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Quiz about They are Dahling Characters
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They are "Dahl"ing Characters Trivia Quiz


Choose the twelve characters that are found in Roald Dahl books.

A collection quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
3 mins
Type
Quiz #
422,189
Updated
Dec 03 25
# Qns
12
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 12
Plays
28
Last 3 plays: psnz (12/12), rossian (10/12), Aph1976 (11/12).
Select the characters from Roald Dahl's books from the list of literary characters.
There are 12 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
The March Hare Fudge Grand High Witch Hortensia Mrs Twit Pippi Longstocking Katniss Wendy Farmer Boggis Bruce Bogtrotter Jo March Hermione Em Lavender Aunt Sponge Toto Almanzo Billy Corduroy Sophie Killy Kranky Ivy Mary

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

Toto and Mary were little children in "The Enormous Crocodile" who were almost eaten by a crocodile that Toto and Mary believed was part of a coconut tree.

Hortensia, Lavender, Bruce Bogtrotter were students who were tormented along with Matilda by Headmistress Trunchbull at Crunchem Hall Primary School in "Matilda".

Sophie is a young girl living in an orphanage in "The BFG" who sees a BFG out her window one night. The BFG takes Sophie to keep her from telling anyone at the orphanage about him. Sophie helps the BFG defeat his bullies.

Farmer Boggis owns several chicken coops in "Fantastic Mr. Fox". He was described as a fat man who ate chicken and dumplings three times a day. Mr. Fox said Farmer Boggis smelled like rotten chicken skins. Farmer Boggis was one of the men trying to kill Mr. Fox for stealing chickens from the chicken coop.

Killy Kranky was the father of George Kranky in "George's Marvelous Medicine". When Killy Kranky found out that George had created a medicine that would make things get bigger he helped George recreate the medicine so they could sell it and help people. In the third attempt to recreate the medicine, Killy Kranky's mother-in-law drank some and began to shrink until she disappeared. Killy Kranky was ecstatic about his mother-in-law disappearing.

The Grand High Witch from "The Witches" lived in a castle in Norway. She would wear a face mask to hide her hideous face and gloves to cover her talon-like fingers. The Grand High Witch was determined to turn all the world's children into mice by making them eat chocolates laced with a Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse Maker potion.

Mrs. Twit from "The Twits" was a mean, disgusting woman who lived in a windowless home with her husband. She tried to capture birds by putting glue on the tree leaves to make the birds stick to the trees. Mrs. Twit disappeared along with her husband after she was tricked by kids who used Mrs. Twit's own tricks against her.

Billy from "The Minpins" is forbidden from going into the forest by his mother. When he ignores her command, he meets a group of tree-living people named the Minpins who are hiding from a fire-breathing Gulcher. Billy comes up with an idea to lure the fire-breathing Gulcher into the lake to kill him. To thank Billy for his heroics, the Minpins give him a bird so that Billy can fly to see them whenever he wants.

Aunt Sponge was James Trotter's aunt in "James and the Giant Peach". She was described as fat and short with eyes like a pig and a flabby face. Aunt Sponge is just as mean to James as her sister, Spiker. Both Sponge and Spiker are squished by the giant peach when they get in its way.

Wrong answers:
Jo March from "Little Women"
Ivy from "Ivy & Bean"
Wendy from "Peter Pan"
Em from "The Wizard of Oz"
Fudge from "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
Corduroy from "Corduroy"
The March Hare from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Katniss from "The Hunger Games" series
Pippi Longstocking from "Pippi Longstocking"
Hermione from "Harry Potter" series
Almanzo from "The Little House on the Prairie" series
Source: Author pennie1478

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