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Quiz about Childrens books of magic and fantasy
Quiz about Childrens books of magic and fantasy

Children's books of magic and fantasy Quiz


Let's take a trip - through a wardrobe, or down a rabbit hole, or over the rainbow.....

A multiple-choice quiz by agony. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
agony
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
116,809
Updated
Aug 06 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
8011
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: biddybid (14/15), tjmartel8 (9/15), CardoQ (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. In E. Nesbit's novel "Five Children and It", what is "It"? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", what is Lucy doing when she first discovers the magical wardrobe? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What kind of animal is Reepicheep? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In "Half Magic", by Edward Eager, the children discover a magic ...? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. A boy called Wart is taken under the wing of a wizard, who turns him into all sorts of creatures, in order to further his education. In the end, the boy discovers his destiny. What is the book? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Under Platform 13, at King's Cross Railway Station, is a gump. What IS a gump? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This book has witches, flying monkeys, a cowardly lion, and a girl who just wants to go home. What is the girl's name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In this book, a young boy brings his toy Indian to life inside a magic cupboard. What is the boy's name? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves set off to steal a treasure from a dragon. What is the dragon's name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In Rudyard Kipling's "Puck of Pook's Hill", Puck introduces Dan and Una to various people who have passed through that part of England at times in the past. Whose story do they NOT hear? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. In Roald Dahl's "The Witches", what do the witches want to turn children into? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In the book, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", Miss Price is studying to become ... ? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In this book, a boy named Bastian becomes involved in a quest to save Fantasia. In fact, Bastian actually ENTERS the book. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In this book, a boy with a scar on his face goes to Wizard School at Hogwarts. What is the boy's cousin's name? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In E. Nesbit's novel "Five Children and It", what is "It"?

Answer: a sand fairy

The Psammead, or Sand Fairy, is a magical creature that has the power to grant wishes. It is extremely ill-tempered, however, and the wishes never QUITE work out. This is the first book of three about the same children, the others being "The Phoenix and the Carpet' and "The Amulet".

These books are wonderfully rich-textured and magical, though the hundred-year-old slang can be a bit difficult for modern children.
2. In "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", what is Lucy doing when she first discovers the magical wardrobe?

Answer: exploring the house

While the children are exploring the house, Lucy stays behind to check out the wardrobe. Inside are several long fur coats, and she can't resist stepping in to rub her face against them. Lucy discovers that the wardrobe is a doorway to the land of Narnia, where "It's always winter, and never Christmas". Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy eventually meet Aslan the Lion, and help free Narnia from the spell of the White Witch.

This book is the first, (or second, depending on how you're counting), of "The Chronicles of Narnia", by C.S. Lewis.
3. What kind of animal is Reepicheep?

Answer: a mouse

From "Prince Caspian", and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", in CS Lewis' Narnia series. Reepicheep is a talking mouse, much larger than an ordinary mouse, and so much more gallant and brave.
4. In "Half Magic", by Edward Eager, the children discover a magic ...?

Answer: coin

The coin gives only half of what you wish for. For instance, wishing to be on a "desert island", would just get you to a desert. A funny and exciting book.
5. A boy called Wart is taken under the wing of a wizard, who turns him into all sorts of creatures, in order to further his education. In the end, the boy discovers his destiny. What is the book?

Answer: The Sword in the Stone

This 1938 book by T.H. White is the basis for the Disney movie. It is followed by three more books, which are all together called "The Once and Future King", and tell the entire tale of King Arthur. These books are full of gentle humour and warmth, but may be a bit heavy going for some children. A good read-aloud.
6. Under Platform 13, at King's Cross Railway Station, is a gump. What IS a gump?

Answer: a hidden door to a different world

It is the door to The Island, in fact, whose young Prince has been kidnapped. It's up to a pretty strange crew to rescue him. "The Secret of Platform 13", by Eva Ibbotson (1994).
7. This book has witches, flying monkeys, a cowardly lion, and a girl who just wants to go home. What is the girl's name?

Answer: Dorothy

"The Wizard of Oz", by L. Frank Baum. Most people know this story from the 1939 movie, but they may not know that there are many books in the series, and many more adventures. Dorothy goes back to Oz several times, once even bringing with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Although the books are a hundred years old, they are still quite readable for modern children.
8. In this book, a young boy brings his toy Indian to life inside a magic cupboard. What is the boy's name?

Answer: Omri

"The Indian in the Cupboard" by Lynne Reid Banks was followed by several more in the series. It was made into a pretty good movie in 1995.
9. In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves set off to steal a treasure from a dragon. What is the dragon's name?

Answer: Smaug

Bilbo is brought along by the dwarves to be their 'burglar'. In a goblin-cave, he finds a magic ring that makes him invisible, which certainly helps in the burglaring! The ring later causes all kinds of trouble, but that's another book.
10. In this book, a girl has fallen down a rabbit hole, grown smaller and then larger, and is now at a very strange tea-party. Who keeps falling asleep at the party?

Answer: the dormouse

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", by Lewis Carroll, (Charles Dodgson) started as a story told to Alice Liddell and her sisters, on a picnic on July 4, 1862.
11. In Rudyard Kipling's "Puck of Pook's Hill", Puck introduces Dan and Una to various people who have passed through that part of England at times in the past. Whose story do they NOT hear?

Answer: a pirate

This book, and its companion, "Rewards and Fairies", are wonderful books, thick with magic and history, but have the same drawback as some others the same age. The stories themselves are not difficult to understand, but the topical references and slang are almost impenetrable to a child a hundred years later. When I read these books as a child, there were whole great stretches that I just didn't 'get'. Maybe that's not important, though, as the half-understood bits just added to the atmosphere of mystery and magic.
12. In Roald Dahl's "The Witches", what do the witches want to turn children into?

Answer: mice

The witches have a plan to get rid of all the children in England, by selling them poisoned sweets that turn them into mice. Then, watch out for the traps! Just one of the many strange and wonderful children's books by Roald Dahl.
13. In the book, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", Miss Price is studying to become ... ?

Answer: a witch

She has taken it up rather late in life. As she says: "...ever since I was a girl, I've had a bit of a gift for witchcraft, but somehow - what with piano lessons and looking after my mother - I never seemed to have the time to take it seriously." This delightful book, not at all like the movie, was written by Mary Norton, who also brought us "The Borrowers".
14. In this book, a boy named Bastian becomes involved in a quest to save Fantasia. In fact, Bastian actually ENTERS the book.

Answer: The Never-Ending Story

This book was written by Michael Ende (in German) in 1979, translated to English in 1983. It has been made into both live action (1984) and animated movies.
15. In this book, a boy with a scar on his face goes to Wizard School at Hogwarts. What is the boy's cousin's name?

Answer: Dudley

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ("...The Sorcerer's Stone" in the U.S.), by JK Rowling, was published in 1997, and has grown into a huge success. Several sequels have been published, with Harry and his friends a year older in each book. There were seven book in the series in all.
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