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Quiz about Famous Lines from Childrens Literature
Quiz about Famous Lines from Childrens Literature

Famous Lines from Children's Literature Quiz


More from some classic children's books. This should be easier than my 'Choose the Author' quiz, but many of the books mentioned in that quiz are used in this one. Good luck and happy reading!

A multiple-choice quiz by amymiehl. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
amymiehl
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
19,069
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3958
Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (8/10), Guest 66 (7/10), Kat1982 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.' What story is this from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'A happy school of little fish lived in a corner of the sea somewhere. They were all red. Only one of them was as black as a mussel shell. He swam faster than his brothers and sisters. His name was ___________.' What name goes in the blank? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'And when he came to the place...They roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.' What book is this from? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the book of the same name, what kind of animal is Stellaluna? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the story 'Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel', what is the name of his steam shovel? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith wrote a parody of 'The Gingerbread Man'. Who was the main character in their story? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 'The Story of Babar', what kind of animal is Babar? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What's the name of Peggy Parish's infamous housekeeper who always gets her messages mixed up when she takes everything literally? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the name of Gene Zion's white dog with black spots who disliked getting a bath ('_____ the Dirty Dog')? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Some of Dr. Seuss's Sneetches have what on their bellies? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.' What story is this from?

Answer: 'Madeline' by Ludwig Bemelmans

'In two straight lines they broke their bread, and brushed their teeth, and went to bed....They left the house at half-past-nine in two straight lines in rain or shine-- the smallest one was Madeline.'
2. 'A happy school of little fish lived in a corner of the sea somewhere. They were all red. Only one of them was as black as a mussel shell. He swam faster than his brothers and sisters. His name was ___________.' What name goes in the blank?

Answer: Swimmy

Taken from 'Swimmy' by Leo Lionni, published in 1963. Wonderful illustrations
3. 'And when he came to the place...They roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws.' What book is this from?

Answer: 'Where the Wild Things Are'

written by Maurice Sendak, with WONDERFUL illustrations
4. In the book of the same name, what kind of animal is Stellaluna?

Answer: bat

In the book by Janell Cannon, Stellaluna is a fruit bat who thinks she is a bird.
5. In the story 'Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel', what is the name of his steam shovel?

Answer: Mary Anne

Written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton in 1939.
6. Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith wrote a parody of 'The Gingerbread Man'. Who was the main character in their story?

Answer: The Stinky Cheese Man

Unlike the Gingerbread Man, NO ONE wants to chase the Stinky Cheese Man! (taken from 'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales' by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.)
7. In 'The Story of Babar', what kind of animal is Babar?

Answer: elephant

'The Story of Babar', written and illustrated by Jean de Brunhoff and published in 1933, is still popular with children today.
8. What's the name of Peggy Parish's infamous housekeeper who always gets her messages mixed up when she takes everything literally?

Answer: Amelia Bedelia

In the end, everything always works out for Amelia Bedelia and her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers.
9. What was the name of Gene Zion's white dog with black spots who disliked getting a bath ('_____ the Dirty Dog')?

Answer: Harry

Other books about Harry by Gene Zion are 'Harry by the Sea' and 'No Roses for Harry'.
10. Some of Dr. Seuss's Sneetches have what on their bellies?

Answer: stars

'Now the Star-Bellied Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Bellied Sneetches had none upon thars. Those stars weren't so big. They were really so small You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all.'
Source: Author amymiehl

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