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1 Mr. Happy is a jolly soul and always has a great, big grin upon his face. What colour is he?
Answer: Yellow

Mr. Happy is the third book in the series and it was published in 1971.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
2 This 'Mr Men' book written by Roger Hargreaves was the only one to have the first three pages devoted to this phrase: "on and on and on"; which one of the characters could you attribute this phrase to?
Answer: Mr Chatterbox

Indeed Mr Chatterbox never stopped chatting, talking, gossiping or just plain old waffling on and on and on, a bit like my mother in law! (Don't tell her I said that).

Mr Chatterbox was number 20 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Clumsy ] [ Mr Nobody ] [ Mr Worry ] [ Mr Chatterbox ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #4
3 This 'Mr Men' character came from a place where "when it isn't snowing it's freezing and when it isn't freezing it's snowing, so you can imagine how cold it is". Which one of the four characters lived in a place like that?
Answer: Mr Sneeze

Indeed Mr Sneeze came from Coldland. According to Hargreaves it was "a country somewhere near the North Pole".

Mr Sneeze was number 5 of the 2014 published edition of the series.

    Your options: [ Mr Grumpy ] [ Mr Perfect ] [ Mr Sneeze ] [ Mr Birthday ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #3
4 This 'Mr Men' character came from a place where "trees manage to grow apples and oranges at the same time!" and where "flowers get up and go for a walk!" Which one of the four characters lived in a place like that?
Answer: Mr Clever

Indeed "Mr Clever was quite the cleverest person ever."

Mr Clever was number 37 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Nosey ] [ Mr Topsy-Turvy ] [ Mr Clever ] [ Mr Daydream ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #2
5 This 'Mr Men' character "couldn't get anything right. Everything he did, everything he tried, everything he said was ..., totally, utterly, completely, absolutely ...! Which one of the four is being described?
Answer: Mr Muddle

Indeed, Mr Muddle was always getting it wrong, and, despite being a trier, he just could not achieve his goals.

Mr Muddle was number 23 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Snow ] [ Mr Brave ] [ Mr Muddle ] [ Mr Jelly ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #1
6 Who manages to always get fired from her job?
Answer: Little Miss Chatterbox

Little Miss Chatterbox is always talking too much and ends up getting fired from every job she gets. She constantly talks, letting nobody get a word in. She lives in a house that is actually shaped like a telephone. She finally gets a job telling time, which she does every single second!
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
7 Which Mr. Man is orange and has arms so long that he can make breakfast in the kitchen without getting out of bed?
Answer: Mr. Tickle

"Mr. Tickle" was the very first Mr Man that Roger Hargreaves drew. He created him when his eight-year-old son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like.
    Your options: [ Mr. Silly ] [ Mr. Dizzy ] [ Mr. Tall ] [ Mr. Tickle ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
8 Mr. Tickle has very long arms, wears a blue hat and loves to tickle. What colour is he?
Answer: Orange

Mr.Tickle is the first book in the series, published in 1971 and it was written in answer to Rodger's son Adam asking his father what a tickle looked like.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
9 Who said "Bah... it's the start of yet another horrible day"?
Answer: Mr Grumble

Mr Grumble looked like a grumble. Long and purple with the facial expression that could do with cheering up. His green hat made him look even more grumpy.

Mr Grumble was number 41 of the 2014 Mr Men series.
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #5
10 This character does not own the first few pages of his story, in fact Mr Happy tends to dominate proceedings. Mr Happy comes across which character sitting in a tree crying?
Answer: Mr Nobody

Mr Happy was on his way to tea at Little Miss Sunshine's house when walking past a tree something wet hit him on the head "Who, are you?" he called out. "Nobody" said Mr Nobody.

Mr Nobody was number 47 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Chatterbox ] [ Mr Worry ] [ Mr Clumsy ] [ Mr Nobody ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #4
11 "The very best thing about birthdays, as far as (...) is concerned, is birthday parties". Which one of the four 'Mr Men' also thought that "Cards are nice, presents are good, but parties are great"?
Answer: Mr Birthday

Mr Birthday was a real lover of parties. In fact, he even arranged Mr Greedy's party which included two cakes!

