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"Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little" are the best known books from the pen of E. B. White. His editing and revision of William Strunk Jr.'s "Elements of Style" is considered substantial enough that it is now usually referred to as "Strunk & White".
7 quizzes and 75 trivia questions.
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  Multiple Choice Quiz about Charlotte's Web   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
"Charlotte's Web" was probably one of my favorite books when I was growing up. Revisit the book again and take your child with you. It is a timeless book that will be around for years to come.
Average, 15 Qns, Sue246, Dec 20 20
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Sue246
Dec 20 20
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  Animals in "Charlotte's Web"   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In "Charlotte's Web" E.B. White shows us the power of words and the power of friendship, using animal characters who seem very real. How much do you remember about the animal characters in "Charlotte's Web"?
Average, 10 Qns, nannywoo, Nov 28 12
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
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  The Rat's Story - "Charlotte's Web"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi my name is Templeton, and I want to ask you a few questions about myself and the animals I live with.
Average, 10 Qns, ASA, Feb 19 06
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
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ASA
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  Charlotte's Web: A Classic   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This book by E. B. White is one of the great classics of children's literature and is loved by Third Graders everywhere.
Average, 10 Qns, gimmel33, Jun 08 08
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
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gimmel33
997 plays
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  The Trumpet of the Swan    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B. White is a great book. You should read it.
Average, 10 Qns, gobecca, Mar 31 08
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
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gobecca
398 plays
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  The Ultimate Charlotte's Web Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz all about the book called 'Charlotte's Web' written by E B White.
Easier, 10 Qns, LittleMissStubborn, May 29 10
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  Stuart Little    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the book 'Stuart Little'. Have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, LilSpikey, Jul 16 09
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
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trivia question Quick Question
Who stole the trumpet for Louis?

From Quiz "The Trumpet of the Swan"





E. B. White Trivia Questions
1. Who does Fern feed with a bottle before she catches the school bus?

From Quiz Animals in "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: Wilbur the baby pig

Fern feeds warm milk in a bottle to the baby pig she names Wilbur. (Babe the pig is in a different book.) The story begins in the spring, before school is out for the summer, and it takes us through the whole year, until the next spring, when Wilbur has grown up.

2. Wilbur was born one wet spring morning. At birth, what was Wilbur?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web: A Classic

Answer: a runt

John Arable was going to kill Wilbur because he was a runt. Fern rescued him.

3. What kind of animal is Louis?

From Quiz The Trumpet of the Swan

Answer: a swan

Louis is a swan born in Canada. He is the main character. The book mostly follows him. However, the first part follows Sam Beaver.

4. Who wrote 'Stuart Little'?

From Quiz Stuart Little

Answer: E. B. White

E. B. White also wrote the books 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Trumpet of the Swan'.

5. What was Charlotte the size of?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: gum drop

A gum drop with 8 hairy legs and one big heart.

6. What is the pig's name?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: Wilbur

7. Who tells Wilbur, "One of the boards is loose. Push-push-push on it, and come on out!"?

From Quiz Animals in "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: The goose

The goose talks very fast and repeats words, which she later says is her "idio-idio-idiosyncrasy" (Chapter XII). Wilbur enjoys being free to play, but Mr. Zuckerman, Lurvey, and the cocker spaniel dog chase him. Wilbur walks back into the pen, because he likes to eat.

8. Fern was very happy to take care of the young pig. She gave him nearly the same care you would give what?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web: A Classic

Answer: baby

Fern warmed Wilbur's milk, tied his bib on, and held the bottle for him. She took him for rides every day in her baby carriage.

9. What type of animal is Sam Beaver, or is he a human?

From Quiz The Trumpet of the Swan

Answer: a human

Even though 'Beaver' is Sam's last name, he is a human. He encountered Louis when he was in Canada with his father. Louis came over and untied Sam's shoelaces.

10. What is the name of the pig that shares my food trough?

From Quiz The Rat's Story - "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: Wilbur

Fern Arable gave Wilbur his name when she saved him from being killed on his very first day of life. Babe is the name of the pig in the book the "Sheep-pig" by Dick King-Smith and both Squealer and Napoleon feature in the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell.

11. How did the Little family get Stuart?

From Quiz Stuart Little

Answer: he was their natural son

It's strange but true!

