1. The Moomins was originally published in Finland by Tove Jansson, but where do the Moomin family live?

   1. Moominmountain

   2. Moominvalley

   3. Moominforest

   4. Moomincave

2. Mrs Pepperpot (by Alf Prøysen) loves all birds, but which type is she the Queen of?

   1. Swallows

   2. Sparrows

   3. Eagles

   4. Crows

3. From which cosmic object did the prince fall in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s French classic, The Little Prince?

   1. A star

   2. The moon

   3. An asteroid

   4. The sun

4. In the Swedish tales of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, what is the name of Pippi's pet monkey?

   1. Annika

   2. Mrs Prysselius

   3. Mr Efraim

   4. Mr Nilsson

5. What is the name of the carpenter in Carlo Colludi's cautionary Italian tale The Adventures of Pinocchio?

   1. Ravioli

   2. Geppetto

   3. Gelato

   4. Cristiano

6. In Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart, originally a German trilogy, what does it mean to be a ‘Silvertongue’?

   1. You can speak to animals

   2. You can bring people back from the dead

   3. You can bring characters from books to life

   4. You can turn anything into molten silver

7. De brief voor de Koning is the original Dutch title of which 1962 children’s book by Tonke Dragt?

   1. The Letter for the King

   2. The Colourful Suitcase

   3. The Brief Journey of Kone

   4. The Little Kingdom

8. Of which nationality was The Adventures of Tintin creator Georges Remi?

   1. Canadian

   2. French

   3. Belgian

   4. Swiss

9. Which of these stories was not included in Germans Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s original Children’s and Household Tales in 1812?

   1. Robin Hood

   2. Cinderella

   3. Hans my Hedgehog

   4. The Frog Prince

10. What is the name of the female protagonist in Ulf Stark’s Swedish novel Fruitloops and Dipsticks?

    1. Christabel

    2. Simone

    3. Mary

    4. Evangeline

Solutions

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

Scores

1. 4 and above.

   Good effort, but perhaps this is all Greek to you... Better luck next time!

2. 7 and above.

   Well done! This translates into some impressive knowledge on world literature...

3. 10 and above.

   C'est magnifique! Nothing has been lost in translation for you – the perfect globetrotter!