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These quizzes focus on the characters, not on the events of any single book, in "A Series of Unfortunate Events".
8 quizzes and 85 trivia questions.
1.
  Who is Count Olaf?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Count Olaf's many disguises, from books 1-9 in the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" book series, by Lemony Snicket.
Easier, 10 Qns, Augusta123, May 30 09
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2.
  "ASOUE" Who Am I?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you a short description of a ASOUE character, and you will tell me who it is. The questions should be pretty easy.
Easier, 10 Qns, tinamomnsox, Nov 14 10
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339 plays
3.
  Violet Baudelaire Test    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Violet Baudelaire is my favorite character in "A Series of Unfortunate Events." See how well you know her in my quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, sun*shine792, Dec 08 04
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sun*shine792
2488 plays
4.
  The Many Faces of Count Olaf    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In his desperate attempts to steal the Baudelaire fortune, Count Olaf has disguised himself as a variety of different characters. See how many you can identify.
Easier, 10 Qns, mzperfect, Nov 02 07
Easier
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1814 plays
5.
  Average Violet Baudelaire Quiz - 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ever since the Baudelaires learned their parents were killed in a fire that destroyed their home, they have had 'a series of unfortunate events' in Lemony Snicket's series. Violet, the eldest of the Baudelaires, is no exception.
Average, 10 Qns, Buddy1, Apr 25 14
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6.
  "Count Olaf's Faces"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi, this is a quiz on Count Olaf and his many faces. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, dancegirl57, Mar 25 12
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dancegirl57
185 plays
7.
  Sunny Baudelaire and her Mouth    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
WARNING: If you are either happy, nice, bored or a dustbin do not take this quiz on Sunny in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket. P.S. do not take this quiz even if you are not happy, nice, bored or a dustbin.
Average, 15 Qns, AdamM7, May 07 11
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AdamM7
305 plays
8.
  Do You Know Sunny?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the vocabulary, which is very confusing, and characteristics of Sunny. Good luck! (You're going to need it.)
Average, 10 Qns, handy99, Jul 27 09
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trivia question Quick Question
He appears in all of the books and is the main villain. He has a unibrow and shiny eyes. Who is he?

From Quiz ""ASOUE" Who Am I?"





Unfortunate Events - Characters Trivia Questions
1. He appears in all of the books and is the main villain. He has a unibrow and shiny eyes. Who is he?

From Quiz "ASOUE" Who Am I?

Answer: Olaf

Count Olaf is the man who pursues the Baudelaire children wherever they go. He has concocted many plans to steal the Baudelaire fortune. We meet him in "The Bad Beginning" and he dies in "The End."

2. In which book did Olaf play Stephano?

From Quiz "Count Olaf's Faces"

Answer: The Reptile Room

Stephano was tall, and had long beard, but his shoes without socks and shiny eyes made it easy for the orphans to tell who he really was.

3. What is Violet's favorite hobby?

From Quiz Violet Baudelaire

Answer: Inventing

Sunny Baudelaire likes to bite things and Klaus Baudelaire likes to research.

4. When wearing this disguise, Count Olaf made a very serious grammatical mistake.Who was he?

From Quiz The Many Faces of Count Olaf

Answer: Captain Sham

In book three,"The Wide Window", the Baudelaire's lived with their Aunt Josephine, who cared about virtually nothing but grammar. When Aunt Josephine ran into Captain Sham, he gave her his "business card" which said,"every boat has it's own sail", instead of ,"every boat has its own sail".

5. What word means "I don't have the slightest idea of what you are talking about"?

From Quiz Do You Know Sunny?

Answer: pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity

She says this when she is first born, and twice in "The Hostile Hospital."

6. What distinguishing features does Count Olaf have?

From Quiz Who is Count Olaf?

Answer: one eyebrow and a tattoo of an eye on left ankle

Count Olaf has been able to trick many people but not the Baudelaires with his many disguises. He wears disguises that hide his eyebrow and tattoo.

7. She is an active inventor. She uses everyday items, like MacGyver does, to help her siblings out of trouble. Who is she?

From Quiz "ASOUE" Who Am I?

Answer: Violet

Violet Baudelaires invents something in every book. She is very accomplished at her inventing. Her siblings know she is thinking when she ties her hair up.

8. In 'The Reptile Room', what word did Sunny say after Olaf, claiming, contrary to previous occasions, that he knew all about snakes?

From Quiz Sunny Baudelaire and her Mouth

Answer: Aha

Count Olaf forgot about his disguise and started bragging, so the hook handed man warned him. P.S. Since after my previous warnings you didn't listen, I will hope you will do the opposite to this warning. WARNING: Do NOT exit this quiz.

9. How did Count Olaf think up the names for his disguises?

From Quiz "Count Olaf's Faces"

Answer: Anagrams

Some examples include: Al Funcoot Dr. Lucafont

10. Who does Violet happpen to be "particularly fond" of?

From Quiz Violet Baudelaire

Answer: Quigley Quagmire

At one time we think that Violet might have a thing for Duncan, but later, we learn that Violet is "particularly fond" of Quigley.

11. When wearing this disguise, Count Olaf dropped a brass reading lamp out a window. Who was he?

From Quiz The Many Faces of Count Olaf

Answer: Stephano

While staying with the unsuspecting Uncle Monty in book two,"The Reptile Room", Count Olaf dropped a reading lamp out a window just as Uncle Monty walked by.

12. What does Sunny say when she means "How can you think of elevators at a time like this"?

From Quiz Do You Know Sunny?

