Fun > Trivia Quizzes > Matilda Quiz Matilda Quiz Are you smart enough to take on the Trunchbull? Put your brainpower to the test with this trivia quiz! Matilda Quiz (Photo courtesy of timetrax23.) 1. What is Matilda's brother's name? Magnus James Michael Danny None 2. What was the first "grown-up" book that Matilda read? Great Expectations War and Peace Just So Stories The Red Pony None 3. Where does Matilda's mysterious power "shoot" from? Her finger The top of her head Her eyes Her elbow None 4. What does Matilda's mother do all day long? Dye her hair Play bingo Shop Exercise None 5. What was Fred's parrot's name? Bruce Polly Chopper Nigel None 6. What does Mr. Wormwood use to make his cars' engines run smoothly? Honey Extra oil Sawdust An electric drill None 7. Every day Mr. Wormwood put something on his hair. What was it? Hair tonic Wax Peroxide Styling cream None 8. What was Miss Honey's first name? Jennifer Lavender Hortensia Agatha None 9. What name is on the gate of Matilda's house? Comfy Cottage Gipsy House Cosy Nook Happy Valley None 10. What is Matilda's complaint about the books of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? No funny bits Too long No romance Too difficult None 11. The Trunchbull puts children in a cupboard to punish them. What is it called? The Black Hole The Stifler The Chokey The Coffin None 12. Who put itching powder in the Trunchbull's knickers? Hortensia Lavender Miss Honey Matilda None 13. In what event did the Trunchbull compete at the Olympics? Javelin Hammer throw Weightlifting 100 yard dash None 14. What did Bruce Bogtrotter steal from the Trunchbull? Chocolate cake Medal Riding crop Egg salad sandwich None 15. What does Lavender put in the Trunchbull's water jug? A frog A mouse A newt A goldfish None 16. According to the Trunchbull, the perfect school would have...? No children Strict discipline Uniforms Corporal punishment None 17. What relation is the Trunchbull to Miss Honey? Her grandmother Her mother Her cousin Her aunt None 18. What was Miss Honey's father's name? Nigel Harry Magnus Victor None 19. What is Matilda's third and final miracle? Lifting a child Tipping a glass of water Writing on the chalkboard Flying None 20. Where does the Wormwood family (minus Matilda) move at the end of the story? Russia Australia Spain USA None Time's up
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