1. In what book does Harry Potter become captain of Gryffindor quidditch team?

   1. The Chamber of Secrets

   2. The Goblet of Fire

   3. The Order of the Phoenix

   4. The Half-Blood Prince

2. Mal Peet's Exposure is about the high-profile relationship between a black footballer and his white wife. Which Shakespeare play is it based on?

   1. Hamlet

   2. Twelfth Night

   3. Othello

   4. The Merchant of Venice

3. In Jacqueline Wilson's story Cliffhanger, Tim hates sport but is sent away on an adventure holiday, where he is forced to canoe and abseil. What is the name of his friend who also hates sport?

   1. Biscuits

   2. Crisps

   3. Cake

   4. Pudding

4. Greg, Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid, breaks his arm in the first book after falling from a bicycle trying to catch what?

   1. A tennis ball

   2. A football

   3. A cat

   4. A pie

5. What are the swallows and amazons of Arthur Ransome's children's classic?

   1. Islands

   2. Kayaks

   3. Birds

   4. Boats

6. Darrell Rivers in Enid Blyton's Malory Towers series is very good at two sports: tennis, and what else?

   1. Lacrosse

   2. Badminton

   3. Squash

   4. Racquet-ball

7. Who hits the cricket ball through the window of the house in the film of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, meaning the Pevensies have to hide and discover Narnia?

   1. Peter

   2. Susan

   3. Edmund

   4. Lucy

8. What is the title of the series by Belinda Rapley which features the sleuthing members of a riding club?

   1. The Pony Club

   2. The Pony Investigators

   3. The Pony Detectives

   4. The Pony Police

9. Katniss Everdeen relies upon her expertise in which sport to save her life during Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games?

   1. Boxing

   2. Archery

   3. Judo

   4. Weightlifting

10. Violet Beauregarde in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a champion gum-chewer. What is her record for a single piece?

    1. Three days

    2. Three weeks

    3. Three months

    4. Three years

Solutions

1:D, 2:C, 3:A, 4:B, 5:D, 6:A, 7:C, 8:C, 9:B, 10:C

Scores

1. 4 and above.

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2. 7 and above.

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3. 10 and above.

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