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First Lines Of Books Quiz!

Can you guess the books from the first lines? Have a go at our excellent book quiz and see how many classics you can recognise from just the first line!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

Think you're a brainy bookworm? Let's see how well you know these classic books from just their first lines! Take this ultimate book quiz and see how many books you can identify!

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Which Harry Potter book starts with 'Mr and Mrs Dursley of Number 4, Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much'?

2/10

How does 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' begin?

3/10

How does Alice in Wonderland begin?

4/10

True of false: 'Charlotee's Web' begins with the line '"Where's Papa going with that axe?"'

5/10

Which book starts 'My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. ' ?

6/10
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How does 'The Story of Tracey Beaker' start?

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Which book starts: 'A funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.'?

8/10

Which book starts with 'Once there was a little girl called Sophie.'?

9/10

How does 'Johnny and the Dead' start?

10/10

Which book starts with 'If you went too near the edge of the chalk-pit the ground would give way. Barney had been told this often enough.'?

Nooo, looks like you need to read up! You had a good go, but it wasn't good enough! Have another try and see if you can get one right next time!

You know a couple of the classics, but we bet you can do better! Have another go and see if you recognise any more stories!

Nice job! You're obviously a big reader, and it's paid off! But can you get full marks next time? Have a go and see!

Woah, you're a full-on book brainbox! You can recognise a book with a mere glance, and you've read all the classics! Well done!