Answer: freijip

She says this twice in "The Ersatz Elevator." It is her idiosyncrasy.

13. Count Olaf manages to trick the Baudelaires' guardian in "The Reptile Room" into thinking he's Uncle Monty's assistant. What is this assistant's name?

From Quiz Who is Count Olaf?

Answer: Stephano

Count Olaf appears for the first time in disguise to trick the Baudelaires' new guardian, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery.

14. She is very stylish. She knows what is "in" and what is "out." Who is she?

From Quiz "ASOUE" Who Am I?

Answer: Esme

We first see Esme in "The Ersatz Elevator" and her last appearance is in "The Penultimate Peril." She leaves her husband, Jerome, to be Count Olaf's girlfriend.

15. Lemony Snicket compared Sunny to whom, when she bit Count Olaf's peg leg in 'The Wide Window'?

From Quiz Sunny Baudelaire and her Mouth

Answer: Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great ruled Gordius' kingdom because he used a sword to cut a knot. Mr. Snicket compared that to Sunny biting a peg leg! If I were writing a more happy quiz I change one of the other three people's quotes slightly to fit the circumstances, such as 'A bite for baby, one giant bite for babykind' (Neil Toothstrong) or 'To bite or not to bite; that is not the question' (William Shakespeare). Unfortunately, this is not a nice quiz, so you should exit it immediately.

16. In the first eleven books, how many times does Violet wish that Sunny was her older sister?

From Quiz Violet Baudelaire

Answer: Once

In "The Miserable Mill" Violet wishes for the first time that Sunny was older. This is the only time in the first eleven books of the series that Violet wishes it.

17. When wearing this disguise, Count Olaf had a fake nameplate. Who was he?

From Quiz The Many Faces of Count Olaf

Answer: Shirley

In book four, Count Olaf disguised himself as a receptionist named Shirley. On Shirley's desk was a nameplate that said, 'Shirley'. Count Olaf claimed that if he had a nameplate stating that his name was Shirley, then he was indeed Shirley.

18. What does Sunny say when she wants a snack?

From Quiz Do You Know Sunny?

Answer: snack

Since she is not able to speak in full sentences, she uses phonetics to assign her own created words to sentences.

19. In "The Wide Window", who does Count Olaf trick the Baudelaires' guardian, Aunt Josephine, into thinking he is?

From Quiz Who is Count Olaf?

Answer: Captain Sham

He pretends to be the sailboat rental man in order to kill Aunt Josephine and to try to kill the Baudelaires. he wants to steal the fortune left by the Baudelaires' parents, who died in a mysterious fire.

20. He is an avid reader. He remembers everything he reads and this knowledge helps him save his siblings. Who is he?

From Quiz "ASOUE" Who Am I?

Answer: Klaus

Klaus will read anything he can get his hands on. He has an excellent memory and has helped his siblings out of danger.

21. The 'Miserable Mill' is even worse than the previous books in the series, and most other books in the world. Sunny was in a sword/toothfight with whom in this excuse for an entertaining book?

From Quiz Sunny Baudelaire and her Mouth

Answer: Dr. Orwell

When Sunny was in a tooth/swordfight with Dr. Orwell, Violet was getting pulled by two people in different directions, and Klaus was chewing gum! If you are reading this, GO AWAY! Please.

22. In which book did Count Olaf disguse himself as Gunther?

From Quiz "Count Olaf's Faces"

Answer: The Ersatz Elevator

When Olaf was Gunther, he was an auctioneer, and Esme knew who he was. This is because he taught her to act.

23. What is Violet allergic to?

From Quiz Violet Baudelaire

Answer: Peppermints

Violet and her siblings are allergic to peppermints. Violet gets large hives when she eats them.

24. What did Sunny not say that surprised Klaus and Violet in "The Reptile Room?"

From Quiz Do You Know Sunny?

Answer: yeet & libo

What would you say if you were her age? She is the youngest Baudelaire orphan, so she cannot speak in full sentences.

25. Who is Count Olaf pretending to be in "The Miserable Mill"?

From Quiz Who is Count Olaf?

Answer: Shirley the receptionist

Foreman Flacutono trips Klaus so he can send him to the evil eye doctor. This doctor hypnotizes Klaus to get him to do their crimes for them.

26. She is a contortionist. She was lured, by Count Olaf and Esme, to become a villain. Who is she?

From Quiz "ASOUE" Who Am I?

Answer: Colette

Colette is a contortionist. She was previously employed by Caligari Carnival, for the freak show. Because she was called a freak, she thought her talents were horrid.

27. Who was Count Olaf's adopted daughter?

From Quiz "Count Olaf's Faces"

Answer: Carmelita Spats

Carmelita was introduced in book five, "The Austere Academy". She redeems herself in book ten, "The Slippery Slope", as a Snow Scout. Also, in "The Grim Grotto", she is a tap dancing, fairy princess, vet ballerina.

28. Who happens to be volatile with Violet?

From Quiz Violet Baudelaire

Answer: Fiona

She suspects that something is wrong with Fiona and begins to distrust her.

29. When wearing this disguise, Count Olaf accused the Baudelaires of murder.

From Quiz The Many Faces of Count Olaf

Answer: Detective Dupin

Detective Dupin falsely accused the Baudelaires of murdering Jacques Snicket in "The Vile Village", and the Baudelaires were sent to jail, soon to be burned at the stake. Luckily, they escaped this particular situation.

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