The Whizzpopping World of Roald Dahl Quiz

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The Whizzpopping World of Roald Dahl Quiz is a free 100-question multiple choice, letters and numbers quiz on Qwiz Rush, made by Qwiz Rush, split into 10 rounds. Test your knowledge on the whimsical characters, magical plots, and unforgettable worlds created by Roald Dahl.

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The 100 questions

  1. What is the name of the greedy boy who is the first child to be ejected from Willy Wonka's chocolate factory tour after falling into the Chocolate River?

    • Augustus Gloop
    • Mike Teavee
    • Bruce Bogtrotter
    • Arthur Slugworth

  2. Which of Willy Wonka's inventions is designed to last forever so that children with limited pocket money can enjoy it indefinitely?

    • The Everlasting Gobstopper
    • Cavity-Filling Caramels
    • Fizzy Lifting Drinks
    • Luminous Lollipops

  3. What fictional fruit is famously licked off the lickable wallpaper by Willy Wonka, who claims it tastes exactly like itself?

    • Snozzberries
    • Frobscuttles
    • Swudge
    • Hornswogglers

  4. What color are the faces of the Oompa-Loompas in the iconic 1971 film adaptation, *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory*?

    • Orange
    • Green
    • Blue
    • Pink

  5. Which animal is utilized in the Nut Room of Willy Wonka's factory to efficiently shell walnuts and sort the good nuts from the bad?

    • Squirrels
    • Monkeys
    • Beavers
    • Raccoons

  6. How do Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe float up towards the ceiling, nearly getting chopped by a giant exhaust fan?

    • By drinking Fizzy Lifting Drinks
    • By eating Helium Toffee
    • By riding the Great Glass Elevator
    • By chewing Hot Jawbreakers

  7. How many Golden Tickets in total did Willy Wonka hide in his chocolate bars for children to find?

    Answer with a number.

  8. In what year was Roald Dahl's book *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* first published?

    Answer with a number.

  9. Name the fictional, dangerous land from which Willy Wonka rescued the Oompa-Loompas before employing them in his factory.

    Answer with a letter.

  10. Name the spoiled, demanding girl who ends up falling down the garbage chute after being deemed a 'bad nut' by the factory's animals.

    Answer with a letter.

  11. What is the name of the kind local librarian who helps Matilda find challenging books to read?

    • Mrs. Phelps
    • Mrs. Wormwood
    • Miss Honey
    • Mrs. Barrows

  12. What is Matilda's father's dishonest profession?

    • Used-car salesman
    • Real estate agent
    • Toy manufacturer
    • Bank manager

  13. Which classic Charles Dickens novel is the very first adult book Matilda reads at the library?

    • Great Expectations
    • Oliver Twist
    • David Copperfield
    • A Tale of Two Cities

  14. What is the name of the terrifying, narrow cupboard lined with broken glass where Miss Trunchbull locks up disobedient children?

    • The Chokey
    • The Spike
    • The Dungeon
    • The Locker

  15. What is the name of the boy who is forced to eat an entire giant chocolate cake in front of the whole school?

    • Bruce Bogtrotter
    • Nigel Hicks
    • Rupert Adams
    • Eric West

  16. Miss Honey's cottage is extremely sparse and simple. What does she use as a kitchen table?

    • An upturned wooden box
    • A pile of heavy books
    • A tree stump
    • A cardboard carton

  17. In what year was Roald Dahl's novel 'Matilda' first published?

    Answer with a number.

  18. How many children are there in the Wormwood family, including Matilda?

    Answer with a number.

  19. What is the surname of Matilda's sweet and caring schoolteacher who recognizes her genius and eventually adopts her?

    Answer with a letter.

  20. What type of small, semi-aquatic amphibian does Matilda's friend Lavender capture and sneak into Miss Trunchbull's water jug?

    Answer with a letter.

  21. What is the name of James's cruel, tall, and bony aunt who torments him at the beginning of the story?

    • Aunt Sponge
    • Aunt Spiker
    • Aunt Sarah
    • Aunt Sophia

  22. Which musical creature inside the giant peach plays the violin by rubbing his back leg against his wing?

    • The Old-Green-Grasshopper
    • The Centipede
    • The Glow-worm
    • The Earthworm

  23. In what year was Roald Dahl's classic novel 'James and the Giant Peach' first published?

    Answer with a number.

