General Litquiz

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  1. 2. Which book by David Walliams has the following synopsis? One day, Zoe finds a baby rat in the corner of her room and decides to keep it. The next morning, Zoe decides that the rat wouldn't be safe at home, so she takes it to school and names it Armitage after a very awkward situation. All is well until Armitage manages to climb out of Zoe's pocket and onto her head!
  2. 5. What is the name of the pirate who married women and murdered them?
  3. 9. What colour t-shirts do guests on the CHERUB campus and possible new recruits wear?
  4. 11. What was Bod, the main character’s name short for in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman?
  5. 12. The main character through the CHERUB series, James, has a sister who is eventually brought into the fold. What is her name?
  6. 14. In this nerve-wracking underground adventure by David Hill, Liam and Imogen are trapped after a tunnel collapse. What is the title of this book?
  7. 16. What sport is played in The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams?
  8. 18. In Charlottes’ Web by EB White, what was the name of the pig?
  9. 20. What is the name of the female protagonist in The Book Thief?
  10. 22. What novel was set in a desert penal institution for young offenders?
  11. 23. Which insects invaded the town of Itchinville by their millions to get a giant jam sandwich?
  12. 25. Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility, was first published in 1920. True or false?
  13. 28. Anne of Green Gables doesn’t like her red hair. What colour does it turn when she tries to dye it black?
  14. 29. What is Tom Gates' favourite activity to do?
  15. 32. Who was Percy Jackson’s father?
  16. 33. Who did Alex Rider train with, which resulted in some soldiers getting badly injured?
  17. 35. In a Series of Unfortunate Events, what tragedy leaves Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire orphaned?
  18. 36. In The Inheritance Cycle, dragon rider Eragon is revealed to have a half brother. What is his name?
  19. 39. In the Demonata series by Darren Shan, who was the evil Lord?
  20. 41. In the Lockwood and Co series what metal is used to trap a ghost?
  21. 42. In Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, who is the youngest sister?
  22. 43. What term is given to tributes trained for years before competing in the Hunger Games?
  23. 44. Which goddess took the form of a pet cat by the name of Muffin in the Kane Chronicles?
  24. 45. Alex Rider has a woman who looked after him called Jack Starbright. What nationality is she?
  25. 47. In Alice in Wonderland, what is the blue insect who smokes a Hookah (pipe)?
  26. 48. A series of books by Louise Fitzhugh follows a girl spy by what name?
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  1. 1. In Bad Guys Episode 9 and 10 by Aaron Blabey, what is the Crown Prince’s name?
  2. 3. How many books make up the Narnia series?
  3. 4. Who falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, and hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats and cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans?
  4. 6. What is the name of the dog in the Famous Five by Enid Blyton?
  5. 7. James Choke had another surname as part of the Cherub organisation, what was it?
  6. 8. What is the name of the little mouse in a series of picture books that doesn’t want to do anything except dance?
  7. 10. In JRR Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, what is the name of the dwarf who pledges his axe to Frodo, and leaves from Rivendell as one of the Fellowship?
  8. 13. Who held Ron, Herminoe, Fleur Delcour’s little sister and Cho Chang as hostages?
  9. 15. In The One and Only Ivan, Ivan, the gorilla, is joined by a baby elephant - what is her name?
  10. 17. In which fantasy land would you find a sister witch, some good and some wicked, for each cardinal direction?
  11. 19. Which member of the Fellowship of the Ring is the Prince of the Woodland Realm?
  12. 21. Eragon found a dragon egg in the Spine, which eventually hatched for him. What name was given to the dragon inside?
  13. 24. In this book by Robert Louis Stevenson, David Balfour is an orphan journeying through the Scottish Highlands trying to reclaim his inheritance. What is the name of the book?
  14. 25. Mary Shelley wrote which book about a monster?
  15. 26. What name is given to Will Treaty's horse?
  16. 27. Barney Kettle and his sister Ren, characters from the story From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle by Kate Di Goldi, follow clues left in what story form?
  17. 30. What is the first book in the Alex Rider series?
  18. 31. Who almost killed Ra to get Osiris on the throne?
  19. 34. Annabeth Chase is the daughter to which Greek Goddess?
  20. 37. What animals are the Knights of Ga'hoole?
  21. 38. Donald J Sobol wrote a book about a 12 year old boy named Encyclopedia (nickname LeRoy) who was an intelligent detective in a series with his name. What is Encyclopedia’s last name?
  22. 40. What is the 5th book in the Alex Rider series?
  23. 43. In this classic H.P. Lovecraft story, what is the name of the ancient cosmic entity that lies dormant beneath the Pacific Ocean, waiting to awaken?
  24. 46. In Star Wars, what term is used for the apprentices to the Jedi Knights?