Quizzes

Discover what kind of booklover you are with our fun personality quizzes, and test your literary knowledge with our tricky trivia quizzes, including our fun and fiendish Hidden Books Game!


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Hidden Books Game

Hidden Books Game is back!

20 clues, 20 books. Solve them all and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token.

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Which character from Jacqueline Wilson's Girls series are you? Take our quiz!

Which Jacqueline Wilson character are you?

Are you Ellie, Nadine, and Magda from the Girls series?

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Can you spaek Shaetlan?

Can you spaek Shaetlan?

Take Jen Hadfield's quiz all about the Shetland dialact.

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Which Greek god or goddess are you?

A quiz inspired by Stephen Fry's colourful world of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods.

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How much do you know about Black British music?

Take our quiz inspired by Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music.

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How well do you really know history?

How well do you really know history?

Can you spot the real history over the fake?

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How much do you know about detective fiction?

Alex Pavesi quizzes you on the Golden Age – are you an amateur sleuth or a regular Poirot?

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Hidden Books Game

Can you find all 20 books?

Guess the book titles in each of the illustrated scenes – there are 12 fiendish games to play!

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What kind of Hidden Books Game player are you?

Are you humble, exuberant, maverick or expert?

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How well do you know crime fiction?

Elly Griffiths quizzes you on everything from Nicci French to canine sidekicks.

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How well do you know your Greek mythology?

Pat Barker quizzes you on the Trojan War.

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 How well do you know British mythology?

From Merlin to the Mabinogion, Sophie Keetch tests your knowledge.

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How much do you know about the Regency era?

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer.

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How much do you know about 18th century LGBTQ+ lit?

Neil Blackmore teaches you a thing or two.

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Are you word perfect?

Can you match the words to their meaning in Susie Dent's quiz?

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How much do you know about the brain?

Learn how the human brain works in neuroscientist Dr Julia Ravey's quiz.

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How well do you remember the 70s?

Take our retro quiz inspired by Helen Fisher's Space Hopper.

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Which iconic 1980s soundtrack are you?

Rachel Dawson's Neon Roses is a lesbian coming-of-age love story with a cracking 80s soundtrack.

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How much do you remember about the 90s?

Simon James Green's Boy Like Me is a love letter to a decade awash with Crispy Pancakes, Britpop, and Gladiators.

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What's your holiday reading style?

Discover what type of book matches your holiday style, from the relaxed reader to the trend-spotter.

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How much do you know about Christmas?

Alexandra Benedict quizzes you on everything festive.

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How good are you at tree-spotting?

Ros and Nell Bennett put your nature knowledge to the test.

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How well do you know your English kings and queens?

David Mitchell puts your knowledge to the test.

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Children's Books Quizzes

Discover our quizzes about popular children's books, authors and illustrators – why not challenge a young booklover to beat your score?
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Calling all young adventurers! Play the Book Island Challenge

Guess which book characters live on each of the islands.

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Which Mr. Men or Little Miss character are you?

Discover your inner Mr. Men Little Miss personality.

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How well do you know Roald Dahl?

Matthew Dennison tests your knowledge of this beloved children's author.

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20 years of World Book Day

20 questions to celebrate 20 years of the wonderful charity.

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25 years of World Book Day

To celebrate their big birthday, we created a quiz about World Book Day past and present.

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What's your book choosing style?

Do you like the comfort of familiar characters or enjoy challenging yourself to read new voices and stories?

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Help us find the missing book titles

Our bookshelves have fallen down and we've lost some of the words from popular children's books!

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