MICHAEL MORPURGO

QUIZ

1. When is Michael Morpurgo’s

birthday?

(a) 5th October 1943

(b) 25th October 1943

(c) 5th November 1943

2. What is the title of his latest

book?

3. What was the title of Michael

Morpurgo’s 100th book?

(a) Kensuke’s Kingdom

(b) Private Peaceful

(c) Tora Tora

4. Which post did he formerly

hold? It is currently held by

Malorie Blackman.

5. In the film of ‘War Horse’ how many different horses were used to play Joey throughout his life?

(a) 7

(b) 12

(c) 14

6. In ‘War Horse’ what is the name of Joey’s best friend?

(a) Blackie

(b) Star

(c) Billy

7. In ‘War Horse’ what does Albert

lie about to join the army?

8. Which book is set during the

Spanish Civil War?

(a) Tora, Tora

(b) Running Wild

(c) Why the Whales Came

9. In which country is the book

‘Shadow’ set?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Iraq

(c) Pakistan

10. Which of Michael Morpurgo’s

books has been described as a

modern day ‘Robinson Crusoe’?

(a) Born to Run

(b) Kensuke’s Kingdom

(c) Alone on the Wide Wide Sea

11. Which book won the

‘Blue Peter Book Award’

in 2005?

(a) Private Peaceful

(b) Little Foxes

(c) Out of the Ashes

12. What is the title of the book which is named after the only cat

said to have survived the sinking of the Titanic?

(a) Adolphus Tips

(b) Born to Run

(c) Kasper

13. In ‘The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips’ what are the Allied

forces preparing for?

(a) The D Day landings

(b) The Blitz

(c) Hiroshima

14. The book ‘Running Wild’ is set

in which country?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(c) Thailand

15. In which book would you find the white lion cub

called ‘Le Prince Blanc’?

(a) Running Wild

(b) The Butterfly Lion

(c) Born to Run

16. Which of Michael Morpurgo’s books won the Smarties Book

Prize in 1996?

(a) Butterfly Lion

(b) Kensuke’s Kingdom

(c) War Horse

17. Which book won the Whitbread

prize in 1995?

(a) Kasper

(b) Wreck of Zanzibar

(c) Shadow

18. In the book ‘Alone on the Wide Wide Sea’ the orphans were

shipped to which country?

(a) Africa

(b) Canada

(c) Australia

19. Who is the

‘My Friend Walter’

referred to in this book title?

20. What is the title of the book that is a beautiful tale of life for

Palestinians and Jews in the shadow of a dividing wall in the West Bank?

(a) Out of the Ashes

(b) The Kites are Flying

(c) Outlaw

MICHAEL MORPURGO QUIZ 2013 - ANSWERS

TEAM:

1. (a) 5th October

2. Pinochio

3. (b) Private Peaceful

4. Children’s Laureate

5. (c) 14

6. (a) Blackie

7. His age

8. (a) Tora Tora

9. (a) Afghanistan

10. (b) Kensuke’s Kingdom

11. (a) Private Peaceful

12. (c) Kaspar

13. (a) D Day landings

14. (a) Indonesia

15. (b) Butterfly Lion

16. (a) Butterfly Lion

17. (b) Wreck of the Zanzibar

18. (c) Australia

19. The Ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh

20. (b) The Kites are Flying