  24. What iconic landmark does the giant peach land on when it finally reaches New York City?

    • The Statue of Liberty
    • The Chrysler Building
    • The Empire State Building
    • The Brooklyn Bridge

  25. Identify the blind, pessimistic creature inside the peach who is constantly terrified of being eaten and serves as bait for the seagulls.

    Answer with a letter.

  26. What material do James and his insect friends use to tie the seagulls to the stem of the giant peach?

    • Silk spun by Miss Spider and the Silkworm
    • Strong vines from the garden
    • Dried grass woven into ropes
    • Strands of human hair

  27. How many legs does James discover the Centipede actually has when he counts them, despite the Centipede's boastful songs?

    Answer with a number.

  28. What color are the tiny, magical, glowing crystals given to James by the mysterious old man?

    • Blue
    • Green
    • Red
    • Purple

  29. Name the American metropolis where James and his friends eventually settle down and live inside the giant peach stone.

    Answer with a letter.

  30. What creature escapes from the London Zoo and eats James's parents at the very beginning of the book?

    • An angry tiger
    • A rogue elephant
    • An escaped rhinoceros
    • A hungry crocodile

  31. What is the name of the only friendly giant in Giant Country, who spends his nights blowing good dreams into children's bedrooms?

    • The Bloodbottler
    • The Fleshlumpeater
    • The BFG
    • The Gizzardgulper

  32. What is the name of the foul-tasting, striped vegetable that is the only food available for the BFG to eat in Giant Country?

    • Snozzcumber
    • Frobscottle
    • Swigpill
    • Lickswishy

  33. What is the name of the sweet, green fizzy drink where the bubbles travel downwards instead of upwards?

    • Whizzpopper
    • Frobscottle
    • Glumptious
    • Delumptious

  34. What tool does the BFG use to catch dreams in Dream Country before storing them in glass jars?

    • A butterfly net
    • A vacuum cleaner
    • A magical jar
    • A giant spoon

  35. What kind of dream does the BFG mix and deliver to the Queen of England to alert her to the existence of the man-eating giants?

    • A nightmare about nine giants eating English children
    • A pleasant dream about a golden ticket
    • A dream about a giant peach landing on her palace
    • A nightmare about her palace collapsing

  36. What is the name of the cruel woman who runs the orphanage from which Sophie is taken by the BFG?

    • Mrs. Clonkers
    • Miss Honey
    • Grandma Georgina
    • Mrs. Trunchbull

  37. How many man-eating giants live in Giant Country, excluding the BFG himself?

    Answer with a number.

  38. In what year was Roald Dahl's book "The BFG" first published?

    Answer with a number.

  39. Name the young orphan girl who is snatched from her bedroom in the middle of the night and becomes the BFG's best friend.

    Answer with a letter.

  40. Identify the fearsome leader of the man-eating giants, who is the largest and most terrifying of them all.

    Answer with a letter.

  41. What color is a real witch's spit in Roald Dahl's 'The Witches'?

    • Bright green
    • Ink blue
    • Deep purple
    • Pitch black

  42. Real witches do not have fingernails. What do they wear on their hands at all times to hide this?

    • Gloves
    • Bandages
    • Fingerless mittens
    • Heavy rings

  43. What is the specific number of the 'Delayed Action Mouse-Maker' formula created by the Grand High Witch?

    Answer with a number.

  44. What is the name of the English seaside hotel where the boy and his grandmother stay?

    • Hotel Magnificent
    • The Grand Palace
    • Hotel Splendide
    • The Royal Oak

  45. Which unusual feature can be seen right in the middle of a real witch's eye if you look closely?

    • A tiny black star
    • No pupil at all
    • Sparks of fire and ice dancing
    • A second, smaller eyelid

  46. Identify the European country of origin of the boy's wise Grandmamma, who is an expert on witchology.

    Answer with a letter.

  47. What does Grandmamma smoke in her pipe, which she claims is the secret to her long life?

    • Black shag tobacco
    • Dried lavender
    • Peppermint leaves
    • Sweet cherry wood

  48. According to Grandmamma's stories, how many children in Norway vanished or suffered strange fates due to witches during her own lifetime?

    Answer with a number.

  49. Identify the small, furry animal that the boy is transformed into after being dosed with the Grand High Witch's potion.

    Answer with a letter.

