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Fun Trivia: U : Unfortunate Events - Characters

Special Sub-Topic: Who is Count Olaf?


What distinguishing features does Count Olaf have?

    one eyebrow and a tattoo of an eye on left ankle. Count Olaf has been able to trick many people but not the Baudelaires with his many disguises. He wears disguises that hide his eyebrow and tattoo.

Count Olaf manages to trick the Baudelaires' guardian in "The Reptile Room" into thinking he's Uncle Monty's assistant. What is this assistant's name?
    Stephano. Count Olaf appears for the first time in disguise to trick the Baudelaires' new guardian, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery.

In "The Wide Window", who does Count Olaf trick the Baudelaires' guardian, Aunt Josephine, into thinking he is?
    Captain Sham. He pretends to be the sailboat rental man in order to kill Aunt Josephine and to try to kill the Baudelaires. he wants to steal the fortune left by the Baudelaires' parents, who died in a mysterious fire.

Who is Count Olaf pretending to be in "The Miserable Mill"?
    Shirley the receptionist. Foreman Flacutono trips Klaus so he can send him to the evil eye doctor. This doctor hypnotizes Klaus to get him to do their crimes for them.

Whom did Count Olaf pretend to be at the Prufrock Academy in "The Austere Academy"?
    Coach Genghis. He wears a turban with a fake jewel in it to hide his one eyebrow and running shoes to hide his tattoo. He forces the Baudelaires to run around a track all night long and kidnaps their friends, the Quagmire triplets.

Who is Count Olaf disguised as in "The Ersatz Elevator"?
    Gunther. He pretends to be an auctioneer in another plot to try to kill the Baudelaires and the Quagmires to steal both their fortunes.

What is the name of Count Olaf's girlfriend, who is introduced for the first time in "The Ersatz Elevator"?
    Esme Squalor. Esmé Squalor is the sixth most important financial advisor. She is married to Jerome Squalor but joins Count Olaf's evil troop of villians. She was a former acting student in Count Olaf's acting class. She cares a lot about what's "in" and what's not.

Who are Count Olaf and his girlfriend disguised as in "The Vile Village"?
    Detective Dupin and Officer Luciana. The two pretend to be detectives sent to investigate the mysterious murder of "Count Omar". They frame the Baudelaires for the murder, that was actually committed by Count Olaf.

In what book does Count Olaf disguise himself as Mattathias, the Head of Human Resources?
    "The Hostile Hospital". Count Olaf pretends to work at the hospital, doing unnecessary surgery on Violet to try to kill her.

For a change, in "The Carnivorous Carnival", the Baudelaires disguise themselves in order to hide from Count Olaf at the Caligari Carnival. Who do they disguise themselves as?
    Beverly, Elliot, and Chabo the Wolf Baby. The Baudelaires have to hide from Count Olaf and the public, who think that the Baudelaires murdered "Count Omar". They use disguises that they find in Count Olaf's car trunk.


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