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10 Tough Questions about James and the Giant Peach

This is a quiz about one of my favorite books, 'James and the Giant Peach', by Roald Dahl. Take the quiz and you'll see how much you know about this book. Have fun and enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by goody2shoez. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
goody2shoez

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,248

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1505

Last 3 plays: Guest 137 (0/10), Guest 71 (8/10), Guest 104 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the full name of the main character in this book? Hint

Charlie Bucket

Joey Smith Trotter

James Randall Trotiere

James Henry Trotter

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are the names of James' aunts? Hint

Josephine and Jillian

Sally and Singer

Sponge and Spiker

Gertrude and Georgina

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Question 3 of 10

3. When James gets the bag of 'bugs' from the old man, what color was it? Hint

green

black

brown

purple

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many legs does Earthworm think Centipede has? Hint

100

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Question 5 of 10

5. Centipede has eaten many weird things, including beetles. What does he think improves the beetles' taste? Hint

scotch

carrots

chocolate

vinegar

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of grasshopper is Old-Green-Grasshopper? Hint

long-horned

wing-rubber

violin-player

short-horned

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many spots does Ladybug have? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which area in NY did the peach fly over?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. After their miraculous adventure, what did the Glow-worm become? Hint

VP-in-Charge-of-Sales in a high class firm

Lunch for some sea-gulls

A scientific experiment to make everlasting lightbulbs

The light in the torch on the Statue of Liberty

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of structure did James live in after the adventure?

Answer: (Two Words; not where it was located)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the full name of the main character in this book?

Answer: James Henry Trotter

2. What are the names of James' aunts?

Answer: Sponge and Spiker

Aunt Sponge is the short and fat one and Aunt Spiker is the tall and thin one.

3. When James gets the bag of 'bugs' from the old man, what color was it?

Answer: green

4. How many legs does Earthworm think Centipede has?

Answer: 42

Centipede thinks he has one hundred, though.

5. Centipede has eaten many weird things, including beetles. What does he think improves the beetles' taste?

Answer: vinegar

He's also eaten such things as hornets stewed in tar, mudburgers, mice with rice, and earwigs cooked in slime.

6. What type of grasshopper is Old-Green-Grasshopper?

Answer: short-horned

Old-Green-Grasshopper's ears are on each side of his tummy. Crickets and katydids' are on their legs. James thinks it's ridiculous.

7. How many spots does Ladybug have?

Answer: 9

'I, for example, am a Nine-spotted Ladybug. I am very lucky. It is a fine thing to be'.

8. Which area in NY did the peach fly over?

Answer: Manhattan

9. After their miraculous adventure, what did the Glow-worm become?

Answer: The light in the torch on the Statue of Liberty

10. What kind of structure did James live in after the adventure?

Answer: peach stone

The peach stone was in Central Park.

Source: Author goody2shoez

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