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Quiz about Lemony Snicket The Ersatz Elevator

Lemony Snicket: "The Ersatz Elevator" Quiz

This quiz is about the book "The Ersatz Elevator" by the author Lemony Snicket. This is my first quiz so please enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Clare913. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Clare913

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,273

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
352

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (8/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 73 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What restaurant does Esm� tell Jerome and the Baudelaires to go to while she's meeting with Gunther? Hint

The 'In' Restaurant

Caf� Salmonella

The Petal Diner

Thai Takeaways

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did V.F.D (Lot #50) really stand for? Hint

Very Funny Ducks

Nothing, it didn't say.

Village of Fowl Devotees

Very Fancy Doilies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is Gunther? Hint

The innest auctioneer in town

Gordon Gunther

Nobody important

Count Olaf

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Question 4 of 10

4. What words didn't Lemony Snicket mention on the blurb? Hint

A nice guardian

A secret passageway

Parsley Soda

A red herring

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Olaf keep the Quagmires? Hint

In the auction hall

In his house

Down the elevator

He kept moving them

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Mr Poe wanted to buy but quit because it was getting too expensive? Hint

V.F.D

A red herring statue

Chocolate slippers

Crates of parsley soda

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the doorman? Hint

The hook handed man

A regular doorman

An actor

Esm�'s cousin

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the Baudelaires drink when they first met the Squalors? Hint

Parsley Soda

Aqueous Martini

Water

Coke

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Question 9 of 10

9. What book is before "The Ersatz Elevator"? Hint

The Bad Beginning

The Austere Academy

The Miserable Mill

The End

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Question 10 of 10

10. What address do the Squalors live at? Hint

678 Light Avenue

564 Light Avenue

334 Dark Avenue

667 Dark Avenue

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 28 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Apr 28 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Apr 25 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Mar 27 2024 : Guest 107: 10/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 76: 6/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 165: 9/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 96: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What restaurant does Esm� tell Jerome and the Baudelaires to go to while she's meeting with Gunther?

Answer: Caf� Salmonella

Esm� wanted to talk with Gunther the auctioneer in private so she booked a place at Caf� Salmonella for Jerome and the children.

2. What did V.F.D (Lot #50) really stand for?

Answer: Very Fancy Doilies

Violet, Klaus and Sunny thought that Count Olaf had trapped Duncan and Isadora in Lot #50. They begged Jerome to buy it for them, but Count Olaf had tricked them.

3. Who is Gunther?

Answer: Count Olaf

Count Olaf disguised himself as an auctioneer with improper English. He kidnapped the Quagmires but didn't get the Baudelaire fortune.

4. What words didn't Lemony Snicket mention on the blurb?

Answer: A nice guardian

These words have got something to do with the story. They seem like strange words but they are actually very important.

5. Where did Olaf keep the Quagmires?

Answer: Down the elevator

The elevator wasn't an elevator, it led down to a secret passageway where he kept the Quagmires in a cage. When the Baudelaires were about to rescue them, they were gone.

6. What did Mr Poe wanted to buy but quit because it was getting too expensive?

Answer: A red herring statue

Mr Poe's wife told him to get some ocean decorations so he bid on the statue but it got too expensive. The Squalors' doorman won the herring statue.

7. Who was the doorman?

Answer: The hook handed man

The Squalors hired a doorman because everyone couldn't find the door. In the auction, the doorman bought the herring statue which had the Quagmire triplets in it.

8. What did the Baudelaires drink when they first met the Squalors?

Answer: Aqueous Martini

When the Baudelaires first came, Aqueous Martinis were in. Later, Parsley Sodas were in.

9. What book is before "The Ersatz Elevator"?

Answer: The Austere Academy

This is the full order of the books:
"The Bad Beginning" "The Carnivorous Carnival"
"The Reptile Room" "The Slippery Slope"
"The Wide Window" "The Grim Grotto"
"The Miserable Mill" "The Penultimate Peril"
"The Austere Academy" "The End"
"The Ersatz Elevator"
"The Vile Village"
"The Hostile Hospital"

10. What address do the Squalors live at?

Answer: 667 Dark Avenue

At the start, Jerome tells the Baudelaires the address in case they get lost. The live at the very very top of the building.

Source: Author Clare913

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