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Battle 7
Battle of the Books Questions - The Witches
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who wrote the Witches? | Roald Dahl |
| Why is it so hard to catch a real witch? | Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and work in ordinary jobs. |
| What is the motto of most witches? | One child a week is fifty-two a year,squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear. |
| Where did the boy's grandma live? | Norway |
| Where was the boy born? | In England |
| Where did the witches come from? | The black hills and icy mountains of Norway |
| When did the boy visit Norway? | Twice a year Christmas and summer |
| How many languages could the boy and his grandma speak? | Two English and Norwegian |
| Who's mother was his grandma? | The boys mother |
| What happened to the boy's parents? | They were killed in a car crash |
| What city did the grandma live? | Oslo |
| How old was the boy when he went to live with his grandma? | 7 |
| Why did grandma tell the boy about the witches? | To help them forget about the car accident |
| What did grandma do when she told her stories? | Smoked a cigar |
| What did the boy say it smelled like when she smoked? | Like burning rubber |
| How many children did grandma say disappeared? | 5 |
| Who was the first child she said disappeared? | Ranghild Hansen |
| What happened to Ranghild Hansen? | She was outside playing with her sister and then walked away with a witch |
| What was the name of the second child? | Solveg Christiansen |
| What happened to Solveg? | She disappeared into a painting |
| What was she doing in the painting? | Feeding the ducks |
| What was the name of the third child? | Birgit Svenson |
| What happened to Birgit? | She turned into a large white chicken |
| What color eggs did she lay? | Brown |
| What was the name of the fourth child to disappear? | Harald |
| What happened to Harald? | He turned to stone and his family used him as an umbrella stand |
| What was the name of the fifth child? | Leif |
| How old was Leif? | 9 |
| What happened to Leif? | He turned into a porpoise |
| Grandma thinks if you smoke cigars you will never catch what? | A cold |
| How do you recognize a witch? | She wears gloves, is bald, has big nose holes, the eyes change color, they have no toes, and there spit is blue |
| Why does a witch always wear gloves? | Because she doesn't have fingernails she has claws. |
| Why do witches have scalp itch? | Because since they are bald they have to wear wigs which causes wig-rash |
| Why do witches have large nose holes? | Because they have an amazing ability to smell |
| What do children smell like to witches? | They smell like Dogs Droppings. |
| How can a witch not smell you? | By not taking a bath (the cleaner you are the smellier you are) |
| What color is a witches spit? | Blue |
| Why would you see a witch limping? | Because she has to wear uncomfortable shoes so no one recognizes her |
| Why did grandma and the boy have to move to England? | The boy's parents stated it in their will. |
| Why did they want them to live in England? | Because they wanted the boy to go to school in England |
| What do English witches do to children? | Mix up a powder and turn children into some creature that grownups hate |
| What is an example of creatures English witches turn children into? | A slug, a flea or a pheasant |
| What did grandma say witches in America do? | Turn their children into hot dogs so the grownups eat them |
| Does every country have witches? | There is a secret society of witches in every country |
| Do all witches know one another? | They only know the witches in their own country |
| Do the witches ever get together? | Once a year the witches of each separate country hold their own secret meeting with the Grand High Witch of All The World |
| What is a witchophile? | A person who studies witches |
| Is the Grand Witch rich? | Yes she makes her own money with a machine like the government has to print money |
| What was the boy doing when he was approached by a witch? | Building a tree house |
| What kind of tree? | A big conker tree |
| Who is the boys best friend? | Timmy |
| What did the witch offer him to come down from the tree? | A snake |
| How did he escape from her? | He climbed up high in the tree until he grandma came for him |
| What did grandma get sick with? | Pneumonia |
| What was the name of the cleaning lady who help take care of grandma when she was sick? | Mrs. Spring |
| Why did they change their plans of going to Norway? | Because the doctor told them she was too sick to travel that far. |
| Where did they spend their summer holiday? | Bournemouth, the hotel Magnificent |
| What did grandma give to the boy because she felt this was a boring place to vacation? | Two white mice |
| What did he name them? | William and Mary |
| What was the name of the hotel manager? | Mr. Stringer |
| How did the boy end up in the meeting room? | Looking for a place to train his mice |
| How did grandma convince the manager to let the boy keep his mice? | By threatening him she would call the health department about his rat problem |
| Who was meeting in the meeting room? | The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| What did the boy want to be when he grew up? | Owner of a white mouse circus |
| Where was the boy hiding in the meeting room? | Behind a large screen with a Chinese dragon painted on it |
| What trick was the boy trying to teach the mice? | Tightrope walking |
| Where are the ladies going for tea after their meeting? | The Sunshine Terrace |
| What did the boy think was wrong with the ladies who were scratching their heads? | He thought they had nits |
| What was the name of the boy in his class that had nits? | Ashton |
| What did they make Ashton do to get rid of them? | Dip his whole head in turpentine |
| Why did the Grand High Witch Wear a mask? | Because her face was rotting away and frightful to look at |
| What kind of eyes did the Grand High Witch have? | Snake's eyes |
