50 Book Quiz Questions and Answers For Kids

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Looking for a fun book quiz for kids? We are here to help!

Playing trivia games with your kids is an excellent thing to do if you want them to improve their knowledge while having fun.

It has all the elements of a game but you get to learn a lot as well.

This is why I put together this book trivia for kids. You will find below 5 rounds of children’s literature quiz questions and answers.

We will start with some easy ones and then switch to harder ones. No matter what, rest reassured, they were all crafted with children in mind.

We will mention a lot of famous children books such as Charlie and Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter and more.

Round 1: Easy Book Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which book series is set in the fictional country of Panem?
2. Harry, Ron and Hermione are all in which Hogwarts house?
3. Who is the evil headmistress in Matilda?
4. Who warns the children not to play with the Cat in The Cat in the Hat?
5. What kind of animal is Black Beauty?
6. In which book do we meet The Mad Hatter, The Red Queen and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee?
7. What kind of being are Frodo and Sam in The Lord of the Rings?
8. Who has ‘terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws’?
9. What do the Pevensie children travel through to reach the fantastical land of Narnia?
10. What kind of factory does Willy Wonka own?

Round 1: Easy Book Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids

1. Which book series is set in the fictional country of Panem? The Hunger Games
2. Harry, Ron and Hermione are all in which Hogwarts house? Gryffindor
3. Who is the evil headmistress in Matilda? Miss Trunchbull
4. Who warns the children not to play with the Cat in The Cat in the Hat? The Fish
5. What kind of animal is Black Beauty? A Horse
6. In which book do we meet The Mad Hatter, The Red Queen and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee? Alice in Wonderland (By Lewis Caroll)
7. What kind of being are Frodo and Sam in The Lord of the Rings? Hobbits
8. Who has ‘terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws’? The Gruffalo
9. What do the Pevensie children travel through to reach the fantastical land of Narnia? A Wardrobe
10. What kind of factory does Willy Wonka own? Chocolate factory

Round 2: Book Multiple Choice Questions for Kids

1. Which Ancient Greek God is Percy Jackson’s dad?
   1. Zeus
   2. Poseidon
   3. Hermes
   4. Hades
2. Who is the narrator of The Book Thief?
   1. Leisel Memminger
   2. God
   3. Death
   4. The Earth
3. What is the name of the main character in Where The Wild Things Are?
   1. Luke
   2. Max
   3. Nick
   4. Joe
4. Buck the Saint Bernard dog is the main character of which book?
   1. Call of the Wild
   2. The Sea Wolf
   3. Moonfleet
   4. White Fang
5. Where does Smaug live in The Hobbit?
   1. Mount Doom
   2. The Shire
   3. Mordor
   4. The Lonely Mountain
6. Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about growing up in which country?
   1. Iran
   2. Russia
   3. Palestine 
   4. Turkey
7. What does the White Witch give Edmund to persuade him to betray his family in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
   1. Chocolate Chip Cookies
   2. Sugar Cubes
   3. Sherbert Lemons
   4. Turkish Delight
8. Which short story collection do the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad come from?
   1. A Thousand and One Nights
   2. The Seven Voyages
   3. Schreherazade’s Tales 
   4. Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp and Other Stories
9. Which of these books was not written by Jacqueline Wilson?
   1. The Illustrated Mum
   2. Hetty Feather
   3. Kiss Kiss
   4. Girls Under Pressure
10. What kind of animal is Lord Asriel’s daemon in the His Dark Materials trilogy?
    1. A Tiger
    2. A Snow Leopard
    3. A Monkey
    4. A ferret 

Round 2: Book Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Kids

1. Which Ancient Greek God is Percy Jackson’s dad? B. Poseidon
2. Who is the narrator of The Book Thief? C. Death 
3. What is the name of the main character in Where The Wild Things Are? B. Max
4. Buck the Saint Bernard dog is the main character of which book? A. Call of the Wild
5. Where does Smaug live in The Hobbit? D. The Lonely Mountain
6. Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about growing up in which country? A. Iran
7. What does the White Witch give Edmund to persuade him to betray his family in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? D. Turkish Delight
8. Which short story collection do the stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad come from? A. A Thousand and One Nights
9. Which of these books was not written by Jacqueline Wilson? C. Kiss Kiss
10. What kind of animal is Lord Asriel’s daemon in the His Dark Materials trilogy? B. A Snow Leopard

Round 3: Book Quiz for Kids – True or False

1. The Watership Down characters Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig are all cats.
2. The Wizard of Earthsea is the first instalment in Ursula Le Guin’s ‘Earthsea Cycle.’
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the best-selling book of all time.
4. The film Babe is based on Charlotte’s Web.
5. In the original story of Cinderella, published by the Brothers Grimm, the Ugly Stepsisters cut off their feet to make the glass slipper fit.
6. There are the same number of dwarves in The Hobbit as there are in Snow White.
7. 825 million books were printed in 2021.
8. A Song of Ice and Fire, the prequel to the Hunger Games, elaborates on the backstory of President Snow.
9. The hit music Wicked, is based on the book Wicked, which is based on The Wizard of Oz.
10. In An Abundance of Katherines, the main character has dated 19 girls named Kathrine.

