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12 T Authors quizzes and 135 T Authors trivia questions.
1.
  Meet the Woolcots: 'Seven Little Australians'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ethel Turner's 'Seven Little Australians' is a book about the mischievous Woolcot children, their strict military father and long-suffering stepmother Esther. It has been adapted for stage and screen, and is her most famous work.
Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Nov 11 21
Average
Kankurette gold member
Nov 11 21
128 plays
2.
  The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' was one of my favorite stories when I was little. It was written by Jill Tomlinson and tells the story of Plop, a baby owl, who is afraid of the dark.
Average, 10 Qns, The_Cyclist, Jul 20 16
Average
The_Cyclist
140 plays
3.
  Barbapapa   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Annette Tison and Talus Taylor wrote the children's books titled "Barbapapa". I used to read the books to my kids, backwards as Apapabrab! We'd laugh. I do hope that you enjoy this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, funnytrivianna, Oct 08 08
Average
funnytrivianna gold member
245 plays
4.
  "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you're a huge Raina Telgemeier fan like me and were super happy when you heard about her new book, you'll love this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, vanillabean_od, Apr 03 15
Average
vanillabean_od
237 plays
5.
  Fun with "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
The book "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor was a favorite of mine when I was younger, and I love rereading it frequently even now.
Average, 20 Qns, gimmel33, Jul 15 08
Average
gimmel33
190 plays
6.
  "Smile" by Raina Telgemeier    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The graphic novel "Smile", by Raina Telgemeier, is a true story chocked full of Dental Drama!
Average, 10 Qns, vanillabean_od, Nov 01 20
Average
vanillabean_od
Nov 01 20
303 plays
7.
  Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the book "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" by Mildred Taylor. It should be easy if you've read the book.
Average, 10 Qns, Shrinamon218, Feb 02 19
Average
Shrinamon218
Feb 02 19
617 plays
8.
  Ethel Turner's "Seven Little Australians"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I've read and re-read this book and its sequels many times and stil love them! Hope you enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, juliakissfreak, Mar 27 04
Average
juliakissfreak
168 plays
9.
  "Shadowmancer" Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is little quiz on G.P Taylor's "Shadowmancer" book. :-)
Tough, 10 Qns, lozzo, Dec 18 04
Tough
lozzo
153 plays
10.
  "Harry and the Wrinklies" by Alan Temperley    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I created this from my favourite book! You need to have read the book to answer the questions. This book was written by Alan Temperley.
Average, 10 Qns, andynwilliams, Mar 08 04
Average
andynwilliams
164 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What special treat did Mama take to the beach for the girls?

From Quiz "Fun with "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor"




11.
  It's me, Eloise    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Kay Thompson created one of the best children in literature. Eloise was one of my favorite characters when I was a little girl. I always wanted to be just like her. I hope you like this quiz about this wonderfully amazing little girl.
Average, 10 Qns, virgo3166, Mar 10 06
Average
virgo3166
335 plays
12.
  *Felicity Wishes - Friendship and Fairyschool*    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a short quiz on the children's book 'Felicity Wishes - Friendship and Fairyschool' by Emma Thomson.
Average, 10 Qns, Elen_cal, Aug 17 03
Average
Elen_cal
174 plays

T Authors Trivia Questions

1. In age order, from youngest to oldest, the seven Woolcot children are Meg, Pip, Judy, Nell, Bunty, Baby and the General (or Francis Rupert Burnand Woolcot, to give him his full name). What is Judy's real name?

From Quiz
Meet the Woolcots: 'Seven Little Australians'

Answer: Helen

The Woolcot family live in Sydney, near the Parramatta River, in a house nicknamed 'Misrule'; they had lived in the Captain's barracks originally, but had to leave after the other officers got sick of the children's bad behaviour. Meg is 16, Pip is 14, Judy is 13, Nell (real name Elinor) is 10, Bunty (real name John) is 6, Baby (real name Winifred) is 4, and the General - the half-brother of the other children - is a baby. Judy's real name is actually Helen, but nobody calls her that, save the Captain when she is in trouble. Bunty reckons that Judy got her nickname because she is always 'popping and jerking herself about' like the wife of Mr Punch. Pip also calls her 'Fizz' because she has a lively personality that fizzes like ginger ale, and is often the one who comes up with pranks.

