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Jiggy McCue, the central character in Michael Lawrence's best-known series, is a pre-teen boy who can't keep still (hence his nickname), and keeps finding himself in "interesting" situations.
3 Michael Lawrence quizzes and 40 Michael Lawrence trivia questions.
1.
  The Poltergoose    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Hi, this is my quiz on 'The Poltergoose', one of the 'Jiggy McCue' books by Michael Lawrence. Enjoy!
Average, 20 Qns, igsey, Jun 10 12
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igsey
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  Nudie Dudie!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a "Jiggy McCue" book by Michael Lawrence.
Average, 10 Qns, johncena96, Jun 10 12
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johncena96
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  The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a Jiggy McCue quiz, about the book by Michael Lawrence.
Tough, 10 Qns, johncena96, Mar 05 11
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johncena96
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trivia question Quick Question
What is Jiggy's mother teaching him to do?

From Quiz "The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard."





Michael Lawrence Trivia Questions
1. What happens to Jiggy if he is nervous?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: He flaps his arms

This always happens because in every book there is a problem!

2. What is Jiggy's mother teaching him to do?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: ironing

He didn't know that he had to do ironing in the middle of the book!

3. What is Jiggy's real first name?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Joseph

His real name is Joseph, but he can't stand that name, so everybody calls him by his nickname, Jiggy. His nickname is Jiggy because he 'jigs a lot'. He fidgets.

4. Who is Jiggy's male friend?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Pete Garett

Pete is a disgusting boy who is proud of his smelly feet.

5. What did Jiggy say about the rock of the mountain?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: it looks like a nose

He had to dangle from there and iron!

6. What is the name of Jiggy's best male friend?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Pete Garret

Pete is a bit, shall we say, 'strange'. He's really dirty and disgusting, never has a shower, never cleans his teeth, never does anything in the favour of personal hygiene actually.

7. Who is Jiggy's female friend?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Angie Mint

Angie Mint is a character who loves cushions! Miss Mooney appears in 'Rudie Dudie!'

8. How did Jiggy swap lives with Juggy?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: he went into the broom cupboard

That's when everything went wrong!

9. What is the name of Jiggy's best female friend?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Angie Mint

Angie is more or less the leader of the group, is very bossy, and lives in the same house as Pete. But they're not related or anything. She is the opposite of Pete, very clean and tidy.

10. What happens to Jiggy when he tries to write using a pen with a lady on it?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: His clothes disappear

It was dead funny the first time he wrote with the pen because he did not know his clothes were going to disappear!

11. Who was Jiggy hiding from?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: Mr Rice

That how Jiggy went in the broom cupboard, and got into Juggy's life.

12. What is Angie's room covered with?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Cushions

In a later book, the 'Toilet of Doom', she covers Jiggy's room with them too.

13. Who is Jiggy's arch enemy?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Bryan Ryan

Eejit is an annoying person who lives near Jiggy's house; Pete and Angie are Jiggy's friends.

14. What is Jiggy's real name?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: Joseph

That's what Jiggy's future sister calls him.

15. Where was Jiggy's old house?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Borderline Way

He moves because his Dad finally gets a job, and that results in him being haunted.

16. What is 'Fat Chance'?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: A magazine sold to raise money for the poor

'Fat Chance' appears in nearly every book. Sometimes the people who are selling the magazines have a dog with them.

17. What does Jiggy's future sister call herself?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: Swoozie

Her real name is Susie, but she can't say Susie.

18. Where is Jiggy's new house?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Brook Farm Estate

It's called this because it was built on the Brook Farm. Smart, eh?

19. What happened to Jiggy in the garden?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: He got bit by a seagull

Jiggy screamed when he got bit!

20. Where was the back key hidden in the back garden?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: in a gnome's butt

Jiggy goes over the gate, then gets the key.

21. What is Jiggy's house called?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: The Dorks

Jiggy write six names off the top of his head, puts them in a hat along with his parent's chosen names, and Pete pulled out The Dorks. Nice name.

22. Who is the neighbour next door?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Dawn Overton

Dawn had to put a dressing on Jiggy's bottom at the hospital!

23. What sweets were in an experiment?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: Turkish delight

That experiment was in Juggy's world, too.

24. What type of dead animal haunts Jiggy?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: A goose

Hence the name of the book, 'The Poltergoose'.

25. Who was the famous celebrity at Jiggy's school?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Tony Baloney

Tony is not a real celebrity in real life. Phil Mitchell is in 'Eastenders' but he wasn't mentioned in 'Nudie Dudie'.

26. What is the team with Jiggy in?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: the Musketeers

They say "one for all and one for lunch".

27. What has Jiggy's Mum been collecting for him since he was tiny?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Rocking-horses

His pillow randomly flies at his army of rocking-horses, which sends his Mum ape.

28. Who had a birthday in the story?

From Quiz Nudie Dudie!

Answer: Bryan Ryan

Haff is a made up character. Skinner was in detention because he wanted to be in detention. Toklas was in detention. Jiggy gave Bryan the little devils pen.

29. Who is not in the team, in Jiggy's world?

From Quiz The Iron, The Switch and The Broom Cupboard.

Answer: Eejit

Eejit is in the team in Juggy's world.

30. What does the poltergeist get covered in?

From Quiz The Poltergoose

Answer: Talcum powder

Jiggy's Dad's talcum powder gets knocked over, which goes everywhere, including on the poltergeist, which reveals its true form.

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