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Michael Dahl's "The Ruby Raven" Quiz

I noticed that there were no quizzes on any of Michael Dahl's books, so I had to make one. This particular quiz refers to his book, "The Ruby Raven".

A multiple-choice quiz by merry2616. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
merry2616

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,177

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
130

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the full name of the main character? Hint

Finnegan Zwake

Stoppard Sterling

Finn Zwake

Finnegan Sterling

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is the majority of the story set? Hint

Occo

Spain

Australia

Japan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What book did Finn drop on his uncle's foot? Hint

Shakespeare's greatest works

A volume of Danish history

"And Then There Were None"

A dictionary

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Uncle Stoppard call money? Hint

dead presidents

big greens

moolah

he just calls it money

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was not an author nominated for The Ruby Raven Award? Hint

Truman Ravenwood

Nabi Neez

Brentano Zamboni

Mona Trafalgar-Squeer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the reporter that Finn and Uncle Stoppard befriends? Hint

Alexander Bletz

Abou ben Wittgenstein

Omar Bah

Zack Abdullah

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where do Finn, Uncle Stoppard, and Abou go to eat? Hint

Pizza Planet

Occo's Tacos

The Magic Pan

Burger Sheik

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the ancient Roman temple that the authors were stranded at? Hint

Tquuli

Corpseton

Mortville

Tariq Masdood

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who were the two authors who got kidnapped? Hint

Uncle Stoppard and Nada Kloo

Omar Bah and Brentano Zamboni

Uncle Stoppard and Mona Trafalgar-Squeer

Babette Lizardo and Omar Bah

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Finnegan Zwake mystery series, what number was "The Ruby Raven"? Hint

fourth

first

third

second

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the full name of the main character?

Answer: Finnegan Zwake

Finnegan (Finn for short) Zwake is a 13-year-old boy, who lives with his uncle, Stoppard Sterling. He has light brown hair, brown eyes, freckles, and he wears glasses.

2. Where is the majority of the story set?

Answer: Occo

Occo is an fictional Arab kingdom that's located on the west coast of Africa between Lesser Occo and Morocco. Occo's nickname is The Side Door to the Sahara. The major export is sand that is used for baseball diamonds.

3. What book did Finn drop on his uncle's foot?

Answer: A volume of Danish history

That particular book contained Shakespeare's famous play, "Hamlet", which inspired Uncle Stoppard to write his nominated book, "Into My Grave". Even though a book of Shakespeare's greatest works would include "Hamlet", it wasn't the book that was dropped on Stoppard's foot.

The book "And Then There Were None" is a book by Agatha Christie, who writes books with disguises, similar to Stoppard's book. There is a French dictionary that Stoppard owns that is important later on in the story.

4. What does Uncle Stoppard call money?

Answer: dead presidents

Finn says that his uncle calls them that because he's referring to the faces on the bills of dead presidents.

5. Who was not an author nominated for The Ruby Raven Award?

Answer: Truman Ravenwood

Truman Ravenwood was the creator of The Ruby Raven Award, a prestigious award, given to the best mystery book of the year. The award is a black raven statue, studded with rubies, and the winner receives one million dollars. Brentano Zamboni is the nominated writer from Italy, Nabi Neez is from Eygpt, and Mona is Stoppard's arch-rival from the U.K.

6. What is the name of the reporter that Finn and Uncle Stoppard befriends?

Answer: Abou ben Wittgenstein

Abou ben Wittgenstein is the half-Occan, half-German reporter from "Peephole" magazine that interviews Uncle Stoppard. Alexander Bletz is the pilot for Nada Kloo, another author. Omar Bah was the guest host of The Ruby Raven Award, and Zack Abdullah isn't even a charcter in the book.

7. Where do Finn, Uncle Stoppard, and Abou go to eat?

Answer: Burger Sheik

Abou's mother, Lallah Oolah, founded Burger Sheik. The burgers at Burger Sheik aren't made of beef, they're made of soybeans and tofu. Pizza Planet was the resteraunt featured in the Pixar movie "Toy Story" and The Magic Pan was a resteraunt that served crepes in a "Seinfeld" episode. Occo's Tacos isn't a place at all, but it rhymes.

8. What is the name of the ancient Roman temple that the authors were stranded at?

Answer: Mortville

The temple Mortville was used as a prison by the Foreign Legion before World War Two. Mortville means Death City. The name Corpseton was made up, but Tariq Masdood was the name of Truman Ravenwood's house which means "dead end". Tquuli is the name of the city where Finn's parents disappeared while exploring it.

9. Who were the two authors who got kidnapped?

Answer: Uncle Stoppard and Nada Kloo

Finn was the one who figured out the mystery of his uncle's disappearence and rescued him.

10. In the Finnegan Zwake mystery series, what number was "The Ruby Raven"?

Answer: third

The first book was "The Horizontal Man", while the second book was "The Worm Tunnel".

Source: Author merry2616

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