Science and Maths in Books for World Book Day

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the answer to "Life, the Universe, and Everything"?

• 28

• 35

• 42

• 49

Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" is so called because it is the temperature at which books burn. What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?

• 451

• 145

• 541

• 415

According to George Orwell's 1984, what might be the answer to this question be:
2+2=

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

In the classic novel "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott, what geometric shape are the inhabitants of Flatland primarily represented as?

• Circles

• Spheres

• Cubes

• Pyramids

In the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, a magical subject is focused on the study of animals from the wizarding world. What is the name of this subject, and who teaches it?

• Herbology, Professor Sprout

• Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid

• Magical Ecology, Hagrid

• Care of Magical Creatures, Professor Sprout

In Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle," the fictional substance Ice-Nine has a unique property. What happens to water when it comes into contact with Ice-Nine?

• Freezes

• Boils

• Evaporates

• Condenses

What kind of scientist does the protagonist in Andy Weir's "The Martian" claim to be?

• Astronomer

• Physicist

• Botanist

• Chemist

How many bowls of porridge does Goldilocks finish in "Goldilocks and the 3 bears"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In the book "The Code Book" by Simon Singh, the author delves into the history of codes and ciphers. What ancient civilization is famous for its use of a substitution cipher known as the Caesar cipher?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Persia

• Ancient Byzantium

In his book “Profiles of the Future”, writer Arthur C. Clarke stated that: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from ____"?

• Engineering

• Science

• Magic

• Mathematics