Character and Author Match Up Trivia Quiz

Answer: Helen Dunmore

"Ingo", by Helen Dunmore, was published in 2005. Sapphy and Conor are distraught when their father mysteriously goes missing, but they believe that someday they will find him. In Ingo...?

Answer: The Silver Child

"The Silver Child" was published in 2004 . This book was followed by "The Silver City" (2006) and "The Silver World" (2007). Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but spend most of his life in England. He is a popular author, who has quite a few books published.

Answer: Bel Mooney

Bel's character Kitty was based on her own daughter, Kitty. She was, but she also wasn't - she was made to be like all children, girls and boys. "Kitty" books include "I Don't Want To!", "I Can't Find It!", "Why Not?" and "I Wish!"

Answer: Janet and Allan Ahlberg

The Jolly Postman delivers lots of letters to fairy-tale characters, like Cinderella, Goldilocks, the Big Bad Wolf etc. It is a charming book with colourful illustrations.

Answer: They all are

Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943, and he is married with three children "and a grandfather six times over". Michael has written over a hundred books, "Private Peaceful" being the 100th.

Answer: Famous Five

"Five On A Treasure Island" was the first book written in 1942, and the last book, "Five Are Together Again" was written in 1963. Enid Blyton, (1897-1968), also wrote the "Secret Seven" series which had 15 novels.

Answer: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone"

"Harry Potter" is written by JK Rowling (standing for Joanne Kathleen). It is a very successful story about magic, wizards, witches etc. The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was written in 1997, and the final book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was written in 2007.

Answer: Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace

This might be a tricky question, but not for fans of the books. The first book was written in 2003, and the last in 2004. A movie adaption of the books has been released in 2008, starring Freddie Highmore as Jared and Simon, and Sarah Bolger as Mallory.

Answer: Jenny Nimmo

The main character in the "Children in the Red King" series is Charlie Bone. His endowment is that he can visit people in photographs, which is actually a power Jenny Nimmo would "love to have". Jenny Nimmo has also written the "Snow Spider" books.

Answer: Violet, Klaus and Sunny

Lemony Snicket wrote 13 books in the "Unfortunate Events" series about three orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. Their parents died in a fire, and they were placed in the care of evil Count Olaf in the first book. Ever since they "escaped his clutches" he has been after their fortune in scheme after scheme.