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Nursery Rhymes: The Horrible Truth  
| Those innocent sounding ditties that you sing to your children contain hidden secrets of licentiousness, death and sacrifice. Let's take a look at some of the more sinister amongst them. |
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Impossible
10 qns |
3423 plays |
May 07 09 |
Snowman
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Harry Potter and the Storm of Controversy  
| Not everyone loves Harry Potter. The series of books about the young wizard has sparked protests, bans, and bizarre behavior. Learn more about the fascinating controversy. |
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Difficult
20 qns |
14214 plays |
Nov 14 02 |
crisw
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"The Day My Butt Went Psycho" - The Beginning  
| A quiz on Andy Griffiths? best-known book, a tome that is at once both an objectivist allegory of class warfare and a kids? book about butts. Enjoy! |
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Difficult
10 qns |
231 plays |
Dec 11 07 |
stuthehistoryguy
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A Blyton Guide to Mystery Solving and Survival  
| Could you be the star of one of Enid Blyton's Adventure books? Could you follow the clues and save the day without freezing/starving/breaking your neck? Let's take a lighthearted look at Solving and Survival the Enid way... |
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Tough
10 qns |
267 plays |
Apr 16 09 |
Rowena8482
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Mythological Names in Harry Potter  
| Many of the names used in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series are derived from classical mythology and epics such as Virgil's "The Aeneid" and Homer's "The Odyssey" . How many can you identify? |
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Average
10 qns |
7710 plays |
Aug 23 04 |
kbrugman
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The Real Harry Potter  
| Few readers of the Harry Potter series are aware of the background of the books in the mythology and history of many cultures. How much do you know of the reality behind the books? |
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Difficult
15 qns |
14115 plays |
Nov 29 02 |
crisw
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Harry Potter Character Names  
| Many characters' names in the Harry Potter series are full of reference to history or mythology. Identify some of those parallels. Beware that a last name can refer to one of several characters (siblings, parents/ children, etc.) |
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Average
10 qns |
4023 plays |
Aug 11 07 |
Ptichka
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Ladybird Books - for Collectors  
| Here is a quiz for all those people who enjoy collecting old Ladybird Books and those others who just remember the classic children's books.
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Difficult
10 qns |
204 plays |
May 18 09 |
sunflowers-55
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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter  
| This quiz is based on the book "The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter", written by David Colbert. It focus mainly on the myths and legends behind the names, creatures and events that J.K Rowling has based some things on in her books. |
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Average
10 qns |
2913 plays |
Dec 23 05 |
White_Lady
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Struwwelpeter  
| "Struwwelpeter" was first written over 150 years ago. See how much you know about this funny yet sometimes controversial little book. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
402 plays |
Aug 26 04 |
catamount
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The Real "Harry Potter"-Book 5  
| Few readers of the Harry Potter series are aware of the background of the books in the mythology and history of many cultures. This quiz focuses on Book 5- but you can do well if you haven't read any of the books at all! No spoilers are included. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
10395 plays |
Jun 30 03 |
crisw
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Books and Stories We Used to Enjoy as Children 
| The Royal Society of Literature asked several of their Fellows what they thought young people in twenty-first century Britain should be encouraged to read. So I asked my family to nominate their top ten books. Help me identify them? |
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Tough
10 qns |
1455 plays |
May 02 06 |
bracklaman
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Breaking Rules in Children's Literature 
| We all know that books are supposed to teach kids right from wrong, but sometimes breaking the rules pays off. There is a long and glorious tradition of subversion in Children's Lit... |
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Difficult
10 qns |
2493 plays |
Apr 07 02 |
dobrov
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Childhood Characters Calling 
| Here are some characters taken from children's literature. Which author created them I wonder. I've chosen some personal favourites which I now delight in sharing with my grandchildren. How many of these characters are familiar to you? |
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Tough
10 qns |
1281 plays |
Aug 13 07 |
bracklaman
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Greek Mythology in Harry Potter 