2. What type of owl is Plop?

From Quiz The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Answer: Barn Owl

We are told that Plop is a barn owl in the very first sentence of the book. He is described as being "fat and fluffy" with "enormous round eyes" and "very knackety knees".

3. What is the first thing Raina says when she meets Amara for the first time?

From Quiz "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: "You're sure this is a girl?"

Raina asked if Amara was a girl, probably because she didn't have any hair. Next she asked her parents to prove it.

4. Who is Raina racing to her house when her accident happens?

From Quiz "Smile" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: Kelli and Melissa

Kelli's mom is driving Kelli, Melissa, and Raina home. Raina is dropped off first and the girls are supposed to walk Raina to the house, but when Kelli decides to race, Raina trips and knocks out her two front teeth.

5. Why are they called an "all of a kind" family"?

From Quiz Fun with "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor

Answer: They are all girls.

At the end of the book, after the birth of baby Charlie, Ella mourns the fact they are no longer the "all of a kind family." Mama corrects her saying, "I think that means more than having five daughters. It means we're all close and loving and loyal-and our family will always be like that."

6. Who is the pink, pear-shaped blob-like creature?

From Quiz Barbapapa

Answer: Barbapapa

Barbapapa is the pear-shaped, flamingo pink blob-like character who tries to fit into the human world. The Barbapapas can change their shapes and their sizes, through shift shaping. Through shape shifting, all of the barbapapas could change their shape to whatever they wanted. Barbapapa and Barbamama actually planted their children! They always manage to solve any problem with gentleness. Barbapapa always has a happy smile and a great imagination!

7. Who were burnt by the Wallaces in Smellings Creek?

From Quiz Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Answer: Samuel Berry and his two nephews

The Wallaces poured kerosene over the three of them and then lit them.

8. What is Judy's real name?

From Quiz Ethel Turner's "Seven Little Australians"

Answer: Helen

Judy is also known as "Fizz" by her brother Pip.

9. What are the names of Harry's two great-aunts?

From Quiz "Harry and the Wrinklies" by Alan Temperley

Answer: Bridget and Florrie

I really like Bridget. Florrie wears lots of make-up in the summer, which I think is a bit mad!

10. What were the Keruvims made out of?

From Quiz "Shadowmancer" Quiz

Answer: Flesh and Gold

Both of the Keruvims were needed to control the world. One was made of gold, the other was made of flesh. The one made of flesh was Raphah. Both of these Keruvims belonged to the God Riathumus.

11. What are the three new things that Felicity gets for her first day of the last term at school?

From Quiz *Felicity Wishes - Friendship and Fairyschool*

Answer: A pink pencil case, diary and school bag

Felicity's favourite colour is pink, so she bought herself some brand new pink objects to help her get by her last term!

12. Where did Eloise live?

From Quiz It's me, Eloise

Answer: The Plaza

She lives on the top floor of the beautiful Plaza hotel in New York City.

13. Who lives further down the tree where Plop and his family live?

From Quiz The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Answer: Squirrels

At the start of the book we find out that Plop lives "with his Mummy and Daddy at the top of a very tall tree". Later on, when Plop tells the little boy where he lives we find out that Plop lives "in the top flat" and that "there are squirrels down below".

14. What does Amara frequently ask Raina for throughout the book?

From Quiz "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: Coloured pencils

When Raina is packing, Amara asks her for some coloured pencils, and Raina lies, saying that she doesn't have any. Raina packs them, and throughout the book Amara frequently bugs her for them.

15. What does Emily say makes Raina look like a baby?

From Quiz "Smile" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: Her ponytails

At Girl Scouts Raina says that she was afraid her teeth made her look like a six-year-old, and Emily says they don't, but her ponytails do.

16. Why does Sarah think she'll never be allowed to go to the library again?

From Quiz Fun with "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor

Answer: She lost her book.

Sarah loaned her book to her friend Tillie. It was always a mystery which girl really lost the book.

17. What color is Barbamama?

From Quiz Barbapapa

Answer: Black

Barbamama is a beautiful black color and is a shapely female blob, who marries Barbapapa. They eventually have seven children. Barbamama is so black, though, that at night, you can't even see her. She does wear a colorful wreath of red flowers on her head. Her eyelids are a pretty pink too! She is always ready to offer her friendship, along with Barbapapa, to anyone who needs them.

