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Books Quiz - Author - Roald Dahl (Questions)

Roald Dahl was born on the 13th of September 1916, in Llandaff, Cardiff, to Norwegian parents. He attended boarding schools in Weston-Super-Mare and Repton and then began working for Shell Petroleum Company in Africa. During World War II Dahl joined the RAF and shot down 5 enemy aircraft, qualifying him as a fighter ace.

His first published writing was, A Piece of Cake, in 1942. His first children's book, Gremlins, followed a year later. He went on to write 17 children’s books in all, as well as 2 adult novels, 3 books of children’s poetry, 9 works of non-fiction, 1 play, 1 radio serial and 6 film scripts – not to mention numerous episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Tales of the Unexpected for American and British TV. He died on the 23rd of November 1990 at the age of 74.

Most people associate Roald Dahl with children's books but do you know anything about his other work? Find out in this fun quiz!

Dahl was born in Cardiff in 1916, but what nationality were his parents?

[ ]	Danish
[ ]	Finnish
[ ]	Norwegian
[ ]	Swedish

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname?

[ ]	Bucket
[ ]	Buffet
[ ]	Bullet
[ ]	Bunnet

Which children's book contains chapters called The Frog Princess and The Spaghetti Incident?

[ ]	The Nits
[ ]	The Nitwits
[ ]	The Squits
[ ]	The Twits

What was the title of the TV series based on Dahl's short stories for adults?

[ ]	Tales of the Unexpected
[ ]	Tales of the Unexplained
[ ]	Tales of the Unexploded
[ ]	Tales of the Unexpurgated

What is the title of Dahl's 1982 book of children's poetry that puts a new slant on fairy tales?

[ ]	Rancid Rhymes
[ ]	Regurgitated Rhymes
[ ]	Revolting Rhymes
[ ]	Rotten Rhymes

Dahl married which actress in 1953?

[ ]	Patricia Clarkson
[ ]	Patricia Neal
[ ]	Patricia Richardson
[ ]	Patricia Roc

What is the first name of Dahl's granddaughter, the model who made a controversial poster advertisement for Opium perfume in 2000?

[ ]	Sadie
[ ]	Sammi
[ ]	Sophie
[ ]	Suzie

What is the title of Dahl's 1961 children's story in which the title character's parents are swallowed by a rhinoceros?

[ ]	James and the Giant Peach
[ ]	James and the Giant Pear
[ ]	James and the Giant Plum
[ ]	James and the Giant Prune

What was the title of Dahl's first children's book, published in 1943?

[ ]	The Gnomes
[ ]	The Goblins
[ ]	The Gremlins
[ ]	The Grumbleweeds

10.

What is the name of the spoiled brat in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

[ ]	Veruca Mustard
[ ]	Veruca Pepper
[ ]	Veruca Salt
[ ]	Veruca Vinegar

Books Quiz - Author - Roald Dahl (Answers)

Dahl was born in Cardiff in 1916, but what nationality were his parents?

[ ]	Danish
[ ]	Finnish
[x]	Norwegian
[ ]	Swedish

Roald's father, Harald Dahl, had emigrated to Britain from Norway in the 1880s. His mother, Magdalene, came over in 1911

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname?

[x]	Bucket
[ ]	Buffet
[ ]	Bullet
[ ]	Bunnet

At the end of the novel Willy Wonka declares Charlie his heir and Charlie's family move into the factory

Which children's book contains chapters called The Frog Princess and The Spaghetti Incident?

[ ]	The Nits
[ ]	The Nitwits
[ ]	The Squits
[x]	The Twits

The book sometimes makes adults feel physically sick, but kids love it

What was the title of the TV series based on Dahl's short stories for adults?

[x]	Tales of the Unexpected
[ ]	Tales of the Unexplained
[ ]	Tales of the Unexploded
[ ]	Tales of the Unexpurgated

The series attracted big stars such as John Mills and Janet Leigh

What is the title of Dahl's 1982 book of children's poetry that puts a new slant on fairy tales?

[ ]	Rancid Rhymes
[ ]	Regurgitated Rhymes
[x]	Revolting Rhymes
[ ]	Rotten Rhymes

In these versions Goldilocks doesn't escape from the three bears and Little Red Riding Hood shoots the wolf

Dahl married which actress in 1953?

[ ]	Patricia Clarkson
[x]	Patricia Neal
[ ]	Patricia Richardson
[ ]	Patricia Roc

The couple were married for 30 years, before they divorced in 1983

What is the first name of Dahl's granddaughter, the model who made a controversial poster advertisement for Opium perfume in 2000?

[ ]	Sadie
[ ]	Sammi
[x]	Sophie
[ ]	Suzie

Sophie in The BFG is named after Dahl's granddaughter

What is the title of Dahl's 1961 children's story in which the title character's parents are swallowed by a rhinoceros?

[x]	James and the Giant Peach
[ ]	James and the Giant Pear
[ ]	James and the Giant Plum
[ ]	James and the Giant Prune

The book has often been censored, particularly in America where it is the 56th most frequently challenged book

What was the title of Dahl's first children's book, published in 1943?

[ ]	The Gnomes
[ ]	The Goblins
[x]	The Gremlins
[ ]	The Grumbleweeds

Dahl wrote the book for Walt Disney Productions, as a promotion for a feature-length animated film. The film was never made

10.

What is the name of the spoiled brat in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

[ ]	Veruca Mustard
[ ]	Veruca Pepper
[x]	Veruca Salt
[ ]	Veruca Vinegar

Ironically, the name Veruca became popular for girls in America after the book and subsequent films were released. The character's name is a play on words for, as every Briton knows, a verruca is in fact the name for a wart on the sole of one's foot!