Narnia Quiz
Aslan, Jadis, Reepicheep and Puddleglum: 15 questions on all seven Chronicles of Narnia.
Which of the seven Narnia books was published first, in 1950?
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe appeared in October 1950, and the remaining six books followed at a rate of one a year until The Last Battle in 1956.
Chronologically it is the second story, which is why many modern editions number The Magician's Nephew as book one.
Which enchanted sweet does the White Witch use to win over Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
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Turkish Delight
The Witch conjures a box of Turkish Delight in her sledge, and because it is enchanted Edmund craves more and agrees to bring his brother and sisters to her castle.
Sweets were still rationed in Britain when the book was published in 1950, which made an unlimited supply of Turkish Delight a real temptation for young readers.
What is the name of the faun Lucy meets beside the lamp-post on her first visit to Narnia?
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Mr Tumnus
Mr Tumnus, a faun carrying parcels and an umbrella in the snow, invites Lucy to tea and confesses he was meant to hand her over to the White Witch.
Lewis said the whole series began with a picture of a faun carrying parcels in a snowy wood that had been in his head since he was about sixteen.
How many books make up The Chronicles of Narnia?
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Seven
There are seven Chronicles, published between 1950 and 1956: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle.
Lewis wrote all seven in about seven years and never returned to Narnia, though fans have long speculated about the planets symbolism hidden in each book.
Which valiant talking mouse sails to the end of the world aboard the Dawn Treader?
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Reepicheep
Reepicheep, the sword-wielding chief of the talking mice, first appears in Prince Caspian and paddles off alone into Aslan's Country in his coracle at the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Reepicheep lost his tail in battle in Prince Caspian, and Aslan restored it out of respect for the loyalty of the other mice, who offered to cut off their own.
What is the personal name of the White Witch who keeps Narnia always winter and never Christmas?
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Jadis
Jadis is the last queen of the dying world of Charn, who speaks the Deplorable Word to destroy it, and is accidentally brought to Narnia by Digory in The Magician's Nephew.
Mr Beaver claims Jadis is descended from Adam's first wife Lilith on one side and the giants on the other, so there is not a drop of real human blood in her.
In The Magician's Nephew, which two children watch Aslan sing Narnia into existence?
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Digory and Polly
Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer travel between worlds with Uncle Andrew's magic rings and arrive in an empty darkness just as Aslan begins to sing the stars, the land and the animals into being.
Digory grows up to be the Professor whose country house holds the wardrobe in the first book.
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, what does the greedy Eustace Scrubb turn into after falling asleep on a hoard of treasure in a cave?
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A dragon
Eustace falls asleep on a dead dragon's treasure thinking dragonish thoughts and wakes as a dragon himself; only Aslan can peel the scales off him and restore him to a chastened boy.
The book opens with one of Lewis's most quoted lines: There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.
What is the name of the gloomy Marsh-wiggle who guides Eustace and Jill in The Silver Chair?
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Puddleglum
Puddleglum, a tall frog-like Marsh-wiggle who expects the worst of everything, leads the children north to find Prince Rilian and breaks the Green Witch's enchantment by stamping out her fire with his bare foot.
Lewis based Puddleglum on his gardener Fred Paxford, a cheerful pessimist who worked for him at The Kilns for decades.
In The Horse and His Boy, what is the name of the talking horse that carries Shasta north to Narnia?
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Bree
Bree, short for Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah, is a Narnian war horse captured as a foal who persuades Shasta to flee Calormen with him; Hwin is the mare ridden by Aravis.
The Horse and His Boy is the only Chronicle set entirely during the golden age when Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy reign as kings and queens.
In which empire south of Narnia, ruled by the Tisroc from the city of Tashbaan, is most of The Horse and His Boy set?
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Calormen
Calormen lies across the desert to the south of Archenland and Narnia, and its scheming Prince Rabadash plans to seize Archenland before Shasta raises the alarm.
Rabadash is turned into a donkey by Aslan and can only regain his shape in the temple of Tash, after which he becomes known as Rabadash the Ridiculous.
