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We have plenty of dogs, cats, birds, fish and horses - but also the odd sheep and pig who feature in works of fiction. No llama quizzes, yet.
46 Animal Themes quizzes and 490 Animal Themes trivia questions.
1.
  Animals In Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A multi choice quiz on animals in the written word.
Tough, 10 Qns, Quizcall, Jan 07 18
Tough
Quizcall
Jan 07 18
1151 plays
2.
  The Well Read Cat   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Whilst cats come in all shapes, sizes and types, these kitties all have one thing in common: they're fictional! Here are ten different types of LitKits, and I'm not talking breeds.
Average, 10 Qns, leith90, Feb 08 14
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leith90 gold member
9404 plays
3.
  Whose Cat is This?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
According to Albert Schweitzer "cats and music are the two ways of refuge from the miseries of life". I think that books are also a way to improve our lives. I will give you the name of 10 books and all you need to do is to identify the author.
Easier, 10 Qns, masfon, Aug 16 22
Easier
masfon gold member
Aug 16 22
475 plays
4.
  A Cross Bear   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are quite a few famous literary bears found in all sorts of genres, including children's lit and sci-fi. Can you identify these bears, or facts about them?
Average, 10 Qns, tazman6619, Dec 06 23
Average
tazman6619 gold member
Dec 06 23
5086 plays
5.
  Follow the White Rabbit   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Poor Flopsymopsy has lost her way and is looking for a book to feel at home in. Can you help her on her journey through these rabbit related stories?
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, May 16 11
Average
rossian editor
3623 plays
6.
  There a Woof!   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You may remember many of these dogs from movies based on the books in which they originally appeared. This quiz is about the written works in which they originally woofed.
Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Apr 21 11
Easier
looney_tunes editor
1595 plays
7.
  This Little Piggy editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Pigs and their close relatives, wild boars, often appear in works of literature - not always as cute and cuddly creatures. This quiz will explore a few porcine appearances, including some lesser-known ones.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Nov 12 21
Average
LadyNym gold member
Nov 12 21
319 plays
8.
  Big Fish, Little Fish   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are so many fish in the sea it's not surprising that a few made their way into literature. Can you identify these fishy tales?
Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 22 12
Average
PDAZ gold member
5058 plays
9.
  Invertebrates in Children's Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How many of these invertebrates, featured in children's and young adult books, do you know?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Mar 14 13
Difficult
Rowena8482 gold member
6553 plays
10.
  It's Not a Zoo   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The animals described here are all of a type that might be a pet, though some might be feral. Match each one to the author who created them.
Average, 10 Qns, spanishliz, Apr 01 20
Average
spanishliz editor
Apr 01 20
266 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Our first bear is the carefree, fun-loving friend of a young 'man child' to whom he teaches the Law of the Jungle. Which literary bear is this?

From Quiz "A Cross Bear"




