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"Message in a Bottle" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the book "Message in a Bottle" by Nicholas Sparks. Enjoy!

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

Author
Jacifan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
830

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What artist does Theresa say in her column she was listening to before she found the bottle? Hint

The Beatles

Aretha Franklin

Sting

Alicia Keys

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Garrett's boat?

Answer: (One Word - watch your spelling!)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What city does Theresa live in? Hint

Seattle

Chicago

Boston

New York

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of restaurant does Garrett take Theresa to? Hint

Italian

fast food

Chinese

seafood

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Garrett teach Theresa to do on her first visit? Hint

dance

skydive

parachute

sail

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Question 6 of 10

6. Theresa says she's not into guys that are...? Hint

long-haired

lazy

stalkers

superdependent

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Theresa's son? Hint

Mike

David

Kevin

Jack

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which picture does Garrett keep on his dresser, Catherine or Theresa?

Answer: (One Word - Catherine or Theresa)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why does Theresa leave Garrett? Hint

he's not over Catherine

they can't work out where they'll live

she really doesn't love him

he doesn't want kids

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Question 10 of 10

10. How does Garrett die? Hint

he hits his head and goes into a coma

he drowns

he bleeds to death

he kills himself

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What artist does Theresa say in her column she was listening to before she found the bottle?

Answer: Sting

She was listening, of course, to the song "Message in a Bottle."

2. What is the name of Garrett's boat?

Answer: happenstance

He loves to sail. He and his wife used to go sailing together before she died.

3. What city does Theresa live in?

Answer: Boston

She is a columnist for a newspaper in Boston.

4. What kind of restaurant does Garrett take Theresa to?

Answer: seafood

She tries to find who wrote the message in the bottle. His name is Garrett and he lives on the coast of Maryland.

5. What does Garrett teach Theresa to do on her first visit?

Answer: sail

She's never been sailing before, so he takes her out on his boat and gives her a crash course. Before long she's in love with it.

6. Theresa says she's not into guys that are...?

Answer: superdependent

She and Garrett start going out, so she tells him what she's looking for in a guy.

7. What is the name of Theresa's son?

Answer: Kevin

Theresa and her husband are divorced, but she has custody of Kevin.

8. Which picture does Garrett keep on his dresser, Catherine or Theresa?

Answer: catherine

His wife, Catherine, died several years ago, but he keeps her picture by his bed. As he falls in love with Theresa, though, he considers getting rid of it.

9. Why does Theresa leave Garrett?

Answer: he's not over Catherine

She tells him that she doesn't think he's over Catherine, and he's not ready to enter into a new relationship yet, and then she heads back home to Boston, leaving him devastated.

10. How does Garrett die?

Answer: he drowns

He goes out in his sailboat during a storm and drowns trying to swim to shore after his boat goes down.

Source: Author Jacifan

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