| What did the Grand High witch ask the ladies to do first? | To remove their gloves. their shoes and then their wigs. |
| Why is the Grand witch in a bad mood? | Because there are too many children around at the hotel |
| What happened to the witch who argued with The Grand Witch? | The Grand Witch burned her up with fire from her snake eyes. |
| What is the name of the formula she devised to get rid of all children? | Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker. |
| Why does The Grand Witch want them to leave their jobs? | She wants them to buy sweet or candy shops. |
| How much are they going to charge for the sweets? | Nothing Free of Charge |
| What happens to the children after they eat the sweets? | They will turn into mice |
| When will they turn into mice? | At nine o'clock when they arrive at school |
| Why do they want them to change into mice at school? | So they will not be blamed for them turning into mice |
| What do they think will happen after they change into mice? | They think the teachers will get mousetraps and kill all the mice |
| Why hadn't the witches noticed the boy right away? | Because he did not bathe for days |
| Why did the boy say that The Grand High Witch should be a football player? | Because she was such a good kicker, she kicked William and Mary and sent them flying |
| What did the witch find to make the children small very quickly for her formula? | The wrong end of a telescope |
| What do you do with the telescope? | Boil it until it gets soft, for 21hrs. |
| How many mice tails do you need? | 45 mice tails |
| What do you do with the tails? | Fry them in hair oil until nice and crisp |
| What color mice do you use in the formula? | Brown mice |
| What do you do with the mice after you cut their tails off? | Boil them for 1 hour in frog juice |
| What do they use to get the delayed action? | Use Alarm Clocks so the children will change into mice at school. |
| What do they do with the alarm clocks? | Roast them in the oven for one hour |
| How do you get a nice thick paste? | By mixing your boiled telescope, fried mouse tails, and roasted alarm clock at full speed in a mixer. |
| What kind of egg yolk do you add to the paste? | Gruntle's egg |
| Where do you find the gruntle's egg? | Up high in a nest |
| What are the last four ingredients? | The claw of a crabcruncher, the beak of a blabbersnitch, the snout of a grobblesquirt, and the tongue of a catspringer |
| Why does the Grand Witch specify only one drop per chocolate and only one chocolate per child? | Because an overdose will mess up the delayed -action and cause the child to turn into a mouse too early |
| Why don't they want the children to change too early? | Because if they change in the sweet shops the witches would be to blame |
| What time do they want the children to change? | 9:00 |
| Who was the formula tested on? | Bruno Jenkins |
| What time did Bruno change into a mouse? | 3:30 |
| Who are the Ancient Ones? | All witches that are over seventy |
| Why are they not able to make the formula? | They are too old to climb for the eggs needed for they recipe |
| What did the Grand Witch offer the Ancient Ones? | Already made formula |
| How many children does one bottle of formula change into mice? | 500 |
| What time does she want the Ancient ones to meet in her room to get a bottle of the formula? | 6:00 |
| What is the Grand High Witches room number? | 454 |
| What time are they meeting for supper? | 8:00 |
| What happened at the end of the meeting? | One of the witches smelled the boy behind the screen |
| What was the witches name who smelled the boy? | Mildred |
| What did they do to the boy when they found him? | Turn him into a mouse. |
| Why could the boy escape thru the doors? | Because they had had chained the doors. |
| How did the boy feel when they poured the entire bottle down his throat? | Like his throat was going up in flames |
| What did the boy say it was like as he turned into a mouse? | It was like he was a balloon and someone was twisting him smaller and smaller |
| Does he talk like a mouse or a real boy? | A mouse. |
| When going to see his grandma where did he hide from the maid? | In his grandmas shoes |
| What is the grandmas room number? | 554 |
| What do Grandma and the boy want to do to get rid of the witches? | They want to steal the formula and change the witches all into mice |
| How does the boy get into the Grand High Witches room? | Grandma drops him down in one of her knitted socks |
| Where did he find the formula? | In her mattress |
| How did he get out of the Grand High Witches room? | When the Ancient Ones came to get the formula he snuck out the door. |
| What kind of reaction did grandma get from Brunos parents when she told them about their son being turned into a mouse. They thought she was a madwoman and wanted her thrown out of the hotel | They thought she was a madwoman and wanted her thrown out of the hotel |
| What did the witches order for dinner? | Pea soup |
| How many witches were in the dinning room? | 84 |
| What is Brunos fathers name? | Herbert Jenkins |
| What is Brunos mothers name? | Topsy Jenkins |
| What happened to the boy in the kitchen? | The cooks found him and took off a piece of his tail |
| What happened to the witches? | After eating the soup they instantly turned into mice and everyone got mousetraps and killed them all |
| What happened to Bruno? | His father came in the dinning room and brought him home |
| What did grandma make the boys toothbrush out of? | A matchstick and bristles from a hairbrush |
| What was his new bathtub? | A sugar bowl |
| How long does an ordinary mouse live? | 3 years |
| Where is the headquarters of the witches? | A castle in Norway |
| What does the boy and Grandma plan to do at the headquarters of witches? | Turn them into mice by making more formula and then continue their battle with witches all over the world |
| What are they going to do after the turn all the witches of the castle into mice? | Send in cats to get rid of them |
| What do they need from the castle? | The names and address of witches all over the world |
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