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If you're looking for quizzes on books written by an author whose surname begins with J, and you don't see their name listed on its own, look in here!
6 J Authors quizzes and 65 J Authors trivia questions.
1.
  'It's Back to School We Go!' by Ellen Jackson    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of the following questions features a character discussing his or her first day of school Can you guess the country each hails from?
Easier, 10 Qns, Jazmee27, Sep 20 10
Easier
Jazmee27
355 plays
2.
  Olaf's Night Before Christmas    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The "Frozen" character celebrates his first Christmas in this 2015 book by Jessica Julius.
Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Jan 01 16
Average
pennie1478 gold member
176 plays
3.
  Red Rock Mysteries Fun    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the "Red Rock Mysteries" series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, happychristian, Mar 13 07
Average
happychristian
139 plays
4.
  Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the book "Finn Family Moomintroll" by Tove Jansson. (Please note the quiz refers only to the book and not to the television series.)
Tough, 10 Qns, Lazellia, Mar 30 06
Tough
Lazellia
254 plays
5.
  Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This time the quiz is on the book "Moominland Midwinter" by Tove Jansson.
Tough, 15 Qns, Lazellia, Mar 30 06
Tough
Lazellia
203 plays
6.
  The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'The Mole who Stole Pancake Day' is a fantastic and funny book by Phoebe Johnston and Lauren Jenkins. Take this quiz now!
Tough, 10 Qns, tamminsursok, Aug 17 03
Tough
tamminsursok
175 plays
trivia question Quick Question
In "Olaf's Night Before Christmas", what gift was Olaf holding as he watched Santa take off with his reindeer?

From Quiz "Olaf's Night Before Christmas"





J Authors Trivia Questions
1. In "Olaf's Night Before Christmas", who had the smallest stocking hung up on the chimney?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: Olaf

There were four stockings hung up on the chimney, belonging to Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven. Anna's stocking was the longest, Olaf's stocking was the shortest, and Sven's stocking was shaped like a reindeer hoof.

2. Achieng, who is eight years old, enjoys playing soccer with the other schoolchildren. In which African country will her curriculum include Kiswahili, Math and Health?

From Quiz 'It's Back to School We Go!' by Ellen Jackson

Answer: Kenya

Achieng also helps her mother in the garden, which contains potatoes, cassava and beans. Another thing the eight-year-old looks forward to is storytime, when her grandmother tells different folktales about the animals who live in her homeland.

3. What is the twins' last name?

From Quiz Red Rock Mysteries Fun

Answer: Timberline

Ashley and Bryce Timberline are 13-year-old twins who find adventure and mysteries in all 12 books.

4. For how many months do the Moomin family hibernate?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: 5

They go to sleep in November and wake up in spring. All except for Moomintroll...

5. Which character wrote the letter to the reader at the beginning if the preface?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1

Answer: Moominmamma

This is an introduction to the Moomin family. Moominmamma tells us about her family and home. The language (as in the entire book) is very odd. "It's only the story about us is to go overseas, Moominpappa said. But do rite to the children and explain what a moomin is for a something. Perhaps they haven't any such over there."

6. What is The Mole's first name?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Aldob

Aldob is a sad mole who is sick of Pancake Day and he wants to stop it from happening.

7. When Olaf saw the stockings hung on the fireplace in "Olaf's Night Before Christmas", what did he wonder they were there for?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: He wondered if the stockings were wet

Olaf wondered if the stockings were wet and the others hung the stockings up near the fireplace to dry them.

8. What is Boo Heckler's real first name?

From Quiz Red Rock Mysteries Fun

Answer: Aaron

Aaron Heckler was nicknamed Boo because he would boo at any event, such as sports. He goes to school with the twins and causes some trouble for them.

9. What was in the mailbox when Moomintroll first woke up?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: A leaf

Moomin was probably hoping for a letter from Snufkin, but found no mail at all. This is possibly because everybody knew the family would be hibernating at this time, or because most of the family's acquaintances were hibernating also.

10. What is the name of the shop Aldob shoplifts from?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Mole Discounts

Aldob steals pancake ingredients from the shop to try and stop Pancake Day.

11. What was Anna doing on the night before Christmas in "Olaf's Night Before Christmas"?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: Snoring

Elsa was sleeping peacefully while Anna was snoring in her bed. Meanwhile, Olaf was counting sheep in his bed.

12. Kendi enjoys hunting rabbits with his brother and eating caribou. Can you pick out his place of origin from the following answer choices?

From Quiz 'It's Back to School We Go!' by Ellen Jackson

Answer: Nunavut, Canada

Kendi's first-grade teacher, Mr. Anawak, will teach him subjects such as Inuktitut, English, Math, Science and Storytelling. In addition, he is proud of the parka and mittens that will protect him from the bitter cold.

