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Reading the World

Quiz by Liudmila Sokolova

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  • Q1
    Who does this character belong to?
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    Herbert Wells
    Roald Dahl
    Arthur Conan Doyle
    A.A. Milne
    45s
  • Q2
    Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by the fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window and broke it. Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see 3 neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson, Mark Crimson, and Paul Crimson. The next day Holmes got a note that read: “? Crimson. He broke your window.” Which of the 3 Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?
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    John Crimson
    Mark Crimson
    none
    Paul Crimson
    120s
  • Q3
    What country did Mark Twain live in and write his books?
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    Australia
    the USA
    Great Britain
    Canada
    45s
  • Q4
    While Mark Twain was in London, a rumor started that he was seriously ill. This was followed by a rumor that he was dead. The story goes that an American newspaper printed Twain's obituary. Supposedly after that, when asked about all this by a reporter, Twain said: The reports of my death have been...
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    true.
    spread by the reporters.
    all lies
    greatly exaggerated.
    120s
  • Q5
    Listen to the extract and choose the name of the girl BFG is talking to.
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    Sophie
    Sunny
    Sadie
    Sarah
    120s
  • Q6
    Which part of Great Britain was James Mathew Barrie born?
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    Wales
    England
    Northern Ireland
    Scotland
    45s
  • Q7
    Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'.
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    Winnie the Pooh by A. Milne
    Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
    Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
    Peter Pan by Sir James Mathew Barrie
    45s
  • Q8
    Match the map to the book.
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    Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne
    Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
    Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
    Lord of the Rings – J.J.J. Tolkien
    45s
  • Q9
    Match the map to the book.
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    Lord of the Rings – J.J.J. Tolkien
    Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
    Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
    Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne
    45s
  • Q10
    Match the map to the book.
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    Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
    Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne
    Lord of the Rings – J.J.J. Tolkien
    Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
    45s
  • Q11
    Match the map to the book.
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    Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne
    Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
    Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin
    Lord of the Rings – J.J.J. Tolkien
    45s
  • Q12
    Who is wanted? Name the character, the book and the writer.
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    Knave of Hearts from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
    Shere Khan from "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling
    Red Queen from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
    Mowgli from "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling
    60s
  • Q13
    Name the author and his profession.
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    Lewis Carroll, teacher of Mathematics
    Clive Staples Lewis, lay theologian
    Lewis Carroll, playwriter
    Clive Staples Lewis, writer
    45s
  • Q14
    Robert Munsch was
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    an American playwriter.
    a Canadian story teller.
    an American-Canadian actor.
    an American-Canadian children's writer.
    45s
  • Q15
    BFG was written by...
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    Roald Dahl
    J. R. R. Tolkien
    Lewis Carroll
    A.A. Milne
    45s

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