TAKE FIVE: QUICK QUIZ

On this day in 1865 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll, was published in the United States. What do you know about the famous author, his works and related Alice in Wonderland works?

1

Alice was the daughter of Carroll’s boss Henry Liddell, the dean of Christ Church College at Oxford, what subject did Carroll teach?

2

The book has inspired more than 50 TV and film adaptations and sequels, in what year was it first made into a 12-minute film by directors Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stowe? a) 1890 b) 1903 c) 1915

3

Classed as one of the world’s most influential novels, Carroll was a pseudonym, what was his real name? a) Edgar Louis Cuthwellis b) Ludovicus C Westhill c) Charles Lutdwidge Dodgson

4

The novel was banned in China in 1931, what was the reason it was banned?

5

Alice’s adventures didn’t stop after the first book, what is the full name of the 1871 sequel?