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If you're looking for quizzes on books written by an author whose surname begins with K, and you don't see their name listed on its own, look in here!
13 K Authors quizzes and 150 K Authors trivia questions.
1.
  "Walter the Farting Dog" - The First Three Books    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz covers the first three books in the "Walter the Farting Dog" series, a set of books specifically written for young readers who "won't pick up a book without dinosaurs, trucks, or farts." Good luck!
Tough, 15 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Apr 25 06
Tough
stuthehistoryguy gold member
389 plays
2.
  Rifles for Watie    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the children's novel "Rifles for Watie" by Harold Keith.
Average, 10 Qns, bonanza22, Feb 26 19
Average
bonanza22
Feb 26 19
224 plays
3.
  Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on a really good book by P.B Kerr, a Scottish author. This is mostly about the characters. Spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, theironknight, Nov 11 05
Average
theironknight
304 plays
4.
  'Hunter's Moon' - Garry Kilworth    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is a book about 'Hunter's Moon / The Foxes Of First Dark', a book about foxes written by Garry Kilworth.
Tough, 25 Qns, Rain_Cat, Jan 28 08
Tough
Rain_Cat
158 plays
5.
  The Mystery Kids 3: Treasure Hunt    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on "Treasure Hunt", the third book in the "Mystery Kids" series by Fiona Kelly. How did Holly, Miranda and Peter solve the case?
Average, 10 Qns, angel_starr, Nov 26 14
Average
angel_starr
224 plays
6.
  "The Life in the Wood with Joni-Pip" Characters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about Carrie King's book, "The Life in the Wood with Joni-Pip". The questions are on some of the main characters. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, flipfreak, Jul 01 12
Average
flipfreak
105 plays
7.
  "Deadly Stranger" by: Peg Kehret    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on the book "Deadly Stranger".
Average, 15 Qns, neigh101, Sep 19 12
Average
neigh101
117 plays
8.
  The Ordinary Princess    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the wonderful book "The Ordinary Princess" by M.M. Kaye. It is about a Princess who receives a fairy gift to be ordinary.
Average, 10 Qns, bookworm78, Oct 21 04
Average
bookworm78
199 plays
9.
  Green Glass Sea    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about a book called the "Green Glass Sea," written by Ellen Klages.
Average, 10 Qns, shakeyerthang3, Feb 24 08
Average
shakeyerthang3
163 plays
10.
  Can You Get an F in Lunch?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the first book in the "How I Survived Middle School" series. Written by Nancy Krulik.
Tough, 10 Qns, Trixie72, Mar 14 09
Tough
Trixie72
247 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Where does Shannon's kidnapper take her?

From Quiz ""Deadly Stranger" by: Peg Kehret"




11.
  Magnus Powermouse    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about the book "Magnus Powermouse" by the famous New Zealand author Dick King-Smith.
Average, 10 Qns, Mag_nus, Jan 02 21
Average
Mag_nus
Jan 02 21
177 plays
12.
  The Divide    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my first quiz about a book called 'The Divide' by Elizabeth Kay. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, quiggle_head, Oct 12 06
Average
quiggle_head
178 plays
13.
  Kid Lit: The Snowy Day    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
A short quiz about a children's book entitled "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats centered around a young boy's adventures on a snowy day.
Tough, 5 Qns, ravenskye, Sep 27 03
Tough
ravenskye
341 plays

K Authors Trivia Questions
1. Shannon wants to be a psychiatrist. What type of patients does she want to work with?

From Quiz "Deadly Stranger" by: Peg Kehret

Answer: disturbed people

The main reason that Shannon wants to work with disturbed people is because she enjoys telling people that she wants to work with disturbed people and impressing them. She once went to the library and checked out a big book on disturbed people. She read some of what she could understand in it, but she mostly just carried it around.

2. Uncle Roland is what animal?

From Quiz Magnus Powermouse

Answer: Rabbit

Uncle Roland is in fact a rabbit who lives in a hutch near where Magnus lives.

3. Who gives Joni-Pip his old dressing gown?

From Quiz "The Life in the Wood with Joni-Pip" Characters

Answer: Alex

When Joni-Pip sees the shooting star at the beginning of the story, she is wearing her brother Alex's dressing gown which he gave her. Alex Garador was named after the author's younger brother, David Alexander. He likes trainspotting and reading about other transport.

4. What does Jenny do the night before the first day of school?

From Quiz Can You Get an F in Lunch?

Answer: Practicing opening her locker combination lock

She spent all night trying to master it!

5. What is the name of the main female character?

From Quiz 'Hunter's Moon' - Garry Kilworth

Answer: O-ha

The book is based on O-ha's life, in which she has a mate called A-ho who later dies, leaving her to care for the cubs alone (they die as well). Later on in the book, she has another mate, and cubs.

6. Who did Dewey wish was coming when she was waiting on her neighbor's porch?

From Quiz Green Glass Sea

Answer: Her dad

Dewey hadn't seen her dad in a long time so she was hoping it was him. It really ended up being a lady that said she was going to take her to her dad.

7. Where does Holly get the idea to use the unsolved blackmail case as a story for her mystery column?

From Quiz The Mystery Kids 3: Treasure Hunt

Answer: The local paper

Holly is stuck for ideas when Peter arrives with the local paper. Flicking through it she comes across the section "what happened years ago today" and reads about the Ginger Kane blackmail case.

8. In what city/country does "The Divide" begin?

From Quiz The Divide

Answer: Costa Rica

The family is on a trip there, as Felix begged them to let him do something interesting in his life.

9. What is John's and Phillipa's last name?

From Quiz Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure

Answer: Gaunt

John and Philippa Gaunt are the children of Edward and Layla, very rich people. John and Philippa get their wisdom teeth very early and their Uncle Nimrod appears to them in a dream when they are under anesthetics to tell them to meet him in London.

