October 2026 edition

Matilda quiz

Q12 / 50Easy15.0s
Which author wrote the novel Matilda?
AEnid Blyton
BRoald Dahl
CMichael Morpurgo
DDr Seuss
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about Matilda? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Miss Trunchbull to the stage and screen adaptations.

Matilda · October 2026 edition

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What is Matilda's surname?
AHoney
BTrunchbull
CWormwood
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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerMiss Trunchbull, Miss Honey and the Wormwoods
2EasyCrunchem Hall, the library and telekinesis
3TrickyQuentin Blake's illustrations and the 1996 movie
4HardTim Minchin, the RSC and Broadway
5BrutalAudio readings, the Big Read and stamps
Matilda titlesout of 500
Full marks50 / 50
Little genius350+
Top of the class275+
Class monitor200+
Bookworm100+
New pupil1+
Chokey0

44 of 50 right · six short of Full marks

You vs Katie BMatilda · Easy
412 pts
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who directed the 1996 film Matilda?
Rob Reiner
Danny DeVito✓GBKB
Tim Burton
Ron Howard

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. What's Matilda's surname? Miss Trunchbull is watching the clock.

The ramp

Story time, then homework.

Five rounds of ten. Miss Trunchbull gets tougher.

Titles

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Chokey if you score nothing, Full marks if you get every question right.

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