  50. What is the name of the greedy boy at the hotel who is the first child to be transformed by the Grand High Witch?

    • Bruno Jenkins
    • Augustus Gloop
    • Bruce Bogtrotter
    • Rupert Briggs

  51. What does the enormously fat farmer Boggis eat for breakfast, lunch, and supper every day?

    • Three boiled chickens smothered with dumplings
    • Doughnuts stuffed with goose-liver paste
    • Gallons of strong, fermented apple cider
    • Minced turkey pies with cranberry sauce

  52. What specific kind of livestock does the pot-bellied dwarf Bunce raise on his farm?

    • Chickens
    • Ducks and geese
    • Turkeys
    • Pigs and sheep

  53. Instead of eating solid food, what liquid diet does the thin farmer Bean live on?

    • Apple cider
    • Goat's milk
    • Barley beer
    • Mushroom broth

  54. How many small foxes (children) do Mr. and Mrs. Fox have in the original book?

    Answer with a number.

  55. Which underground animal is the first to join Mr. Fox in his digging adventures and helps him find the farmers' storehouses?

    • Badger
    • Mole
    • Weasel
    • Rabbit

  56. What body part does Mr. Fox lose to the farmers' gunshots at the very beginning of the pursuit?

    • His tail
    • His left ear
    • His right front paw
    • His whiskers

  57. What is the surname of the short, pot-bellied farmer who specializes in ducks and geese and eats doughnuts stuffed with rich paste?

    Answer with a letter.

  58. How many farmers are trying to catch Mr. Fox throughout the story?

    Answer with a number.

  59. What color are the giant mechanical diggers (caterpillar tractors) that the farmers bring in to excavate the hill?

    • Black
    • Yellow
    • Red
    • Green

  60. What alcoholic apple beverage is stored in Farmer Bean's secret underground cellar, which Rat fiercely guards?

    Answer with a letter.

  61. In "George's Marvellous Medicine", what animal does George first test his freshly brewed concoction on?

    • A brown hen
    • A squealing pig
    • A nanny goat
    • A stray cat

  62. What is the name of the magical, sweet green beverage in "The BFG" that causes whizzpopping because its bubbles float downwards?

    • Snozzcumber juice
    • Frobscottle
    • Lickrish
    • Glumptious syrup

  63. What happens to Grandma after she drinks George's final concoction, Marvellous Medicine Number 4?

    • She shrinks until she completely disappears
    • She grows so tall her head bursts through the roof
    • She turns into a giant, egg-laying chicken
    • She begins to float away like a balloon

  64. In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which bizarre ingredient does Willy Wonka use in his Hair Toffee recipe to stimulate hair growth?

    • Hedgehog grease
    • Crushed beetle wings
    • Powdered dragon scale
    • Snail slime

  65. What tool does George use to stir his massive, bubbling pot of medicine on the kitchen stove?

    • A long wooden spoon
    • An old fireplace poker
    • A plastic boat oar
    • A metal garden spade

  66. Which of these household items does George add to his medicine to give it a "good thick texture"?

    • Engine oil
    • Maple syrup
    • Tomato ketchup
    • Melted chocolate

  67. At what exact hour in the morning is George instructed by his mother to give Grandma her medicine?

    Answer with a number.

  68. In "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", how many years younger does a person become for every single pill of Wonka-Vite they swallow?

    Answer with a number.

  69. Identify the striped, foul-tasting vegetable that is the only food source growing in Giant Country.

    Answer with a letter.

  70. What is the surname of George, the imaginative young boy who decides to cure his grandmother's nastiness with a homemade potion?

    Answer with a letter.

  71. What is the primary occupation of Danny's father, which they run together on their small patch of land?

    • Operating a filling station and garage
    • Farming organic vegetables
    • Running a local blacksmith shop
    • Managing a timber yard

  72. What is the full name of the wealthy, snobbish local landowner who owns the woods where Danny and his father go poaching?

    • Victor Hazell
    • Arthur Snoddy
    • Rupert Vance
    • Lord Cumber

  73. How old is Danny when the main events of the story take place, including his daring night-time drive to rescue his father?

    Answer with a number.

  74. What specific type of vintage car does Danny drive to rescue his father from Hazell's Wood?

    • An Austin Seven
    • A Morris Minor
    • A Ford Model T
    • A Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

  75. What is the surname of the friendly local doctor who prescribes the sleeping pills used in the poaching plan and later helps transport the sleeping birds?

    Answer with a letter.

  76. What is the name of the ingenious poaching method Danny invents that involves stuffing raisins with sleeping pill powder?

    • The Sleeping Beauty
    • The Sticky Hat
    • The Horse Hair
    • The Golden Glissando

  77. Exactly how many pheasants do Danny and his father manage to poach from Hazell's Wood using Danny's clever raisin method?

