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His Dark Materials Quiz For Book Lovers

Are you a true expert on all things His Dark Materials? Try this ten question quiz and see if you know more than anyone else about the world of Lyra, daemons and dust!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

How much do you love the Dark Materials trilogy? Are you expert enough to get 100% in this book trivia quiz? Let's find out! And if you liked this, check out more book quizzes here! How about this Secret Garden book quiz? Or maybe you'll love this Marcus Sedgewick quiz? And if you REALLY want to challenge yourself, we've also got an ultimate book quiz!

1/10 Lyra and a bear
The Golden Compass | New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners, Scholastic Productions | New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors | Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte | Chris Weitz

Who wrote His Dark Materials?

2/10 Lyra
The Golden Compass | New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners, Scholastic Productions | New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors | Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte | Chris Weitz

What is the name of the main character?

3/10 View of Oxford and an arrow

Which English town are the books set in?

4/10 A golden compass with eyes and a derpy llama

What sort of animal is Lyra's daemon?

5/10 Lyra
The Golden Compass | New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners, Scholastic Productions | New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors | Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte | Chris Weitz

What is the name of the first book in the trilogy?

6/10 Lyra and Mrs Coulter
The Golden Compass | New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners, Scholastic Productions | New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors | Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte | Chris Weitz

Who played Mrs. Coulter is the first film adaptation of His Dark Materials?

7/10 Beano tiger and polar bear on laser background

What sort of animal is Iorek Byrnison?

8/10 Golden dust background with question marks

What is the name of the mysterious particle substance in the books?

9/10 A zeppelin with a goofy face

Which of these is NOT a way to travel in Lyra's world?

10/10 The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass | New Line Cinema, Ingenious Film Partners, Scholastic Productions | New Line Cinema, Entertainment Film Distributors | Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte | Chris Weitz

What's the name of the trilogy that follows His Dark Materials?

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Oh nooo! Unfortunately, you didn't get any questions right, but don't despair, have another go!

Not bad, but we bet you know more than that about His Dark Materials! Try again!

Not bad, but we bet you know more than that about His Dark Materials! Try again!

Good job! You're Dark Materials Trivia is pretty impressive! But can you get 10/10 next time? We believe in you!

Good job! You're Dark Materials Trivia is pretty impressive! But can you get 10/10 next time? We believe in you!

A truly incredible result! You got 100% on this quiz because you're officially the number one His Dark Materials expert!

A truly incredible result! You got 100% on this quiz because you're officially the number one His Dark Materials expert!

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