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1.
Baum Frank: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz   top quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Dorothy finds herself in the mysterious, far-away Land of Oz in this 1900 children's book by L. Frank Baum. Use the pictures provided to see if you remember her adventures in this novel! This quiz can not be solved by watching the film!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Sep 17 11
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category: Baum, Frank
Average
kyleisalive editor
7986 plays
2.
  Classic Literature for Kids   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
We have here ten questions about well-known books which children have enjoyed for generations. Almost all were published in the 19th century. The stories are still popular with adults as well as children.
Easier, 10 Qns, robbieh, Feb 18 10
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Easier
robbieh
6345 plays
3.
Frost Robert: Picturing Robert Frost
  Picturing Robert Frost   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Robert Frost was an American poet who lived most of his life in New Hampshire. This quiz is about ten of his poems, some famous, some not. The photographs will give you some hints.
Easier, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Jun 08 13
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: Frost, Robert
Easier
CmdrK gold member
1332 plays
4.
  Literary Term Match Up   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
See if you can match the literary term with its correct definition.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Apr 03 17
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
1632 plays
5.
Books for Kids: The Land of MakeBelieve
  The Land of Make-Believe   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Let us take a look at some places in children's literature as we visit the land of make-believe.
Average, 10 Qns, Plodd, Sep 18 16
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Average
Plodd
681 plays
6.
Books for Kids: Here Kitty Kitty  Literary Cats
  Here, Kitty, Kitty - Literary Cats    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Every question in this quiz relates to a book where at least one cat appears. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, Aug 19 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Easier
PootyPootwell gold member
Aug 19 17
882 plays
7.
Potter Beatrix: The Wonderful World of Beatrix Potter
  The Wonderful World of Beatrix Potter   popular trivia quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Beatrix Potter wrote endearing stories with animals as anthropomorphized characters. See what you know about the wonderful works of Beatrix Potter.
Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Jun 13 22
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category: Potter, Beatrix
Average
LeoDaVinci editor
Jun 13 22
186 plays
8.
Books for Kids: Mixed Books for Middle Schoolers
  Mixed Books for Middle Schoolers    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
This quiz is about books geared toward middle school-aged kids. I hope you enjoy!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, Sep 17 16
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Books for Kids
Very Easy
PootyPootwell gold member
750 plays
9.
  It's Time For A Christmas Story!   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All my grandkids still love listening to a bedtime story, and during the holiday season, why not read some Christmas stories? Some may be more for older children! You decide! All you must do is match the characters from each story with the titles.
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Dec 16 21
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Easier
ponycargirl editor
Dec 16 21
645 plays
10.
  Waterspouts are Abound   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Nursery rhymes are for kids right? So all of the language they use must be for kids too? Not so! Do you know the meanings of these unusual words that appear in some classic rhymes?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, pagea, Mar 23 18
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Very Easy
pagea
Mar 23 18
1590 plays
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11.
  The Narnia Chronicles   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This should be an easier quiz than my others - done from memory and not from close inspection of the books! I hope you enjoy it.
Average, 20 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Sep 28 02
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8,9
Category: Lewis, C. S.
Average
ArleneRimmer
5319 plays
12.
  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Lewis Carroll's classic children's novel takes readers down the rabbit hole with Alice into a wonderful land of nonsense and confusion. See if you remember what happened in Alice's first trip to Wonderland. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Nov 15 09
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Carroll, Lewis
Average
kyleisalive editor
2184 plays
13.
  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland II   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this quiz we continue to journey with Alice in Wonderland, discovering some of the wackiest creatures ever set down in print. Curious? Play me.
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 21 05
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Carroll, Lewis
Average
thejazzkickazz gold member
2355 plays
14.
  "Five on a Treasure Island" -Enid Blyton   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The first book in the celebrated "Famous Five" series and the reason why everyone wanted more. How much do you know about their first adventure? Use these multi-choice questons to find out.
Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Jun 06 03
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Famous Five
Average
Philian
2781 plays
15.
