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Kenneth Oppel Trivia

Kenneth Oppel Trivia Quizzes

Kenneth Oppel is the author of the "Silverwing" series, about the adventures of a young bat, and the "Airborn" series, following the exploits of a young airship student in an alternative reality in which airplanes were never invented. His books for children include the "Barnes and the Brains" series.

14 Kenneth Oppel quizzes and 145 Kenneth Oppel trivia questions.

"Airborn," Part I

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Join Matt Cruse and Kate de Vries in their exciting adventures as they battle pirates, discover a new creature, and even "fly." Kenneth Oppel's terrific book is a must-read, and if you've already read it, this quiz is a must-play!

Average, 10 Qns, SilverNaiad, Jun 17 07

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"Airborn," Part II popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Test your knowledge with the second part of my quiz on "Airborn" by Kenneth Oppel. This is a wonderful book, and there are no other quizzes on it yet!

Average, 10 Qns, SilverNaiad, Feb 20 11

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"Skybreaker," Part I

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The first part of my quiz on this terrific sequel to Kenneth Oppel's novel "Airborn."

Average, 10 Qns, SilverNaiad, Apr 17 08

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"Skybreaker," Part II

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is the second part of my quiz on Kenneth Oppel's awesome book. Please be sure to play the first half as well as this one!

Average, 10 Qns, SilverNaiad, Apr 30 08

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Silverwing series

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is on all three of the Silverwing series by Kenneth Oppel.

Easier, 10 Qns, shannara_hp, May 20 04

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"Silverwing": Quotes

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These books are amazing! This quiz is on all three "Silverwing" books by Kenneth Oppel. The questions are all "who said it?"

Average, 10 Qns, skywing, Feb 19 07

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"Silverwing" Part 1

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I've finished reading it again. Test your knowledge of "Silverwing" by Kenneth Oppel. Be warned, this might be a spoiler.

Average, 10 Qns, SunFlash_Comet, Sep 02 06

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"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is based on the book, "Airborn", by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel. "Airborn" is the first in an amazing series telling the tales of Matt Cruse, an adventurous youth in a world where airships rule the skies.

Average, 10 Qns, kreed7167, Aug 28 10

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"Sunwing" Part 2

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is the sequel of SunFlash's Silverwing Quiz. This also might be a spoiler. This quiz tests your smarts on Kenneth Oppel's "Sunwing", the sequel of "Silvering".

Average, 10 Qns, SunFlash_Comet, Sep 02 06

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Characters of "Airborn"

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How well do you know the characters from "Airborn" by Kenneth Oppel?

Average, 10 Qns, Chilax14, Nov 29 08

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Quick Question

What did the humans put on Shade, Chinook, and many other bats.

From Quiz ""Sunwing" Part 2"

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Book: Silverwing

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is the first book in a trilogy that I loved. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest that you do. this trilogy is by Kenneth Oppel.

Average, 10 Qns, karyorkari, Jul 04 03

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Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

I love these books! I first read the second in a way not to get in trouble, but I got in trouble anyway because I couldn't put it down! It took forever to find the first book so when I found it I wouldn't put it down.

Average, 15 Qns, sapphi2000, Jan 18 05

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Darkwing

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz based on a prequel of Kenneth Oppel's bestselling "Silverwing" saga.

Tough, 10 Qns, silver_lining, Apr 05 08

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Silverwing Analogies

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This deals with the first three bat books by Kenneth Oppel. All questions will be in the form of A is to B as C is to ?

Tough, 10 Qns, graciebarn256, Oct 28 08

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Kenneth Oppel Trivia Questions

1. The main character, Matt Cruse, hails from which fictional city in Canada?

From Quiz "Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

Answer: Lionsgate City

Lionsgate City is the fictional place where both Matt Cruse and Kate DeVries were raised. While the pair are off on adventures, that is where their families remain.

2. This young boy is the main character. He works as a cabin boy aboard the airship, Aurora.

From Quiz Characters of "Airborn"

Answer: Matt Cruse

Matt yearns to one day become the captain of an airship like the Aurora.

3. The sky suits that Matt and the others wear during their time aboard the Hyperion are made of what kind of animal skin?

From Quiz "Skybreaker," Part II

Answer: Snow leopard & a snow leopard& leopard

"The hide was soft and tanned, and lined inside, from hood to heel, with a layer of fur, thicker and whiter than any I'd ever seen." Mrs. Ram swiftly alters the suits to fit Matt, Kate, and Nadira.

4. For his two-week training tour, Matt is stationed to an old wreck of an airship, the Flotsam. Who is the captain?

From Quiz "Skybreaker," Part I

Answer: Tritus

The Airship Academy had sent all their first-year students out on a training tour, to learn navigation. Matt was so unlucky as to be shipped out to the Flotsam under the command of Captain Tritus, who is a vile man and a reckless captain.

5. In the beginning, Dusk had a contest with the other newborns to see who could eat the most insects. How many did Dusk eat?

From Quiz Darkwing

Answer: 15

Dusk was able to eat 15 bugs, which was a surprise to everyone.

6. When Matt and Kate are escaping from the sudden typhoon, they find shelter in a cave. What is inside that cave?

From Quiz "Airborn," Part II

Answer: Hydrium

Matt starts to panic from being landlocked and inside a dark, low-ceilinged cave. Kate asks him why he's so afraid, and he ends up pouring out his heart to her-a very touching scene. But once the rain lets up, the two hear a hissing, and think something is inside the cave with them. They quickly leave, but when the Aurora is about to be torn apart for balloon making, Matt suddenly remembers that hiss, and the smell of mangoes....