Which of the four Pevensie children is absent from Narnia in The Last Battle, having stopped believing in it?
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Susan
Susan is described as no longer a friend of Narnia, more interested in nylons and lipstick and invitations, so she alone of the Pevensies is not among those who enter Aslan's Country.
Lewis told a young reader that Susan's story was not finished and that she might find her way to Aslan's Country in her own time.
According to The Magician's Nephew, how did the lamp-post come to be growing in the Narnian woods?
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It grew from an iron bar torn from a London lamp-post
Jadis wrenched an iron bar from a London lamp-post to fight off the police, hurled it at Aslan in the newly made Narnia, and in that fertile soil it took root and grew into the lamp-post Lucy later finds.
The same soil makes a toffee grow into a toffee tree and causes coins from Uncle Andrew's pockets to sprout into a tree of gold and silver.
Which artist illustrated the original editions of all seven Narnia books?
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Pauline Baynes
Pauline Baynes drew the illustrations and maps for every Chronicle from 1950 to 1956, having come to Lewis's attention through her work on Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham.
Baynes later won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1968 and also drew the famous poster map of Middle-earth for Tolkien.
To which real person did C. S. Lewis dedicate The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
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Lucy Barfield
Lewis dedicated the book to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield, daughter of his friend Owen Barfield, with a note apologising that she had grown too old for fairy tales while he wrote it but would one day be old enough to read them again.
Lewis was in his fifties when the first Narnia book appeared and had never written for children before; Tolkien disliked its mixture of myths and said so.
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C. S. Lewis published The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1950 and dedicated it to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield. Six more books followed in six years, and the series has sold more than 100 million copies in nearly 50 languages.
These 15 questions start with Turkish Delight and Mr Tumnus, then range across all seven Chronicles: the creation of Narnia in The Magician's Nephew, Eustace's time as a dragon, Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle, the talking horses of Calormen and the Pevensie who never came back in The Last Battle. It suits anyone who has read the books more than once, and it will separate the film fans from the real Narnians.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
In what order should you read the Narnia books?
Publication order starts with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) and ends with The Last Battle (1956). Modern box sets use chronological order, which puts The Magician's Nephew first.
Is Aslan meant to be Jesus?
Lewis said Aslan was not an allegory but a supposition: what Christ might be like if he appeared in a world of talking animals. Aslan's death and return in the first book follows the pattern closely.
Were the Narnia books written for a real child?
Lewis dedicated the first book to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield and named the youngest Pevensie after her, but he said the stories began with a picture in his head of a faun carrying parcels in a snowy wood.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Which of the seven Narnia books was published first, in 1950?
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe appeared in October 1950, and the remaining six books followed at a rate of one a year until The Last Battle in 1956. Chronologically it is the second story, which is why many modern editions number The Magician's Nephew as book one. - Which enchanted sweet does the White Witch use to win over Edmund in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Turkish Delight The Witch conjures a box of Turkish Delight in her sledge, and because it is enchanted Edmund craves more and agrees to bring his brother and sisters to her castle. Sweets were still rationed in Britain when the book was published in 1950, which made an unlimited supply of Turkish Delight a real temptation for young readers. - What is the name of the faun Lucy meets beside the lamp-post on her first visit to Narnia?
Mr Tumnus Mr Tumnus, a faun carrying parcels and an umbrella in the snow, invites Lucy to tea and confesses he was meant to hand her over to the White Witch. Lewis said the whole series began with a picture of a faun carrying parcels in a snowy wood that had been in his head since he was about sixteen. - How many books make up The Chronicles of Narnia?
Seven There are seven Chronicles, published between 1950 and 1956: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle. Lewis wrote all seven in about seven years and never returned to Narnia, though fans have long speculated about the planets symbolism hidden in each book. - Which valiant talking mouse sails to the end of the world aboard the Dawn Treader?
