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  "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic   popular trivia quiz  
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"When I Grow Up" was Al Yankovic's first children's book and featured lovely illustrations by Wes Hargis. It was the story of a young boy with a vivid imagination who hadn't quite decided what he wanted to be when he grew up.
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1. At the beginning of Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up", where was Billy?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: At school

Billy was in Mrs. Krupp's classroom, anxiously waiting for the clock to strike noon because that's when "Show and Tell" began. The topic this week was "When I grow up, what am I gonna be?" Billy was very excited to be the first picked to share his ideas.

2. Billy's first idea in Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up" was to work in France and make "Twinkies au gratin". What did Billy want to be?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: A chef

"A world-renowned chef"! Some of Billy's recipe plans included "shrimp-flavored lollipops" and "toast-on-a-stick". Mrs. Krupp told him his plans were nice and then asked who wanted to share their story next, but Billy told her he wasn't done.

3. Billy decided he might want to be a trainer instead. Which slow creature did Billy want to train in Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up"?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: Snails

Billy said that he wanted to be "The Master of Snails". He would teach them to roll over, play dead and fetch sticks, just like dogs, but "of course, all the sticks will come back two years later" because the snails move so slowly.

4. In Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up", Billy said he might like to be a lathe operator so that he could make special tools to be used on which high-flying equipment?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: A rocket

A lathe is a machine that is used to shape items such as wood or metal. Billy's lathe would make a "hydraulic torque wrench calibrator" which would be used on the wrench that tightens the nuts inside an X-14 rocket!

5. Another idea that Billy had for a future career was to be an animal milker. Which tall animal did Billy think he might milk in Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up"?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: A giraffe

Giraffes are the tallest land animal. Billy said that it was "oh-so-cliché to get milk from a cow", so he would use a ladder to get milk from a giraffe. Mrs. Krupp didn't believe him, so he asked her, "how else could we make giraffe cheese"?

6. Billy then thought that he might like to give massages. Which furry animals would he give massages in Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up"?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: Gorillas

A masseur or a masseuse helps people feel better by relaxing their muscles. Billy pictured himself standing on top of a giant gorilla, ready to give the gorilla a good rub-down!

7. In Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up", Billy thought that he might be a rodeo clown or a movie director or what type of professional food inspector?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: Pickle

"Pickle Inspector" is the name of a character in the game "Problem Sleuth", but the picture in the book showed Billy inspecting pickles, so he really wanted to be a food inspector! Some other ideas he had included being a sumo wrestler, hedge-fund investor or a deodorant tester.

8. Another possible career for Billy in Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up" was to be a shaver of what type of spider?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: Tarantula

Tarantulas are big, hairy spiders. Besides being a "part-time assistant tarantula shaver", Billy considered some regular jobs, such as being a waiter or TV repairman or a "dinosaur-dusting museum curator".

9. In Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up", Billy didn't want to choose an occupation yet, because he knew someone who had been a lot of things during his life. Who was it?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: His great-grandfather

Billy's great-grandfather Bob had worked many jobs during his long life. Billy told Mrs. Krupp that Bob had just turned 103 years old, and "he's still not quite sure what he wants to be!"

10. At the end of Al Yankovic's "When I Grow Up", what did Billy think he might want to be?

From Quiz "When I Grow Up" by Al Yankovic

Answer: A teacher like Mrs. Krupp

While Billy was at lunch (sitting across from a boy who looked suspiciously like a young Al Yankovic), he thought about being a firefighter or an inventor. But when he peeked back in his classroom, he thought maybe he could "be a great teacher like dear Mrs. Krupp".

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