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1. Where does Paddington Bear come from?
a)Portugal
b)Paris
c)Peru


2. How many children’s books did Roald Dahl write?
a)12
b)22
c)32


3. In Jacqueline Wilson’s novel Double Act the twins are called:
a)Ruby and Topaz
b)Ruby and Garnet
c)Ruby and Pearl


4. In what year was the first Just William book published?
a)1922
b)1942
c)1972


5. What were the first books in the Horrible Histories series?
a)The Rotten Romans and The Terrible Tudors
b)The Awesome Egyptians and The Measly Middle Ages
c)The Vicious Vikings and The Savage Stuarts


6. Who wrote Madame Doubtfire?
a)Enid Blyton
b)Joan Aiken
c)Anne Fine


7. What is the surname of Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
a)Brown
b)Bucket
c)Baker


8. What was the name of Matilda’s headmistress?
a)Ms Trunchbull
b)Ms Cannonball
c)Ms Truncheon


9. The Railway Children was written by:
a)E Nesbit
b)C S Lewis
c)Lewis Carroll


9. Who did A A Milne name the character Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh books after?
a)His teacher
b)His father
c)His son


10. Whose diary does Ginny read in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
a)Harry Potter’s
b)Professor Snapes's
c)Tom Riddle's


11. The Borrowers are also known by what name?
a)The Clock family
b)The Banks family
c)The March family


12. Which book features Gandalf the Wizard?
a)Northern Lights
b)Lord of the Rings
c)The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe


13. Where is the book Billy Elliot set?
a)County Durham
b)Glasgow
c)London


14. The film Babe is based on which book by Dick King-Smith?
a) Harry’s Mad
b)The Hodgeheg
c) The Sheep-Pig


15. What is Lemony Snicket’s real name?
a)Darren Sharpe
b)David Kingsland
c)Daniel Handler


16. What is Captain Underpants' other name?
a)Mr Krupp
b)Mr Smith
c)Mr Collins


17. What sort of animal is the character Templeton in Charlotte’s Web?
a)A pig
b)A rat
c)A cat


18. The first book in the Little Wolf series is:
a)Little Wolf’s Book of Haunted Horrors
b)Little Wolf’s Book of Badness
c)Little Wolf’s Diary of Daring Deeds


19. In which period of history are the Sally Lockhart books set?
a)Victorian
b)Edwardian
c)Tudor
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