Claire Kearns 

Dragons in literature – quiz!

As How To Train Your Dragon 2 roars onto the cinema screens, we ask: is your dragon knowledge ferocious or tame? Find out by taking our mythical quiz!
  
  


  1. In The Hobbit, where is Smaug the dragon's weak spot that is pierced with an arrow by Bard the Bowman of Esgaroth?

    1. A small bare patch on his right ear

    2. A small bare patch on his left breast

    3. A small bare patch on his stomach

    4. A small bare patch on his tail

  2. What is known to be the most dangerous dragon in the Harry Potter wizarding world?

    1. Chinese Fireball

    2. Swedish Short-snout

    3. Hungarian Horntail

    4. Norwegian Ridgeback

  3. Which of the following is NOT a title from the How to Train Your Dragon series?

    1. How To Ride A Dragon's Storm

    2. How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse

    3. How To Seize A Dragon's Jewel

    4. How To Claim A Dragon's Sword

  4. What colour is the egg that Saphira the dragon hatches from in Eragon?

    1. Multicoloured

    2. Blue

    3. Red

    4. Purple

  5. In which Wings of Fire book from the series by Tui T Sutherland is Glory the main protagonist?

    1. The Dark Secret

    2. The Lost Heir

    3. The Dragonet Prophecy

    4. The Hidden Kingdom

  6. Which of these Harry Potter characters is a dragonologist?

    1. Charlie Weasley

    2. Hermione Granger

    3. Aberforth Dumbledore

    4. Sybill Patricia Trelawney

  7. From the How to Train Your Dragon series what does Windwalker the dragon smell of?

    1. Butter biscuits

    2. Candyfloss

    3. Drinking chocolate

    4. Liquorice

  8. In Seraphina by Rachel Hartman what is the occupation of the main character?

    1. Musician

    2. Painter

    3. Writer

    4. Sculptor

  9. Which of these is a daemon from The Golden Compass that changes form to become a dragon?

    1. Metatron

    2. Pantalaimon

    3. Baruch

    4. Xaphania

  10. In Firelight by Sophie Jordan what rare dragon ability does Jacinda posess?

    1. The ability to take flight

    2. The ability to breathe ice

    3. The ability to breathe fire

    4. The ability to cast spells

Solutions

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

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Oh dear little gecko, that's more of a puff of smoke than fire! Have another go!

  2. 7 and above.

    The scales are tipping in your favour why not have another try?

  3. 10 and above.

    Holy smoke – you're on fire!
 

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