| This is a quiz on all four books and the comparisons to Greek myths made in them. All the questions concern Harry Potter, and are extremely easy, but I have given lots of information on the actual myths so I hope you can learn something from it. Enjoy! |
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Easy
10 qns |
12318 plays |
May 21 03 |
triviamonarche
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Harry Potter vs. Mythology 
| Harry Potter has a lot of mythology in it. Can you recognize any of it? |
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Average
10 qns |
4269 plays |
Jun 27 05 |
Elphaba1988
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Nostalgia - Magic Moments in Children's Stories 
| We all remember the exciting moments in the books we read when we were children. Or do we? Test your memory or work out what happens from the questions given here. |
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Difficult
25 qns |
1362 plays |
May 28 03 |
Philian
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Nostalgia for British Children's Writers 
| Prize-winners and popular series. What do you know of British children's writers and books of the twentieth century? Try this multi-choice quiz for yesterday's children and not today's. |
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Difficult
25 qns |
993 plays |
May 11 03 |
Philian
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Nostalgia for British Children's Writers Part 2 
| It's those old children's books again. From popular successful series to the ones that the critics loved. These could be a part of your past. Why not have a look? Mostly for "old girls". |
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Difficult
25 qns |
540 plays |
May 14 03 |
Philian
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Anne of Green Gables 
| This is a small multiple choice quiz on L.M. Montgomery's novel "Anne of Green Gables"
which looks primarily at the book, the author, and idyllic setting. |
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Tough
10 qns |
2193 plays |
Sep 27 02 |
serapheim
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A Trip Down Memory Lane 
| Kids today have no idea how the books of yesterday would take us to a whole new world! Take a trip down Memory Lane with me to relive a part of your childhood! |
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Difficult
10 qns |
996 plays |
Jan 12 04 |
ArleneRimmer
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Children's Literature Quiz 
| Ten questions about literature for children ages 10 - 18. |
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Easy
10 qns |
6981 plays |
Sep 30 01 |
SkiersDream
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More 20th Century Children's Book Authors 
| This is a second quiz about authors of children's books in the 20th Century. Most of them are quite well known, but as before, I have not included enormously famous "classic" authors like C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
756 plays |
May 16 03 |
Sallyo
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Nostalgia for British Children's Writers Part 3 
| This collection of questions favours mixed series for boys and girls together and series mainly for boys. Take a trip down Memory Lane and see which characters and situations you bump into. |
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Difficult
25 qns |
429 plays |
May 19 03 |
Philian
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Bedtime Stories 
| You don't have to be a children's librarian to do well on this quiz. All you have to do is think back to the stories you heard in school and at bedtime because these are all well-known classics of kiddie lit. Nighty-night. |
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Difficult
10 qns |
1326 plays |
Oct 19 04 |
nutmeglad
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ASOUE: "The Grim Grotto," by Lemony Snicket 
| Here is a quiz about the eleventh book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. |
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Tough
15 qns |
453 plays |
Oct 02 04 |
rickr_stny
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ASOUE 1-11, plus Lemony Snicket's Autobiography 
| Here's a quiz that covers the material found in the first eleven books of A Series of Unfortunate Events, plus Lemony Snicket's unauthorized autobiography. I think it's fairly comprehensive. |
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Tough
25 qns |
537 plays |
Nov 27 03 |
rickr_stny
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Authors of 20th Century Children's Books. 
| This quiz is about authors of children's books in the 20th Century. Most of them are quite well known, but I have not included enormously famous "classic" authors like C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery. |
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Very Difficult
10 qns |
771 plays |
Apr 28 03 |
Sallyo
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Children's Books By Famous People 
| This quiz is about children's books written by celebrities. Isn't it cute how celebrities change once they have children? |
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Difficult
10 qns |
393 plays |
Nov 20 04 |
Shinesun
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Fantasy and Science Fiction Quiz 
| The characters in this Who Am I? quiz are all young, and all appear in books for children, young adults or, occasionally, in adult books that are popular with children. See how many you can identify! |
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Very Difficult
15 qns |
1257 plays |
May 18 03 |
Sallyo
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