18. What did Cassie and the guys do to get revenge on the bus driver?

From Quiz Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Answer: They dug a large ditch so the bus would fall in.

The bus got stuck in the ditch and it took a while to get the bus out.

19. What are the children forbidden from going to?

From Quiz Ethel Turner's "Seven Little Australians"

Answer: pantomime

They are forbidden from the pantomime because of the incident with the roast fowl, and the Digby-Smiths end up going instead!

20. Where does Harry go to live?

From Quiz "Harry and the Wrinklies" by Alan Temperley

Answer: Lagg Hall

Felon Grange is where Colonel Priestly lives. Grimthrash Jail is in the woods and Hampstead is in London!

21. Who was vicar before Obadiah Demurral?

From Quiz "Shadowmancer" Quiz

Answer: Dagda Sarapuk

Demurral and Dagda Sarapuk were both drunk and Demurral persuaded Sarapuk to bet the vicarage on a cockroach race. Sarapuk chose the biggest and fattest cockroach he could find whereas Demurral chose the smallest and thinnest. Demurral's cockroach won and the vicarage became his.

22. What is Felicity's best friend called?

From Quiz *Felicity Wishes - Friendship and Fairyschool*

Answer: Polly

Polly has been Felicity's best friend ever since they started school together.

23. How old is Eloise?

From Quiz It's me, Eloise

Answer: 6

Eloise has a tutor named Philip, whom she likes to tease and torment every chance she can get.

24. What prank do Judy and Pip play on the Captain, resulting in Pip getting a beating and Judy being sent to boarding school?

From Quiz Meet the Woolcots: 'Seven Little Australians'

Answer: They take the General to the Captain's barracks.

Pip and Judy take the dogcart into town to drop the Captain's dress uniform off at the barracks, as he needs it for a dinner that night. Judy takes the General with her, and on the way they meet a colonel who is a friend of the family and gives them some pocket money. They decide to spend it on a day out at Bondi Aquarium and Judy leaves the General at the barracks to get back at the Captain for making them miss the pantomime. When they come back to the barracks, they hear a couple of soldiers laughing about Captain Woolcot finding the baby and having to call a taxi to take him home. Both Judy and Pip realise they are in serious trouble and sure enough, when they get home, the Captain beats Pip and tells Judy that she will be going to boarding school in Victoria (he had originally planned to send all six of his children with his first wife to boarding school when he married Esther, but she refused to let him). The other children are devastated and even Esther pleads with the Captain not to make her go, but he refuses to listen.

25. What does the little boy in chapter one think Plop is when he lands?

From Quiz The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Answer: A Catherine Wheel

Plop is not very good at landing yet. When he meets the little boy in chapter one he tumbles as he lands and the little boy thinks Plop is a type of firework that spins around called a catherine wheel. The little boy tells Plop all about fireworks and later on Plop watches the fireworks with his parents.

26. What is Raina's Mom's car lacking in?

From Quiz "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: Air conditioning

Raina realizes this as the family is driving, and this causes Mrs. Telgemeier to open the window, which irritates the girls because of the noise.

27. What's the name of Raina's best friend from fifth grade?

From Quiz "Smile" by Raina Telgemeier

Answer: Jane

Jane moved away after fifth grade. Raina says she misses having her around because she's the only friend who's less mature than her.

28. How did Mama make house cleaning fun?

From Quiz Fun with "All of a Kind Family" by Sydney Taylor

Answer: She made it a game of sorts.

Mama's game consisted of hidden buttons that could only be found if a room was thoroughly and properly dusted. To keep the girls on their toes, she varied the number of buttons hidden. On certain special days, Mama hid pennies. In the days before World War I, a penny was a good sum of money!

29. This Barbapapa character loves beauty. Who is she?

From Quiz Barbapapa

Answer: Barbabelle

Barbabelle is a pretty little violet purple daughter of Barbapapa and Barbamama. She loves everything of beauty. She is so beautiful with her necklace and bracelets. She loves jewelry and perfume very much. Did you know that if she sees hairy bugs like spiders and caterpillars, she faints? She has long eyelashes and wears yellow flowers in her "hair".

30. Who is the white boy that walks to school with the Logans?

From Quiz Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Answer: Jeremy

Jeremy is really nice to them even though they're black and treats them nicely.

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