12. What was the first thing that Charlotte wove into her web that made everyone think that Wilbur was special?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: Some Pig

What Charolotte put in the web all depended on what Templeton found for words when he went looking. Good thing he found good words!

13. What is the little girl's name?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: Fern

14. Templeton lives under Wilbur's feed trough. What kind of animal is Templeton?

From Quiz Animals in "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: rat

Templeton likes to eat even more than Wilbur does! The trough is Wilbur's food dish, so Templeton lives under it to be close to the food. In one part of the story, he hides a rotten egg, which breaks open when Fern's brother Avery trips over the trough, accidentally saving Charlotte's life.

15. One afternoon in June, Wilbur was bored. He escaped from his pen. Who did he get the idea to escape from?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web: A Classic

Answer: the goose

The goose showed Wilbur a loose board on the edge of his pen.

16. What can Louis not do?

From Quiz The Trumpet of the Swan

Answer: speak

Louis can hear and see just fine. Plus, he is a wonderful trumpet player. When he was born, something went wrong and he couldn't speak.

17. What did the Goose-oose-oose give me when she had hatched seven goslings?

From Quiz The Rat's Story - "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: An unhatched egg

She gave me the unhatched egg with the assumption that I would then leave the goslings alone - which of course I did...I never got a chance to do otherwise.

18. What is the name of the Little's cat?

From Quiz Stuart Little

Answer: Snowbell

Snowbell did not like Stuart at all!

19. When Charlotte made her egg sack, how many eggs did she tell Wilbur were in it?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: 514

Do you suppose she actually counted them?? The sack was made out of silk threads.

20. What was the first thing Charlotte wrote in her web?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: Some Pig

21. One day, Wilbur can't convince any of the animals to play with him. That night, he hears a voice saying, "I'll be a friend to you. I've watched you all day and I like you." Who says this?

From Quiz Animals in "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: Charlotte A. Cavatica

"Araneus cavaticus" is the scientific name for Charlotte's spider family, and "Charlotte Cavatica" is her name. E.B. White changed the Latin name a bit to make it fit a girl spider.

22. What was Charlotte's first word to Wilbur?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web: A Classic

Answer: salutations

"Salu-what?", he cried. "Salutations!" repeated the voice.

23. Where is one place that Louis does not visit?

From Quiz The Trumpet of the Swan

Answer: a trumpet store, where he stole the trumpet

Louis was in the zoo for a while. That is where he saw the most beautiful female swan... He worked for a man on the pond, playing the trumpet for the Swan Boat. He stayed in a hotel for a while. But he never went to a trumpet store.

24. There is a spider in the corner of the pig pen called Charlotte. How did I save Charlotte from becoming part of Avery Arable's insect collection?

From Quiz The Rat's Story - "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: Caused Avery to break a rotten egg

The unhatched egg that Goose-oose-oose gave me was under the trough when Avery stood on it and caused the trough and consequently the egg to break. This gave off what I considered a quite pleasant smell, and the remains of the egg were delicious, although I had been saving it for a rainy day.

25. What is the name of Stuart's bird friend?

From Quiz Stuart Little

Answer: Margalo

While Stuart is sick in bed, Margalo flies in and stays with him while he's sick.

26. What did Aunt Edith give Wilbur a bath with before they all went to the county fair?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: butter milk

Aunt Edith claimed it made Wilbur's coat smooth and shiny.

27. How many eggs did Charlotte lay?

From Quiz Charlotte's Web

Answer: 514

28. How does Charlotte use her web to save Wilbur's life?

From Quiz Animals in "Charlotte's Web"

Answer: She uses it to write words praising Wilbur.

Wilbur thinks he can build a web, but he can't. Charlotte knows that some humans are "gullible" and will believe anything they read. She makes people believe that Wilbur is too unusual and important to be killed for food.

29. Wilbur was somewhat gloomy because his new friend was a bit ...

From Quiz Charlotte's Web: A Classic

Answer: bloodthirsty

Charlotte inherited her hunting instincts from her mother. Wilbur felt that Charlotte seemed rather bloodthirsty. "It's a miserable inheritance," said Wilbur gloomily.

30. Who stole the trumpet for Louis?

From Quiz The Trumpet of the Swan

Answer: his father

His father got the trumpet for him when he found Louis had no voice. His father was worried that Louis would not be able to find a mate because of his lost voice. Louis' siblings play little part in the book at all.

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