Statistics for The Life and Work of Roald Dahl

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Dahl was born in Wales, to parents from which country?	Norway	83%
In the novel The BFG, what do the letters BFG stand for?	The Big Friendly Giant	83%
In WWII he served in which branch of the British military?	The Royal Air Force	83%
Which 1972 novel was his only published sequel?	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator	50%
..and for which other film based on an Ian Fleming book?	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	50%
The novel James and the Giant Peach ends in which city?	New York	50%
Who has illustrated 18 of Dahl’s works since 1979?	Quentin Blake	50%
After school he went to work for which oil company?	Shell	50%
Which bird features in The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me?	A pelican	33%
Which 1975 book featured innovative poaching methods?	Danny, the Champion of the World	33%
George Kranky was the protagonist of which 1981 book?	George's Marvellous Medicine	33%
Which model, born in 1977, is one of Dahl’s granddaughters?	Sophie Dahl (née Holloway)	33%
Which book was published 3 months after his death?	The {Vicar} of Nibbleswicke	33%
Which type of animals feature in the 1990 book Esio Trot?	Tortoises	33%
Which 1984 memoir details stories from his school days?	Boy	17%
A plaza, formerly known as The Oval Basin, in which Welsh city, was renamed Roald Dahl Plass in 2002?	Cardiff	17%
He wrote the screenplay for a 1971 film version of which book?	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	17%
Which twist-in-the-tale TV show had his name in the title?	Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected	17%
What was the name of Donald Sturrock’s 2010 biography?	{Storyteller}: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl	17%
What name was given to their house in Buckinghamshire?	Gypsy House	0%
Which Oscar-winning actress did Dahl marry in 1953?	Patricia Neal	0%
He attended which Derbyshire boarding school from 1929-1934?	{Repton} School	0%
Which 1943 tale of fictional mischief-makers was his first novel?	The {Gremlins}	0%
What was his final children’s book, published in 1991?	The Minpins	0%
Dahl wrote the screenplay for which James Bond film?	You Only Live Twice	0%