10. What is the main character's name?

From Quiz Rifles for Watie

Answer: Jeff Bussey

Jeff's full name is Jefferson Davis Bussey. His father served in the war with the Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and Jeff is named after him.

11. Which fairy wished Amethyst to be ordinary?

From Quiz The Ordinary Princess

Answer: Crustacea

Crustacea was the "fairy-in-charge-of-water" and was the last to give her gift to Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne (later known as simply Amy).

12. The book 'The Snowy Day' by Ezra Jack Keats was first published in:

From Quiz Kid Lit: The Snowy Day

Answer: 1962

The Snowy Day, about a boy's adventures on a particular winter day, was first published in 1962.

13. What type of labels does Katie give people?

From Quiz "Deadly Stranger" by: Peg Kehret

Answer: dog breeds

Her excuse for doing this is that she wants to be a veterinarian and specialize in dogs. She can usually figure out a breed almost as soon as she meets somebody, but sometimes it takes a little while. When she can't figure out a dog breed for Shannon, she decides that she is a mixed breed.

14. What did Marcus (Magnus's Dad) break/sprain?

From Quiz Magnus Powermouse

Answer: Ankle

Marcus sprained his ankle doing a job during the story.

15. Who is originally from Scotland?

From Quiz "The Life in the Wood with Joni-Pip" Characters

Answer: Hetty

Ethelred-Ted introduces Hetty to Joni-Pip in Windy Woods at the beginning of the story. Hetty's nickname is "Hetty the Wee" as "wee" is the Scottish word for "small". However, the author, Carrie King, admits that she may have had "Winnie the Pooh" in mind when she named the little Scottish hedgehog!

16. Who is Jenny's worst enemy?

From Quiz Can You Get an F in Lunch?

Answer: Addie

They used to be best friends. When Jenny went to summer camp Addie got new friends.

17. What are the Autumn winds called?

From Quiz 'Hunter's Moon' - Garry Kilworth

Answer: Melloon

The foxes have names for Winter winds (Ransheen), March winds (Scresheen), Spring breezes (Switter), Summer winds (Frashoon), and Autumn winds (Melloon).

18. What is the nickname that some girls on the Hill called Dewey?

From Quiz Green Glass Sea

Answer: Screwy Dewey

Many of the girls such as Joyce and Barbara didn't like Dewey and they called her this mean name.

19. What are the girls shocked to discover when they go to the library?

From Quiz The Mystery Kids 3: Treasure Hunt

Answer: The blackmail story has been ripped out of the paper

At first they think the paper they want is missing but they discover it hidden inside another. They suspect Peter of having ripped the story out before they got there.

20. What is a diggleuck equivalent to?

From Quiz The Divide

Answer: gnome

Felix questions Betony about the 'mythical' creatures in her world and the equivalent he finds for a diggeluck is a gnome.

21. What is the twins' uncle's first name?

From Quiz Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure

Answer: Nimrod

Nimrod is a djinn. A member of the Marid tribe, one-sixth of the total djinn tribes. The good djinn tribes consist of the Marid, Jinn and the Jann which chose the Good alignment. The Ifrit, Ghul and Shaitan, however, chose evil.

22. The first book in the series, "Walter the Farting Dog", begins with Walter coming home with Betty and Billy. Where did Betty and Billy get Walter?

From Quiz "Walter the Farting Dog" - The First Three Books

Answer: The dog pound

According to Betty and Billy, "Nobody wanted him." Very soon the family would discover the reason why!

23. During which war does this book take place?

From Quiz Rifles for Watie

Answer: American Civil War

Jeff joins up on the Union side, and is asked to be a spy. He starts to sympathize with the Southern Native American Rebels.

24. What did King Hulderbrand say inviting fairies to the christening was?

From Quiz The Ordinary Princess

Answer: rash

In fact, he said it so many times both before and after the christening that he caused the Prime Minister to resign and Queen Rodhesia to hate the word.

25. The main character in the story was named...

From Quiz Kid Lit: The Snowy Day

Answer: Peter

26. What do Katie and Shannon plan to do together after school?

From Quiz "Deadly Stranger" by: Peg Kehret

Answer: shopping

Katie, who is new to the school, meets Shannon on her first day and Shannon invites her to go on a shopping trip. When Katie gets home, she finds out that she has to babysit her younger brother that afternoon, so she goes to Shannon's house to tell her that she can't come and to give her a note with her phone number and address on it. A man answers the door and tells Katie that Shannon is at a piano lesson. Thinking that it's Shannon's brother, Katie gives him the paper to give to Shannon, but he doesn't give it to Shannon.

27. What is Poppy's nickname?

From Quiz "The Life in the Wood with Joni-Pip" Characters

Answer: Poppy-Plump-Pij

Poppy is the sweet, good-natured wood pigeon who has a talent for getting names and words wrong! The author of the book often says she based Poppy's character partly on herself, because she is also quite ditzy and forgetful!

28. What is Jenny's first rule about surviving middle school?

From Quiz Can You Get an F in Lunch?

Answer: Never wear a green t-shirt with a big lizard on it on the first day of school?

She got made fun of for wearing a shirt like that. Eighth graders made fun of her.

29. What do the badgers call humans?

From Quiz 'Hunter's Moon' - Garry Kilworth

Answer: Gumans

O-ha stays with Gar the badger after her mate is killed and her earth filled in. O-ha and Gar enjoy long conversations.

30. What was the name of Suze's and Dewey's club?

From Quiz Green Glass Sea

Answer: Shazam

Suze and Dewey were the only members of this group. They decorated a rock with their group name on it.

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