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'The Austere Academy' Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about the fifth book in 'The Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket.

A multiple-choice quiz by KML. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
KML

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,673

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2677

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (8/10), Guest 108 (9/10), Guest 76 (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What do the Baudelaires do to prevent the snapping crabs from snapping? Hint

Nothing

Complain to the vice principal

Make shoes with metal on the bottom

Sneak in and sleep in the dormitory

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Question 2 of 10

2. What religious thing does Count Olaf wear as part of his disguise?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Vice Principal's name, and what instrument does he play? Hint

Vice Principal Smith, he sings

Vice Principal Nero, the piano

Vice Principal Nero, the violin

Vice Principal Turock, the viola

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who are the two powder faced women disguised as? Hint

Lunch ladies

Teachers

The vice principal's secretaries

Librarians

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Question 5 of 10

5. What dilemma does Sunny have at lunchtime? Hint

She has her hands tied behind her back

She has no silverware

She has to sit with the vice principal and watch him eat candy

She has to eat in the Orphans Shack

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do the Baudelaires have to eat with their hands at breakfast? Hint

fried eggs

scrambled eggs

oatmeal

pancakes with syrup

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does S.O.R.E. stand for? Hint

Simple Orphan Running Exercises

Special Orphan Running Exercises

Secret Orphan Running Exercises

Seven Orphan Running Exercises

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do the triplets pretend is Sunny when they run instead of the Baudelaires? Hint

A bag of carrots

A bag of sugar

A bag of flour

A loaf of bread

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the Vice Principal do that is very annoying? Hint

Whistles all the time

Is always eating pie

Is always spying on people

None of the others

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Question 10 of 10

10. What color was Isadora Quagmire's notebook? Hint

Dark grey

Dark green

Pitch Black

Dark blue

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 15 2024 : Guest 204: 8/10
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 108: 9/10
Mar 31 2024 : Guest 76: 7/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 76: 7/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 165: 9/10
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 162: 4/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 99: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What do the Baudelaires do to prevent the snapping crabs from snapping?

Answer: Make shoes with metal on the bottom

Violet thinks of it when Duncan tells her the crabs don't like loud noises.

2. What religious thing does Count Olaf wear as part of his disguise?

Answer: turban

It hides his one eyebrow.

3. What is the Vice Principal's name, and what instrument does he play?

Answer: Vice Principal Nero, the violin

He has very long violin recitals. The book never actually says who the principal is.

4. Who are the two powder faced women disguised as?

Answer: Lunch ladies

They help Olaf steal the Quagmires.

5. What dilemma does Sunny have at lunchtime?

Answer: She has no silverware

She works as his secretary, which means she's in the administrative building, which means she has to eat without silverware.

6. What do the Baudelaires have to eat with their hands at breakfast?

Answer: scrambled eggs

But the Quagmires lend them their silverware.

7. What does S.O.R.E. stand for?

Answer: Special Orphan Running Exercises

Coach Genghis says that orphans have great running legs.

8. What do the triplets pretend is Sunny when they run instead of the Baudelaires?

Answer: A bag of flour

9. What does the Vice Principal do that is very annoying?

Answer: None of the others

It was actually the fact that he mocks whatever you say in an annoying voice.

10. What color was Isadora Quagmire's notebook?

Answer: Pitch Black

Isadora and Duncan wrote all of the secrets of VFD in their notebooks.

Source: Author KML

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