Kids Lit Quiz 2008 Results
11 Jul 2008
Arnold House School, London, triumphed over teams from across the world yesterday in the 2008 final of the Kids Lit Quiz.
Teams from China, New Zealand and South Africa were pitted against regional finalists from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The international teams had already fought off the competition in regional heats and national finals.
The grand final, held in Oxford, was attended by 25 well-known children’s authors as well as over 500 schoolchildren from the Oxfordshire area. The teams, each consisting of four members aged 11- to 12-years-old, were set 100 questions about children’s literature by quizmaster Wayne Mills.
The final result was:- Arnold House School, UK
- Truro School, England
- Whitchurch High School, Wales
- Cathedral Grammar School, Christchurch, New Zealand
If you’re interested in taking part in next year’s quiz, take a look at these sample questions to see if you could make the grade:
- Who was the American author who wrote Hop on Pop and Horton Hatches the Egg?
- Who pretended that her mother was a famous Hollywood movie star in a series by Jacqueline Wilson?
- Who disobeyed his mother by going into Mr McGregor’s garden?
- In what book did Arthur Dent meet a reporter from a distant galaxy?
- Who, after the death of the pilot, survived in the wilderness of Canada with just a small axe?
Scholastic is proud to be a major sponsor of the 2008 Kids Lit Quiz as part of its commitment to the National Year of Reading.
