Round 8- Practice Questions 2008 Flashcards
Who took a magical train to a boarding school?
Harry Potter
Name the book in which we first read about a bookworm called Meggie who lived with her book-binder father.
Inkheart
What novel was set in a desert penal institution for young offenders?
Holes
What was the name of Odysseus’s wife?
Penelope
Who was Lyra’s friend who disappeared in the first book of His Dark Materials trilogy?
Roger
Who was the character that sought revenge after being publicly humiliated by Simon Lovelace?
Nathaniel
What type of animal was Seabiscuit?
A horse
What was the name of Lola’s brother in the series of books by Lauren Child?
Charlie
Because she was a black girl Grace wasn’t allowed to play what role in the upcoming school play? This was a book by Mary Hoffman.
Peter Pan
If the setting was Mordor, what book would one be reading?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
What was the name of book one in which Bella and Edward met for the first time at Forks High School?
Twilight
What book by Diana Wynne Jones was animated by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004?
Howl’s Moving Castle
What famous detective was noted for his observational powers, attention to detail and use of logic?
Sherlock Holmes
What animal kept a Big Book of Fears in a picture book by Emily Gravett?
Mouse
According to the nursery rhyme, what church bells peeled “oranges and lemons”?
St Clements
