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Nursery Rhymes: The Horrible Truth
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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 Q
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Snowman
May 07 09
8535 plays
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Harry Potter and the Storm of Controversy
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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 Q
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crisw
Nov 14 02
15540 plays
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Sequels to Classic Children's Books
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When a popular children's author dies, what can be done to satisfy their legion of fans? Get someone else to write about their characters, of course. What do you know about these sequels by other writers to well-known children's books?
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Average
10 Q
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stedman
Oct 28 10
567 plays
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A Blyton Guide to Mystery Solving and Survival
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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 Q
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Rowena8482
Apr 15 09
597 plays
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Mythological Names in Harry Potter
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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 Q
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kbrugman
Aug 23 04
9918 plays
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The Real Harry Potter
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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 Q
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crisw
Nov 29 02
15708 plays
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"The Day My Butt Went Psycho" - The Beginning
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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 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Dec 11 07
318 plays
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Paws Up for Anthropomorphism!
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'Anthropomorphism' is a term that refers to animals (and other beings, objects etc.) that are endowed with human characteristics, many of which wear 'human' clothing and can talk. Here are ten favourites from children's literature. Enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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Jennifer5
Nov 05 11
342 plays
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The Real "Harry Potter"-Book 5
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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 Q
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crisw
Jun 30 03
11067 plays
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Harry Potter Character Names
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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 Q
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Ptichka
Aug 11 07
5649 plays
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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter
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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 Q
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White_Lady
Dec 23 05
3639 plays
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
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The first poem I ever memorized! A perennial holiday favorite at our house; let's see what you can remember about "Twas the Night Before Christmas".
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Average
10 Q
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Belleiscute
Dec 13 12
396 plays
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Greek Mythology in Harry Potter
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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 Q
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triviamonarche
May 21 03
15168 plays
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Real Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes
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Are those charming nursery rhymes we learned as kids really as innocent as they seem? Take this quiz and find out.
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Easy
10 Q
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nmerr
Jun 10 11
1047 plays
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Books and Stories We Used to Enjoy as Children
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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 Q
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bracklaman
May 02 06
1728 plays
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"Harry Potter" vs. Mythology
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"Harry Potter" has a lot of mythology in it. Can you recognize any of it?
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Average
10 Q
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Elphaba1988
Jun 27 05
5949 plays
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Breaking Rules in Children's Literature
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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 Q
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dobrov
Apr 07 02
2733 plays
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Struwwelpeter
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"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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Tough
10 Q
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catamount
Aug 26 04
459 plays
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Nostalgia for British Children's Writers Part 2
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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 Q
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Philian
May 14 03
654 plays
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Anne of Green Gables
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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 Q
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serapheim
Sep 27 02
2469 plays
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Nostalgia - Magic Moments in Children's Stories
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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 Q
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Philian
May 28 03
1512 plays
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Ladybird Books - for Collectors
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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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Tough
10 Q
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sunflowers-55
May 18 09
294 plays
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Childhood Characters Calling
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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 Q
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bracklaman
Aug 13 07
1470 plays
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Invertebrates in Children's Books
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How many of these invertebrates, featured in children's and young adult books, do you know?
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Difficult
10 Q
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Rowena8482
Mar 02 10
3621 plays
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Nostalgia for British Children's Writers
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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 Q
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Philian
May 11 03
1092 plays
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
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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 Q
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ArleneRimmer
Jan 12 04
1404 plays
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European Children's Literature
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Children's Literature is often considered inferior to 'adult literature', although it provides a lot even for the grown up reader.
Here's a little quiz to honour some of the greatest works/authors from around Europe.
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Difficult
10 Q
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pazzia21
Oct 10 12
213 plays
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ASOUE 1-11, plus Lemony Snicket's Autobiography
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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 Q
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rickr_stny
Nov 27 03
615 plays
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More 20th Century Children's Book Authors
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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 Q
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Sallyo
May 16 03
858 plays
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Bedtime Stories
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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 Q
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nutmeglad
Oct 19 04
1560 plays
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