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Quiz about Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Quiz about Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

"Uglies," by Scott Westerfeld Trivia Quiz


A quiz all about "Uglies," the first book in the trilogy by Scott Westerfeld.

A multiple-choice quiz by Arget_Aiedail. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
238,047
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1395
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. To create the color of cat vomit that matches the sky, what kind of fish would you have to feed it for a while?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 15
2. At the pretties' party, there are a bunch of girls in the roof shooting safety fireworks at people below and wearing which of the following? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Are the scars Tally and Peris made when they were uglies on their right hands?


Question 4 of 15
4. When Tally asks her, how long does Shay say it is until she becomes a pretty? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What style does Tally choose at random for the morph-Shay's hair? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What name does Tally think sounds made up?

Answer: (One Word-name)
Question 7 of 15
7. What does "the one that's long and flat" in Shay's riddle turn out to be? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What kind of dehydrated food does Dr. Cable give Tally more than forty packets of?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 15
9. What is the first thing Tally sees in the Smoke that she finds horrifying? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Tally has never heard of tea before.


Question 11 of 15
11. What kind of powdered pepper does the Boss have to throw at the Specials? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. The Rusties' cars exploded because a bug infected the oil.


Question 13 of 15
13. Is Shay drunk when Tally first sees her as a pretty?


Question 14 of 15
14. What word do pretties use to describe something instead of "cool"?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 15
15. Which two characters are taking a walk together at the end of the book? Hint



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1. To create the color of cat vomit that matches the sky, what kind of fish would you have to feed it for a while?

Answer: Salmon

At the very start of the book, Tally is staring across the river, waiting for darkness and watching the inhabitants of New Pretty Town party under a salmon, cat-vomit-pink sky. She wishes she were there with Peris.
2. At the pretties' party, there are a bunch of girls in the roof shooting safety fireworks at people below and wearing which of the following?

Answer: Ball gowns

"This is white tie!" someone shrieks after noticing Tally wearing a pig mask and in her Uglyville clothes. Tally runs and ends up hiding in an elevator, where she then meets Peris.
3. Are the scars Tally and Peris made when they were uglies on their right hands?

Answer: Yes

Tally and Peris cut their palms with a penknife and let the wounds bleed together to seal their "best friends for life" promise. When Peris has the pretties operation, the scar, like all unwanted blemishes, disappears.
4. When Tally asks her, how long does Shay say it is until she becomes a pretty?

Answer: Two months and twenty-six days

Tally is astonished with Shay's answer because it is two months and twenty-six days until Tally becomes a pretty, too, meaning they have the same birthday (which is the ninth of September).
5. What style does Tally choose at random for the morph-Shay's hair?

Answer: A tall white-blond one

"When the wallscreen changed, Shay fell over in a fit of giggles." Since Shay has olive skin, the white-blond color looks very odd, especially with the high hairdo, which makes it look like a dunce cap.
6. What name does Tally think sounds made up?

Answer: David

Tally thinks Shay wanting her to meet David is a joke, because no one lives outside of the city, and besides, who's ever heard of the name "David" before?
7. What does "the one that's long and flat" in Shay's riddle turn out to be?

Answer: A railway

The first clue is to "take the coaster straight past the gap." Once off the roller coaster track, Tally finds the railroad, which is another track, only it's "one that's long and flat". The hoverboards need a metal grid under them to hover, for which the train track works very nicely.
8. What kind of dehydrated food does Dr. Cable give Tally more than forty packets of?

Answer: SpagBol

Tally gets very sick of SpagBol (also known as spaghetti Bolognese) by the time she reaches the Smoke, and is willing to give it to Croy, but Shay tells her SpagBol is hard to get in the Smoke and valuable for trade, so she should keep it.
9. What is the first thing Tally sees in the Smoke that she finds horrifying?

Answer: People cutting down trees

"It seems weird at first," Shay says, "but it's the way the pre-Rusties lived too, you know?" In Tally's world they use soy and other proteins in place of meat, and never cut down trees, so both of these things come as a shock to Tally.
10. Tally has never heard of tea before.

Answer: False

She has heard of it, but never tasted it, so when David's parents offer her some, she does not know what to expect. Az and Maddy are surprised, and Tally tells them that tea is now "more of a crumbly drink," meaning that it's only the late pretties who drink it.
11. What kind of powdered pepper does the Boss have to throw at the Specials?

Answer: Habanero pepper

The habenero pepper is the spiciest kind of chili pepper, and the powder burns when it gets in people's eyes. The Boss asks Tally if she'd rather take the bag of ancient magazines or the pepper powder. Tally wants the magazines, but then the Boss notices that she has no shoes on, so he makes her trade.
12. The Rusties' cars exploded because a bug infected the oil.

Answer: True

"Oil infected by this bacterium was just as unstable as phosphorus. It exploded on contact with oxygen. And as it burned, the spores were released and spread on the wind. Until the spores got to the next car, or airplane, or oil well, and started growing again," David explains to Tally.
13. Is Shay drunk when Tally first sees her as a pretty?

Answer: Yes

This makes it hard for Shay to keep her balance on the hoverboards when they are escaping, but Tally says there isn't time for her to take off her crash bracelets and give them to Shay.
14. What word do pretties use to describe something instead of "cool"?

Answer: Bubbly

Peris and Shay use this word several times throughout the book, and in the first chapter of "Pretties," Shay and Tally are worried that they won't be "bubbly" enough at a party.
15. Which two characters are taking a walk together at the end of the book?

Answer: Tally and Shay

Tally and Shay are walking along in Cleopatra Park in Uglyville when a warden runs into them and wonders what an ugly and a pretty are doing taking a walk together. "I'm Tally Youngblood," Tally says, "Make me pretty."
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