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This quiz was set by Carol Attewell, Lending Services Librarian, Durham Clayport Library, as part of the entertainment for the 2004 awards ceremony of the Sense of Mischief short story competition. She has generously permitted us to post the quiz here, so that you can pit your wits against that evening's audience. The winning mark scored on the quiz was 18: can you beat it?

  1. Who are Ann, Julian, Dick, Georgina and their dog?

  2. Who wrote the Demon Headmaster stories?

  3. Who owned Winnie the Pooh?

  4. Which character from the Jungle Book was raised by wolves?

  5. What is the name of the dog in Peter Pan?

  6. Who made friends with Perks the Porter?

  7. Where is Heidi set?

  8. Who wrote The Very Hungry Caterpillar?

  9. The film Babe was based on which Dick King-Smith novel?

  10. What colour was Ian Serraillier's sword?

  11. What was Tarka?

  12. On which ship was Long John Silver the cook?

  13. How many thieves planned to murder Ali?

  14. Whose war did Nina Bawden write about?

  15. What lights did Philip Pullman write about?

  16. Who wrote White Fang and Call of the Wild?

  17. Where did C S Lewis's wardrobe lead to?

  18. Which Nigel Hinton story has the name of a pop star as its title?

  19. Who wrote the Paddington Bear stories?

  20. Who had a midnight garden?


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