Danny, the Champion of the World
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"Danny, the Champion of the World" is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy and his ingenious father who embark on a daring poaching adventure that tests their courage and bond.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danny, the Champion of the World canonical | 2 |
| Danny the Champion of the World | 1 |
| Danny the Champion of the World (1989 film) | 1 |
| follows Danny, the Champion of the World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5430880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danny, the Champion of the World Context triple: [Roald Dahl, notableWork, Danny, the Champion of the World]
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Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is the costumed eagle mascot who represents the athletic teams and school spirit of North Carolina Central University.
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Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 biographical sports comedy-drama film about British ski jumper Michael "Eddie" Edwards, an underdog who became famous for his unlikely participation in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is the nickname of Ed Belfour, a Hall of Fame Canadian goaltender renowned for his acrobatic style and success in the National Hockey League.
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Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
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The Big Unit
The Big Unit is the nickname of Randy Johnson, a towering Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominant fastball and prolific strikeout totals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danny, the Champion of the World Target entity description: "Danny, the Champion of the World" is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy and his ingenious father who embark on a daring poaching adventure that tests their courage and bond.
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A.
Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is the costumed eagle mascot who represents the athletic teams and school spirit of North Carolina Central University.
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B.
Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is a 2016 biographical sports comedy-drama film about British ski jumper Michael "Eddie" Edwards, an underdog who became famous for his unlikely participation in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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C.
Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle is the nickname of Ed Belfour, a Hall of Fame Canadian goaltender renowned for his acrobatic style and success in the National Hockey League.
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D.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar is a 1963 British comedy-drama film about a young fantasist escaping his mundane life through elaborate daydreams, widely regarded as a classic of the British New Wave.
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E.
The Big Unit
The Big Unit is the nickname of Randy Johnson, a towering Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his dominant fastball and prolific strikeout totals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Doctor Spencer
ⓘ
Mr. Snoddy ⓘ Mrs. Clipstone ⓘ Sergeant Samways ⓘ Victor Hazell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ family fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Danny the Champion of the World (1989 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Danny, the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World (stage adaptation) ⓘ Danny the Champion of the World (television film) ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Victor Hazell ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Jill Bennett ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMoral | loyalty to family can outweigh obedience to unfair authority ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 200 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Danny ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
countryside life
ⓘ
parenting ⓘ pheasants ⓘ poaching ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Danny
ⓘ
William (Danny's father) ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Danny ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Roald Dahl bibliography ⓘ |
| plotElement |
father and son executing an elaborate poaching plan
ⓘ
poaching pheasants from a wealthy landowner ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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courage ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ ingenuity ⓘ rebellion against authority ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Danny, the Champion of the World Description of subject: "Danny, the Champion of the World" is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy and his ingenious father who embark on a daring poaching adventure that tests their courage and bond.
Referenced by (5)
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