James Patterson Trivia

1. What gift did Hugh purchase for Sophie?

From Quiz "The Jester" by James Patterson

Answer: A perfume box

Hugh decided to buy his wife Sophie a nice gilded perfume box while marching outside the gates of Constantinople. He placed it in his pouch for safekeeping. While in the city Hugh also got to try foods he had never tasted before: ginger and cumin. The two of them owned an inn built by Sophie's father in the small town of Veille du Pere and such a nice item would please Sophie.

From Quiz "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson

Answer: "I am invincible"

The beginning of the story describes a skilled assassin named the Ghost hunting down another famous hired killer named Walter Zelvas. Zelvas had stolen diamonds from his employer and had been found out. The Ghost was hired to punish Zelvas and bring the diamonds back. The Ghost managed to sloppily kill him, while thinking "I am invincible" as he took out his weapon.

From Quiz "Now You See Her" by James Patterson

Answer: Key West

Jeanine was in her senior year at the University of Florida. She and her friends decided to make their last Spring Break special, so they went to the beautiful Key West. Everyone joked that they were going to get "Party till you drop, man!" tattoos. After Jeanine met Peter, she stayed behind and didn't return to school.

From Quiz James Patterson's "Run For Your Life"

Answer: Someone was killed in a hostage situation

The novel began with Detective Bennett trying to negotiate a hostage situation. A young, scared criminal was holed up inside his home in Harlem, holding his grandmother, great-aunt and -uncle, and two young children hostage. Detective Bennett finally convinced the suspect to come out, but when he and his hostages emerged, a sniper took the young guy out. It was not, however, a police sniper - they never found out who it was - but every witness and lookie-loo at the scene assumed that it was, and there was immediate media backlash over the NYPD killing a young man while he was surrendering.

From Quiz James Patterson's "Witch and Wizard"

Answer: She disappeared

In the first sign of her powers, Wisty became invisible. The guards worried about where she had gone. She didn't even know that she was invisible. When her mom yelled at her to run away, Wisty called out "Mom!" She became visible and was captured right afterward.

From Quiz Daniel X: Watch the Skies

Answer: His ability to conjure up any song he'd ever heard

Daniel could conjure up any song that he had ever heard. He compared himself to an iPod, but explained that his brain was much more powerful. He could "hold" thousands of songs- even more. Daniel's songs were of a much better quality than any music player, as well. His father told him that his powers were growing.

From Quiz "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X"

Answer: The praying-mantis aliens

The dreadlocked aliens with shrunken heads lived in those particular states. They looked like praying mantises. The horned aliens, who also boasted metallic faces, lived in Europe. The sluglike creatures resided in Japan and China. In the story, aliens are everywhere and are a danger to humans. Daniel X had been warned about them by his parents.

From Quiz "Swimsuit" by James Patterson

Answer: Barbara and Levon

Barbara and Levon McDaniels had to deal with their daughter Kim being kidnapped. Much of the first part of the book is from their perspective. They received a phone call very early in the morning warning them that their daughter had "fallen into bad hands." Later, the murderer kidnapped the couple and filmed their death.

From Quiz Step on a Crack

Answer: She had a severe allergic reaction to peanuts

Caroline and President Stephen Hopkins were having dinner at L'Arene, a restaurant in New York City. They had informed the staff at the restaurant that Caroline was allergic to peanuts, so they assumed it was a terrible mistake when she took the first bite of her food and had an immediate allergic reaction to the peanuts in the food. Caroline was rushed to the hospital, but she died shortly after arriving. It was later revealed that the peanuts were intentionally added to Caroline's meal.

From Quiz Sam's Letters to Jennifer

Answer: Sam fell and is in a coma

Rev. John Farley calls Jennifer and tells her that Sam fell and is in a coma.

From Quiz James Patterson's 'Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas'

Answer: 35

Suzanne was walking her dog in the Boston Public Park when she had her first heart attack. While in the hospital, she had coronary bypass surgery.

From Quiz When The Wind Blows

Answer: Maximum

Max was eleven years old. In the School they called her Tinkerbell, but she prefered the name Max.

From Quiz The Beach House

Answer: Rabbit

Peter Mullen is called 'Rabbit' by his friends. In fact, the prologue is entitled 'Peter Rabbit'. Peter is brutally murdered one evening whilst parking cars at a party at the Hamptons.

From Quiz "The Jester" by James Patterson

Answer: His own laughter

Even though death was only a second away, Hugh could not help but laugh. He laughed at the audacity of the situation he had found himself in. Hugh looked up at his would-be killer and said "This is your last warning. Are you ready to give up?" Then he explained that he didn't even believe in the cause and continued to laugh. The Turk admitted he felt the same way and Hugh realized he'd found a kindred spirit in the middle of a war.

From Quiz "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson

Answer: $6200

Matthew went to the Diamond District to have his diamonds appraised. He lied and claimed that the nugget he carried was once an engagement ring. He went all over the town and got several different opinions, and the average worth of the diamond was valued at $6200 and it was about one and a half carats. One dealer told Matthew the diamond was fake and offered one hundred dollars to him. Matthew did the math and figured that all of the diamonds were worth about thirteen million dollars total.