Mr Birthday was number 48 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Perfect ] [ Mr Sneeze ] [ Mr Birthday ] [ Mr Grumpy ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #3
12 This 'Mr Men' character "Is not as strong as Mr Strong. He is not as tall as Mr Tall ... AND DON'T BE LATE" was shouted at him by Little Miss Bossy. Which one of the four is being described?
Answer: Mr Brave

Mr Brave was indeed not as strong as Mr Strong or as tall as Mr Tall, but you would need to be a brave Mr Man to take on Little Miss Bossy.

Mr Brave was number 40 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Muddle ] [ Mr Jelly ] [ Mr Brave ] [ Mr Snow ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #1
13 Who is green with a yellow nose and red shoes and is not exactly careful?
Answer: Mr. Clumsy

Mr. Clumsy is green with a yellow nose and red shoes. He is always breaking things or knocking things over. Once, he fell into a puddle and had to go home to take a bath. Other times, he falls out of his chair when he is eating dinner. Poor Mr. Clumsy is very clumsy!
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
14 Which Mr. Man is blue, always covered in bandages and gets the blame if anything is lost or broken or splintered or chipped or snapped or cracked or torn or burst or wrenched or crunched or split or slit?
Answer: Mr. Bump

Poor Mr. Bump just can't stop bumping into things. However, he has now found his perfect job. He has been employed by Mr. Barley, the farmer, who gets him to walk around his orchard. Every time Mr. Bump bumps into a tree, an apple falls off and Mr. Barley can sell it at the market.
    Your options: [ Mr. Lazy ] [ Mr. Muddle ] [ Mr. Bounce ] [ Mr. Bump ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
15 Mr. Jelly is wobbly shaped and is frightened of everything and his favourite place to be is in bed or hiding underneath his bed. What colour is he?
Answer: Pink

Mr. Jelly is the fifteenth book in the series and his Spanish counterpart is Don Miedica.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
16 Which Mr Men character was told off by Little Miss Splendid when he forgot to raise his hat to her, a lady at that, therefore removing his smile and making him very embarrassed?
Answer: Mr Cheerful

Little Miss Splendid was a bit mean towards Mr Cheerful, but being a lady she had a point when Mr Cheerful failed to raise his hat. It was no wonder he felt a little bit embarrassed ,after all Mr Cheerful is a thoroughly nice guy.

Mr Cheerful was number 43 of the 2014 Mr Men series.
    Your options: [ Mr Tickle ] [ Mr Grumble ] [ Mr Cheerful ] [ Mr Bump ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #5
17 Which 'Mr Men' character lived in Tiptop Cottage?
Answer: Mr Perfect

"Mr Perfect lived in Tiptop Cottage.
And on this perfect summer's day,
his house was also looking even more
perfect than usual."

Mr Perfect was number 42 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Grumpy ] [ Mr Sneeze ] [ Mr Perfect ] [ Mr Birthday ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #3
18 This 'Mr Men' character was a "funny sort of fellow"; his house had an upside down door and an upside down chimney and even upside down curtains. Who are we looking for - his life was "extraordinary"?
Answer: Mr Topsy-Turvy

It was said that "everything about him was either upside down, or inside out, or back to front - topsy turvy in fact."

Mr Topsy- Turvy was number nine of the 2014 published edition of the series.
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #2
19 This 'Mr Men' character "was frightened of everything and anything."
Answer: Mr Jelly

Mr Jelly could be found quivering as far away from anyone as possible. Being a bit aware of others made him shake and shiver.

Mr Jelly was number 15 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Muddle ] [ Mr Brave ] [ Mr Jelly ] [ Mr Snow ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #1
20 Which Little Miss finally got a job from Mr. Lazy?
Answer: Little Miss Late

Little Miss Late was always late so she couldn't get a job. She tried to get a job at the bank once, but by the time she finally got to the bank, it was already closed for the day. Finally, Mr. Lazy hired her because he always does things at the wrong time, which ended up working out for Little Miss Late.
    Your options: [ Little Miss Star ] [ Little Miss Greedy ] [ Little Miss Busy ] [ Little Miss Late ]
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
21 Which Mr. Man is green, wears a flower pot on his head, lives in a teapot shaped house and drives a car that's shaped like a shoe?
Answer: Mr. Funny

