This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > World Book Day – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Book Day Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was written on the bottle Alice found? A) Love me. B) Drink me. C) Choose me. D) Pick me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drink me. 2. The idea for World Book Day came from which Spanish celebration? A) Valentines Day. B) All Souls Day. C) The Rose day. D) Independence Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Rose day. 3. What type of bird features in Oliver Jeffers' book Lost and Found? A) A duck. B) A puffin. C) A penguin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A penguin. 4. What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular? A) Ballad. B) Sonnet. C) Lyric. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sonnet. 5. Shakuntala-the glorius play was scripted by A) Vichitravaaya. B) Vishwamitra. C) Kalidasa. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalidasa. 6. In which Spanish city are books and roses traditionally exchanged on "Sant Jordi" (St. George's Day)? A) Barcelona. B) Seville. C) Valencia. D) Madrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barcelona. 7. In The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, what is the name of the tiger? A) Shere Khan. B) Baloo. C) Bagheera. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shere Khan. 8. Who wrote the Book lazza? A) Salman Rushdie. B) Milkha singh. C) Taslima Nasreen. D) Love moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taslima Nasreen. 9. What is the name of the grey haired wizard in the Hobbit? A) Godric. B) Grendel. C) Gandalf. D) Sauron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandalf. 10. What symbol does the queen use? "Queen of ..... " A) Spades. B) Diamonds. C) Hearts. D) Clovers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hearts. 11. Amelia fang is a spooky character created by author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson. But what kind of creature is Amelia Fang? A) Zombie. B) Vampire. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vampire. 12. Who started celebrating world book day and when? A) UNICEF, 2/4/1965. B) NASA, 4/8/1975. C) UNESCO, 23/4/1995. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UNESCO, 23/4/1995. 13. What is another name for maize? A) Corn. B) Rice. C) Carrot. D) Cucumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn. 14. Who is this book character?Clues:1. She is very strict and I hate children.2. She's good at hammer throw.3. She might put you in the 'chokey'? A) Miss Honey. B) Matilda. C) Miss Trunchbull. D) Mad Hatter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miss Trunchbull. 15. Complete the title of the book written by William Shakespeare 'TWELFTH ..... '. A) TWELFTH NIGHT. B) TWELFTH WOMAN. C) TWELFTH DAY. D) TWELFTH MAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TWELFTH NIGHT. 16. A fantasy story in the future A) Science Fiction. B) Myth. C) Fable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science Fiction. 17. Who was created by Gepetto the woodcarver? A) Peter Pan. B) Pinocchio. C) Captain Hook. D) Joey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pinocchio. 18. Who was the only female contestant? A) Anna Jauffur. B) Mary Robinson. C) Jane Adams. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary Robinson. 19. In the book series written by Dan Freedman, Jamie Johnson gets the opportunity to train in which South American country? A) Brazil. B) Peru. C) Columbia. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 20. What is the name of the main character in 'Wonder'? A) Aaron. B) Auggie. C) Tom. D) Arnold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auggie. 21. Where is the World Book Day Event held each year? A) France and UK. B) UK and Ireland. C) USA and UK. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UK and Ireland. 22. In Kensuke's Kingdom, what animal does Kensuke like the most? A) Elephants. B) Koalas. C) Tigers. D) Orangutans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orangutans. 23. "Have I gone mad?" "I'm afraid so, but let me tell you something ..... [fill in the blank] A) The best people usually are. B) The worst people usually are. C) The mediocre people usually are. D) The maddest people usually are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best people usually are. 24. In the book 'The Hobbit', what is the name of the dragon guarding the treasure? A) Smaug. B) Hugs. C) Glaurung. D) Norbert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smaug. 25. Which section of a non-fiction book is like a mini dictionary? A) The blurb. B) The glossary. C) The barcode. D) The contents page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The glossary. 26. This famous book character comes from "the darkest Peru", wears a red hat and loves marmalade sandwiches. A) Pippi Longstocking. B) Paddington. C) Curious George. D) Harry Potter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paddington. 27. Harry Potter's owl is called? A) Hedwig. B) Harold. C) Hooper. D) Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedwig. 28. Emerald Star, Sapphire Battersea and Diamond by Jacqueline Wilson all feature which young girl, originally brought up in the Foundling Hospital? A) Janet Maple. B) Opal Plumstead. C) Tracey Beaker. D) Hetty Feather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hetty Feather. 29. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are characters from which book? A) Magic Tree House. B) Harry Potter. C) The Chronicles of Narnia. D) Famous Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Chronicles of Narnia. 30. What is the name of the bear who loves honey? A) Baloo. B) Paddington. C) Winnie the Pooh. D) Yogi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winnie the Pooh. 31. Complete the book title:James and the Giant ..... ? A) Peach. B) Strawberry. C) Orange. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peach. 