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World Book Day is... The. Best. Day. Ever.

16 Question World Book 2023 Day Quiz!

If you love books then World Book Day is your day. Find out about it with our World Book Day 2023 Quiz!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

On the first Thursday of every March, schools and libraries take part in World Book Day. It’s a time of year Beano loves as it celebrates the awesome, amazing, transformational power of reading!

World Book Day takes place in 100 countries around the globe and every child who is in full-time education is given a voucher to spend on a book of their choosing. How amazing is that?

To mark this extremely special occasion, we’ve created a special corner of the Beano website which celebrates books and their magical powers. Why don’t you kick off your own World Book Day by taking this awesome quiz?

1/16 A man and cat enjoy some reading time

In Wales, people who participate in World Book Day can select a book written in the Welsh language. True or false?

2/16 A woman reading loudly in a quiet library

Which anniversary did World Book Day celebrate in 2022?

3/16 Danny Wallace book
Simon & Schuster

What's the correct title of this Danny Wallace book?

4/16 A woman reading a book

Which of these isn’t a real book?

5/16 A Diary of a Wimpy Kid book
Puffin

In 2021, Jeff Kinney published his latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. What number book is it in the series?

6/16 Little Badman book
Humza Arshad, Henry White, Aleksei Bitskoff | Puffin

Complete the title of this book: Little Badman and the Radioactive…

7/16

The author Robin Stevens is famous for being a fiendish expert in which subject?

8/16
Amelia Fang | Laura Ellen Anderson | Egmont

 We love Amelia Fang! She's a spooky character created by genius author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson. But what is Amelia Fang? 

9/16
Captain Underpants | Dav Pilkey | Scholastic

Dav Pilkey wrote the hilarious book "Dogman". What is his other superfunny book called?

10/16 A spy in a dimly lit computer room

Who writes the thrilling teen-spy, Alex Ryder books?

11/16

What's the name of the title character in this Matt Haig World Book Day publication? 

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Onjali Q Rauf | The Day We Met The Queen | Pan MacMillan

We love Onjali Q Raúf's book The Boy at the Back of the Class. Complete the title of her World Book Day book: The Day We Met...

13/16 A person sitting a table piled high with books?

What's the unexpected title of this Supertato book?

14/16

Complete the tagline for Mohammed Khan's amazing book Split. Stand Up. Be Seen...

15/16 A newsreader and a shouting pineapple

DJ Greg James and Newsreader Chris Smith wrote a book about Kid who?

16/16 Two bird with light blue feet

Who published Beth Reekles' The Kissing Booth: Road Trip?

So what if you've not heard of any of these books. It doesn't mean anything at all! The whole point of World Book Day is to discover new and exciting book after all. So get on down to your nearest library and start reading!

Hooray. What a great score! You're a Wolrd Book Day expert but that doesn't mean you should stop reading and do something else now. There's literally millions of different books to discover.

Winner. You know so much about world book day it's crazy!!! Have you ever considered writing your own book. Who knows... Maybe one day you'll become a World Book Day author yourself.

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Trick or Treat?

Choose wisely...