Mr. Funny makes people smile wherever he goes. When the zoo had to close because all the animals had colds, Mr Funny arrived and got them all laughing again - even the bear!
    Your options: [ Mr. Forgetful ] [ Mr. Clumsy ] [ Mr. Fussy ] [ Mr. Funny ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
22 Mr. Bump is a clumsy fellow and he always has a couple of white bandages wrapped around him. What colour is he?
Answer: Blue

Mr. Bump is the sixth book in the series and the character also stars in a range of plasters/band-aids.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
23 Who would live in a house with a bent chimney pot, a broken window and a terribly messy front lawn?
Answer: Mr Clumsy

Mr Clumsy woke on a lovely sunny day to the sound of his alarm clock. Can you guess what happened when he tried to turn it off? Yes, he knocked to the floor - his third clock that week!

Mr Clumsy was number 28 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #4
24 "It was a lovely summer evening". Now this character was at home, but which one of the four 'Mr Men' lived at Crosspatch Cottage?
Answer: Mr Grumpy

The name is sort of in the cottage name...Cross. Mr Grumpy was indeed a right grump, you know he ripped a book apart because he "can't stand books".
He had a "shocking bad temper"

Mr Grumpy was number 27 of the 2014 published edition of the series.also.
    Your options: [ Mr Sneeze ] [ Mr Perfect ] [ Mr Grumpy ] [ Mr Birthday ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #3
25 Simply, this character read other people's letters or looked through the keyhole of a locked door. It went without saying which of the 'Mr Men' this character was.
Answer: Mr Nosey

Mr Nosey was simply a nosey parker (English slang term for being a bit...nosey) and loved to read other people's newspapers on the train or just peer through your window to see what was going on.

Mr Nosey was number four of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Topsy-Turvy ] [ Mr Daydream ] [ Mr Nosey ] [ Mr Clever ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #2
26 Which 'Mr Men' character came along after this scene: "One night, two days before Christmas, it started to snow. All night it snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed"?
Answer: Mr Snow

Well, Mr Snow obviously came from snow. If he had not melted away, I am sure Mr Snow would have thrown a snow ball at anyone who got this question wrong.

Mr Snow was number 7 of the 2014 published edition of the series.
    Your options: [ Mr Muddle ] [ Mr Jelly ] [ Mr Snow ] [ Mr Brave ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #1
27 Who is quite rude until he meets a goblin?
Answer: Mr. Uppity

Mr. Uppity is rich and rude. He lives in Bigtown, but since he is so rude they all call him Miserable old Uppity. One day he is rude to a goblin who shrinks Mr. Uppity. Every time Mr. Uppity is rude, he is shrunk even more. Finally he ends up being nice and uses his manners.
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
28 Which two Mr. Men are best friends and live in Nonsenseland?
Answer: Mr. Silly and Mr. Nonsense

When it snows in Nonsenseland, Mr. Nonsense and Mr. Silly go tobogganing in the snow in Mr. Nonsense's bed - which is a rowing boat! Mr. Silly is the holder of the Nonsense Cup which is given to the silliest person in the land. Mr. Silly won the Cup for painting all the red leaves on all of the trees so that they were green.
    Your options: [ Mr. Daydream and Mr. Chatterbox ] [ Mr. Slow and Mr. Skinny ] [ Mr. Worry and Mr. Mischief ] [ Mr. Silly and Mr. Nonsense ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
29 Mr. Strong wears a green hat and can lift very heavy objects of all shapes and sizes. What colour is he?
Answer: Red

Mr. Strong is the twenty-sixth book in the series and Mr. Strong gets his strength from the vast amounts of eggs he consumes.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
30 This character was so liked that in his book he was visited by Mr Bump, Mr Noisy, Mr Greedy, and a wizard (he appears in numerous 'Mr Men' books) because they thought he needed support after a disastrous shopping trip. Do you know who?
Answer: Mr Worry

After he got home from his shopping trip, when Mr Worry "discovered that he hadn't left anything behind, and that nothing had fallen out of his basket on the way home, he worried that he'd bought too much". Mr Worry had it bad!
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #4
31 This character lived in Tiddletown; any idea who?
Answer: Mr Nosey