13. Who says "Now you've waked me...and eaten half my sleeping-bag"?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: Little My

She says this to the Squirrel With The Magnificent Tail after he steals her bedding to make a new mattress.

14. What do the fish turn into when they swim inside the Hobgoblin's hat?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1

Answer: Canaries

The hat had very interesting powers - it transformed objects when placed in it. When Moomin and Snufkin put it in the river and turn the water to raspberry juice, the fish accidentally swim inside. " 'I'm not a canary!' peeped the nearest bird. 'I'm a roach!' 'We are respectable fishes, all three!' His friend twittered."

15. What is the name of the girl who adopts Aldob?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Doris

When Aldob gets sent to the pound, Doris comes to adopt him.

16. After Olaf heard a noise over the fjord, what did he grab to look out at the sky in "Olaf's Night Before Christmas"?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: Icicle

Olaf was awoken by a noise over the fjord and ran to his window. He used an icicle off the window pane to see what was in the sky. Olaf thought he was seeing Kristoff with eight Svens.

17. What is the name of the twins' stepsister's boyfriend?

From Quiz Red Rock Mysteries Fun

Answer: Randy

Randy is a pretty nice person and in Book Ten, he finally thinks of becoming a Christian.

18. With what colour yarn is Moomintroll darning the family's bathing trunks with?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: Red

He is mending them when Too-Ticky comes to tell him about The Great Cold.

19. Which month do the Hattifatteners meet each year?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1

Answer: June

The Hattifatteners meet on their island each year - coincidentally on the day when the Moomins and friends visit. "Once a year the Hattifatteners collect there before setting out again on their endless foraging expedition round the world."

20. In the book, Aldob meets which celebrity?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Austin O'Brien

In the book, Austin is a taxi-driver who drives Aldob to Mole Discounts.

21. When Santa landed on the castle roof in "Olaf's Night Before Christmas", how did Olaf know it wasn't Kristoff?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: The jolly man smelled too nice

Olaf watched the man come down the chimney feet first and then his entire body came into the room. Olaf knew it wasn't Kristoff because the man smelled like cookies, snowballs, and spices.

22. What is the twins' little brother's name?

From Quiz Red Rock Mysteries Fun

Answer: Dylan

Dylan is their little toddler brother. They both like him, but he is slobbery sometimes, too.

23. What are the eight invisible creatures in Too-Ticky's bathing-house?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: Shrews

They turned invisible because they are so shy. They can also fly.

24. What colour hair did the figurehead have?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1

Answer: Blue

The Snorkmaiden found her and showed Moomin because she wanted to impress him, but her plan backfired when he fell in love with it. "Her cheeks and lips were red, and her round blue eyes smiled up through the clear water; she had blue hair, too, flowing in long painted curls over her shoulders."

25. Where does Aldob attempt to steal from, but doesn't succeed?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Mole Discounts Express

Aldob steals from Mole Discounts, but he thinks that is not enough, so he attempts to steal from Mole Discounts Express, but he gets put in the pound.

26. In "Olaf's Night Before Christmas", what did Santa pause to eat before he put packages under the tree?

From Quiz Olaf's Night Before Christmas

Answer: Krumkake

Olaf wondered if the gifts came from Old Oaken's store when he saw Santa's bag of gifts. He watched Santa put gifts in the stockings of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Sven along with gifts under the Christmas tree. Anna and Elsa had set out eight Krumkake's for Santa along with a jug of milk. Krumkake is a Norwegian tubular cookie filled with cream.

27. How did the twins' dad die?

From Quiz Red Rock Mysteries Fun

Answer: Plane crash

The twins' dad died in a terrorist plane crash. The terrorist thought that Sam, their stepdad, was on the plane and tried to kill him (but little did they know that Sam was not on the plane).

28. According to the Author's Note, what has a Displaced Hedgehog had no time to pack?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 2

Answer: Toothbrush

Little My says that she would not even give Moominmamma's eggwarmer to a Displaced Hedgehog. Another typically bizarre comment from the world of Ms Jannson.

29. What does the Snorkmaiden suggest the group use for fishing bait when they are trying to catch the Marmeluke?

From Quiz Very Moomin Literature : Vol. 1

Answer: Pancakes

The Snork accuses the Snorkmaiden of not understanding fishing because she is a girl - and then she comes up with the bait that finally catches it! "At last he said: 'Of course if the Marmeluke eats pancake, then...' And everyone knew that the hunt would go on."

30. What is the name of the boy who feeds Aldob when he is in the pound?

From Quiz The Mole Who Stole Pancake Day

Answer: Ron

Ron is based on the character of Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter books.

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