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70 Matilda Trivia Questions, Answers, and Fun Facts

How much do you know about Matilda? This category is for trivia questions and answers related to Matilda (For Children). Each one is filled with fun facts and interesting information.
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1 What is Matilda's brother's name?
Answer: Michael

Michael is Matilda's older brother. He is preferred by Mr. Wormwood rather than Matilda.
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2 What did Lavender put in Miss Trunchbull's water jug?
Answer: a newt

She put the newt in her pencil box and lined it with seaweed. This was just before the Chapter "The First Miracle".
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3 What was the name of Matilda's older brother?
Answer: Mike

Matilda lived with her father, mother, and older brother, Mike (whose full name was Michael). Her father ran a used-car company, her mother enjoyed playing Bingo, whilst Mike was the favored child, which was just fine by Matilda. That left her to do what she wanted to do - anything she wanted.
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4 Who is Matilda's teacher?
Answer: Miss Honey

Miss Honey is really surprised when Matilda answers all her questions.
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5 How many books did Matilda's family own?
Answer: One

It was called 'Easy Cooking' and it belonged to Matilda's mother.
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6 What was the name of the librarian who helped Matilda to pick her books?
Answer: Mrs. Phelps

At first Mrs. Phelps did not believe that Matilda would be able to read at her age, but then she was convinced after seeing Matilda with a book every afternoon in the library.
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7 What was Matilda's last name?
Answer: Wormwood

If you didn't know this question, you probably won't do too well on the rest of the quiz. Matilda Wormwood is the brave little heroine of the book who uses her intelligence to get back at adults who mistreat her.
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8 Who is Miss Honey's aunt?
Answer: Miss Trunchbull

Miss Trunchbull is also the headmistress of Matilda's school.
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9 At what age did Matilda go to school?
Answer: over age five

Matilda went to school late because her parents wouldn't let her go earlier.
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10 What did Matilda use to make her parents think that their house was haunted?
Answer: A parrot

Matilda wanted to get back at her parents for being mean to her, so she decided to play tricks on them. One involved borrowing a neighbor's pet parrot and hiding it up the chimney. That way, whenever Matilda's parents would come into the living room, they would hear a voice coming out of (seemingly) nowhere, saying "hello, hello, hello!" or "rattle my bones!".
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11 What did Matilda put on the inside rim of her father's hat?
Answer: Superglue

This was to repay him for shouting at her when she asked if she could eat her dinner in another room.
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12 What was the first 'famous grown-up book' that Matilda read?
Answer: 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens

Mrs. Phelps chose it for four year old Matilda and Matilda loved it. Charles Dickens became one of her favourite authors because he wrote so beautifully and made her laugh.
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13 Matilda taught herself to read at what age?
Answer: 3

Matilda taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines around the house. At the age of four she could read fast and well. By this time she had a library card and checked out many classics like "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.
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14 Who is Matilda's first friend?
Answer: Lavender

Matilda tells Lavender how she tricked her parents several times, resulting in the two girls' friendship.
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15 What was the first book Matilda read?
Answer: Great Expectations

Mrs. Phelps gave it to her after Matilda had read all the picture books.
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16 What was the name of the girl who wore her hair in plaits?
Answer: Amanda

A girl made the mistake of wearing her long hair in plaits. Miss Trunchbull hated plaits, so she threw poor Amanda across the yard by her plaits. Luckily Amanda wasn't hurt, but that's when Matilida realized how evil Miss Trunchbull could be.
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17 How much money did Mr Wormwood make?
Answer: 4303 pounds 50 pence

Mr Wormwood asked Michael to add up how much he made but Matilda answered it first.
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18 What did Mr Wormwood rub into his hair every morning to keep it strong?
Answer: Oil of violets hair tonic

Matilda swapped it for her mother's hair dye and her father ended up with platinum blonde hair.
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19 What was the game that Mrs. Wormwood loved playing every afternoon?
Answer: Bingo

Five days a week Mrs. Wormwood left Matilda alone at home to play bingo. In the meantime Matilda learned to read and was enjoying classic books.
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20 What was the book Mrs. Phelps gave Matilda when she asked for a famous grown-up book?
Answer: "Great Expectations"

