Millie Woodrow-Hill 

Grandparents in children’s fiction – quiz

Imagine festival site takeover: Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features four of the best fictional grandparents ever but how well do you know other grannies and grandads in children's books? Test your skills here!
  
  


  1. In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which of these characters is NOT one of Charlie's grandparents?

    1. Grandma Josephine

    2. Grandpa Joe

    3. Grandma Susan

    4. Grandpa George

  2. In Gangsta Granny by David Walliams, what is Ben's grandma planning to steal?

    1. The crown jewels

    2. A diamond ring

    3. A famous painting

    4. A gem-covered tiara

  3. Clarisse Renaldi is the Queen of Genovia and Mia's grandmother in Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries - but what pet does she have?

    1. A chameleon

    2. A poodle

    3. A cat

    4. A beagle

  4. In the Katie Morag series by Mairi Hedderwick, what is Grannie Island usually found to be wearing?

    1. A dressing gown

    2. A swimming costume

    3. A pretty dress

    4. Dungarees

  5. Grandpa Eldo loves reminding Elmer the elephant of his childhood, in the book by David McKee, but what is the problem he encounters?

    1. Elmer keeps interrupting him

    2. He trips over a log

    3. He keeps forgetting

    4. He bites his tongue

  6. There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, but what did she swallow to catch the spider?

    1. A bird

    2. A cat

    3. A horse

    4. A dog

  7. How does Clarice Beans' grandad spend most of his time in the books by Lauren Child?

    1. Taking walks outside

    2. In his fancy office

    3. In the bathtub with scented candles

    4. Asleep with a cat on his head

  8. In the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, how is Grandma rescued from the wolf?

    1. Red uses her karate skills on the wolf

    2. She's cut out of the wolf's belly by the huntsman.

    3. She feeds the wolf a steak and he goes away

    4. The huntsman shoots the wolf

  9. Old Wrinkly is a sooth-sayer in the How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell, but what does it mean?

    1. He says the word 'sooth' a lot

    2. He can tell the future

    3. He pulls out people's teeth

    4. He slays dragons

  10. In the story of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, where does her grandfather live?

    1. On a mountain range called the Alps

    2. On a farm

    3. In a cave

    4. In a cabin in the woods

Solutions

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

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Oh no! Try again for a golden ticket.

  2. 6 and above.

    Almost there! Maybe open just one more Wonka bar...

  3. 10 and above.

    Woohoo! You found a golden ticket, and I'm pretty sure you just saved grandma from the wolf too. Nice job!

 

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