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Quiz about The Best of Lewis Carroll
Quiz about The Best of Lewis Carroll

The Best of Lewis Carroll Trivia Quiz


A serious mathematician or an imaginative poet? Play this quiz to unlock the secret of "Lewis Carroll!"

A multiple-choice quiz by dancing_sun_star. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
88,789
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
754
Last 3 plays: Guest 129 (10/20), Guest 93 (10/20), Guest 117 (3/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Besides poetry, which of the following has "Lewis Carroll" written? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is "Lewis Carroll's" real name? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Which of the following subjects was "Lewis Carroll" tutored in by his father? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. What poem is this quote taken from? "The sun was shining on the sea" Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Which poem is this quote taken from? "The blaze of noonday splendour" Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who is Matilda Jane? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. In the poem "Brother and Sister" the brother wants a frying pan from the cook to make Irish stew. What meat is intended to go in this stew? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. What happens in the last line of the poem "Humpty Dumpty's Song"? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What famous poem describes a "Frabjous day"?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 20
10. In the additional lines to the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", how do the oysters get revenge? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What does the word "suet" mean, as used in the poem "Father William"? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. What is a dirge? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What does the Latin phrase "Poeta nascitur, non fit" mean? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Where did "Lewis Carroll" attend University? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What poem is the caterpillar singing in the Walt Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland"? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Where does "Carroll's" poem "The White Rabbit's Evidence" appear in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. "Lewis Carroll" wrote a VERY long novel that was in two parts. What was it called? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Is an eccentric gardener met every now and then in "Lewis Carroll's" VERY long novel?


Question 19 of 20
19. What poem appears on the last page of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There"? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which of "Carroll's" poem's had two versions? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Besides poetry, which of the following has "Lewis Carroll" written?

Answer: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll (otherwise known as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) also wrote "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" and "The Hunting of the Snark".
2. What is "Lewis Carroll's" real name?

Answer: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Lewis Carroll are both the same person. This is called a pseudonym.
3. Which of the following subjects was "Lewis Carroll" tutored in by his father?

Answer: Mathematics, languages and literature

Carroll was interested mainly in mathematics because he had a growing mind and was eager to learn how complicated formulas worked.
4. What poem is this quote taken from? "The sun was shining on the sea"

Answer: The Walrus and The Carpenter

This poem is recited by Tweetledee and Tweetledum in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland".
5. Which poem is this quote taken from? "The blaze of noonday splendour"

Answer: Dreamland

This poem proves that Carroll could write sad and serious poems, as well as his typical silly and comical poems.
6. Who is Matilda Jane?

Answer: A doll

The poem entitled "Matilda Jane" is about a doll who the speaker loves, simply for who they are.
7. In the poem "Brother and Sister" the brother wants a frying pan from the cook to make Irish stew. What meat is intended to go in this stew?

Answer: His Sister

The moral of this poem is "Never stew your sister"!
8. What happens in the last line of the poem "Humpty Dumpty's Song"?

Answer: Humpty Dumpty tries to turn the handle on the door

The answer may seem incomplete for an ending. This is because the last line in ended in the middle of a sentence. "I tried to turn the handle, but--"
9. What famous poem describes a "Frabjous day"?

Answer: Jabberwocky

The exact line is, "O fabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
10. In the additional lines to the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", how do the oysters get revenge?

Answer: They give them indigestion by jumping on their chests

These lines were created for the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland".
11. What does the word "suet" mean, as used in the poem "Father William"?

Answer: A pudding made from milk and fat

This pudding was often given to people who were sickly as it was easy to digest.
12. What is a dirge?

Answer: A poem expressing grief over a death of someone

Lewis Carroll wrote a poem called "A Sea Dirge", which talks about why the sea is awful.
13. What does the Latin phrase "Poeta nascitur, non fit" mean?

Answer: "A poet is born, not made"

When Carroll wrote one of his poems, he flipped a Latin proverb from "Poeta fit, non nascitur" (A poet is made, not born) to "Poeta nascitur, non fit" (A poet is born, not made).
14. Where did "Lewis Carroll" attend University?

Answer: Oxford University

Carroll showed a keen interest and gift for mathematics.
15. What poem is the caterpillar singing in the Walt Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland"?

Answer: How Doth the Little Crocodile

The poem goes,
"How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!"
16. Where does "Carroll's" poem "The White Rabbit's Evidence" appear in the musical version of "Alice in Wonderland"?

Answer: The Trial Scene

Alice doesn't think there is an atom of meaning to it.
17. "Lewis Carroll" wrote a VERY long novel that was in two parts. What was it called?

Answer: Sylvie and Bruno

"Sylvie and Bruno" was about two children and their nonsensical adventures.
18. Is an eccentric gardener met every now and then in "Lewis Carroll's" VERY long novel?

Answer: Yes

Yes, and every time they meet him, he sings one of the stanzas from his poem, "The Mad Gardener's Song". (The novel is "Sylvie and Bruno")
19. What poem appears on the last page of "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There"?

Answer: A Boat, Beneath a Sunny Sky

This is a very interesting poem because if you take the first letter of each line, they spell out the original Alice's name: Alice Pleasance Liddell.
20. Which of "Carroll's" poem's had two versions?

Answer: The Mock Turtle's Song

This was Carroll's only poem that is published twice. The first is an earlier version of the poem, while the second is more common.
Source: Author dancing_sun_star

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