11.
  The Year of the Pig   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As part of kyleisalive's 'Year of the Quiz' challenge, this quiz is about pigs who appear in literary works.
Average, 10 Qns, rossian, Jul 22 10
Average
rossian editor
622 plays
12.
  Friends in Need   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All these books feature animals, in one form or another, who offer love and support to their human or animal friends.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Oct 14 18
Average
looney_tunes editor
Oct 14 18
410 plays
13.
  What Kind of Animal Are You?    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the literary character to the type of animal it is. There are characters from children's, young adult, and adult literature.
Easier, 10 Qns, Caseena, Apr 06 18
Easier
Caseena
Apr 06 18
242 plays
14.
  Blackbird Pie For 'Raven'ous Readers   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Although I've fallen short of the four'n'twenty blackbirds that were baked in a nursery rhyme pie, I have managed to cook up a ten question dish featuring the raven in a variety of literary forms for your consumption. Bon appetit.
Average, 10 Qns, Aussiedrongo, Jan 04 19
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Aussiedrongo
Jan 04 19
247 plays
15.
  Fluffy and Friends: Dogs in Books   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dogs are a popular pet, and naturally they appear as characters in a lot of books as well. See what you know about just ten of them.
Average, 10 Qns, stedman, Feb 11 15
Average
stedman editor
749 plays
16.
  It's Always the Sheep!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You've heard of a wolf in sheep's clothing, but have you heard of sheep in literature clothing? This quiz is all about sheep, lambs, and shepherds in literature. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, tiffanyram, Jan 04 19
Average
tiffanyram gold member
Jan 04 19
413 plays
17.
  Animal Stories    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Are you an animal lover who also loves to read? This quiz is for bookworms and other human 'animals.' Something for everyone...
Average, 15 Qns, bilingualpoet, Mar 08 24
Average
bilingualpoet
Mar 08 24
9033 plays
18.
  The Most Famous Animals in Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten animals, ten categories.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Sep 10 16
Average
robert362
4994 plays
19.
  Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Velvet and fierce, tigers in literature and poetry beguile, and terrify. Come closer, closer still, and stalk the biggest cat. Prerequisite: Must love words.
Average, 10 Qns, Godwit, Jan 23 18
Average
Godwit gold member
Jan 23 18
512 plays
20.
  Lions are Beautiful, Right?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I have always loved lions! I love cats in general, but lions have been my favorite! I decided to make a quiz about lion characters.
Average, 10 Qns, Ceduh, Sep 28 17
Average
Ceduh gold member
Sep 28 17
375 plays
21.
  A Bird in the Book   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You know what they (don't) say: 'a bird in the book is worth two in the title'! Well it is for this quiz as it's about works whose titles all relate to birds of one sort or another.
Average, 10 Qns, HCR1, Jan 19 24
Average
HCR1
Jan 19 24
512 plays
22.
  Turbot or not Turbot? That Fish the Question!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When team "Swimming With Pilchards" are not flexing their dorsal fins, they like to have a read (don't ask me how they read under water). How much do you know about the fishy tales featured in this quiz?
Average, 10 Qns, ajwtimperley, Dec 11 10
Average
ajwtimperley
282 plays
23.
  Dogs in Books   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on canines in literature.
Difficult, 10 Qns, crisw, Apr 21 04
Difficult
crisw gold member
6151 plays
24.
  Dog Days    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Dogs are a man's best friend. Do you get dogged tired when reading or do you take in all the detail? This is my second quiz with a literature bias.
Average, 10 Qns, VAL60, Jul 26 14
Average
VAL60
2693 plays
25.
  The Phoenix Also Rises    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Join Phoenix Rising as we go seeking the phoenix as it rises through an assortment of literary works.
Average, 10 Qns, smpdit, Jun 30 16
Average
smpdit
175 plays
26.
  Literary Canines    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My books may be dog-eared but only because they point to the canines within. Get your trivia incisors around my clues and find the dogs.
Average, 10 Qns, bracklaman, Sep 10 17
Average
bracklaman
Sep 10 17
1251 plays
27.
  Literary Dogs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is for my daughter who can't understand why I haven't made a quiz yet about my two favourite things. So here it is!
Average, 10 Qns, MaggieG, Jun 04 22
Average
MaggieG gold member
Jun 04 22
2397 plays
28.
  Storybook Cats    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cats of every type and kind abound in storybooks, Now's the time to take some looks, And see how much you know about, Those cats in books.
Average, 10 Qns, gamey, Dec 25 22
Average
gamey
Dec 25 22
4484 plays
29.
