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Bonfire Night Quiz

Remember, remember it's Bonfire season! Time to munch on baked potatoes and watch the fireworks. But how well do you know your fictional fireworks? Try our explosive quiz to find out.
  
  


  1. In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the Weasley twins' fireworks?

    1. Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-bangs

    2. Weasleys' Whizzies

    3. Weasleys' Whirlers

    4. Weasleys' Wizard Wowers

  2. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which character is famous for their fireworks?

    1. Bilbo Baggins

    2. Frodo Baggins

    3. Gandalf

    4. Legolas

  3. What is the next line to the verse which starts 'Remember, remember the Fifth of November...'

    1. Bobbing for apples in pots

    2. I want my potato baked hot

    3. Gunpowder Treason and Plot

    4. Should ever be forgot

  4. Which character from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is traditionally put on a bonfire?

    1. The Wicked Witch of the West

    2. The Tin Man

    3. A Flying Monkey

    4. The Scarecrow

  5. In the Harry Potter series, which mythical creature is named after Guy Fawkes?

    1. Hippogriff

    2. Unicorn

    3. Pheonix

    4. Dragon

  6. Which group of children in one of Enid Blyton's novels has their guy and fireworks money stolen?

    1. The Fearsome Four

    2. The Terrible Two

    3. The Troublesome Three

    4. The Secret Seven

  7. What does My Naughty Little Sister do to take her mind off fireworks?

    1. Puts her fingers in her ears

    2. Makes christmas puddings

    3. Sings very loudly

    4. Steals her big sister's earmuffs

  8. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, what firework creature chases Professor Umbridge?

    1. Bat

    2. Snake

    3. Dragon

    4. Centaur

  9. What happens to Jacqueline Wilson's My Sister Jodie on bonfire night?

    1. She burns herself on a sparkler

    2. She sets fire to her school

    3. She falls out of a window

    4. She pretends she's Guy Fawkes

  10. Who wrote about Lila and her search for the Fire-Fiend in the book The Firework Maker's Daughter?

    1. Philip Pullman

    2. J.K. Rowling

    3. Jacqueline Wilson

    4. Roald Dahl

Solutions

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

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Oh no, looks like you got a rotten baked potato on a foggy and wet bonfire night! Better luck next time.

  2. 5 and above.

    Oh dear, this quiz is the equivalent of a rainy bonfire night and a burnt baked potato. Stay perky and try again.

  3. 8 and above.

    Oh my what a wonderful display, such a shame you were a few sparklers short of an explosive finale. Very well done!

  4. 10 and above.

    Whizz-Zoom-Shabang what an explosive finale! Congratulations, you turned out to be the brightest firework of the night.

 

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