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