  Let's Read About Cows    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Every now and then, authors have been inspired by our friend the cow. Here is a look at some bovine-themed books.
Average, 10 Qns, parrotman2006, Feb 26 22
Average
parrotman2006 gold member
Feb 26 22
213 plays
30.
  Burning it Up - Dragons in Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A selection of questions about dragons and the books they appear in.
Average, 10 Qns, card183, Nov 19 16
Average
card183
386 plays
31.
  Quoth The Raven   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you like birds? How much do you know about these books with a feathered theme?
Tough, 10 Qns, Cally242, Aug 06 15
Tough
Cally242
417 plays
32.
  Cats of the Literary Classics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some questions about cats in classic literature, authors' cats, and quotes from literary cat lovers.
Tough, 10 Qns, wylie6, Aug 08 14
Tough
wylie6 gold member
418 plays
33.
  Cat Connoisseurs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test out your knowledge of famous writers and their cats.
Tough, 10 Qns, VAL60, Jul 15 17
Tough
VAL60
Jul 15 17
356 plays
34.
  Did You Say Mouseketeer or Musketeer?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fictional mice are often brave little creatures. Can you identify either these or their creators? This quiz is in response to a player's challenge and was fun to write! One or two questions may be peripherally concerned with mice. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, balaton, Jul 17 21
Average
balaton
Jul 17 21
384 plays
35.
  Literary Talking Animals    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz treats language-using animals in literature. I give you four such beasties, and your task is to pick the odd beast out. Bonus points for telling me exactly why your answer was correct. General and well-known children's lit are covered.
Difficult, 25 Qns, xaosdog, Feb 13 16
Difficult
xaosdog
499 plays
36.
  Ducks in Literature   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz all about ducks who have appeared in both children's and adult literature.
Tough, 10 Qns, cyberhen, Apr 23 08
Tough
cyberhen
607 plays
37.
  Yours Truly, Meow    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The residents of the Bastet Home for Retired and Indigent Gentlecats are eagerly awaiting letters from their feline friends and relatives out in Bookland. Can you work out who is writing to them?
Tough, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Mar 16 12
Tough
Rowena8482 gold member
551 plays
38.
  Cats for Book Lovers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
People have included animals in stories since pre-historic times by decorating the walls of their cave homes with animal art. This quiz limits itself to felines found in prose and poetry. Two ragdoll cats "decorate" my home.
Average, 10 Qns, MsKreant, Oct 23 21
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MsKreant
Oct 23 21
368 plays
39.
  Horses in Literature    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Not perhaps a traditional quiz on horses but one I hope you will enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, astir, Jan 28 10
Average
astir gold member
464 plays
40.
  Oh, What A Tangled Web    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Spiders feature in more of literature than many people realize. Here then, are ten examples I hope that you'll enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, NovaLuna, Dec 28 13
Difficult
NovaLuna
246 plays
41.
  Noble Steeds V: Literature and Legend    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Horses and riders from fiction and mythology. Questions range from 'everyone ought to know it' to somewhat obscure... in my estimation there is a pretty even spread across that spectrum.
Tough, 20 Qns, xaosdog, Sep 15 13
Tough
xaosdog
559 plays
42.
  Fictional Cats    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cats are featured in books, cartoons, rhymes and song. Can you answer all these catty questions?
Average, 10 Qns, minch, Sep 19 20
Average
minch gold member
Sep 19 20
2188 plays
43.
  Deep Space K9    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How many of these dogs, from various science fiction stories, can you remember?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, May 14 11
Difficult
Rowena8482 gold member
241 plays
44.
  So You Think You Know About Dragons    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you think you know everything there is to know about dragons? Let's see how much you REALLY know. Based on info from the books "Field Guide to Fantastic Creatures" by Giles Sparrow and Dr. Ernest Drake's "Dragonology".
Tough, 10 Qns, ElusiveDream, May 02 21
Tough
ElusiveDream
May 02 21
178 plays
45.
  Literary Cats    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All the answers give the names of famous writers. Try to match the feline to the scribe. Good Luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, fiachra, Feb 21 15
Tough
fiachra
551 plays
46.
  Animal Lit 101    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a collection of questions about animals from some of my favorite stories. Have fun!!
Difficult, 10 Qns, scout1010, Jul 17 21
Difficult
scout1010
Jul 17 21
2363 plays
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Animal Themes Trivia Questions

