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Characters and authors are intricately linked; understanding one helps to understand the other. For instance, Roald Dahl’s unique storytelling style was heavily influenced by his childhood experiences, shaping the darker themes in his works.
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What is the name of the monster in the epic poem ‘Beowulf’?
Minotaur
Minotaur
Grendel
Grendel
Barghest
Barghest
Gytrash
Gytrash
Which literary figure’s home is this in Haworth, Yorkshire?
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
George Elliot
George Elliot
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
Who wrote ‘The Great Gatsby’?
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
J. Scott Fitzgerald
J. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is the name of the main character in ‘The Worst Witch’?
Mildred Hubble
Mildred Hubble
Milly Hubble
Milly Hubble
Martha Hubble
Martha Hubble
Matilda Hubble
Matilda Hubble
Which children’s author is this who wrote ‘Matilda’ and ‘The BFG’?
Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
J.K Rowling
J.K Rowling
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
What is the name of the main character in Jules Verne’s novel who travelled around the work in 80 days?
James Forster of London
James Forster of London
Clement Parr of London
Clement Parr of London
Phileas Fogg of London
Phileas Fogg of London
Phileas Gerrard of London
Phileas Gerrard of London
Who wrote ‘The Iliad’?
Ovid
Ovid
Plato
Plato
Homer
Homer
Virgil
Virgil
Which pig is based on Joseph Stalin in ‘Animal Farm’?
Snowball
Snowball
Napoleon
Napoleon
Boxer
Boxer
Old Major
Old Major
What is the complete title of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’?
Frankenstein; or the Modern Satan
Frankenstein; or the Modern Satan
Frankenstein; or the Ancient Prometheus
Frankenstein; or the Ancient Prometheus
Frankenstein; or the Modern Genius
Frankenstein; or the Modern Genius
Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus
Who is the current Poet Laureate of England as of 2020?
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess
Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
What is the name of Don Quixote’s horse?
Giovanni
Giovanni
Piero
Piero
Rocinante
Rocinante
Matilda
Matilda
Which Victorian author is this who wrote ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Emma’?
Anne Bronte
Anne Bronte
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte
What is the name of the prince in ‘Cinderella’?
Prince Lovely
Prince Lovely
Prince Handsome
Prince Handsome
Prince Kind
Prince Kind
Prince Charming
Prince Charming
Which Charles Dickens’ book about an orphan does this picture depict?
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Hard Times
Hard Times
Who wrote the poem ‘A Poison Tree’?
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Blake
William Blake
John Keats
John Keats
Mr Rochester finally marries who in Charlotte Bronte’s novel?
Jane Dashwood
Jane Dashwood
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Catherine Earnshaw
Catherine Earnshaw
Which John Spyri novel is about a girl who lives in the Alps?
Mia
Mia
Heidi
Heidi
Layla
Layla
Emilie
Emilie
Which of Shakespeare’s play is set in Venice?
Hamlet
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Macbeth
Who wrote the poem ‘Ode to a Nightingale’?
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Blake
William Blake
John Keats
John Keats
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
Who wrote the poem ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’?
John Keats
John Keats
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Blake
William Blake
Who wrote the poem ‘War Photographer’?
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage
Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Caryl Churchill
Caryl Churchill
What is the name of the doctor who can speak to animals in a novel by Hugh Lofting?
Doctor Dosmall
Doctor Dosmall
Doctor Domuch
Doctor Domuch
Doctor Dobig
Doctor Dobig
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
Complete the title of the children’s book by Roald Dahl, ‘…and the Giant Peach’.
Tom
Tom
James
James
Harry
Harry
Oliver
Oliver
What is the name of the horse who narrates the novel by Anna Sewell?
Pink Beauty
Pink Beauty
Green Beauty
Green Beauty
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Red Beauty
Red Beauty
What is the name of the lion in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’?
Aslan
Aslan
Simba
Simba
Leo
Leo
Cecil
Cecil
Who wrote the lyric poem ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’?
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
John Keats
John Keats
William Blake
William Blake
What is the name of the main horse in Michael Morpurgo ‘War Horse’?
James
James
Joey
Joey
John
John
Jack
Jack
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