32. Goldilocks and the ..... Bears A) 7. B) 6. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 33. Who is the main character in 'The Boy at the Back of the Class'? A) Ali. B) Arthur. C) Ahmet. D) Adam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ahmet. 34. Which story is a defeating the monster tale? A) Rapunzel. B) Lost and Found. C) The Great Explorer. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rapunzel. 35. What did the players use as mallets in the croquet game? A) Hedgehogs. B) Frogs. C) Flamingos. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flamingos. 36. Which of these books have not been adapted into a movie? A) Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. B) The Guide by R. K. Narayan. C) The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh. D) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh. 37. The Shiva Trilogy is the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history. Who is the author? A) Devdutt Patnaik. B) Amish. C) Ashwin Sanhi. D) Subhadra Sen Gupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amish. 38. Who is Author of the Book Unbreakable an Autobiography? A) Dara Singh. B) Marry Com. C) Vijender Singh. D) Yuv Raj Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marry Com. 39. A story with lots of photos and dialogue A) Comedy. B) Fable. C) Comic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comic. 40. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by" are the lines of: A) William Wordsworth. B) Robert Frost. C) William Shakespeare. D) TS Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 41. What was the prize? A) A holiday around the world. B) Ten million pounds worth of diamonds. C) A library of books. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ten million pounds worth of diamonds. 42. How long is the longest sentence ever printed? A) 75 words. B) 823 words. C) 4503 words. D) 163 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 823 words. 43. What is the name of oldest brother in Diary of a Wimpy Kid? A) Richard. B) Ricardo. C) Ryan. D) Rodrick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rodrick. 44. India's greatest mythological epic by Vyasa and Ganesh-The Mahabharata-was passed down through oral traditions for at least 5 centuries before it was finally compiled in A) 3rd Century BCE. B) 5th Century BCE. C) 1st Century CE. D) 5th Century CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st Century CE. 45. Who is the boy in Matilda's class who is forced by Miss Trunchbull to eat all the cake? A) Bruce Bogtrotter. B) Timothy Trogglehumper. C) Freddie Frogfiddle. D) Alex Antoinette. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bruce Bogtrotter. 46. What is the White Rabbit's sentence? A) It's late!. B) I'm late!. C) Time for tea!. D) I want tea!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm late!. 47. Curious George is which animal? A) Mouse. B) Monkey. C) Dog. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monkey. 48. Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? A) Roald Dahl. B) E L.James. C) J.K Rowling. D) Stephanie Meyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephanie Meyer. 49. What kind of books are Akbar-Birbal stories? A) They are scientific textbooks on governance. B) They are historical biographies of Akbar. C) They are folk tales that emphasize wit, wisdom, and moral lessons. D) They are romance novels set in ancient India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are folk tales that emphasize wit, wisdom, and moral lessons. 50. Who is Author of the Book Tale of Two cities? A) Charls Dikinsion. B) Shashi Tharoor. C) R.K Narayan. D) Mulk Raj Anand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charls Dikinsion. 51. "A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood."This is the opening line from which book? A) The Animals of Farthing Wood. B) The Gruffalo. C) Winnie the Pooh. D) Danger Mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Gruffalo. 52. Danny was the youngest ever contestant. How old was he? A) 10. B) 22. C) 16. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 53. What is the title of the Ted Hughes story told over five nights about a destructive giant made of metal who befriends a boy? A) The Iron Man. B) The Silver Man. C) A Giant made of Iron. D) The Iron Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Iron Man. 54. What was the year people first celebrated world book day? A) 2000. B) 1995. C) 2011. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1995. 55. In the nursery rhyme, 'Baa baa black sheep', how many bags of wool did the sheep have? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 56. What do we find in a dictionary? A) Examples of sentences. B) Synonyms of words. C) Definitions of words and their meanings. D) Pronunciation guides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Definitions of words and their meanings. 57. When was Jacqueline Wilson's first story about Tracy Beaker published? A) 1991. B) 2009. C) 2002. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1991. 58. Which book are these details from?Details:1. I love playing with my brother but he was in quarantine for his measles.2. I had to stay with my Uncle Allan and Aunt Gwen the whole summer.3. I discovered a garden that appears in the middle of the night. A) Secret Garden. B) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. C) Tom's Midnight Garden. D) The Wind and the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom's Midnight Garden. 59. My brother is called Perfect Peter and I am the complete opposite of him. I always seem to end up in trouble. Who am I? A) Ronald Weasley. B) Horrid Henry. C) The BFG. D) Peter Rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horrid Henry. 60. What type of fairy folk are the tiny blue men in kilts, commonly called Wee Free Men, in the Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett? A) Elves. B) Banshee. C) Cornish Pixies. D) Nac Mac Feegle. 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