1. What female character of Homer's "The Odyssey" is a powerful sorceress who turns the hero's companions into swine?

From Quiz
This Little Piggy

Answer: Circe

In Books 9-12 of "The Odyssey", Odysseus - who is a guest of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians - tells his hosts about the adventures he and his crew had during their voyage back home from Troy. After their escape from the cannibalistic Laestrygonians, the hero and his companions reached the island of Aeaea, inhabited by the enchantress Circe, the immortal daughter of the sun god Helios. In Book 10 of the poem, Circe welcomes a group of men into her house, but feeds them a poisoned drink to make them forget their homes, and turns them into pigs with a stroke of her wand. Odysseus, however, is warned by the god Hermes, who gives him a herb that will protect him from Circe's witchcraft. The hero eventually manages to get his men turned back into human beings, and lets himself be seduced by the sorceress, with whom he remains for one year. Another pig-related episode occurs in Book 19. Odysseus - who has finally arrived in Ithaca, but pretends to be a beggar - is recognized by his old nurse, Eurycleia, when she sees a scar on the hero's leg. The scar was the result of an encounter with a huge wild boar during a hunt when Odysseus was a young man.

2. The Paul Gallico book "Ludmila" is set in which European country?

From Quiz Let's Read About Cows

Answer: Liechtenstein

"Ludmila" (1955) is based on a folktale from Liechtenstein. Gallico spent some time in Liechtentstein in the 1950s and wrote the story. It is the story of a young girl who owns a weakling cow that does not produce much milk. After praying to Saint Ludmilla, the cow miraculously becomes a star milk producer. The first editions of the book were printed in Liechtenstein in 1954, and then in England the next year. The first printing in the United States was in 1959. Liechtenstein is a small principality located between Switzerland and Austria. Vaduz, the capital, is roughly 100 kilometers southeast of Zurich.

3. What kind of animal is made real because of the love of a young boy in a children's book by Margery Williams?

From Quiz Friends in Need

Answer: a stuffed rabbit

In 'The Velveteen Rabbit', subtitled 'How Toys Become Real', a toy rabbit dreams of becoming real. After being initially ignored by his owner, the boy comes to have a liking for the Velveteen Rabbit and both become attached to the other. However, the Velveteen Rabbit is ordered burned after the boy gets scarlet fever because they might be infected. The Velveteen Rabbit sheds a tear at this news and a fairy appears from a flower to transform the Velveteen Rabbit into a real rabbit. Question by JoePetz

4. Who created the lion character named Aslan?

From Quiz Lions are Beautiful, Right?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis spent much of his life as an atheist, but after he joined a group at Magdalen College (University of Oxford) called the Inklings, he became convinced that God--specifically Jesus Christ--was true. After his conversion to Christianity, Lewis wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia" book series, which has many Christian elements in it. Lewis also wrote "Mere Christianity", which many Christians consider a great book of theology and apologetics. Lewis himself stated that Aslan is not simply a symbol or allegory for Christ--to Lewis, Aslan IS Christ, but Christ to Narnia rather than Christ to Earth. Lewis said he wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia" because he wondered what it would be like if the Son of God visited a fantasy world instead of Earth. Lewis made the Narnia Christ figure a lion because Revelation 5:5 calls Jesus the Lion of Judah. In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Aslan was tortured, beaten, and murdered and then he resurrected, just like Jesus in the New Testament. What I personally find fascinating is how even some of the little details match the New Testament. For example, the female characters, Susan and Lucy, witnessed Aslan's death and resurrection. This mirrors the New Testament because the witnesses to Christ's death and resurrection were indeed the women followers.

5. In her "Harry Potter" series of novels author J.K. Rowling introduces us to two domesticated phoenixes. One is Dumbledore's Fawkes, who is the other?

From Quiz The Phoenix Also Rises

Answer: Sparky

Sparky is the team mascot for the New Zealand quidditch team (also known as the Moutohora Macaws) and he appears in the fictitious book "Quidditch Through the Ages", which is given to Harry by Hermione Granger prior to his first quidditch match in "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone" (1997). Whilst Dumbledore proclaims that they (phoenixes) make "highly faithful pets", Newton Scamander, in his work "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", indicates that they are extremely difficult to domesticate and very few wizards have ever succeeded in doing so. When Dumbledore passes away Fawkes performs a lament and then flies away from Hogwarts as a free bird leaving Sparky as the only known "domesticated" phoenix in the series. Fluffy is a three headed dog that Hagrid obtained from "some Irish fellow", Norbert is a baby dragon that Hagrid hatched and Aragog is a blind Acromantula that Hagrid also owned. This question was created by Phoenix Rising member pollucci19.

6. The title of this quiz, "Fluffy and Friends", refers to a dog that appears in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (to give the book its UK title). What feature distinguishes Fluffy from most other literary canines?

