89 Roald Dahl Trivia Questions with Answers
89 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What was Roald Dahl’s RAF rank when he was commissioned after training as a pilot?
Answer
Pilot Officer
What is the name of Roald Dahl’s 1981 children’s novel about a boy who discovers a magical medicine?
Answer
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Which Roald Dahl story was adapted into the 1990 film The Witches?
Answer
The Witches
Who was Roald Dahl’s second wife, whom he married in 1983?
Answer
Felicity Crosland
At which English boarding school did Roald Dahl study from 1929 to 1934?
Answer
Repton School
Which Roald Dahl story features a boy who invents a powerful medicine for his grandmother?
Answer
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Which Roald Dahl book was adapted into the 2009 film directed by Wes Anderson?
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Which 1967 James Bond film had a screenplay credited to Roald Dahl?
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You Only Live Twice
Who was Roald Dahl’s first wife?
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Patricia Neal
Who directed the 1996 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda?
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Danny DeVito
Which Roald Dahl book features the character James Henry Trotter?
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James and the Giant Peach
How many children did Roald Dahl have?
Answer
Five
Which Roald Dahl book won the 1983 Whitbread Children’s Book Award?
Answer
The Witches
Which Roald Dahl novel was published posthumously in 1991?
Answer
The Minpins
Which Roald Dahl book is a collection of poems retelling classic nursery rhymes?
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Revolting Rhymes
Which Roald Dahl story features a man who can see without using his eyes?
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Which Roald Dahl book introduced the giant peach as its central magical object?
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James and the Giant Peach
Which military force did Roald Dahl join as a fighter pilot during World War II?
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Royal Air Force
In which Welsh city was Roald Dahl born?
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Cardiff
On what date did Roald Dahl die in Oxford?
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23 November 1990
Which Roald Dahl book follows a boy and his father who hunt pheasants?
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Danny, the Champion of the World
What is the title of Roald Dahl’s 1984 memoir about his childhood?
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
What does the title character’s name mean in Roald Dahl’s The BFG?
Answer
Big Friendly Giant
What was Roald Dahl’s first published children’s book?
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The Gremlins