World Book Day Quiz – 2016

Round 1 - Happy Families

  1. In which book would you find Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge?
  2. What are the first names of Harry Potter’s parents?
  3. In The Hunger Games, what is the name of KatnissEverdeen’s younger sister?
  4. What is the title of the Sophie McKenzie book in which Lauren Matthews tries to trace her biological parents?
  5. In Millions, brothers Damian and Anthony find millions of pounds. Who wrote the book?
  6. Who is the narrator of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?
  7. In Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights, what does LyraBelacqua believe became of her parents at the beginning of the book?
  8. In Meg Rosoff’sHow I Live Now, how are Daisy and Edmund related to each other?
  9. In which classic book by Dodie Smith would you meet sisters Rose and Cassandra Mortmain?

Round 2 – Connections

What do the following have in common?

  1. Dinah, Orlando and Mog
  2. Louise Rennison, Cathy Cassidy and Juno (James) Dawson
  3. Edward Cullen, LartenCrepsley, Damon Salvatore
  4. Cath, Wren and Levi
  5. Mr Tumnus in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Grover Underwood in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
  6. Michael Morpurgo, Malorie Blackman and Chris Riddell
  7. Paper Towns by John Green, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Before I Die by Jenny Downham
  8. Charlie Higson’sSilverfin, Jacqueline Wilson’s Katy and Andrew Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud
  9. Scorpia, Point Blanc, Skeleton Key

Round 3 – School Days

  1. Who briefly became Head of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling?
  2. In which John Green novel does Miles Halter begin at Culver Creek Preparatory High School?
  3. Which hero was a pupil at the Yancy Academy?
  4. What does H.I.V.E stand for in Mark Walden’s series of the same name?
  5. In which fictional series would you find Crossland High School?
  6. In which series of books would you find a SUPER grumpy teacher called Mr Fullerman?
  7. What is the name of the mysterious group that takes over Harvey Greene Grammar school in Alice Oseman’s debut novel?
  8. In which series of books would you find St Pterodactyl’s School for the Poor run by Alan Taylor, a gingerbread man?
  9. Who attends Dother Hall Performing Arts college in a series by Louise Rennison?

Round 4 – Love & Stuff

  1. In Maggie Stiefvater’sShiver, Grace falls for a boy called Sam. What kind of creature does he turn into?
  2. In John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines, how many girls called Katherine has Colin dated?
  3. Who wrote Girls in Love, Girls under Pressure and Girls Out Late?
  4. In Holly Smale’sGeek Girl, what pet name does Harriet give Nick?
  5. Which famous Antarctic hero lives on in Sym’s Head in Geraldine McCaughrean’sThe White Darkness?
  6. In Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor and Park, where do the title characters first meet?
  7. Who is the author of (Un)arranged Marriage?
  8. What is the title of Non Pratt’s debut novel about teen pregnancy?
  9. In which British city is Melvin Burgess’s novel Junk set?

Round 5 – Dystopia Calling

  1. What is the second book in Patrick Ness’s Chaos Walking trilogy called?
  2. In which American city is Veronica Roth’s Divergent set?
  3. In Charlie Higson’sThe Enemy, what has happened to everyone over the age of 14?
  4. Which couple breaks the rules by falling in love in Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses?
  5. Who wrote the Declaration trilogy, which begins when teenagers Anna and Peter first meet in 2140?
  6. In Teri Terry’s Slated, where is the Levo device fitted that monitors Kyla’s emotions?
  7. What is the final book in Michael Grant’s Goneseries called?
  8. Who is the central female character in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series?
  9. In Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines, what is the name of the ruthless ancient Stalker who raised Hester?