From Quiz Fluffy and Friends: Dogs in Books

Answer: He has three heads

Fluffy is a hellhound, the most famous example of his species being Cerberus, who guards the entrance to hell in Greek mythology. In the book, Fluffy's role is to guard the eponymous Philosopher's Stone. His only weakness is a tendency to fall asleep when music is played to him, as Harry and his friends fortunately discover.

7. Reepicheep is my favourite of all brave little mice. He is inordinately vain about his tail and he is loved by a very special lion. Who is the creator of this little fellow?

From Quiz Did You Say Mouseketeer or Musketeer?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

Reepicheep appears in the Narnia series of books by C.S. Lewis, notably in "Prince Caspian" and "The Voyage of the Dawntreader". He is fiercely loyal to the lion Aslan and, as a reward, he is finally allowed to realize his great ambition to sail off alone in his small coracle to the end of the world. Lucy Pevensey, one of the four children originally called to the magical land of Narnia, always wanted to cuddle him but he would have been mortally offended if she did so.

8. Who is the author of 'Cat Among the Pigeons', a novel featuring the detective Hercule Poirot?

From Quiz A Bird in the Book

Answer: Agatha Christie

'Cat Among the Pigeons' was published in 1959. The story takes place at a fictional English prep school called the Meadowbank School for Girls. Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, does not make his appearance until the final third of the book.

9. In Lewis Carroll's 1871 novel "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There", Alice reads a poem about a creature whose appearance in the original illustrations distinctly resembled a dragon. What was the name of the creature?

From Quiz Burning it Up - Dragons in Literature

Answer: the Jabberwock

At first Alice doesn't understand how to read the poem but then realizes she must hold it in front of a mirror because it's a mirror-image. After reading it she discovers that it is nonsense and she still doesn't understand it. Carroll created a number of words for the poem including some that have persisted in the English language, such as chortle and galumphing.

10. "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, In the forests of the night...". William Blake wrote this exquisite poem about the dread form of this cat. The poem was first published as part of his collection, "Songs of ..." which adult quality?

From Quiz Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!

Answer: Experience

"The Tyger" is one in a collection of 26 poems called "Songs of Experience", while "The Lamb" is among "Songs of Innocence". Bound together in a volume, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul" was written and illustrated by the visionary poet William Blake, published in 1794. These poems were set to music many times, including by poet Allen Ginsberg, and sung in haunting beauty by blues/folk musician Greg Brown. Blake asks the sinewy tyger, "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?"

11. In one of his fables, the ancient storyteller Aesop used the raven as an object of envy. Which fellow member of the Corvidae family was jealous of the raven and is named alongside it in the title of this fable?

From Quiz Blackbird Pie For 'Raven'ous Readers

Answer: Crow

In "The Raven and the Crow", Aesop tells of a crow who was envious of a raven because of the high regard afforded to it by men as an omen of the future. The crow wanted to be held in such esteem as that of the raven. It came to pass that the crow saw some men travelling in her direction one day so she perched herself in the branch of a tree. As the travellers passed by her the crow caw-cawed in the loudest voice she could muster. Upon hearing the crow, the travellers were worried that the strange sound was an ill omen. When they realised the sound came from a crow and not a raven, they dismissed it and continued travelling because the call of a crow meant nothing to them. As with all Aesop's fables, there is a moral to this story: "Those who pretend to be something they are not, only make themselves ridiculous." Much of what has been written about the life of Aesop is rather ambiguous. What is generally agreed upon however is that he was a Thracian slave who lived on the island of Samos during the sixth century B.C. Whether he ever wrote his fables down is uncertain. No evidence has been found to suggest that this was the case, so it is more likely he communicated his fables orally. The raven featured in other fables written by Aesop, most notably in "The Fox and the Raven" and "The Raven and the Swan", but different interpretations through the centuries have seen writers employ their artistic licence by replacing the raven with the crow in these stories.

12. Which poem by Billy Collins opens with the line, "It has been calculated that each copy of the Gutenberg Bible required the skins of 300 sheep"?

From Quiz It's Always the Sheep!

Answer: Flock

The poem gives images of the sheep "squeezed into the holding pen", "squirming around to find a little room", and "looking so much alike it would be nearly impossible to count them." Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001-2003, was born in New York City in 1941. Some of his poetry books include: "She Was Just Seventeen", "Video Poems", "Pokerface", "Nine Horses", and "The Trouble with Poetry".

