Sam O'Neill 

Swotty characters in fiction – quiz

Can you outsmart our favourite swotty characters from books and be declared the biggest boffin in Cleverland?
  
  


  1. Who are you most likely to find studying in the Hogwarts Library?

    1. Crabbe and Goyle

    2. Todd and Manchee

    3. Hermione Granger

    4. Albert Bumblemore

    5. Draco Malfoy

  2. In My Family and Other Animals, the swotty Gerald and his brother Leslie decide to name the oddly-shaped, flat bottomed boat...

    1. Mr Pinkwhistle

    2. Bootle-Bumtrinket

    3. Prince Brian

    4. Bellyfluff-Toejam

    5. HMS Triumph

  3. In Harriet the Spy, Harriet begins spying on her friends and classmates because she aspires to be a...

    1. Writer

    2. Spy

    3. Scientist

    4. Business Tycoon

    5. Talent Scout

  4. Who is Matilda’s favourite teacher at Crunchem Hall?

    1. Miss Trunchball

    2. Mrs Awesome

    3. Miss Honey

    4. Mrs Wormwood

    5. Miss Sweet

  5. Horrid Henry wants tickets to see his favourite band “Killer Boy Rats”. Who is too clever to fall for Henry’s ticket swapping trick?

    1. Brainy Brian

    2. Stuck Up Steve

    3. Perfect Peter

    4. Smart Sam

    5. Moody Margaret

  6. What is the alter ego of super science whizz, Rick Shaw?

    1. Atomic Ace

    2. Boffin Boy

    3. Captain Chemical

    4. Doctor Large Hadron Collider

    5. Egbert Einstein

  7. Coke and Pepsi McDonald have been selected to take part in which secret government project?

    1. The Egghead Algorithms

    2. The Above Average Intelligence Programme

    3. The Sports Society

    4. The Smartypants Federation

    5. The Genius Files

  8. Who is the cleverest man in Cleverland?

    1. Mr Clever

    2. Professor Smart

    3. Doctor Eisenfaust

    4. Admiral Intellect

    5. King Brain

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:C, 5:A, 6:B, 7:E, 8:A

Scores

  1. 4 and above.

    You’ll need to swot up some more if you want to be declared Professor Boffin of Teacher’s Pet University. Go and mug up and try again.

  2. 8 and above.

    Eureka! You’re a true swotty egghead. Even Einstein would be jealous of how smart your pants are.

 

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