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Artemis Fowl: Book #1 Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the first book in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Best of luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Triviaballer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,758

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. At the beginning of the story, Artemis Fowl is trying to find a magical being that can help him find "The Book". What is the name of the contact who helps Artemis and Butler locate a sprite in Ho Chi Minh City? Hint

Nguyen Xuan

John Woo

Wang Lung

Michael Chang

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Question 2 of 15

2. For how long did the sprite allow Artemis Fowl to borrow "The Book"? Hint

3 hours

30 minutes

2 days

30 seconds

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Question 3 of 15

3. At the beginning of the story, Artemis' mother, Angeline Fowl, showed signs of memory loss and delusions. She even told Artemis to fire Butler's sister Juliet. What did Artemis do after his mother told him this? Hint

He told his mother a story about his father.

He told his mother to stop overreacting and that Juliet was doing a fine job.

He told his mother that Butler has a sister named Juliet who could take care of her.

He tucked his mother into bed and told her to get some sleep.

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Question 4 of 15

4. What news station's web site did Artemis have running through a projector for an entire year in the hope that he'd hear news about his father's rescue? Hint

ABC

CNN

FOX

NBC

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Question 5 of 15

5. Of the following, which is NOT one of the three settings on the Neutrino 2000 gun that Holly Short was issued? Hint

Scorched

Well--done

Medium-rare

Crisped to a cinder

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is Artemis' ultimate goal for abducting a magical creature? Hint

World domination

Acquiring gold

Becoming friends with the magical creature universe

Stealing technology

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Question 7 of 15

7. How did Foaly trick Artemis in order to allow Mulch Diggums to enter the Fowl Manor? Hint

He shut down the power to the Fowl Estate.

He broadcasted a 10 second loop on all cameras.

He blew up the front door to create a diversion.

He sent a virus to Artemis' computer.

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the name of Captain "Trouble" Kelp's brother? Hint

General Max Kelp

Lieutenant Maximilian Kelp

Corporal Grub Kelp

Commander Root

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which best describes the dwarf practice of tunneling? Hint

Chewing a path underground and then quickly digesting and expelling the waste out.

Ramming through the underground with the top of the head.

Clawing through the underground as quickly as possible.

Traveling through the pipe system underground in order to trespass onto another's property.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What were the names of the two individuals that Commander Root consulted to determine if Artemis was lying or not? Hint

Cumulus & Argon

Grant & Lithium

Cirrus & Silicon

Frank & Fred

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Question 11 of 15

11. How did Artemis, Juliet, and Butler survive the blue-rinse that the LEPrecon unit put on Fowl Manor? Hint

They recited a chant that made them immune to the blue-rinse.

They teleported to a location near Limerick, Ireland.

They had fallen asleep after taking sleeping pills.

They wore protective suits that the blue-rinse could not penetrate.

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Question 12 of 15

12. At one point in the story, Holly Short saves Butler's life with her healing powers. In return, she asks that Butler not do something. What does Holly convince Butler NOT to do? Hint

Take orders from Artemis Fowl

Kill Mulch Diggums

Keep her hostage

Kill the troll

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Question 13 of 15

13. Of the following, who possesses some of the ransom at the end of the story? Hint

Commander Root

Mulch Diggums

Foaly

Juliet Butler

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Question 14 of 15

14. During the last stages of the negotiation, Artemis asked Holly to do a favor for him in exchange for half of the ransom. What was this favor that Holly granted for Artemis? Hint

She gave him the location of a place where he can visit the magical underworld.

She told Artemis that she would try and find his father.

She allowed Artemis to have her Neutrino 2000.

She cured Artemis' mother of her memory loss and delusions.

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Question 15 of 15

15. How old is Artemis Fowl at the time of this story? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Nguyen Xuan

Nguyen attempts to trick Artemis and Butler by dressing up as a waiter. Artemis notices his Oxford accent and manicured nails and concludes that he must be their contact.

2. For how long did the sprite allow Artemis Fowl to borrow "The Book"?

Answer: 30 minutes

In the time that they had "The Book", Butler was able to scan every page and send it to Artemis' portable phone and e-mail.

Answer: He told his mother that Butler has a sister named Juliet who could take care of her.

Artemis was able to trick his mother into thinking that Butler's sister Juliet was a new person when she was the one helping to take care of her all along.

4. What news station's web site did Artemis have running through a projector for an entire year in the hope that he'd hear news about his father's rescue?

Answer: CNN

During Artemis' translation of "The Book", he shut down the projector and conceded that his father will probably never be found.

5. Of the following, which is NOT one of the three settings on the Neutrino 2000 gun that Holly Short was issued?

Answer: Medium-rare

These are the settings that the technological genius centaur Foaly describes to Holly. He also tells her that it has a nuclear power source and it will outlive her by a thousand years.

6. What is Artemis' ultimate goal for abducting a magical creature?

Answer: Acquiring gold

Artemis' original demand in exchange for Captain Short was a ton of twenty-four karat gold ingots which would have a market value of about $30,000,000.

7. How did Foaly trick Artemis in order to allow Mulch Diggums to enter the Fowl Manor?

Answer: He broadcasted a 10 second loop on all cameras.

Artemis discovered the loop when he couldn't see that Butler was waving at one of the cameras (Butler told him that he was over the radio). Artemis fixed the loop by re-booting his system.

8. What was the name of Captain "Trouble" Kelp's brother?

Answer: Corporal Grub Kelp

Grub Kelp was constantly threatening Trouble Kelp that he'd tell their mother that Trouble was mistreating him.

9. Which best describes the dwarf practice of tunneling?

Answer: Chewing a path underground and then quickly digesting and expelling the waste out.

What an interesting way to get around! The first time that Mulch tunnels, Foaly is unaware what the process entails and he ends up getting an unpleasant splash on his face.

10. What were the names of the two individuals that Commander Root consulted to determine if Artemis was lying or not?

Answer: Cumulus & Argon

Cumulus & Argon disagreed on whether Artemis' body language meant that he was lying. However, the two agreed that Artemis was telling the truth when they were asked if he was lying about being able to escape the time-field.

11. How did Artemis, Juliet, and Butler survive the blue-rinse that the LEPrecon unit put on Fowl Manor?

Answer: They had fallen asleep after taking sleeping pills.

Artemis reasoned that all one had to do to escape the blue-rinse would be to fall asleep. He knew that the time-field would not allow them to fall asleep on their own, so he secretly gave them all sleeping pills with a glass of wine.

12. At one point in the story, Holly Short saves Butler's life with her healing powers. In return, she asks that Butler not do something. What does Holly convince Butler NOT to do?

Answer: Kill the troll

Butler was the only human in history to ever fight a troll and win. Holly convinced Butler to spare the troll by saying "you owe me one".

13. Of the following, who possesses some of the ransom at the end of the story?

Answer: Mulch Diggums

The story describes how a dwarf can smell gold a mile away. Having tricked the LEPrecon unit into believing that he was dead, Mulch stole the gold after the blue-rinse had taken place. Holly also was able to get half of the ransom back

14. During the last stages of the negotiation, Artemis asked Holly to do a favor for him in exchange for half of the ransom. What was this favor that Holly granted for Artemis?

Answer: She cured Artemis' mother of her memory loss and delusions.

The story ends with Artemis and his mother embracing and discussing the "remodeling" that the house was going through.

15. How old is Artemis Fowl at the time of this story?

Answer: 12

Artemis Fowl has "puzzled the greatest medical minds and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals". Throughout the story Artemis was described as a genius that was always one step ahead of his opponents.

Source: Author Triviaballer

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