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"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Townsend, Sue : "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Introduction:
"This quiz is about "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. This book is the first of a series of diaries from a troubled teenager called Adrian."


1. Which of these is not one of Adrian's New Year's resolutions at the start of the story?
    be kind to the dog
    stop squeezing spots
    to get a paper round
    hang trousers up


2. On New Years Eve, at the start of the book, what does the dog get drunk on?
    raspberry brandy
    cherry brandy
    cider
    shandy


3. What is the name of Adrian's spoilt friend?
    Clive
    Barry
    Nigel
    Paul


4. On Sunday January 11th, Adrian calls himself an intellectual because he understood every word spoken by which man?
    John Travolta
    Malcolm Muggeridge
    John Sargent
    William Shakespeare


5. What is the title of the first poem Adrian writes in this book?
    Answer: (Two Words (3,3))


6. Adrian joins the library on Wednesday, January 14th, and he borrows several books. Which of these does he not borrow?
    "Origin of Species"
    "Pride and Prejudice"
    "Care of the Skin"
    "Crime and Punishment"


7. What is the name of the old person that Adrian looks after?
    Thomas Trotter
    Ernie Edwards
    Bert Baxter
    Stuart Sanderson


8. What is the name of Adrian's geography teacher?
    Mr. Wilson
    Ms. Field
    Mrs. Platt
    Miss Elf


9. How many Valentines day cards does Adrian get in the first Valentines of the book?
    four
    two
    one
    three


10. When Adrian drew a picture of the Incredible Hulk hurting Craig Thomas, what did his art teacher say about it?
    "very emotional"
    "isn't that Spiderman?"
    "revealing the opposing anger to represent past"
    "powerful statement of monolithic oppression"


11. The old man who Adrian looks after has a dog. What is the dog's name?
    Answer: (think weapon)


12. The old man who Adrian looks after has false teeth. In which year did he get his teeth?
    1946
    1970
    1939
    1951


13. Barry Kent has been taking twenty-five pence a day from Adrian in exchange for not being beaten up. When this person finds out, they get Adrian's money back and tell him that Barry will not bother him again. Who did this deed?
    Nigel
    Pandora
    Adrian's Grandma
    Adrian's Mother


14. During the book, two famous people got married both in the book and real life (just shows how well the book follows a time-line). Who are these two people?
    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
    Prince Charles and Diana
    Sonny and Cher
    Neil and Christine Hamilton


15. Adrian paints his bedroom wall black, but he has to cover his current wallpaper. What used to be on his wallpaper?
    characters from "Noddy"
    characters from "Thomas the Tank Engine"
    the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
    characters from "Mr. Men"


16. Hamish Mancini is from Scotland.
    True
    False


17. Adrian has an operation in this book. What does he have an operation on?
    appendix
    tonsils
    right foot
    left arm


18. "The Voice of Youth" is...
    Adrian's favourite magazine
    a literary magazine by Adrian
    the name of Adrian's poem for a competition
    the name of Pandora's song


19. What does Adrian steal from Mr. Cherry's shop?
    a packet of Benson & Hedges cigarettes
    a Kevin Keegan key ring
    a toothbrush
    a tin of soup


20. What is the last date of the first book?
    September 1st
    December 31st
    April 3rd
    March 17th


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