Roald Dahl
What country was Roald Dahl born in?
South Wales
This book was published in 1964 and it was about a boy who won a golden ticket to visit a chocolate factory. What is the title of this book?
What is "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?
This was Roald Dahl's first children's book but the characters for the movie are based little on the characters in his book.
"The Gremlins"
When you use your five senses to show a reader and tell a read about a story, you're using what Roald Dahl writing tool?
Descriptive Details
Where did Roald Dahl get his inspiration for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"
From taste-testing chocolates for the Cadbury company while he was in boarding school.
When was Roald Dahl born?
September 13, 1916
This book was published in 1983 and tells a story about a young English boy who lives with his grandmother in a society where a group of witches wants to turn all the kids into rats.
What is "The Witches"?
What is the name of this Roald Dahl book that was turned into a movie that has these initials?
JTGP
James and the Giant Peach
When you have your characters speaking to each other in your story this is called what?
Dialogue
How many total books did Roald Dahl write?
Seventeen children's stories.
What did Roald Dahl do during World War 2?
He was a hurricane fighter pilot?
This book was published in 1988 about a little girl who is gifted with intelligence and psychic powers that she uses to deal with crude, distant father and mother and an evil principal at her school.
What is "Matilda"?
Roald Dahl's book "The Witches" was made into a movie.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
This tells you where your story took place.
What is the setting?
What did Raold Dhal write all his storied on?
He always wrote in a pencil on a yellow paper/pad.
What was Roald Dahl's favorite color?
Yellow
This book was published in 1961 about an orphaned boy who was forced to live with his cruel aunts but becomes friends with bugs who live inside a giant piece of fruit.
What is "James and the Giant Peach"?
Roald Dahl's story "Charlie and the Glass Elevator" was turned into a movie.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
What characters?
Which character was Roald Dahl in the process of writing about when he died?
Charlie Bucket
Where did Roald Dahl do most of his writing.
In a small hut at the bottom of his garden.
This story was published in 1970 about a thief who keeps stealing things from the three meanest farmers around. They try to catch him and surround his family, but the thief would rather die then surrender to them. Only the most fantastic plan can save him and his family.
What is "Fantastic Mr. Fox"?
What was the name of the Roald Dahl book about a girl named Sophie and a giant that was turned into a movie?
THE BFG.
Roald Dahl included this in a lot of his stories.
What is humor?
How many made up words and characters did Roald Dahl create for his stories?
500