Reepicheep Reepicheep, the sword-wielding chief of the talking mice, first appears in Prince Caspian and paddles off alone into Aslan's Country in his coracle at the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Reepicheep lost his tail in battle in Prince Caspian, and Aslan restored it out of respect for the loyalty of the other mice, who offered to cut off their own. - What is the personal name of the White Witch who keeps Narnia always winter and never Christmas?
Jadis Jadis is the last queen of the dying world of Charn, who speaks the Deplorable Word to destroy it, and is accidentally brought to Narnia by Digory in The Magician's Nephew. Mr Beaver claims Jadis is descended from Adam's first wife Lilith on one side and the giants on the other, so there is not a drop of real human blood in her. - In The Magician's Nephew, which two children watch Aslan sing Narnia into existence?
Digory and Polly Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer travel between worlds with Uncle Andrew's magic rings and arrive in an empty darkness just as Aslan begins to sing the stars, the land and the animals into being. Digory grows up to be the Professor whose country house holds the wardrobe in the first book. - In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, what does the greedy Eustace Scrubb turn into after falling asleep on a hoard of treasure in a cave?
A dragon Eustace falls asleep on a dead dragon's treasure thinking dragonish thoughts and wakes as a dragon himself; only Aslan can peel the scales off him and restore him to a chastened boy. The book opens with one of Lewis's most quoted lines: There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. - What is the name of the gloomy Marsh-wiggle who guides Eustace and Jill in The Silver Chair?
Puddleglum Puddleglum, a tall frog-like Marsh-wiggle who expects the worst of everything, leads the children north to find Prince Rilian and breaks the Green Witch's enchantment by stamping out her fire with his bare foot. Lewis based Puddleglum on his gardener Fred Paxford, a cheerful pessimist who worked for him at The Kilns for decades. - In The Horse and His Boy, what is the name of the talking horse that carries Shasta north to Narnia?
Bree Bree, short for Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah, is a Narnian war horse captured as a foal who persuades Shasta to flee Calormen with him; Hwin is the mare ridden by Aravis. The Horse and His Boy is the only Chronicle set entirely during the golden age when Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy reign as kings and queens. - In which empire south of Narnia, ruled by the Tisroc from the city of Tashbaan, is most of The Horse and His Boy set?
Calormen Calormen lies across the desert to the south of Archenland and Narnia, and its scheming Prince Rabadash plans to seize Archenland before Shasta raises the alarm. Rabadash is turned into a donkey by Aslan and can only regain his shape in the temple of Tash, after which he becomes known as Rabadash the Ridiculous. - Which of the four Pevensie children is absent from Narnia in The Last Battle, having stopped believing in it?
Susan Susan is described as no longer a friend of Narnia, more interested in nylons and lipstick and invitations, so she alone of the Pevensies is not among those who enter Aslan's Country. Lewis told a young reader that Susan's story was not finished and that she might find her way to Aslan's Country in her own time. - According to The Magician's Nephew, how did the lamp-post come to be growing in the Narnian woods?
It grew from an iron bar torn from a London lamp-post Jadis wrenched an iron bar from a London lamp-post to fight off the police, hurled it at Aslan in the newly made Narnia, and in that fertile soil it took root and grew into the lamp-post Lucy later finds. The same soil makes a toffee grow into a toffee tree and causes coins from Uncle Andrew's pockets to sprout into a tree of gold and silver. - Which artist illustrated the original editions of all seven Narnia books?
Pauline Baynes Pauline Baynes drew the illustrations and maps for every Chronicle from 1950 to 1956, having come to Lewis's attention through her work on Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham. Baynes later won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1968 and also drew the famous poster map of Middle-earth for Tolkien. - To which real person did C. S. Lewis dedicate The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Lucy Barfield Lewis dedicated the book to his goddaughter Lucy Barfield, daughter of his friend Owen Barfield, with a note apologising that she had grown too old for fairy tales while he wrote it but would one day be old enough to read them again. Lewis was in his fifties when the first Narnia book appeared and had never written for children before; Tolkien disliked its mixture of myths and said so.
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