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Sept. 13, 2026

Roald Dahl's birthday.

Roald Dahl's birthday.
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Roald Dahl's birthday: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, beloved children's stories, and literary magic.

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Callaroga Shark Media. Hi, I'm Mark Ellison. In today's theme

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is Rolled Dahl's Birthday, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Beloved

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children's stories and literary magic. Question one. Each year, readers

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celebrate Roll Doll Day on the author's birthday, honoring the

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creator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and so many

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other beloved tales. On what date is this celebration held?

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Question two. As a schoolboy, Rolled Dahl helped test experimental

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chocolates sent to his school by a famous confectioner, an

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experience that fueled his imagination for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Which company sent those samples? Question three. In the BFG,

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the Big Friendly Giant speaks in a wonderfully jumbled, playful

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dialect of made up words. What name does Dahl give

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to this whimsical language? Question four. The expressive spikey line

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drawings that many readers instantly associate with Dahl's children's books

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are the work of a longtime collaborator. Which illustrator brought

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characters like Matilda and the Twits vividly to life? Question five.

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Roll Dahl drafted many of his stories, including Charlie and

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the chocolate Factory while tucked away in a cozy personal

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workspace outfitted with a lapboard, armchair and heater. What was

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this writing refuge commonly called We'll be right back with

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these answers after this break welcome back. Question one? On

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what date is Roll dall day celebrated? Answer September thirteenth.

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Role Dahl was born on September thirteenth, nineteen sixteen, in Landaff, Cardiff, Wales.

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Schools and libraries often mark the date with readings, costumes,

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and creative activities inspired by his stories. Question two. Which

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confectioner inspired Doll's chocolate factory idea? Answer? Cadbury. While at

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Repton School, Doll and classmates sampled trial chocolates from Cadbury.

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Daydreaming about inventing new chocolates for the company helped inspire

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the fantastical factory and its inventions. Question three, What is

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the bfg's made up language called? Answer? Gobblefunk. Gobblefunk is

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the bfg's topsy turvy way of speaking, full of imaginative

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coinages like whiz popping. Doll's love of wordplay helped make

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the language a signature charm of the story. Question four

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who illustrated many of Roll Doll's children's books. Answer Quentin Blake.

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Sir Quentin Blake first illustrated a Doll book with the

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Enormous Crocodile nineteen seventy eight and went on to become

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inseparable from Doll's stories. His energetic style is now iconic

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to generations of readers. Question five. What was Dall's famous

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writing space called Answer? His writing hut at Great Missenden.

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Dahl wrote daily in a small hut in the garden

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of his home, Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Preserved

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at the Rolled Dall Museum and Story Center. It showcases

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the tools and rituals behind his creative process that concludes

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to Day's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison and

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