89 Roald Dahl Trivia Questions with Answers
89 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In Roald Dahl’s Matilda, what supernatural power does Matilda develop?
Answer
Telekinesis
What is the name of the boy in Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine?
Answer
George Kranky
Which Roald Dahl story features the wealthy character Mike Teavee?
Answer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Which Roald Dahl book was adapted into the 1989 film Danny, the Champion of the World?
Answer
Danny, the Champion of the World
Which Roald Dahl book introduced the character Willy Wonka?
Answer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
What was Roald Dahl’s middle name?
Answer
None
Which RAF fighter did Roald Dahl fly when he crash-landed in Libya in 1940?
Answer
Gloster Gladiator
What is the BFG’s favorite fizzy drink in Roald Dahl’s novel?
Answer
Frobscottle
Which Roald Dahl book became the 2005 film directed by Tim Burton?
Answer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
What is the full name of James, the hero of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach?
Answer
James Henry Trotter
What was the name of Roald Dahl’s home in Great Missenden?
Answer
Gipsy House
What was Roald Dahl’s RAF aircraft during his first operational posting in World War II?
Answer
Gloster Gladiator
In which English village is the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre located?
Answer
Great Missenden
What was the title of Roald Dahl’s only novel written for adults?
Answer
My Uncle Oswald
Which Roald Dahl book is an autobiography about his childhood and school years?
Answer
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Which Roald Dahl story collection includes the tale “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”?
Answer
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
In Roald Dahl’s The BFG, how tall is the Big Friendly Giant?
Answer
Twenty-four feet
How tall was Roald Dahl, according to biographies of the author?
Answer
6 feet 6 inches
Which 1968 film had a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl?
Answer
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
What job does Harry Wormwood have in Roald Dahl’s Matilda?
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Used-car salesman
On what date was Roald Dahl born in Cardiff, Wales?
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13 September 1916
Which Roald Dahl book features the enormous crocodile who plans to eat children?
Answer
The Enormous Crocodile
Which Roald Dahl book features a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey who run a window-cleaning company?
Answer
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Which Roald Dahl novel features the fox named Mr Fox?
Answer
Fantastic Mr Fox
Which Roald Dahl novel is set around a giant peach?
Answer
James and the Giant Peach
What is the name of Roald Dahl’s 1978 book about a gigantic crocodile?
Answer
The Enormous Crocodile
In Roald Dahl’s novel The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, what unusual ability does Henry learn?
Answer
Seeing through playing cards
In Roald Dahl’s novel The Witches, what is the name of the potion that turns children into mice?
Answer
Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse-Maker
Which company employed Roald Dahl in East Africa before World War II?
Answer
Shell Petroleum Company