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The Austere Academy Quiz

This is one of my favorite books in the series!

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

Author
egoett

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,742

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
17 / 20

Plays
2014

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What was strange about the bricks by the school when the Baudelaires were going into school? Hint

They were blue

It had glue all over it

Moss was oozing out of them

It was so sandy you would always slip

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the school's motto? Hint

"Orphans will stay in the orphan shack"

"You are not welcome here"

"Remember you will die"

"No news is good news"

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Question 3 of 20

3. What classroom is Sunny in? Hint

Room #2

Room #13

None, she works with Principal Nero

Room #1

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is the annoying thing Principal Nero does to people? Hint

He mocks them

He has sneezing fits

He does the "zip it" speech

He always whistles while they talk

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Question 5 of 20

5. What sound does the fungus on the ceiling of the orphan shack make when it hits the ground? Hint

Ping

Splat

Plop

Boing

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was strange about the food in the cafeteria? Hint

It had a face

It was tiny

It was huge

It was blue

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Question 7 of 20

7. What does Carmelita Spats call the Baudelaires? Hint

PieSnatchers

Cakesniffers

MuffinHuggers

TeaDrinkers

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is Isadora and Duncan's last name? Hint

Quagmire

Baudelaire

Cakesniffer

Quigly

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Question 9 of 20

9. What did they call the place the Baudelaires were staying? Hint

The Orphan's Shack

The Butler's Cave

The Crazy Home

The Crab's Home

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who is Mr. Remora? Hint

A painter

The janitor

Violet's teacher

Klaus' teacher

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who is Mrs. Bass? Hint

The chef

Klaus' teacher

Principal Nero's wife

One of the powdered faced women

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Question 12 of 20

12. What did Sunny have to make? Hint

lasagna

tape

staples

paint

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Question 13 of 20

13. Yes or No: Does Coach Genghis wear a turban?

Yes

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Question 14 of 20

14. What does S.O.R.E stand for? Hint

School Opinion Research Experiment

Special Orphan Running Exercises

Some Orphans Really Explore

Some Orphans Rarely Explore

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Question 15 of 20

15. What did the Baudelaires remember eating at the picnic with their parents long ago? Hint

Sticky Rice

Fried Chicken

Big Macs

Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was Carmelita mad about when she delivered the message from Coach Genghis? Hint

No one wanted to sit with her

The Baudelaires wouldn't give her a tip

She broke a nail when she ran

She got her hair stuck in the gate

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Question 17 of 20

17. What did Isadora and Duncan dress up to look like Sunny when she had to make staples and couldn't go to S.O.R.E.? Hint

a baby doll

a vase

a bag of flour

load of laundry

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Question 18 of 20

18. Yes or No: Did the Baudelaires pass their exam?

Yes

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Question 19 of 20

19. Yes or No: Were the Quagmires caught by Count Olaf while impersonating the Baudelaires?

Yes

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the last thing Isadora and Duncan yelled? Hint

VFD

S.O.R.E.

Remember you will Die

Find Hagrid

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was strange about the bricks by the school when the Baudelaires were going into school?

Answer: Moss was oozing out of them

The bricks were so old moss was "oozing" out of them. The school children often slipped on them.

2. What is the school's motto?

Answer: "Remember you will die"

The motto is "Memento Mori" which is a Latin phrase that means "Remember you will die". That is a rather unusual motto for a school, but not for this book!

3. What classroom is Sunny in?

Answer: None, she works with Principal Nero

Sunny is a baby so they made her work with Principal Nero so she could do something.

4. What is the annoying thing Principal Nero does to people?

Answer: He mocks them

Principal Nero even mocked the Baudelaires the very first time he met them! He's so proud of himself. He plays the violin and thinks he's a genius.

5. What sound does the fungus on the ceiling of the orphan shack make when it hits the ground?

Answer: Plop

There is a tan fungus growing on the ceiling which the Baudelaires have to keep dodging to avoid getting hit. To get rid of it, they sprinkled salt on it.

6. What was strange about the food in the cafeteria?

Answer: It was huge

It was the largest lasagna they had EVER seen.

7. What does Carmelita Spats call the Baudelaires?

Answer: Cakesniffers

She calls them this every chance she gets. Although I'm not certain what it means, Lemony Snicket says "Cakesniffers" is very rude indeed!

8. What is Isadora and Duncan's last name?

Answer: Quagmire

Isadora and Duncan Quagmire are triplets and the third died in a fire.

9. What did they call the place the Baudelaires were staying?

Answer: The Orphan's Shack

Carmelita started to call it the orphan's shack and everybody copied it.

10. Who is Mr. Remora?

Answer: Violet's teacher

He would tell boring stories and eat bananas all day long.

11. Who is Mrs. Bass?

Answer: Klaus' teacher

She would make everyone measure everything.

12. What did Sunny have to make?

Answer: staples

She had to make home made staples because she ran out in the office and Principal Nero forced her to make her own even though she's only a baby.

13. Yes or No: Does Coach Genghis wear a turban?

Answer: Yes

He wears it to cover his one eyebrow.

14. What does S.O.R.E stand for?

Answer: Special Orphan Running Exercises

Special Orphan Running Exercises is what Coach Genghis assigned the Baudelaires to do every night until the sun came up.

15. What did the Baudelaires remember eating at the picnic with their parents long ago?

Answer: Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp

They ate sweet-and-sour shrimp and washed their hands in the stream.

16. What was Carmelita mad about when she delivered the message from Coach Genghis?

Answer: The Baudelaires wouldn't give her a tip

Carmelita complained that she delivered messages nine times and they never gave her a tip. Klaus said that he didn't want to break their tradition.

17. What did Isadora and Duncan dress up to look like Sunny when she had to make staples and couldn't go to S.O.R.E.?

Answer: a bag of flour

Klaus and Violet had to study for their exam and Sunny had to make staples for the next day. So, Isadora and Duncan dressed up as Violet and Klaus and stole a bag of flour to look like Sunny.

18. Yes or No: Did the Baudelaires pass their exam?

Answer: Yes

They studied all night while Isadora and Duncan pretended to be them.

19. Yes or No: Were the Quagmires caught by Count Olaf while impersonating the Baudelaires?

Answer: Yes

Coach Genghis caught them. Coach Genghis is Count Olaf in disguise.

20. What was the last thing Isadora and Duncan yelled?

Answer: VFD

The last thing they yelled was VFD and the meaning is unknown! (at least, in this book it is)

Source: Author egoett

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