13. In which 1951 novel does the main character get into a debate with a cab driver named Horwitz about ducks and fish in Central Park?

From Quiz Big Fish, Little Fish

Answer: The Catcher in the Rye

In the story, Holden Caulfield is rather obsessed about knowing where the ducks go when the lake in Central Park freezes during winter. He asks a surly cab driver, Horwitz, about it and Horwitz starts ranting about fish and how they stay in the lake even though it's frozen over. When Holden questions how the fish ignore the ice, Horwitz yells that the fish "get frozen right in one position for the whole winter". It's their nature!

14. Dragons are famous for their ability to breathe fire. How do they produce the fire?

From Quiz So You Think You Know About Dragons

Answer: By burning their venom

Dragons have fangs and venom glands, similar to those found in snakes. They also have a special pouch in the lower jaw where they keep pieces of flint. Jiggling the flint produces the spark needed to ignite the venom. However, not all dragons are fire-breathers. For example, rather than breathing fire, Frost Dragons breathe ice.

15. Flopsymopsy has found a series of books by Dick Bruna which might be suitable. These stories feature a white rabbit with which name?

From Quiz Follow the White Rabbit

Answer: Miffy

Miffy was created by Dick Bruna in 1955 as a story told to his young son, and is called Nijntje in Dutch, the author's native language. The stories are short and are written to help children with situations they are likely to face in their real lives, such as the birth of a sibling or starting school. The character has also appeared in cartoon form on television as 'Miffy and Friends'. Flopsymopsy thinks she is a bit too old to fit in these books, so her search goes on.

16. "Bell Book and Candle" is a play written by John Van Druten. It is about a modern witch living in NYC with her familiar. The familiar is her cat. What is his name?

From Quiz Cats for Book Lovers

Answer: Pyewacket

"Bell Book and Candle" is the first that many of us heard this name for a cat, but it apparently originated from a witch's familiar in England in 1644.

17. A short story by Bethlyn Damone tells about a pet dog, infected with a were-virus, that transforms into a halfhuman hybrid and kills people during the full moon. Which story is this?

From Quiz Deep Space K9

Answer: Life's a Bichon

"Life's A Bichon" was written for, and first published in, the 2004 anthology "Sirius: The Dog Star". The anthology is dedicated to a real dog named Sirius who lost his life while carrying out his bomb disposal sniffer dog duties, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.

18. In Sir Walter Scott's poem, "Proud Maisie", which bird sings to the lady?

From Quiz Quoth The Raven

Answer: Robin

This poem features in "Heart of Midlothian", published in 1818. It is sung by Madge Wildfire as she lays on her deathbed. "Proud Maisie is in the wood, Walking so early; Sweet Robin sits on the bush, Singing so rarely. "Tell me, thou bonny bird, When shall I marry me?" "When six braw gentlemen Kirkward shall carry ye." "Who makes the bridal bed, Birdie, say truly?" "The grey-headed sexton That delves the grave duly. "The glow-worm o'er grave and stone Shall light thee steady. The owl from the steeple sing, 'Welcome, proud lady'." (Question by Christinap)

19. In Carlo Collodi's book "The Adventures of Pinocchio", Pinocchio gets swallowed by a fish. What is this fish called?

From Quiz Turbot or not Turbot? That Fish the Question!

Answer: The Terrible Dogfish

After being swallowed by the "Attila of Fish and Fishermen", Pinocchio holds a conversation with a very intelligent tunny. This little fish offers pearls of wisdom such as "when one is born a tunny it is more dignified to die in the water than in oil", and tells us that the Dogfish is "two miles long without counting its tail". In the Disney film version of the book, "The Terrible Dogfish" was turned into a whale called "Monstro". Should you wish to encounter this fearsome creature face to face, you may wish to pay a visit to "Pinocchio Park" in Tuscany, Italy. Question trawled from the depths of memory by ArthurR.

20. 'The Sheep-Pig', which was renamed 'Babe the Gallant Pig' in the USA, was written by which author?

