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The Great Christopher Moore Trivia Quiz

I'm Mervertmoon and this is my first quiz about one of the finest authors of our time, Christopher Moore.

A multiple-choice quiz by mervertmoon. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mervertmoon

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,382

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
157

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Christopher Moore's debut novel? Hint

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

Fool

Practical Demon Keeping

Bite Me

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of Mr Moore's characters crashed a pink plane while under the influence of alcohol? Hint

Theophilus Crowe

Tucker Case

The Sky Priestess

Molly Michon

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which book is Jody turned into a vampire? Hint

Bloodsucking Fiends

Bite Me

You Suck

Interview with a Vampire

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "A Dirty Job", what is the dirty job? Hint

Bathing the homeless

Being a tutor to the President of the USA's daughter

Being a janitor in an insane asylum

Being Death

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Fool" is a comical adaptation of which Shakespearean play? Hint

Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

King Lear

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the stupidest angel? Hint

Michael

Moroni

Bozo the Angel

Raziel

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Question 7 of 10

7. What two words are seen on a whale's tail in "Fluke"? Hint

Go Home

Free Willy

Keep Dry

Bite Me

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Samuel Hunter go by as a child in "Coyote Blue"? Hint

Sammy Hunt

The Blue Coyote

Small Fry

Sampson Hunts Alone

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who considers himself the Emperor of San Francisco? Hint

The mayor of San Francisco

A homeless man

Jack Kerouac

Christopher Moore

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is Christ's childhood friend in "Lamb"? Hint

Moses

Joseph Smith

Biff

The Buddah

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Christopher Moore's debut novel?

Answer: Practical Demon Keeping

The demon being kept is Catch, who is green and eats most of the people he meets.

2. Which of Mr Moore's characters crashed a pink plane while under the influence of alcohol?

Answer: Tucker Case

Tucker crashes the plane in "The Island of the Sequined Love Nuns". Theophilus Crowe is the stoner sheriff of Pine Cove. The sky priestess is also from "The Island of the Sequined Love Nuns", but is not a pilot, and Molly Michon is the schizophrenic B-movie star who played Kendra-Warrior Babe of the Outland.

3. In which book is Jody turned into a vampire?

Answer: Bloodsucking Fiends

Although Jody appears as a vampire in "You Suck" and "Bite Me", she was turned into a vampire in "Bloodsucking Fiends". "Interview with a Vampire" was written by Ann Rice.

4. In "A Dirty Job", what is the dirty job?

Answer: Being Death

Charlie Asher has this job thrust on him while raising a newborn daughter by himself and running a secondhand store. "A Dirty Job" won the Quill Award in 2006 in the General Fiction category.

5. "Fool" is a comical adaptation of which Shakespearean play?

Answer: King Lear

"Fool" is the story of King Lear as told by his jester, Pocket. Christopher Moore aptly turned a tragedy into a comedy.

6. Who is the stupidest angel?

Answer: Raziel

Raziel first showed up in "Lamb", then later caused Christmas terror in "The Stupidest Angel".

7. What two words are seen on a whale's tail in "Fluke"?

Answer: Bite Me

"Bite Me" was written on the tail of a whale, which we discover is actually a submarine.

8. What did Samuel Hunter go by as a child in "Coyote Blue"?

Answer: Sampson Hunts Alone

He was a Crow Indian who fled his reservation after killing a police officer.

9. Who considers himself the Emperor of San Francisco?

Answer: A homeless man

The Emperor of San Francisco feels he has the duty to watch over the people of his city, and those who know him treat him with the dignity they feel the Emperor deserves.

10. Who is Christ's childhood friend in "Lamb"?

Answer: Biff

The full title is, "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal".

Source: Author mervertmoon

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