in the deep dark wood, they'd best be careful - oh yes, they should! There's a gruffalo, and a mouse, in there... From the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Average, 10 Qns, dsimpy, Nov 09 16
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  Room on the Broom   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When a witch loses some items while riding on her broom, she meets three helpful animals who find them, but they all want a ride as a reward. Will they all fit? From "Room on the Broom" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Average, 10 Qns, Calpurnia09, Nov 09 16
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  'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Gruffalo has had a daughter since his first encounter with the little brown mouse, a long long time ago. In this sequel to 'The Gruffalo', by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, 'The Gruffalo's Child' learns just how frightening this mouse is!
Average, 10 Qns, dsimpy, Nov 09 16
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dsimpy
252 plays
4.
  A Day In The Life Of A Mouse.    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood." So begins the popular children's book "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Can you remember everything about the strange animal he found there?
Easier, 10 Qns, emiloony, Nov 09 16
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Easier
emiloony
115 plays
5.
  The Smartest Giant in Town    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This book is by the creators of "The Gruffalo", Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler.
Average, 10 Qns, Mabel466, Jul 09 19
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Mabel466
Jul 09 19
138 plays
trivia question Quick Question
When the witch's bow was blown away what kind of animal found it?

From Quiz "Room on the Broom"





Julia & Axel Scheffler Donaldson Trivia Questions

1. What is the giant's name?

From Quiz
The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: George

George was the scruffiest giant in town; he always wore the same pair of sandals and patched-up gown.

2. Who is riding on the broom with the witch when the story starts?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: A cat

The witch had her ginger cat in front of her as she rode through the air. They were both very happy.

3. What did the Gruffalo tell the Gruffalo's Child no gruffalo should do?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: Ever set foot in the deep dark wood

Of course this only increased the Gruffalo Child's curiosity.

4. Who is the main character in 'The Gruffalo'?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: A little brown mouse

He turns out to be a very smart and brave mouse indeed!

5. After leaving the dress shop, who did the giant meet?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: giraffe

The giraffe was in need of a scarf because his neck was cold. George gave him his stripy tie.

6. How did the witch lose her hat?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: The wind blew it away.

The wind blew wildly and carried her hat down to the ground. Although she and the cat searched they could not find it.

7. What did the Gruffalo say would happen if the Gruffalo's Child disobeyed the rule?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: The Big Bad Mouse would be after her

The Gruffalo told the Gruffalo's Child about his meeting with the Big Bad Mouse 'a long long time ago'. The exaggerated way he described the little brown mouse is sometimes called a 'tall tale'.

8. What is the first threatening thing the mouse meets as he takes a stroll through the deep dark wood?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: The fox

The hungry fox invites mouse to come and have lunch with him - but wisely the mouse turns this down!

9. Which article of clothing did the goat need?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: shirt

The goat needed a new sail for his boat. His old sail had blown away in the wind.

10. What kind of animal found the witch's hat?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: A dog

The dog bounded out of the bushes with the hat in his jaws. He asked the witch if he could have a ride on her broom and she said, "Yes!"

11. What very 'hot' thing did the Gruffalo say the Big Bad Mouse's eyes looked like?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: Pools of terrible fire

He also said that the Big Bad Mouse was terribly strong, had a scaly tail that was terribly long, and had terrible whiskers that were tougher than wire. None of this was true of course!

12. What excuse does the mouse give when he turns down the owl's invitation to tea in his treetop house?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: He's going to have tea with a gruffalo

The mouse tells the owl that the gruffalo's favourite food is owl ice cream - 'Toowhit toowho!' says the owl as he flies quickly away.

13. Whose house had burned down?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: mouse/mice

George gave them his shoe to use as a new house, as they had nowhere to live.

14. When the witch's bow was blown away what kind of animal found it?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: A bird

A green bird found the bow and carried it in her beak to the witch. She dropped it politely and bent her head low as she asked the witch if she could ride on her broom. The witch agreed.

15. Why did the Gruffalo's Child go into the woods one snowy night?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: She was feeling bored and brave

It was a very snowy and windy night, but the Gruffalo's Child wanted to explore. She followed a trail in the snow. This first trail belonged to a slithering snake.

16. Where does the snake live?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: In a logpile house

The snake hears that the mouse is meeting the scary gruffalo by the lake, and that his favourite food is scrambled snake.

17. Who needed the giant's belt?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: dog

The dog used the belt to help him cross over the bog, as he kept getting stuck in the mud. The belt made an excellent path.

18. What was the object that the witch dropped as a storm came up?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: Her wand

The witch had dropped her wand. A frog found it and gave it to the witch. He also wanted to ride on the broom and the witch said that he could.

19. Whose slithery tail did the Gruffalo's Child see poking out of the logpile house?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: A snake

At first, the Gruffalo's Child thought it might be the Big Bad Mouse's tail. However it belonged to the snake who told her the mouse was down by the lake - eating gruffalo cake!

20. What colour are the gruffalo's eyes?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: Orange

According to the mouse - and true as it turns out - the gruffalo also has 'knobbly knees' and 'turned-out toes' and a 'poisonous wart at the end of his nose'.

21. What article of clothing did the fox need?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: sock

The fox needed the sock to use as a sleeping bag. It was yellow with red diamonds up the sides.

22. What did the witch do when the frog dropped the wet object in front of her?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: She dried it with her cloak.

The wand was dripping wet, so the witch dried it before she took off on her broom again. The witch, her cat and the three animals that she had picked up flew off on the broom over the moors and the mountains.

23. Whose large round eyes did the Gruffalo's Child see gleaming out of a treetop house?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: An owl

It was the owl's trail in the snow that the Gruffalo's Child had been following, but he also didn't fit the description the Gruffalo had given of the Big Bad Mouse. The owl only had a short tail and no whiskers.

24. What horrible things does the gruffalo have all over his back?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: Purple prickles

He looks very fierce indeed - even the mouse is frightened when he sees him!

25. The giant goes back to the dress shop; unfortunately, what happens when he gets there?

From Quiz The Smartest Giant in Town

Answer: It is closed.

George was very sad; he sat down on the doorstep and a tear ran down his nose.

26. As the five of them were flying along what bad thing happened?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: The broom snapped in two.

When the broom snapped in two all of the riders fell to the ground and half of the broom flew off into the clouds. They were all thrown into a bog.

27. What worrying thing did the owl tell the Gruffalo's Child that the mouse was doing nearby?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: Eating gruffalo pie

As the Gruffalo's Child continued to follow a trail in the snow, this time the paw prints of the fox, she tried hard not to be scared. But it was a very wild and blustery night!

28. What does the gruffalo say is his favourite food?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo' - a stroll in the deep dark wood

Answer: A little brown mouse

The gruffalo says that the mouse will taste great on a slice of bread!

29. What did the Dragon want to do with the witch?

From Quiz Room on the Broom

Answer: Eat her

The dragon said that he liked to eat witch with french fries but just this once he would have witch without.

30. When the 'hungry' Gruffalo's Child spotted the little brown mouse - not the Big Bad Mouse she was expecting! - what did she say she would do?

From Quiz 'The Gruffalo's Child' and the Big Bad Mouse

Answer: Make a midnight feast of him

The Gruffalo's Child didn't realise that this little brown mouse was the same creature that tricked her Dad so long ago - and that he was about to trick her too.

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