Roald Dahl
Books
Movies
Narrative Writing
Bonus Category
100

What country was Roald Dahl born in?

South Wales

100

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"?

100

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"

100

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

100

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.

200

When was Roald Dahl born?

September 13, 1916

200

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"?

200

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

200

When you have your characters speaking to each other in your story this is called what?

Dialogue

200

How many total books did Roald Dahl write?

Seventeen children's stories.

300

What did Roald Dahl do during World War 2?

He was a hurricane fighter pilot?

300

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"?

300

Roald Dahl's book "The Witches" was made into a movie.


TRUE OR FALSE

TRUE

300

This tells you where your story took place.

What is the setting?

300

What did Raold Dhal write all his storied on?

He always wrote in a pencil on a yellow paper/pad.

400

What was Roald Dahl's favorite color?

Yellow

400

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"?

400

Roald Dahl's story "Charlie and the Glass Elevator" was turned into a movie.

TRUE OR FALSE

FALSE

400
This is who your story is about. Usually, they are funny, silly, mean, human, or non-human.

What characters?

400

Which character was Roald Dahl in the process of writing about when he died?

Charlie Bucket

500

Where did Roald Dahl do most of his writing.

In a small hut at the bottom of his garden.

500

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"?

500

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.

500

Roald Dahl included this in a lot of his stories.

What is humor?

500

How many made up words and characters did Roald Dahl create for his stories?

500

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