Q 01/05

In what year was Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox first published?

A) 1964

B) 1982

C) 1975

D) 1970

Answer · why

D) 1970

George Allen & Unwin published it in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin.

Q 02/05

Who illustrated the first edition of Fantastic Mr Fox?

A) Donald Chaffin

B) Quentin Blake

C) Jill Bennett

D) Tony Ross

Answer · why

A) Donald Chaffin

Jill Bennett drew the 1974 Puffin paperback, Tony Ross the 1988 edition and Quentin Blake the 1996 one.

Q 03/05

Which illustrator's pictures appeared in the 1996 edition of the book?

A) Quentin Blake

B) Donald Chaffin

C) Jill Bennett

D) Tony Ross

Answer · why

A) Quentin Blake

Blake is now the illustrator most associated with Dahl, but he did not draw this title until 26 years after it came out.

Q 04/05

How many children does Mr Fox have in the book?

A) Two

B) Four

C) One

D) Six

Answer · why

B) Four

The 2009 film replaced the four unnamed cubs with one son, Ash, and a visiting cousin, Kristofferson.

Q 05/05

What are the names of the three farmers Mr Fox steals from?

A) Bloggs, Bates and Burke

B) Boggis, Bunce and Bunting

C) Brown, Bunce and Beam

D) Boggis, Bunce and Bean

Answer · why

D) Boggis, Bunce and Bean

Dahl describes them as cruel, rude, wicked and dim-witted. The film gives them first names: Walt, Nate and Frank.