From Quiz "Now You See Her" by James Patterson

Answer: Jell-O shots

Jeanine recalled the lunch and viewed it as the beginning of a huge chain of events. She and her friends took Jell-O shots for lunch and all got intoxicated. Later that night she witnessed her boyfriend Mike and her friend Maureen having an affair and decided to steal Mike's car. Jeanine accidentally killed a man while swerving to avoid a dog. A police officer arrived, realized what had happened, and allowed her to run away. She ended up marrying him.

From Quiz James Patterson's "Run For Your Life"

Answer: Ten

Michael Bennett has ten adopted children, from all ethnic backgrounds, ranging in age from thirteen to four. He and his wife, Maeve, had absolutely fallen in love with their first adopted children, and kept taking more in, wanting to help as many children in need as possible. Maeve, unfortunately, passed away in the first Patterson novel featuring Michael Bennett, "Step on a Crack", and he is now on his own, with the help of a young nanny Mary Catherine, in raising the children.

From Quiz James Patterson's "Witch and Wizard"

Answer: A blank book and a drumstick

Wisty was given a drumstick as she was being dragged away from her home. She had no idea why. Whit received a book that had no writing contained within its pages. After some experimentation, Wisty discovered she could cast spells with her drumstick. Whit realized he could read a large variety of comforting magazines in his magical book. Wisty told him that different books showed up for her. Late in the story, the drumstick turned into a wand and the journal became a book of useful spells.

From Quiz Daniel X: Watch the Skies

Answer: Twenty-One

When Daniel noticed a large group of pregnant women loading their cars with fish food, he knew he had to investigate. He entered an S-Mart and saw Number Five's henchmen working on a makeshift film set. Leading them was Number 21, a gorilla-like alien named Dougie Starshine. He was Number Five's production assistant and casting director. Number 21 shot at Daniel, who jumped high and stunned himself.

From Quiz "The Dangerous Days of Daniel X"

Answer: The Prayer

The Prayer, one of the praying mantis aliens, burst into Daniel's house when he was three years old. It stood six-and-a-half feet high and had dreadlocks to match its antenna. The family lived in Kansas, one of the states that housed the alien breed. The Prayer demanded "The List" and murdered Daniel's parents trying to find it.

From Quiz "Swimsuit" by James Patterson

Answer: A cop

The McDaniels were interested in meeting Ben because of his history. He approached them and told them that he was a writer for the L.A Times. The parents were willing to speak with him because of his own willingness to open up about his past. He became friends with the couple and tried to help them find their daughter.

From Quiz Step on a Crack

Answer: Cancer

Throughout the story, Michael Bennett and his ten children frequently visited Maeve in the hospital. While a brutal hijacking was the main focus of the plot, this family tragedy appeared sporadically. Michael took many breaks from handling the hijacking crisis to visit Maeve in the hospital, and the entire family visited her on Christmas Day to see her for the last time.

From Quiz Sam's Letters to Jennifer

Answer: Brendan

She meets John Farley at a cafe to talk about Sam. She meets Shep at the hospital.

From Quiz James Patterson's 'Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas'

Answer: Picasso

Picasso's real name was Matt Harrison. He was six foot two with sandy brown hair. He brought Suzanne flowers the first day he worked on her house.

From Quiz James Patterson

Answer: Jill Bernhardt

Jill Bernhardt has curly black hair, an oval face and intense blue eyes. Jill is married to Steve and their hobbies are rock-climbing, wind-surfing and mountain biking. They own a black labrador called Snake Eyes.

From Quiz When The Wind Blows

Answer: 9th August 1994

Kit's wife, Kim, and his two sons, Tommy and Michael, were flying to Nantucket, when their plane crashed.

From Quiz The Beach House

Answer: Memorial Day

Each year the wealthy Neubauers throw a lavish party for society's powerful people. Peter Mullen and his friends are employed to park these people's expensive cars.

From Quiz James Patterson

Answer: Cradle And All

Patterson always thought "Virgin" was a good idea, but that he "missed it" in the narrative. The book was long out of print, but he kept thinking about how he could've made it better. His publisher suggested he re-release "Virgin". Patterson saw this as an opportunity to retell the story with a stronger narrative while keeping the original spirit of the story intact. One of the changes was making the character of Anne Fitzgerald a private investigator. "Cradle And All" went on to become a huge international best seller.

From Quiz "The Jester" by James Patterson

Answer: The man who raised Hugh

When Hugh returned to his hometown from the Crusades, he learned that his wife had been taken away. Dark riders came in the night and terrorized the small town. Matthew, Sophie's brother, had the sad chore of telling Hugh that Sophie had given birth to a son that she had named Phillipe. Hugh was so touched because he knew she must have named him after the goliard who had raised him. They had been trying to have children for years. Hugh never even met his son because the riders destroyed him at such a young age.

From Quiz "Kill Me If You Can" by James Patterson

Answer: The Ghost

Chukov wanted someone else to look for the diamonds, so he brought in another assassin as a backup. Her name was Marta Krall, a killer who had a passion for murder. The two discussed certain plans, which included the death of the Ghost. Krall told Chukov she heard the Ghost was pretty good, and he responded "Pretty good? They say he's the only assassin who will go to heaven. Satan will be too nervous having him around."

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