2025 Pre Test Crossword

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  1. 3. What is the first book in the Alex Rider series?
  2. 5. How many children were trapped when the Mt Puketapu tunnel collapsed in David Hill's book Below?
  3. 7. What name is given to a figure of speech that uses like or as?
  4. 9. Which Disney princess fell in love with a beast?
  5. 10. Which character in CS Lewis' The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is known for wearing a red scarf?
  6. 12. In the Disney adaption of this fairytale, these previously unnamed awful sisters were given the names Drizella and Anatasta. Which fairytale am I talking about?
  7. 13. Who were the two children that tried to make their was back home even though they'd been deliberately abandoned by their parents?
  8. 14. Taking offence at not being invited to the christening of Princess Aurora, who places a curse on the infant as a means of revenge?
  9. 16. Who disobeyed his mother by going into Mr McGregor's garden?
  10. 17. Who was The Prisoner of Azkaban?
  11. 22. Odysseus encounters the beautiful sorceress Circe on his journey home, what does she do to his men?
  12. 23. Which small blonde girl spends most of her time hanging out with lost boys?
  13. 25. The autor of Love Lessons also wrote Kiss. The Story of Tracy Beaker, Love Frankie, Double Act and many other books, what is her name?
  14. 26. The Greek Goddess Aphrodite does not love her husband Hephaestus. Which of the Olympian gods does she pursue instead?
  15. 27. What is the name of the sea witch who took Ariel's voice?
  16. 28. Which of the seven dwarves has a 3 letter name?
  17. 29. Who found a dragon egg in The Spine?
  18. 31. Who owns a teddy bear named Pooky?
  19. 32. If you were in Oz and you were following the yellow brick road, where would you end up?
  20. 34. author created the Red Hot Smoke Belching Gruncher, also known as the Terrible Blood Suckling Tooth Plucking Stone Chuckling Spitter?
  21. 36. Alice Oseman has written several books about the romance of Nick and Charlie, what is the name of this series?
  22. 39. Who stole fire from the fingernails of Mahuika?
  23. 40. What's the first food eaten by the Very Hungry Caterpillar in Eric Carle's charming tale?
  24. 43. In which book series does a romantic relationship develop between violet Baudelaire and Quigley Quagmire?
  25. 45. The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous had a very ordinary name. His father was John Smith, what was the boy's name?
  26. 46. Which group of superheroes live in the Baxter Building and are known for their trademark blue uniforms?
  27. 47. What famous engine would you find on the island of Sodor?
  28. 49. Ariel falls in love with a human prince in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Little Mermaid, what is his name?
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  1. 1. Who does Hermonie Granger take to the Yule Ball?
  2. 2. What are the names of the children in The Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain?
  3. 4. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a sensei, what is his name?
  4. 6. Which teacher drives a magic school bus?
  5. 7. 221B Baker Street is home to which famous dectective?
  6. 8. What award winning picture book begins with: A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood?
  7. 11. Which of the Teen Titans is an alien princess?
  8. 15. What monster is Ham Helsing hunting in the graphic novel?
  9. 18. Which classical novel by Lousia May Alcott tells the story of four sisters?
  10. 19. These two members of Mystery Inc have feelings for each other. One of them is a tall blonde, the other a sleek red head, what are their names?
  11. 20. What is the name of Greg Heffley's younger brother?
  12. 21. What was the first creature Heracles had to kill?
  13. 24. Who were the star crossed lovers from District 12 who were selected for the 74th annual Hunger Games?
  14. 30. According to myth, the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac were selected through a race. Which animal came first by riding on the back of another animal?
  15. 33. Which subject did Professor Flitwick teach at Hogwarts?
  16. 35. In the Aesop fable The Dog and its Reflection, what did the dog lose in the water?
  17. 37. Who sometimes calls her best friend and eventual boyfriend "Seaweed Brain"?
  18. 38. What is the name of the main river which flows through the underworld in Greek mythology?
  19. 41. Which two things are known to hurt and repel fairies?
  20. 42. What do Bogis, Bunce and Bean do for work?
  21. 44. Which Norse god owned two ravens called Thought and Memory?
  22. 48. Who is the wisest of Christopher Robin's friends?