"Great Expectations" is written by Charles Dickens and is a wonderful book. It was also made into a pretty good movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
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21 What does Lavender put in Miss Trunchbull's jug?
Answer: a newt

Lavender also wants to play trick like Hortensia and Matilda, so she takes a newt from her pond and keeps it in her pencil case until the class.
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22 How many books did Matilda's family own?
Answer: one

They had one and it was called "Easy Cooking".
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23 What did Matilda say was the fault in C.S. Lewis' writing?
Answer: There weren't any funny parts

Miss Honey and Matilda spent the first day of school discussing various books. Matilda commented that she thought C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were very fine writers, but didn't include enough funny bits in their works. C.S. Lewis wrote "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe", and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings".
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24 Who leaves the country to escape the law?
Answer: Matilda's family

Matilda was to go as well but Miss Honey adopted her.
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25 What does Mr. Wormwood hold as his secret to success?
Answer: Sawdust

He mixed sawdust with oil in the gearbox, so that the car does not rattle when the buyer purchases it. However, the ruse is found very soon because it stops working after 100 miles or so. Mr. Wormwood also changes the mileage so he could sell the cars better.
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26 What was the first trick Matilda played on her father when she was mad at him?
Answer: glued his hat

"Mr. Wormwood didn't notice anything when he put the hat on, but when he arrived at the garage he couldn't get it off." Quite a clever girl that Matilda is. (In the movie, she also had previously bleached his hair.)
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27 What school does Matilda go to?
Answer: Crunchem Hall

Miss Trunchbull is only the headmistress there. Miss Honey is Matilda's teacher at Crunchem Hall.
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28 Who was Matilda's favorite teacher?
Answer: Miss Honey

She was nice to her and understood her, unlike Matilda's parents.
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29 What was the device called that forced children to stand at attention?
Answer: The Chokey

The Chokey was a cabinet that was exactly the size of a child. It had bits of broken glass in it so that if you leaned back at all, or forward, you would get poked and cut up. It forced you to stand up straight, at attention, for as long as you were in there. Miss Trunchbull used it to punish children.
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30 How did Eric Ink spell the word "what" the first time Ms Trunchbull asked him?
Answer: wot

Ms Trunchbull got very angry when Eric spelt the word "what" wrong.
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31 What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from Miss Trunchbulls?
Answer: A slice of chocolate cake

Miss Trunchbull made him eat a whole extra large chocolate cake as a punishment.
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32 What is the name of a ten year old girl who tells Matilda about the pranks she played on Miss Trunchbull?
Answer: Hortensia

Hortensia tells Matilda and Lavender about The Chokey, where she was six times. She tells the stories about her pouring Golden Syrup on Miss Trunchbull's chair and putting itching-powder in Trunchbull's knickers.
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33 What was Matilda's father's job?
Answer: car salesman

He sells used cars by making them look better than they really are. The cars eventually break down on the people who bought them. Mrs. Trunchbull is one of his victims and the incident just gives her another reason to hate Matilda.
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34 What is the secret to Mr. Wormwood's success?
Answer: sawdust

Mr. Wormwod, who is Matilda's unpleasant father, cheats people by selling used cars, making them look brand new.
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35 What did Matilda's mother do for a living?
Answer: Play bingo

Her mom played bingo while Matilda was at home. She should have gone to school by then, but her parents would not let her.
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36 What did Matilda have to eat at Miss Honey's cottage?
Answer: Bread and margarine

Matilda went for tea at Miss Honey's small cottage, which Miss Honey rented at ten pence per week. Miss Honey could only afford few food items; milk, tea, bread and margarine.
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37 What is Ms Trunchbull's torturing chamber called?
Answer: Chokey

Many students have been in it before. Some for even one whole day.
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38 What did Lavender put in Miss Trunchbull's jug of water?
Answer: A newt

She did it to prove that she was brave enough to play tricks on Miss Trunchbull.
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39 What sport was Miss Trunchbull in before?
Answer: Throwing the hammer

She used to throw the hammer, which Hortensia explains is a cannon ball on the end of a wire that weights about as much as a small boy. Miss Trunchbull seems to have a habit of lifting and throwing children around.
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40 What is the last name of the headmistress at Matilda' school?
Answer: Trunchbull

She is really mean and hates little kids, she even threw one girl by her pigtails.
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