    Answer with a number.

  78. Where does Danny's father get trapped by Mr. Hazell's gamekeepers, forcing Danny to come to his rescue?

    • A deep keeper's pit
    • A locked wooden shed
    • A high tree platform
    • A metal animal cage

  79. What is the surname of the local police sergeant who investigates the pheasant incident but secretly despises Mr. Hazell?

    Answer with a letter.

  80. In what kind of structure do Danny and his father live behind their filling station?

    • A gypsy caravan
    • A log cabin
    • A converted bus
    • A brick cottage

  81. In Dahl's "Cinderella" from Revolting Rhymes, who does Cinderella end up marrying instead of the Prince?

    • A simple jam-maker
    • A handsome woodcutter
    • A friendly baker
    • A wealthy merchant

  82. In the poem "The Pig" from Dirty Beasts, what does the highly intelligent pig do to his owner, Farmer Bland, after realizing his ultimate fate?

    • He eats him
    • He locks him in the barn
    • He escapes into the forest
    • He uses him to find truffles

  83. In Dahl's version of "Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs", how many of the dwarfs were former horse-racing bookmakers?

    Answer with a number.

  84. What weapon does Little Red Riding Hood whip out from her knickers to shoot the Wolf in Revolting Rhymes?

    Answer with a letter.

  85. In "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", which institution does the narrator suggest Goldilocks should have been sent to instead of getting off scot-free?

    • A house of correction
    • A boarding school
    • A juvenile prison
    • A hard-labor camp

  86. In "The Scorpion" from Dirty Beasts, what is the name of the painful, stinging creature that climbs up the narrator's bed?

    • Stingaling
    • Stingy-wing
    • Sharp-tail
    • Pointy-nose

  87. In Dahl's version of "The Three Little Pigs", how many pigs does the Wolf successfully eat before encountering Red Riding Hood?

    Answer with a number.

  88. What type of animal is "Crocky-Wock", who loves to eat children and has teeth like knives in Dirty Beasts?

    Answer with a letter.

  89. In Dahl's "Jack and the Beanstalk", what happens to Jack's mother when she climbs the beanstalk herself to fetch the gold?

    • She gets eaten by the Giant
    • She falls off the beanstalk
    • She gets rich and leaves Jack
    • She gets arrested by the giant's guards

  90. In the Dirty Beasts poem "The Cow", what extraordinary physical feature does the cow suddenly grow, allowing her to fly?

    • A pair of gold and silver wings
    • A giant set of helicopter blades
    • A rocket-powered jetpack
    • A pair of massive, floppy ears

  91. Which of Roald Dahl's books was the very first to be illustrated by Quentin Blake?

    • The Twits
    • The Enormous Crocodile
    • The BFG
    • Matilda

  92. In Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations for 'The BFG', what distinctive type of footwear does the giant wear?

    • Heavy leather boots
    • Wooden clogs
    • Buckled sandals
    • Bare feet

  93. What specific drawing implement does Quentin Blake famously use to achieve his signature scratchy, energetic black ink outlines?

    • A dip pen
    • A charcoal stick
    • A ballpoint pen
    • A fine-liner marker

  94. In Blake's illustrations for 'The Twits', which soggy food item can be seen clinging to Mr. Twit's dirty beard?

    • A sardine
    • A sausage
    • A potato chip
    • A mushroom

  95. For which Roald Dahl book did Quentin Blake illustrate the formidable, muscular headmistress Miss Trunchbull?

    • The Witches
    • Matilda
    • Boy: Tales of Childhood
    • The Magic Finger

  96. Which insect character from 'James and the Giant Peach' did Quentin Blake depict wearing a monocle?

    • The Centipede
    • The Earthworm
    • The Old-Green-Grasshopper
    • The Glow-worm

  97. In what year was 'The Enormous Crocodile' published, marking the historic beginning of the collaboration between Dahl and Blake?

    Answer with a number.

  98. How many lucky children did Quentin Blake have to illustrate as Golden Ticket winners for the illustrated editions of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

    Answer with a number.

  99. What is the surname of Matilda's kind, gentle schoolteacher whom Quentin Blake illustrated with wire-rimmed spectacles and a slender, sweet demeanor?

    Answer with a letter.

  100. What is the first name of the young, orphaned girl who befriended a giant and was illustrated by Quentin Blake wearing round, pink-rimmed glasses?

    Answer with a letter.