  Aesop's Fowl with Golden Eggs and Other Fables   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Aesop's short stories, called fables, always had a moral to them. See how many of these famous fables you recognize!
Easier, 10 Qns, shuehorn, May 14 17
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category: Aesop
Easier
shuehorn gold member
1539 plays
16.
  Let Us Begin   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
If you are sitting comfortably, then we can begin. How many books can you recognise just from their opening lines? You can find out if you know these ten by playing this quiz.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Mar 17 17
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Familiar Quotes
Easier
rossian editor
1455 plays
17.
  Animals in the Title    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Choose the real or fictional animal on the right that completes the book title on the left.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, DizWiz, Feb 26 18
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Literary Titles
Very Easy
DizWiz gold member
Feb 26 18
1365 plays
18.
  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland I   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Whether one views this as madcap fantasy, surreal horror or clever satire, one cannot deny the literary power of Lewis Carroll's great classic 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. This quiz deals with the first several chapters...good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 19 05
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Carroll, Lewis
Average
thejazzkickazz gold member
4275 plays
19.
  So the Story Goes   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Aesop's fables are stories to teach a lesson - if I tell you how the story goes, can you choose the moral?
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 13 10
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Category: Aesop
Average
looney_tunes editor
1893 plays
20.
Authors and Their Works: Picture An Author
  Picture An Author    
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
A look, quite literally, at some of the finest authors of children's literature.
Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Jun 14 19
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Average
480154st gold member
Jun 14 19
477 plays
21.
  Poetry for Kids   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much poetry do you know? This quiz might help you remember some poems and introduce you to some new ones.
Easier, 10 Qns, rossian, Apr 08 13
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Easier
rossian editor
1287 plays
22.
  Notable Doctors and the Chalet School   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Health is a major theme in the 'Chalet School' books, and many doctors appear throughout the series - some of them even end up marrying pupils! Can you guess who's who?
Tough, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Sep 09 19
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor
Tough
Kankurette gold member
Sep 09 19
189 plays
23.
  I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
But maybe you should keep your eyes open long enough to play this quiz! Just match the Dr. Seuss book with its first line. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 17 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: Seuss, Dr.
Easier
reedy gold member
1062 plays
24.
  The Second Best Known Christmas Story   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As part of the Christmas Carols Challenge, I've chosen to write a quiz about Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Here's your chance to test your 'Christmas Carol' knowledge.
Average, 10 Qns, Cymruambyth, Dec 08 09
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: A Christmas Carol
Average
Cymruambyth gold member
1944 plays
25.
  Peter Pan   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
J. M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" is a masterpiece of fantasy children's literature. Take a trip back to Neverland with the Darling children and remember the stasis when we were all once gay, innocent, and heartless. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Mar 13 09
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Barrie J.M.
Average
kyleisalive editor
1077 plays
26.
  Malory Towers   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
One of my favourite series when I was a child, 'Malory Towers' is a six book series by Enid Blyton. It is about girls who lived in a boarding school. Let's see how much you know about it.
Easier, 15 Qns, rosieh, Jun 29 06
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Malory Towers
Easier
rosieh
1833 plays
27.
  Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is all about one of my favorite poems, Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."
Average, 15 Qns, morrigan, May 18 07
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: Frost, Robert
Average
morrigan
1419 plays
28.
  Charles Dickens: "David Copperfield"   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Of all Charles Dickens' characters David Copperfield is the one who resembles his author most. Also unforgettable are Uriah Heep, Mr Micawber, Little Emily and many others.
Average, 25 Qns, queenofsheba, Nov 27 07
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11
Category: David Copperfield
Average
queenofsheba
1602 plays
29.
  Santa, Angels, Presents....   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the joys of Christmas is sitting in a warm house with the snow coming down outside, a hot drink at your side, and a freshly bathed child in clean flannel pyjamas on your lap, wanting a story. Here are some Christmas stories.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 04 14
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Average
agony editor
2034 plays
30.
  Big Families at the Chalet School   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
There are several families who play a major role in the 'Chalet School' and 'La Rochelle' series, some of whom have many children. Match the parents with the kids!
Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jan 15 19
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12
Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor
Average
Kankurette gold member
Jan 15 19
195 plays
31.
  A Christmas Carol - The Book   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz regards the book 'A Christmas Carol' itself, not the many film versions. Be warned...having watched one of these film versions may not be enough to get you through all of the questions in this rather difficult quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 13 01
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: A Christmas Carol
Average
thejazzkickazz gold member
5223 plays
32.
  The Gift of the Magi   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz tests players' knowledge of the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Best of luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, Nov 14 08
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: Henry, O.
Average
Triviaballer gold member
1089 plays
33.
  Animals in Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are several animals from books for kids. What do you know about them?
Easier, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Dec 06 20
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Easier
JanIQ gold member
Dec 06 20
453 plays
34.
  Youth Lit Characters    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Easy peasy - match the character with the book they appear in.
Easier, 10 Qns, wjames, Oct 22 21
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Easier
wjames gold member
Oct 22 21
381 plays
35.
  The Cat Came Back    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Your job in this quiz is to put the missing animal back in the book or story title.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, tiye, Aug 27 17
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Very Easy
tiye gold member
Aug 27 17
1038 plays
36.
  Books I Read in 6th-8th Grade   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you a description of the book, and you tell me which book it is. I was required to read all of these books in 6th through 8th grade.
Average, 10 Qns, Marxious, May 10 07
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Average
Marxious
5127 plays
37.
  Match the Newbery Plot: Part 6   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
In part six of my Newbery Matching series, all the books are life stories of real people or fictional characters. Match the plot description on the left with the title on the right.
Easier, 10 Qns, Caseena, Oct 05 18
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Easier
Caseena
Oct 05 18
246 plays
38.
  Mending Wall   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like many of Robert Frost's poems, "Mending Wall" uses a rural New England setting to explore metaphysical issues while evoking a sense of the timeless immediacy of the moments he describes. And there are familiar quotes!
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Mar 01 08
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: Frost, Robert
Average
looney_tunes editor
672 plays
39.
  Ready Player One   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about the science fiction book from Ernest Cline.
Easier, 10 Qns, Shadowmyst2004, Feb 06 16
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Category: C
Easier
Shadowmyst2004
225 plays
40.
  Kid Lit   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the hero/heroine with the correct book.
Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Feb 13 17
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Average
nyirene330
360 plays
41.
  Goosebumps   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All the questions on this quiz are based on the popular book series "Goosebumps". Play the quiz if you dare... (WARNING: This quiz does contain spoilers)
Tough, 10 Qns, thewho13rd, Feb 18 06
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Stine, R. L.
Tough
thewho13rd
2097 plays
42.
  Which "Chronicles of Narnia" Book?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give a basic plot line and you tell me which Narnia book it came from. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Fi B, Nov 10 03
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Lewis, C. S.
Average
Fi B
4116 plays
43.
  Anne of Green Gables   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
L M Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" was my favourite book when I was younger. This quiz deals with events from that book.
Easier, 10 Qns, Creedy, Jul 03 10
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Montgomery, L. M.
Easier
Creedy gold member
1326 plays
44.
  Through the Wardrobe   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
The image of a faun in a wood, carrying parcels and an umbrella, was the start of C.S. Lewis' incredible stories about Narnia and the Great Lion himself.
Tough, 25 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Sep 18 02
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Tough
ArleneRimmer
4161 plays
45.
  Let's Get Reading!   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Reading is a great way to stimulate your imagination and get you thinking about new ideas. Some authors have the gift of writing great books for children - can you match the author to a few of their most famous works?
Easier, 10 Qns, pagea, Jul 25 17
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Easier
pagea
Jul 25 17
723 plays
46.
  Lewis Carroll   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Lewis Carroll was an extraordinary person under his mundane exterior!
Average, 25 Qns, tjoebigham, Feb 17 01
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Carroll, Lewis
Average
tjoebigham
3060 plays
47.
