The Enormous Crocodile Trivia Quiz

One of Roald Dahl's books. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by willbill6. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
willbill6

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,951

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
387

Last 3 plays: Guest 203 (10/10), Guest 219 (10/10), Guest 86 (8/10).

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1. Which one of these words is not said when describing the river where the Enormous Crocodile lives? Hint

Muddiest

Brownest

Biggest

Murkiest

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2. Who is the first animal that the Enormous Crocodile meets on his travels? Hint

Trunky the Elephant

Roly Poly Bird

Muggle-Wump the Monkey

Humpy-Rumpy the Hippopotamus

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3. What did the Enormous Crocodile do in Clever Trick Number One? Hint

Tried sneaking up on children

Pretended to be a see-saw

Pretended to be a coconut tree

Pretended to be part of a roundabout

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4. How many Clever Tricks were there? Hint

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5. Finish this rhyme:
"I'm going to fill my hungry empty tummy..." Hint

With something yummy yummy yummy

With something good and big and scrummy

With something big and juicy and yummy

With something becuase I'm hungry

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6. What did Roly-Poly bird first think the Enormous Crocodile was singing about? Hint

Birds

Children

Berries

Fish

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7. What type of tree was the Roly-Poly bird living in? Hint

Palm tree

Orange tree

Coconut

Apple

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8. What was the name of the girl who was going to ride on the Enormous Crocodile on the roundabout? Hint

Jill

Jane

Mary

Jenny

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9. How many children were there in Clever Trick Number Four? Hint

Four

Five

Three

Six

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10. What happened to the Enormous Crocodile in the end? Hint

He ended up in a zoo

He went back to the river

He crashed headfirst into the sun

We don't know

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these words is not said when describing the river where the Enormous Crocodile lives?

Answer: Murkiest

It is in Africa, and where the story begins.

2. Who is the first animal that the Enormous Crocodile meets on his travels?

Answer: Humpy-Rumpy the Hippopotamus

Muggle-Wump the Monkey and Roly Poly Bird were also in "The Twits", another book by Dahl.

3. What did the Enormous Crocodile do in Clever Trick Number One?

Answer: Pretended to be a coconut tree

Two children, Toto and Mary, fell for the trick, but were saved by Humpy-Rumpy.

4. How many Clever Tricks were there?

Answer: 4

All of which failed, as other animals saved the children.

5. Finish this rhyme: "I'm going to fill my hungry empty tummy..."

Answer: With something yummy yummy yummy

He sang this to Humpy-Rumpy.

6. What did Roly-Poly bird first think the Enormous Crocodile was singing about?

Answer: Berries

He asked whether it was raspberries or strawberries, but the Enormous Crocodile said it was a child.

7. What type of tree was the Roly-Poly bird living in?

Answer: Orange tree

It was building its nest there when the Enormous Crocodile came.

8. What was the name of the girl who was going to ride on the Enormous Crocodile on the roundabout?

Answer: Jill

The Roly-Poly bird saved her.

9. How many children were there in Clever Trick Number Four?

Answer: Four

There were two boys and two girls, and Trunky the Elephant saved them.

10. What happened to the Enormous Crocodile in the end?

Answer: He crashed headfirst into the sun

Trunky the Elephant throws him there and Roald Dahl says, "he was sizzled like a sausage!"

Source: Author willbill6

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