101 Children’s Literature Trivia Questions To Test Your Inner Child

1. In which year was children's author Enid Blyton born?

2. In the nursery rhyme, 'Baa baa black sheep', how many bags of wool did the sheep have?

3. How many of the seven dwarfs in Snow White have facial hair?

4. What is the surname of John, Michael and Wendy in the Peter Pan story?

5. In 'The Little Match Girl', what vision did she see when she lit the 3rd match?

6. In 'The Golden Goose', what did Dummling do that allowed him to marry the king's daughter?

1. What did the fairy godmother turn into a coach for Cinderella?

2. The Pied Piper of Hamelin was hired to rid the town of a plague of what?

3. Which of these books features Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?

4. What is the name of the main family in the 'Mary Poppins' books?

5. How many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep for?

6. In 'Goldilocks', what kind of food were the bears letting cool off?

1. How many times does the Queen go to the dwarfs' cottage trying to kill Snow White?

2. What was Sleeping Beauty's first name?

3. Which author wrote the 'Mary Poppins' book series?

4. Curious George was first published in which century?

5. In Aesop's fable, which animal has a race with the tortoise?

6. Complete the name of this best selling kids book: 'Charlie and the  _______'.

1. What is L. Frank Baum's most famous story?

2. In the story of 'The Princess and the Pea' how many mattresses did she sleep on?

3. Which of these is not the first name of one of the Pevensie children in 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'?

4. What was Bernie's relation to the kids on the 'Bernie Mac Show'?

5. Complete the name of this kids book: 'The Enchanted _______'.

6. What color hat is worn by Papa Smurf?

1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was first published in which century?

2. The Pied Piper's pipe was made out of what?

3. Famous for their fairy tales, what nationality were the Brothers Grimm?

4. What sort of animal is Baloo from 'The Jungle Book'?

5. In 'Hansel and Gretel', what did Hansel throw down to mark their way home when they went to the forest?

6. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail are the sisters of which literary character?

1. What is the name of the main character in 'Ratatouille'?

2. Who discovers Rumpelstilskin's name?

3. Complete the name of this best selling kids book: 'The Railway _______'.

4. How old was Rapunzel when the evil enchantress locked her in the tower?

5. What was the name of Welsh steam engine created by Oliver Postgate?

6. In what year was 'Words With Friends' first published?

1. Which author was British Children's Laureate from 2005 to 2007?

2. What was the Pied Piper's fee in Florin for getting rid of the rats?

3. In a Nursery rhyme, who went up the hill to fetch a pail of water?

4. In 'Jack and The Beanstalk', how many magic beans did Jack trade for the cow?

5. What was the story that had the princess with the lost shoe?

6. What is the main dog character called in Norton Juster's 1961 popular book 'The Phantom Tollbooth'?

1. Who wrote 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?

2. According to the theme tune, what did 'close friends' get to call Topcat?

3. Which Doctor talked to the animals?

4. What type of flower did Thumbelina come out of?

5. What color is Lightning McQueen in the movie 'Cars'?

6. Where in England was the children's author Beatrix Potter from?

1. Hans Christian Anderson had what other job before writing?

2. In the Disney movie The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Kaa?

3. How tall is Thumbelina?

4. What are the series books called Where's Wally known as in the US and Canada?

5. How many times does Cinderella lose her shoe?

6. Who lived in the stables at Birtwick hall?

1. Which of these fictional bears is usually seen wearing checked trousers?

2. Who did the mirror on the wall say was the fairest one of all?

3. In 'The Red Shoes', where did Karen first wear her new red shoes?

4. Which of these is a rabbit from 'Watership Down'?

5. Which famous character was created by Michael Bond in a series of books for children?

6. Complete the name of this best selling kids book: 'The Tale of Peter  _______'.

1. Which of these is a kids book by Rudyard Kipling?

2. What is the name of boy aiming to be the world's greatest ever Pokemon trainer?

3. When Snow White died, what material did the seven dwarfs make her coffin out of?

4. What color is the rabbit Alice meets in Wonderland?

5. Which of these is a main character in 'The Subtle Knife'?

6. How many Dalmations are there in the popular children's book?

1. How many claws does a domestic cat have?

2. Which children's book features the character Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby?

3. Who wrote 'Little House in the Big Woods'?

4. What color is the Cat in the Hat's umbrella?

5. In In which decade did Herge's Tintin cartoon character first appear?

6. How many days did the Miller's daughter have to come up with Rumplestiltskin's name?

1. What color is Wheezy's bow tie in the movie 'Toy Story 2'?

2. The fairy tale character Rumpelstiltskin originated from which country?

3. What was the name of Charlie Brown's sister?

4. Who wrote the book 'The Hundred and One Dalmatians'?

5. How many of the 'Famous Five' are people?

6. Which of the seven dwarfs is the leader in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ?

1. The novel 'The Magic Faraway Tree' was written by which author?

2. Written by Anna Sewell, what sort of animal is 'Black Beauty'?

3. In the cartoon Wacky Races, what number was the Arkansas Chuggabug?

4. After marrying the prince, how many children did Rapunzel give birth to?

5. What is the name of the dog in 'The Famous Five'?

6. In 'The Emperor's New Clothes', what did the emperor do to the fake weavers?

1. What's the name of Donald Duck's girlfriend?

2. An instant hit, when was 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' published?

3. What is the cat's name that has the sword?

4. What color are Dopey's eyes in Snow White?

5. What was the name of the brothers that wrote fairy tales?

6. What species of tree did Cinderella plant over her mother's grave?

1. What year was Snow White released?

2. Complete the name of this kids book: 'Daddy is My _______'.

3. The Spirit of the Flowers gave a new name to Thumbelina, what was it?

4. What is the name of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons?

5. Goldilocks had an encounter with 3 of which animal?

6. Complete the name of this best selling kids book: 'Winnie the _______'.

1. Complete the name of this best selling kids book. Treasure _______.

2. Which of these is a kids book by L. Frank Baum?

3. In 'The Emperor's New Clothes', who was it that told the Emperor he was really naked?

4. Who wrote 'The Secret Seven' series of books?

5. Which of these is not the name of one of the farmers in 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'?