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The Life and Work of Roald Dahl

Some questions about the life and work of one of the twentieth century’s most popular and successful authors
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Dahl was born in Wales, to parents from which country?
Norway
Which 1984 memoir details stories from his school days?
Boy
He attended which Derbyshire boarding school from 1929-1934?
Repton School
After school he went to work for which oil company?
Shell
In WWII he served in which branch of the British military?
The Royal Air Force
Which 1943 tale of fictional mischief-makers was his first novel?
The Gremlins
Which Oscar-winning actress did Dahl marry in 1953?
Patricia Neal
What name was given to their house in Buckinghamshire?
Gypsy House
The novel James and the Giant Peach ends in which city?
New York
Dahl wrote the screenplay for which James Bond film?
You Only Live Twice
..and for which other film based on an Ian Fleming book?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
He wrote the screenplay for a 1971 film version of which book?
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Which 1972 novel was his only published sequel?
Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator
Which 1975 book featured innovative poaching methods?
Danny, the Champion
of the World
Which model, born in 1977, is one of Dahl’s granddaughters?
Sophie Dahl (née Holloway)
Who has illustrated 18 of Dahl’s works since 1979?
Quentin Blake
Which twist-in-the-tale TV show had his name in the title?
Roald Dahl’s Tales
of the Unexpected
George Kranky was the protagonist of which 1981 book?
George's Marvellous Medicine
In the novel The BFG, what do the letters BFG stand for?
The Big Friendly Giant
Which bird features in The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me?
A pelican
Which type of animals feature in the 1990 book Esio Trot?
Tortoises
Which book was published 3 months after his death?
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
What was his final children’s book, published in 1991?
The Minpins
A plaza, formerly known as The Oval Basin, in which Welsh city, was renamed Roald Dahl Plass in 2002?
Cardiff
What was the name of Donald Sturrock’s 2010 biography?
Storyteller: The Authorized
Biography of Roald Dahl
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