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World Book Day 2016 quiz: can you match younger readers?

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Children of all ages pitted their literary wits against a fiendishly difficult World Book Day quiz on books for young readers. Try this selection of questions to find out if you can keep up with the kids

  1. 1.In Lauren Child's Charlie and Lola books, what is the name of Charlie's best friend?
  2. 2.What is the name of Roo's mother in AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh books?
  3. 3.In which book would you find Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge?
  4. 4.What sweet treat does the White Witch use to lure Edmund to her side in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
  5. 5.In JM Barrie's Peter Pan, what is John and Michael Darling's sister called?
  6. 6.In which book would you find Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare?
  7. 7.What kind of creature is Eragon, in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini?
  8. 8.In Charlotte's Web, what kind of creature is Charlotte's friend Wilbur?
  9. 9.Who briefly became head of Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling?
  10. 10.What do the pictured people having common?
  11. 11.Which fictional school does Darrell Rivers attend?
  12. 12.In which classic book by Dodie Smith would you meet sisters Rose and Cassandra Mortmain?
  13. 13.Sally Lockhart is the star of four Victorian mysteries by which British author?
  14. 14.What do Dinah, Orlando and Mog have in common?
  15. 15.In the Hunger Games, what is the name of Katniss Everdeen's younger sister?
  16. 16.In which fictional series would you find Crossland High School?
  17. 17.In Philip Pullman's Northern Lights, what does Lyra believe became of her parents at the beginning of the book?
  18. 18.In John Green's An Abundance of Katherines, how many girls called Katherine has Colin dated?
  19. 19.Who is the central female character in Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series?
  20. 20.In which American city is Veronica Roth's Divergent set?
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