Guess the character in children's fiction - quiz

Would you be able to pick out which protagonist we’re talking about, with just a short description to make your decision? Can you tell your heroes from your Heffleys, your wimps from your wizards? Take our quiz to find out how much you know about some of our best-loved literary characters

1. The first person perspective of a boy at an American middle school, who keeps a journal about his brothers Rodrick and Manny, video games, schoolwork and chores. He can be lazy, selfish and dishonest, but often shows moments of being kind and caring.

Gregory Heffley from Jeff Kinney's A Diary of A Wimpy Kid

Charlie Bucket from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Tom from Liz Pichon's Tom Gates series

Bradley Chalkers from Louis Sachar's There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

2. A girl who comes from a poor coal-mining district in the dystopian nation of Panem. She is skilled in her knowledge of hunting and archery, and takes the place of her younger sister in a televised fight to the death competition.

Dorothy from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Katniss Everdeen from Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games

Liesel Meminger from Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief

Sephy Hadley from Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses series

3. A demigod, the son of a mortal and the Greek god Poseidon. His powers include controlling water and making hurricanes, and he can read Ancient Greek. He becomes an accomplished sword-fighter, and works well as a leader.

Prince Caspian from C.S Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia

Pooh from A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh

Percy Jackson from Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Eragon from Christopher Paollini’s Eragon

4. She is the oldest of three siblings, and a young inventor who ties her hair up with a ribbon when she has a good idea. She is very strong-willed, and is set to inherit a large fortune when she reaches eighteen.

Alice from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snickett's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Matilda from Roald Dahl's Matilda

Susan from Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl

5. A barn spider who lives on lives on a web overlooking a piglet's enclosure on a farm. She weaves words into her web, in an attempt to try and save the piglet, Wilbur, from slaughter.

Aragog from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series

The Spider from Eric Carle’s The Very Busy Spider

The Spider from Mary Ann Hoberman’s Eensy Weensy Spider

Charlotte from E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

6. Two identical twins who couldn't be more different; one is loud, outgoing and wild, and the other is shy, quiet and kind. Each one takes it in turn to narrate the story, telling their lives in an accounts book.

Ruby and Garnet from Jacqueline Wilson's Double Act

Fred and Ron Weasley from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Quentin and Margo from John Green's Paper Towns

Lisa and Lottie from Erich Kastner’s The Parent Trap

7. A vampire with the physical body of a seventeen-year-old, but who is actually over 100 years old. His skin is very pale and sparkles in the sunlight, and possess superhuman stamina, senses, mentality and agility.

Tobias Eaton from Veronica Roth's Divergent series

Dimitri Belikov from Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy

Edward Cullen from Stephanie Meyers' Twilight series

Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula

8. An ordinary boy-mad teenage girl, who lives with her mum, dad, sister Libby and crazy cat. Telling her story through her diary, this character desperately fancies the "Sex-God" Robbie, and tries to win him over along with the help of her close group of friends also known as 'the Ace Gang'.

Georgia Nicolson from Louise Rennison's Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series

Mia from Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries

Rae from Rae Earl’s My Mad Fat Diary

Cath from Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl

9. A talking big cat, who is wise, compassionate and has magical authority. Although he is gentle and has a loving nature, he is very strong and capable of being frightening. He serves as a guardian to the children who visit his kingdom.

Cowardly Lion in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Aslan from C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia

Richard Parker from Yann Martel's Life of Pi

Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book

10. A redheaded pure-blood wizard, the sixth son of Arthur and Molly. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was sorted into Gryffindor house.

Ron Weasley from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Percy Weasley from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

George Weasley from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Fred Weasley from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

источник https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/30/guess-the-character-in-childrens-fiction-quiz