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10 Tough Questions about James and the Giant Peach

This is a quiz about one of my favorite books, 'James and the Giant Peach', by Roald Dahl. Take the quiz and you'll see how much you know about this book. Have fun and enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by goody2shoez. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
goody2shoez

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,248

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1588

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (2/10), Guest 204 (4/10), Guest 100 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the full name of the main character in this book? Hint

James Henry Trotter

James Randall Trotiere

Charlie Bucket

Joey Smith Trotter

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are the names of James' aunts? Hint

Sally and Singer

Sponge and Spiker

Gertrude and Georgina

Josephine and Jillian

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Question 3 of 10

3. When James gets the bag of 'bugs' from the old man, what color was it? Hint

brown

green

black

purple

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many legs does Earthworm think Centipede has? Hint

100

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Question 5 of 10

5. Centipede has eaten many weird things, including beetles. What does he think improves the beetles' taste? Hint

vinegar

chocolate

scotch

carrots

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of grasshopper is Old-Green-Grasshopper? Hint

wing-rubber

long-horned

short-horned

violin-player

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many spots does Ladybug have? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which area in NY did the peach fly over?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. After their miraculous adventure, what did the Glow-worm become? Hint

Lunch for some sea-gulls

VP-in-Charge-of-Sales in a high class firm

The light in the torch on the Statue of Liberty

A scientific experiment to make everlasting lightbulbs

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of structure did James live in after the adventure?

Answer: (Two Words; not where it was located)

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Oct 30 2025 : Guest 172: 2/10
Oct 30 2025 : Guest 204: 4/10
Oct 28 2025 : Guest 100: 0/10
Oct 28 2025 : Guest 208: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the full name of the main character in this book?

Answer: James Henry Trotter

2. What are the names of James' aunts?

Answer: Sponge and Spiker

Aunt Sponge is the short and fat one and Aunt Spiker is the tall and thin one.

3. When James gets the bag of 'bugs' from the old man, what color was it?

Answer: green

4. How many legs does Earthworm think Centipede has?

Answer: 42

Centipede thinks he has one hundred, though.

5. Centipede has eaten many weird things, including beetles. What does he think improves the beetles' taste?

Answer: vinegar

He's also eaten such things as hornets stewed in tar, mudburgers, mice with rice, and earwigs cooked in slime.

6. What type of grasshopper is Old-Green-Grasshopper?

Answer: short-horned

Old-Green-Grasshopper's ears are on each side of his tummy. Crickets and katydids' are on their legs. James thinks it's ridiculous.

7. How many spots does Ladybug have?

Answer: 9

'I, for example, am a Nine-spotted Ladybug. I am very lucky. It is a fine thing to be'.

8. Which area in NY did the peach fly over?

Answer: Manhattan

9. After their miraculous adventure, what did the Glow-worm become?

Answer: The light in the torch on the Statue of Liberty

10. What kind of structure did James live in after the adventure?

Answer: peach stone

The peach stone was in Central Park.

Source: Author goody2shoez

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