Round 3: Book Quiz Answers for Kids – True or False

1. The Watership Down characters Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig are all cats. False, they’re rabbits
2. The Wizard of Earthsea is the first instalment in Ursula Le Guin’s ‘Earthsea Cycle.’ True
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the best-selling book of all time. False, though it is the best-selling children’s book of all time. 
4. The film Babe is based on Charlotte’s Web. False
5. In the original story of Cinderella, published by the Brothers Grimm, the Ugly Stepsisters cut off their feet to make the glass slipper fit. True
6. There are the same number of dwarves in The Hobbit as there are in Snow White. False, there are 13 dwarves in the Hobbit and seven in Snow white
7. 825 million books were printed in 2021. True
8. A Song of Ice and Fire, the prequel to the Hunger Games, elaborates on the backstory of President Snow. False, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the Hunger Games prequel
9. The hit music Wicked, is based on the book Wicked, which is based on The Wizard of Oz. True
10. In An Abundance of Katherines, the main character has dated 19 girls named Kathrine. True

Round 4: Medium Book Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which book begins with the line ‘There is no lake at Camp Green Lake’?
2. Who runs the gang of pickpockets in Oliver Twist?
3. What does The Other Mother want to replace Coraline’s eyes with in the novel Coraline?
4. The Bad Beginning is the first book in which series?
5. What is the name of the Darling family’s dog in Peter Pan?
6. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol?
7. What kind of fruit does Violet Beauregarde turn into in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
8. Anne Frank’s diary was published with what title?
9. The hit TV series Anne with an E is based on which book?
10. Who is Harry Potter’s godfather?

Round 4: Medium Book Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids

1. Which book begins with the line ‘There is no lake at Camp Green Lake’? Holes (by Louis Sachar)
2. Who runs the gang of pickpockets in Oliver Twist? Fagin
3. What does The Other Mother want to replace Coraline’s eyes with in the novel Coraline? Buttons
4. The Bad Beginning is the first book in which series? A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket)
5. What is the name of the Darling family’s dog in Peter Pan? Nana
6. How many ghosts visit Scrooge in A Christmas Carol? Three
7. What kind of fruit does Violet Beauregarde turn into in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? A Blueberry
8. Anne Frank’s diary was published with what title? The Diary of a Young Girl
9. The hit TV series Anne with an E is based on which book? Anne of Green Gables (by L.M. Montgomery)
10. Who is Harry Potter’s godfather? Sirius Black

Round 5: Hard Book Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is based on folklore stories from which country?
2. What is the name of the school that Holden is expelled from at the beginning of A Catcher in the Rye?
3. The opening chapter of which novel features the narrator’s parents thinking that his drawing of a snake eating an elephant is a hat?
4. Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry is set in which US state during the Great Depression?
5. Who is evacuated to the countryside at the beginning of Goodnight Mr Tom?
6. What is the name of the cat that Hermione keeps at Hogwarts?
7. Which novel’s main character has a facial difference caused by Treacher Collins Syndrome?
8. Which book begins with the line ‘When he was nearly thirteen my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow’?
9. What kind of animal are Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm?
10. The Great Gatsby is set in which fictional neighbourhood of New York?

Round 5: Hard Book Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids

1. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is based on folklore stories from which country? China
2. What is the name of the school that Holden is expelled from at the beginning of A Catcher in the Rye? Pencey Prep
3. The opening chapter of which novel features the narrator’s parents thinking that his drawing of a snake eating an elephant is a hat? The Little Prince
4. Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry is set in which US state during the Great Depression? Mississippi
5. Who is evacuated to the countryside at the beginning of Goodnight Mr Tom? William Beech
6. What is the name of the cat that Hermione keeps at Hogwarts? Crookshanks 
7. Which novel’s main character has a facial difference caused by Treacher Collins Syndrome? Wonder (by R.J. Palacio)
8. Which book begins with the line ‘When he was nearly thirteen my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow’? To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee)
9. What kind of animal are Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm? Pigs
10. The Great Gatsby is set in which fictional neighbourhood of New York? West Egg

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