From Quiz The Year of the Pig

Answer: Dick King-Smith

'The Sheep-Pig' was published in the UK in 1983 and was adapted into the film 'Babe' in 1995. It tells the story of a piglet who is won by a farmer and brought up by a sheepdog named Fly. He learns to herd sheep, eventually winning a prize at the sheepdog trials. His skill saves his life, as he was originally destined to be eaten. Enid Blyton wrote many children's books, including the 'Famous Five' series. Maurice Sendak's best known work is probably 'Where the Wild Things Are' and Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote 'The Secret Garden', among others.

21. Jamara Bumblelily is a moth; not just any old moth, but a Moon moth. Moon moths can fly through space from the Moon to the Earth and back. Which children's book character hitches a ride to the Moon on Jamara's back?

From Quiz Invertebrates in Children's Books

Answer: Dr. Doolittle

The "Doctor Doolittle" books were originally written as letters home to author Hugh Lofting's children, when he was sent off to fight in the trenches in World War I. There are fourteen books in the series, three of which were published posthumously after Lofting's death in 1947. The first one, "The Story of Doctor Doolittle", was first published in 1920. "Doctor Doolittle in the Moon" was published in 1928.

22. Who was the faithful dog of Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey"?

From Quiz Dog Days

Answer: Argos

Odysseus is an unusual Greek mythical hero as he is known for having a brain as well as muscles. His weakness was in having too much pride.

23. In 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass' by Lewis Carroll, who kept falling off his horse?

From Quiz Horses in Literature

Answer: the white knight

When it stopped he fell off forwards, when it walked on, he fell off backwards and every now and then he fell off sideways.

24. Who was the 'Cat's Paw' in la Fontaine's fable?

From Quiz Cat Connoisseurs

Answer: Monkey

La Fontaine dedicated his first collection of fables to the 6-year-old son of Louis XIV. Aesop and Horace were two of the sources of his inspiration. "The Monkey and the Cat" was in the second collection and altogether he wrote 243 fables.

25. In which of Shakespeare's plays do we hear the line "Thrice the brindled cat hath mewed"?

From Quiz Cats of the Literary Classics

Answer: Macbeth

The witches (or "three weird sisters", as they're called) speak of the brindled cat. The other plays, too, have lines about cats. Hamlet says "The cat will mew, the dog will have his day." In "Midsummer Night's Dream" Gremio asks, "But wilt thou woo this wild cat?" And Falstaff, in "Henry IV", tells us,"I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream."

26. Jemima Puddle-Duck appears in two books by Beatrix Potter. The obvious one is "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck", but which is the other one?

From Quiz Ducks in Literature

Answer: The Tale of Tom Kitten

In "The Tale of Tom Kitten" the mother cat Tabitha Twitchit gets her three kittens cleaned and dressed in preparation for visitors. She then sends them out to play with instructions not to get dirty. They do get dirty and also lose their clothes to some ducks who come passing by including Jemima Puddle-Duck.

27. Which dog is the narrator of 'Thy Servant a Dog' by Rudyard Kipling?

From Quiz Literary Canines

Answer: Boots

Boots tell us the story of the book. He says of himself; 'I am son of Kildonan Brogue-Champion Reserve'. Boots is a terrier and fights with rats, does parlour tricks for his master and mistress and is an acute observer of the social niceties of the day. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936 ) was born in Bombay to John Lockwood Kipling and his wife Alice. His father was both an artist and teacher of architectural sculpture. He was a prodigious literary talent including poetry and novels as well as short stories.

28. Everyone knows that Timmy the dog is the fifth member of Enid Blyton's "Famous Five", but what sort of dog is he?

From Quiz Literary Dogs

Answer: mongrel

In the first book, "Five on a Treasure Island" Timmy is kept a secret from George's parents who disapprove of dogs, but after his heroic participation in their adventure on the island, George is allowed to keep him at home -and he's even allowed to sleep on her bed!

29. A dog named "Buck" figures prominently in a novel by which author?

From Quiz The Most Famous Animals in Literature

Answer: Jack London

Buck is the dog that cannot resist "The Call of the Wild". Honorable Mention to "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

30. What sort of animal was Boxer in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"?

From Quiz Animals In Literature

Answer: Horse

Boxer was the voice of reason.

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