The King’s
Quiz!
To mark the 150th anniversary of
Macmillan’s publication of Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland, the King
of Hearts challenges you to test your
knowledge in this quiz – inspired
by the original book and its author
Lewis Carroll!
Why not share it in the staff room
and challenge others to beat
your score!
ROUND 1:
GENERAL TRIVIA
1 | Which character smokes
a pipe?
A. Alice
B. The Caterpillar
C. The Mad Hatter
2 | Where does Alice end up in
Chapter 2?
A. The Pool of Tears
B. The Pool of Tea
C. The Queen’s Court
3 | What is the Jabberwock?
A. A dreaded monster
B. Alice’s teddy bear
C. The King’s carriage
4 | Who played the Mad Hatter
in Tim Burton’s 2010 film
adaptation of the book?
A. Hugh Grant
B. Johnny Depp
C. Colin Firth
5 | On what does the ‘Breadand-butter-fly’ live?
A. Bread and butter
B. Weak tea with cream
C. Chips
6 | What is the last thing we
see before the Cheshire Cat
fades the first time?
A. Its eyes
B. Its tail
C. Its grin
7 | According to the Cook, what
is the key ingredient in
most tarts?
A. Treacle
B. Oxtails
C. Pepper
8 | What is Mock Turtle soup
made from?
A. Calf meat
B. Turtles
C. Bread and
butter
To find out more about how we’re celebrating 150 years
of Alice and download FREE teaching resources visit
www.macmillanreaders.com/150-years-of-alice
ROUND 2:
WHO SAID…?
A♥
Oh my ears
and whiskers,
how late it’s
getting!
Match the quote with the character:
1 | The Queen B♥
Speak English! I don’t know the
meaning of half those long words,
and I don’t believe you do either!
2 | The Duchess 3 | Alice C♥
Begin at the beginning and go
on till you come to the end:
then stop.
4 | The Eaglet 5 | The Cheshire Cat D♥
Curiouser and
curiouser!
6 | The Mad Hatter
7 | The King 8 | The White Rabbit E♥
We’re all
mad here.
F♥
No wonder you’re late. Why,
this watch is exactly two
days slow!
G♥
Off with her
head!
H♥
Tut, tut, child! Everything’s
got a moral, if only you can
find it.
ROUND 3:
GUESS THE DEFINITION!
Match the word/phrase coined by Lewis Carroll with its correct definition:
1 | A portmanteau word
A.
Great, wonderful or fabulous
2 | Chortle
B.
To move heavily or clumsily
3 | Frabjous
C. Prim,
careful, feeble or flimsy
4 | Galumph
D. Lithe
and slimy
5 | Vorpal
E. An
6 | Mimsy
F. Sharp
7 | Slithy
G. To
8 | Snark
H. A
or deadly
exclaim exultingly, with a noisy chuckle
word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of
two different words
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Answers: Round 1: 1B, 2A, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6C, 7A, 8A, Round 2: 1G, 2H, 3D, 4B, 5E, 6F, 7C,
8A, Round 3: 1H, 2G, 3A, 4B, 5F, 6C, 7D, 8E
SCORE
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