Sam O'Neill 

Dunces in fiction – quiz

Did you come bottom of the class in last week's Swots in fiction quiz? If so, you're going to be right at home with our favourite bumbling oafs from books - but how well will you do in this week's quiz?
  
  


  1. In his first Potions lesson, who managed to melt Seamus Finnigan's cauldron, and was subsequently drenched in the boil-curing potion they had been brewing?

    1. Neville Longbottom

    2. Norman Jigglepitt

    3. Neil Limpbogey

    4. Nigel Mucktrumpet

  2. Who is the King of the Dunces?

    1. Sultan Omar Days

    2. Ducoboo

    3. Tsar Chasm

    4. Pharaoh Nuff

  3. The short-sighted dunce Billy Bunter is also known as...

    1. The fat owl of the Remove

    2. The greased pig of the Remove

    3. The legless squid of the Remove

    4. The hairless chimp of the Remove

  4. Which bumbling gardener accompanies his friend Frodo on a quest to destroy the One Ring?

    1. Mary Lennox

    2. Dan the Gardener

    3. Alan Titchmarsh

    4. Samwise Gamgee

  5. Who is the stupidest of the Bash Street Kids?

    1. Smutty

    2. Snooty

    3. Smiffy

    4. Scruffy

  6. Who is The Worst Witch?

    1. Agatha Cackle

    2. Hagatha Cankle

    3. Mildred Hubble

    4. Barney Rubble

  7. Who manages to hypnotise headmaster Benny Krupp, transforming him into the incredible Captain Underpants?

    1. George and Harold

    2. Crabbe and Goyle

    3. A Frenchman wearing sandals

    4. Phillipe Filop

  8. At Enid Blyton's St Clare’s boarding school, who is the air-headed cousin of Pat and Isabel O’Sullivan?

    1. Alison O'Sullivan

    2. Sally O’Sullivan

    3. Ronnie O’Sullivan

    4. Maggie O’Sullivan

  9. Hoo is the curs of st custards and the goriller of 3B?

    1. Neville Mullensauce

    2. Norman Milkspew

    3. Neil Mouldymore

    4. Nigel Molesworth

Solutions

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

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Well done! You have successfully failed the quiz, like a true dunce should. All those years of not paying attention in class have finally paid off.

  2. 6 and above.

    You’re not quite there I’m afraid. Too many correct answers.You need more(on) practice. Start drooling and scratching your armpit and try again!

  3. 9 and above.

    Oh no! You’re much t0o clever to be a dunce. Forget everything you know about everything then try the quiz again!

 

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