  The Outsiders   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my very first quiz. I am also obsessed with "The Outsiders." It is my absolute favorite book of all time. Tell me what you think of this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, rlke6488, Aug 27 05
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: The Outsiders
Average
rlke6488
5649 plays
48.
  Each Peach Pear Plum editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"Each peach pear plum / I spy Tom Thumb" is the start of a wonderful book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Tom Thumb is hiding in a peach tree in the orchard; there are also some pear trees and plum trees. Do you know how it carries on?
Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, May 07 16
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Category: A Authors
Average
Lottie1001 gold member
474 plays
49.
  "Five Go To Smuggler's Top"-Enid Blyton   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Dogs are not allowed.What will George do when she and her cousins go to Smuggler's Top? Visit the house on top of the hill amongst the marshes, answer the questions and find out what happens.
Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Apr 11 04
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Famous Five
Average
Philian
1302 plays
50.
  'Inkheart' Part 1   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on the book, 'Inkheart', written by Cornelia Funke. It has questions from the book, and not from the movie. Warning - Spoilers ahead. Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, JaneMarple, Feb 28 08
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Inkworld
Average
JaneMarple gold member
654 plays
51.
  Geared to Give You "Goosebumps"   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
R. L. Stine's "Goosebumps" series has haunted the bookshelves of children for years. See if you remember the titles of these novels from the original series based on their plots. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jun 18 10
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Stine, R. L.
Average
kyleisalive editor
486 plays
52.
  The Poetry of Robert Frost   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz provides a brief survey of the poetry of Robert Frost.
Average, 15 Qns, skylarb, Jun 26 20
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: Frost, Robert
Average
skylarb
Jun 26 20
294 plays
53.
  The Diary of Anne Frank   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've finally gotten around to reading this book, so I decided to make a quiz on it! Enjoy! Edition used: 1997 US Bantam edition.
Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Sep 25 00
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9
Category: Frank, Anne
Average
ladymacb29 editor
5979 plays
54.
  "Five On a Hike Together" - Enid Blyton   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is the adventure where the Five find themselves out in the middle of a lake looking for a missing boat. Can they avoid trouble from Dirty Dick? Try out the multi-choice questions and see.
Average, 15 Qns, Philian, Mar 05 04
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Famous Five
Average
Philian
1269 plays
55.
  Missing from the Chalet School   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Occasionally, in the books by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, girls run away from the Chalet School. Do you know what happened when the following girls disappeared?
Average, 10 Qns, Lottie1001, Mar 08 14
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8
Category: Brent-Dyer, Elinor
Average
Lottie1001 gold member
192 plays
56.
  The Outsiders 2   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Hello again. For those of you who don't know, I've already written a quiz about "The Outsiders". Take this one and tell me what you think.
Average, 15 Qns, rlke6488, Sep 16 05
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10
Category: The Outsiders
Average
rlke6488
3015 plays
57.
  What's My Story?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on some of the books I read over and over, as a child or very young teenager. They are my favorites and a few are classics. I'll give you some clues and you tell me the name of the book. Good luck and have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, AnneBonney, Oct 22 09
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Category: Books for Kids
Average
AnneBonney
1455 plays
58.
  Tom Sawyer    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains questions about the book 'Tom Sawyer'.
Easier, 10 Qns, EQW1, May 24 01
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Twain, Mark
Easier
EQW1
3063 plays
59.
  Match the Newbery Plot: Part 2   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Here's part two of my Newbery Matching quiz series. These books are all set in a definite historical era.
Average, 10 Qns, Caseena, Sep 27 18
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Average
Caseena
Sep 27 18
180 plays
60.
  Twaint Necessarily So   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Imagine my shock to discover there were no Kids Lit quizzes on Mark Twain. Now, there's one! In this quiz, I'll describe the book title, or a place or character whose name appears in the title, and you decide which choice it matches.
Easier, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid, Aug 12 20
Recommended for grades: 8,9,10
Category: Twain, Mark
Easier
VegemiteKid gold member
Aug 12 20
315 plays
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