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Enjoy these Book Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Book knowledge you have.
Question 1
Who is the author of the books known as ´A Series of Unfortunate Events´?
| Scott O´Dell | |
| Lois Duncan | |
| Lemony Snicket | |
| E. B. White | |
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This series of dreadful happenings befall the disaster-prone Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny. Reminiscent of Edward Gorey´s "The Gashlycrumb Chronicles," kids age 9-12 love to go from bad to worse with these doomed but ever hopeful characters.
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Question 2
Who wrote (and continues to write) the ´Harry Potter´ series?
| A. A. Milne | |
| J. K. Rowling | |
| C. S. Lewis | |
| O. D. Donovan | |
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This British author was virtually unknown before her first Harry Potter story hit the shelves in 1997.
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Question 3
Which of these authors pens the hilarious ´Captain Underpants´ books?
| Dav Pilkey | |
| Barry Moser | |
| Daniel Pinkwater | |
| Paul Galdone | |
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The uproarious "Captain Underpants" books describe the adventures of Harold and George, two grammar-school pranksters who manage to hypnotize their school principal into becoming "Captain Underpants," a made-up superhero. These are excellent books for the reluctant reader ... they´re addictive!
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Question 4
´Autumn Moon´ and ´Julie´s Wolf Pack´ were written by which respected naturalist?
| Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | |
| Joan Lowery Nixon | |
| Jean Craighead George | |
| Christopher Paul Curtis | |
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Jean Craighead George was raised in a family of naturalists and has studied wolves extensively, spending summers at the Arctic Research Station in Barrow, Alaska. She has written over 90 books.
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Question 5
The remarkable alternate-world trilogy, ´The Golden Compass´, ´The Subtle Knife´, and ´The Amber Spyglass´ were written by whom?
| Tomi Ungerer | |
| Philip Pullman | |
| Farley Mowat | |
| Lois Duncan | |
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Philip Pullman lives in England, and graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He has written novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages, including the Sally Lockhart Trilogy.
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Question 6
Who wrote ´Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH´, which later became an animated movie?
| Anne McCaffrey | |
| Shel Silverstein | |
| Ashley Bryan | |
| Robert C. O´Brien | |
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Robert C. O´Brien was the pseudonym of Robert Leslie Conley, a Brooklyn-born writer who found his niche in reportage, writing for Newsweek, the Washington Times-Herald, and National Geographic. He did not write fiction until the last ten years of his life, and died in 1973 at the age of 55.
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Question 7
´The Secret of Platform 13´, a favorite of preteen girls, was written by which of these authors?
| Eva Ibbotson | |
| Lois Duncan | |
| Judy Blume | |
| Natalie Babbitt | |
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Eva Ibbotson is best known for her romance novels (published by St. Martin´s Press), but has written several popular young people´s books, including ´Which Witch´, ´Dial-a-Ghost´ and the highly entertaining ´Island of the Aunts´.
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Question 8
Who writes the extensive ´Redwall´ series of books, concerning the animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey?
| Norton Juster | |
| Brian Jacques | |
| William Joyce | |
| Donald J. Sobol | |
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Brian Jacques (pronounced ´Jakes´) exhibited unusual writing talent at an early age; however, his love of adventure led him to be a merchant seaman, longshoreman, bus driver, boxer, policeman, musician, radio personality and stand-up comic. In between times, he has written plays, poetry, music, and dozens of books!
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