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Boxcar Children: Specific Books Trivia

Boxcar Children: Specific Books Trivia Quizzes

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These quizzes focus on a single book in the "Boxcar Children" series.
3 quizzes and 30 trivia questions.
1.
  The Pizza Mystery    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about "The Boxcar Children" #33, "The Pizza Mystery". The series was created by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, fullhouse346, Aug 18 05
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  Mystery of the Purple Pool    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten questions about book #38 of The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, for fans of the series.
Average, 10 Qns, bluemice, Oct 04 06
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3.
  "The Boxcar Children #72"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about "The Boxcar Children book #72 or The Mystery in Mall."
Tough, 10 Qns, pheart2008, Aug 16 05
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trivia question Quick Question
Between what two floors did the Aldens and Bobby get stuck in an elevator?

From Quiz "Mystery of the Purple Pool"





Boxcar Children: Specific Books Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the hotel the main characters stayed in?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Plymouth Hotel

When they arrived at the hotel, they were suprised to learn someone had cancelled their reservation!

2. The Aldens stop at a gas station on the way to Piccolo's Pizza. What is the name of the man at the gas station?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Tom

Tom Morgan is the man the Aldens know at the gas station. Benny wanted to use the gumball machine at the gas station because if he got a gumball covered in foil, he'd receive a prize.

3. What shop do Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny work at?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Penny's Emporium

The children visit Dockside Cafe for dinner and they go to the South Seas Shop twice. Once when they see Janet working there and once during the night. They also go to the Jeans Warehouse to buy jeans, but they work at Penny's Emporium.

4. What is the name of the manager of the hotel?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Joan Ames

Don Parker was the hotel's ASSISTANT manager, Billy Bob Thornton is a well-known actor and Jane Arms I just made up.

5. What two colors was the tablecloth the Aldens spread on the table in the kitchen in Chapter 3?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: red and white

The tablecloth was red and white. The Aldens would be staying right above the pizza parlor. Mr. Piccolo said it would be nice to hear feet above the kitchen while he was working.

6. Who threw Benny's first coconut monkey in the trash?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Henry

Henry took Benny's coconut monkey and accidentally threw it in the trash in the beginning of the book and Janet took Benny's second monkey from Penny's Emporium and broke it. Benny got his second monkey from Henry who found it in Hope Harbor Mall and gave it to him.

7. The Grant family is made up of Edward, Laura and their son, whose name is?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Bobby

The Grants are from the 'windy city', Chicago!

8. What is the name of the old worker at Piccolo's Pizza that the Aldens miss?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Nick

The Aldens miss Nick from Piccolo's Pizza. The children were remembering when Nick had built a snowman with them, and when he helped make new menus for the restaurant.

9. Where was the swimming pool located?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: on the roof

The pool had been dyed purple when the Aldens arrived!

10. What was the special of the day in Chapter 4?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Zucchini Pizza

The special of the day was Zucchini Pizza. Jessie's plan was to make personal pizzas for everybody to eat. That day, they'd make lots of Zucchini Pizza.

11. What was the name of the mall where Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny worked?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Hope Harbor Mall

The mall was named after the town, Hope Harbor. The seaport was also named after the town, Hope Harbor Seaport. Hope Harbor Mall was made of glass windows, so they could see the sunlight come in.

12. What had been 'switched' in the restaurant?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: the salt and sugar

Benny was the only one who enjoyed breakfast. He'd had pancakes and used maple syrup.

13. In Chapter 4, what pizza won the contest?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Pizza Supreme

Pizza Supreme won the contest that Violet thought up. A customer had copied the votes down from the chalkboard.

14. Who was the owner of the mall and a friend of Grandfather Alden?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Martin Bolt

Hap Merchant was the manager of the mall and Penny Block and Janet Trainor worked at Penny's Emporium in the mall, but Martin Bolt was the owner. Martin Bolt was also Grandfather Alden's friend and Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny met him in the beginning of the book.

15. What was the word used to describe the mufflers at the gas company?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: mighty

Mighty Mufflers was the gas company. They canceled coming to fix the gas at Piccolo's Pizza.

16. Janet Trainor worked at two shops, Penny's Emporium and what other shop?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: South Seas Shop

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny saw Janet working there while they were window shopping during their free time. When they asked her about it, she just said that she needed money so she could go back to college.

17. Between what two floors did the Aldens and Bobby get stuck in an elevator?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: 8 and 9

To pass the time while waiting to be rescued they played '20 Questions'.

18. What color was the lady's hat in Chapter 5?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: red

Chapter 5 is called "The Lady in the Red Hat Comes Back". She was the lady who copied down the pizzas from the chalkboard.

19. While Martin Bolt and Grandfather Alden are at a college reunion with whom do the children stay in the Bolt's house?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Mrs. Frye

Mrs. Frye was Martin Bolt's housekeeper so she took care of the children while they were staring. She was a cheerful older woman. Janet Trainor and Penny Block worked at Penny's emporium and Hap Merchant was the manager of the mall.

20. Who got fired from his or her job at the hotel?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Malcolm

Malcolm was fired because he was about to discover who was behind the strange happenings at the hotel.

21. What is Ms. Baker's first name in Chapter 6?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Laurie

Laurie Baker is the woman's name. She accidentally drops papers and notes. Benny tries to pick them up but Laurie tells him to stop.

22. A crewman from the docks would often come in the back way to Penny's Emporium and in the end the Aldens find out that he is related to Janet Trainor, but how is he related to her?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: her brother

Janet Trainor and the crewman, Robert Trainor are brothers. The Aldens find out in the end when Janet admits it so Robert doesn't get all the trouble.

23. Who was the Mystery Man?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Frederick Astor

Grandfather Alden told the kids that Frederick Astor was one of "Broadway's biggest stars"!

24. What will thaw out without power in Chapter 7?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: sauces

The sauces would thaw out. Mr. Piccolo said this line in Chapter 7. In order to keep the sauces from thawing out, the Alden children tried to construct a refrigerator in the ground.

25. What was the name of the crewman who would always enter from the back of Penny's Emporium?

From Quiz "The Boxcar Children #72"

Answer: Robert Trainor

Robert Trainor was also related to Janet Trainor. They were siblings. Robert would enter in the back and whenever the Aldens saw him he would pretend that he was lost.

26. Who WAS behind the strange happenings at the hotel?

From Quiz Mystery of the Purple Pool

Answer: Don Parker

His plan was to become the manager of the hotel.

27. Where is Piccolo's Pizza?

From Quiz The Pizza Mystery

Answer: Silver Falls

Piccolo's Pizza is located in Silver Falls. Greenfield is where the Aldens live in a large white house with their dog Watch and housekeeper, Mrs. McGregor.

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