7. Who swings across the sky on the Aurora's davit, in order to retrieve the Endurance before it goes down?

From Quiz "Airborn," Part I

Answer: Matt

At first the crew of the Aurora - on Rideau's orders - try to use grappling hooks to snag the Endurance from the sky and save themselves some trouble, but it's not possible because the balloon is sinking. Captain Walken decides that someone (Matt, of course!) will need to swing between the aircrafts and hook the davit to the Endurance.

8. Who said-"Find a thermal and try to circle over it."

From Quiz "Silverwing": Quotes

Answer: Shade

Shade told Chinook to find a thermal so he could rip off his disc. Found in "Sunwing".

9. How many mosquitoes had Shade eaten the night you meet him?

From Quiz Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

Answer: over one thousand

Shade's mum told him just to keep his mouth open and swallow every once in a while.

10. What is the name of the first book?

From Quiz Silverwing series

Answer: Silverwing

"Silverwing" is the first book of the series. The others are "Sunwing" and "Firewing".

11. What season did Frieda, Chinook, Shade, Ariel, Marina, Plato, Isis, and Icarus go to find Cassiel?

From Quiz "Sunwing" Part 2

Answer: Winter

If you didn't notice the snow, the first chapter is called "Dead of Winter".

12. Who is one of the strongest of all the newborn males?

From Quiz "Silverwing" Part 1

Answer: Chinook

Chinook really gets on Shade's case since he shows off to him, and calls him a runt.

13. How does Shade get lost from his colony?

From Quiz Book: Silverwing

Answer: He got lost in a storm

Shade got lost in a storm above the ocean. Tree Haven was burnt to the ground by the owls, Shade didn't have a band, and Frieda saved him from being taken away by the owls.

14. Ariel is to Cassiel as Shade is to who?

From Quiz Silverwing Analogies

Answer: Marina

The relationship here is "spouse of."

15. In what time period does the book take place?

From Quiz "Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

Answer: The time period is undeclared, and is intended to be fictional.

The time period is, in fact, fictional. However, airships were primarily used during the late 1800s throughout the early 1900s, especially during the World War I years. The book suggests a "parallel universe" or "alternate reality," as indicated by the Latin endings on two well-known oceans; Atlanticus and Pacificus.

16. This willful, young girl is so determined that she will drug her chaperone to escape.

From Quiz Characters of "Airborn"

Answer: Kate de Vries

Because Matt won't let her out and neither will Mrs. Simpkins, Kate overdoses her chaperone on sleeping pills to escape off to find the cloud cat.

17. At what altitude is the Flotsam flying when the crew spots the Hyperion?

From Quiz "Skybreaker," Part I

Answer: 9,000 ft

Such a height is dangerous, but at least it got them out of the Devil's Fist. The crew is just starting to relax when Mr. Sloan, up in the crow's nest, calls down that he sees a vessel to the south southeast.

18. What was the type of the beast that Carnaissal first killed and fed on?

From Quiz Darkwing

Answer: a paramy

Carnaissal's own predator instincts finally led him to kill and eat another beast.

19. Kate drugs Miss Simpkins and goes off alone to explore. Who does Captain Walken send, along with Matt, to go look for her?

From Quiz "Airborn," Part II

Answer: Lunardi&Bruce&Bruce Lunardi

Matt wonders if the captain is punishing him by sending Bruce along, because he knows Matt isn't fond of him, but no other men can be spared.

20. What did Shade reckon Chinook's best friend would do if Chinook told him to?

From Quiz Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

Answer: Fly above the tree line in a lightning storm

Chinook's best friend was always one wingbeat away from Chinook.

21. What is the name of the main character in the first two books?

From Quiz Silverwing series

Answer: Shade

Shade is the father of Griffin and mate of Marina.

22. The artificial rainforest collected many species of bats. Arcadia and her colony called it what?

From Quiz "Sunwing" Part 2

Answer: Paradise

Arcadia thought the rainforest fulfilled Nocturna's Promise because they were able to see the sun. Best thing of all, was that the owls weren't able to sacrifice the bats. Oasis is in the Underworld, the Rainforest and Promiseland are not told in this book.

23. Where is the Echo Chamber located in Tree Haven?

From Quiz "Silverwing" Part 1

Answer: An area with roots

The Echo Chamber is where a elder echos major events that had happened in the year. Frieda took Shade there when he wanted to learn why bats weren't allowed to see the sun.

24. Whom did Shade meet on an island?

From Quiz Book: Silverwing

Answer: Marina the bat

Shade found Marina on an island, and she wanted to come with Shade, to find his colony.

25. Rat is to Romulus as Vampyrum Spectrum is to who (or what)?

From Quiz Silverwing Analogies

Answer: Murk

These two defied the customs of their species and were friendly to Silverwings.

26. How did Matt Cruse obtain the nickname: "lighter than air" from his crewmates?

From Quiz "Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

Answer: He successfully brought The Endurance, a hot air balloon, into the safety of the airship by tying himself to a cable and towing it in.

When Matt saved the balloon, as well as the dying balloonist Benjamin Molloy, his crewmates began to call him "lighter than air."

27. This man is the calming captain of the Aurora.

From Quiz Characters of "Airborn"

Answer: Captain Walken

Captain Walken was the very image of a great king, according to Matt.

28. What is inside the safe in the Hyperion's apartments?

From Quiz "Skybreaker," Part II

Answer: Grunel's diary

There are six doors in the safe, each one leading to the next. Hal blasts the doors off, but once he and Matt open the final (and real) safe, they find only a small book-Grunel's diary full of strange scribblings.

29. What was the name of the bird that Dusk befriended?

From Quiz Darkwing

Answer: Teryx

Unlike other birds, Teryx was curious about Dusk because he could fly.

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