Yes, Tiddletown was the town of the nosey parker. He lived in a very tall thin house. He was so nosey that the townsfolk had a meeting about him. Mr Chips the carpenter, Mrs Washer from the laundry and Mr Brush the painter all came up with a plan to stop Mr Nosey from being nosey. When he got nosey he ended up with paint, a clothes peg and a wooden fence on his nose; in the end it worked and Mr Nosey was no longer looking into other people's business.
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr Men'? #2
32 Who is blue with black hair and pink cheeks from blushing all the time?
Answer: Little Miss Shy

Little Miss Shy was always blushing. She is really afraid of absolutely everything and very seldom ever goes out. Eventually she is invited to Mr. Funny's party and he has to go and drag her to the party. She meets Mr. Quiet and ends up having a really fun time.
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
33 Which Mr Man is red, is always shouting and has a snore that sounds like a herd of elephants?
Answer: Mr. Noisy

Because he was so noisy, the people of his town pretended they couldn't hear him. Mr. Noisy was so upset by this that he started to whisper and now he is not so noisy any more.
    Your options: [ Mr. Quiet ] [ Mr. Impossible ] [ Mr. Uppity ] [ Mr. Noisy ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
34 Mr. Mischief plays tricks upon everyone and, as his name suggests, he's very mischievous. What colour is he?
Answer: Yellow

Mr. Mischief is the thirty-sixth book in the series and he's known as Monsieur Farceur in the French version of the series.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
35 Having only three hairs on your head for some would mean disaster. Which character hid this lack of hair under a yellow and blue bowler hat?
Answer: Mr Cheerful

Mr Cheerful didn't raise his hat to Little Miss Splendid because he was actually embarrassed to have only three hairs on his head. Once it had been understood that he wasn't being rude Little Miss Splendid explained that it was his cheerful smile that everyone liked, not the fact he had only three hairs. Mr Cheerful from that day on raised his hat to everyone and... smiled.
    Your options: [ Mr Grumpy ] [ Mr Bump ] [ Mr Cheerful ] [ Mr Tickle ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #5
36 Which character lived in a box shaped house?
Answer: Mr Chatterbox

The postman and Mr Bowler, the hat shop owner, both got together to try and stop their days being ruined by the incessant chatter of Mr Chatterbox. One day Mr Bowler gave Mr Chatterbox a magic hat that grew when Mr Chatterbox talked to much, eventually engulfing the chatter under the hat. Only when the chatter was stopped did the hat grow back to normal.
    Your options: [ Mr Worry ] [ Mr Clumsy ] [ Mr Nobody ] [ Mr Chatterbox ]
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #4
37 Mr Uppity was a very rude 'Mr Men' character who often cared little for anyone but himself. While waiting for a party to begin for Mr Birthday, who said "Oh no, my dear Mr Uppity, we shan't be bored today ... first of all we shall dance"?
Answer: Mr Perfect

Being Mr Perfect you would expect him to be a perfect host, and that of course was what he was.
  From Quiz: Do you know your 'Mr.Men'? #3
38 Which Mr. was created through a contest by the Sunday Times?
Answer: Mr. Cheeky

The Sunday Times, of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, held a contest in 2001, for children to create a Mr. Men character. This was to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this wonderful series of books. A little eight year old named Gemma Almond won the contest and her creation raised proceeds for a children's leukemia charity.
    Your options: [ Mr. Birthday ] [ Mr. Tall ] [ Mr. Scatterbrain ] [ Mr. Cheeky ]
  From Quiz: Little Miss and Mr. Men
39 Which Mr. Man is red and lives in a house underneath a daisy at the bottom of Mr. Robinson's garden?
Answer: Mr. Small

Mr. Small is the smallest of all of the Mr. Men. He is so small that he falls into mustard jars, matchboxes and sweet jars.
    Your options: [ Mr. Happy ] [ Mr. Tall ] [ Mr. Strong ] [ Mr. Small ]
  From Quiz: Name That Mr. Man
40 Mr. Tall is very tall and has very long legs. What colour is he?
Answer: Blue

Mr. Tall is the thirty-first book in the series and he is good friends with Mr. Tickle.
  From Quiz: Mr. Men Colours
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