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The Grim Grotto Trivia Quiz

I thought "The Grim Grotto" was a good book. If you enjoyed it as much as I did, see if you can answer these questions! WARNING: May Contain Spoilers!

A multiple-choice quiz by sun*shine792. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
sun*shine792

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,535

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
918

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/10), Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 166 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the submarine the Baudelaires climb aboard? Hint

Carmelita

Olaf

Queenqueg

Queequeg

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the Queequeg's mission? Hint

To bring justice to Count Olaf

To eat the sugar from the sugar bowl

To discover where the volunteers are meeting

To discover the whereabouts of the sugar bowl

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Question 3 of 10

3. What chapter in "Mushroom Minutiae" is about the Gorgonian Grotto? Hint

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 40

Chapter 39

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does "Etartsigam!" mean? Hint

"Please continue Klaus."

"Happy birthday, Violet!"

"The initials were J.S."

"I need help!"

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of scientist was Gregor Anwhistle? Hint

Mycologist

Ichnologist

Herpetologist

He wasn't a scientist.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the culinary equivalent of horseradish? Hint

Wasabi

Pesto lo mein

Mayonnaise

Lox

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote a letter to Gregor Anwhistle trying to pursuade him not to breed Medusoid Mycelium? Hint

Lemony Snicket

Jaques Snicket

Kit Snicket

Captain Widdershins

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Question 8 of 10

8. When they recieve the Volunteer Factual Dispatch, where were the Baudelaires supposed to go? Hint

Hotel Denouement

V.F.D. Headquarters

Gorgonian Grotto

Briny Beach

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who do the Baudelaires see at Briny Beach, but do not want to talk to? Hint

Kit Snicket

Mr. Poe

Count Olaf

Jerome Squalor

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who likes to tap dance? Hint

Esme Squalor

Fiona Widdershins

Carmelita Spats

Sunny Baudelaire

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 03 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 73: 3/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 166: 4/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 187: 7/10
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 12: 7/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 104: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the submarine the Baudelaires climb aboard?

Answer: Queequeg

The Queequeg is the submarine where the Baudelaires meet Captain Widdershins and Fiona, and reunite with Phil.

2. What is the Queequeg's mission?

Answer: To discover the whereabouts of the sugar bowl

The Baudelaires do discover the whereabouts of the sugar bowl, but don't find it.

3. What chapter in "Mushroom Minutiae" is about the Gorgonian Grotto?

Answer: Chapter 40

When Sunny becomes very ill, the Baudelaires have to research very quickly to discover how to rid her of the Medusoid Mycelium.

4. What does "Etartsigam!" mean?

Answer: "The initials were J.S."

In "The Slippery Slope" we discover that these initials don't mean Jacques Snicket, but someone else.

5. What type of scientist was Gregor Anwhistle?

Answer: Ichnologist

An ichnologist is a person who studies fossilized footprints and animal tracks. It is a branch of paleontology.
Gregor Anwhistle was the founder of Anwhistle Aquatics, but Fernald burned it down.
(A herpetologist studies snakes and a mycologist studies fungi.)

6. What is the culinary equivalent of horseradish?

Answer: Wasabi

Wasabi saves Sunny's life!

7. Who wrote a letter to Gregor Anwhistle trying to pursuade him not to breed Medusoid Mycelium?

Answer: Kit Snicket

A letter from the Gorgonian Grotto explains why Gregor Anwhistle was breeding Medusoid Mycelium.

8. When they recieve the Volunteer Factual Dispatch, where were the Baudelaires supposed to go?

Answer: Briny Beach

Quigley Quagmire sends them a Volunteer Factual Dispatch to meet at Briny Beach, but they don't meet Quigley there. They meet Kit Snicket and to everyone's suprise, Mr. Poe.

9. Who do the Baudelaires see at Briny Beach, but do not want to talk to?

Answer: Mr. Poe

They do not want to talk to Mr. Poe, but they get in a taxi with Kit Snicket.

10. Who likes to tap dance?

Answer: Carmelita Spats

Carmelita gets to be a tap-dancing ballerina fairy princess veterinarian in this story. Esme doesn't like the fact that Carmelita is a conceited brat, but she tells everyone how wonderful Carmelita is.

Source: Author sun*shine792

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