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When Sue Townsend first wrote about Adrian Mole, aged 14 and keeping a secret diary, she probably had no idea that she would be following him through to middle age!
9 Sue Townsend quizzes and 115 Sue Townsend trivia questions.
1.
  "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz is about "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. This book is the first of a series of diaries from a troubled teenager called Adrian.
Average, 20 Qns, Lagunathemoron, Dec 01 19
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Lagunathemoron
Dec 01 19
1501 plays
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  Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the sixth book of the Adrian Mole diaries by Sue Townsend.
Average, 10 Qns, Supersal1, Jan 11 07
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Supersal1
417 plays
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  The Life and Times of Adrian Mole    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Sue Townsend has written many books on Adrian Mole; this quiz picks out questions from all of them. Good luck!
Average, 15 Qns, mrsoliverwood, May 30 20
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mrsoliverwood
May 30 20
515 plays
4.
  The intriguing intellect of Adrian Mole    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Filled with the idiosyncratic dilect of Sue Townsend, "Adrian Mole" has fascinated hundreds of readers across the globe. Whether it be his obsession with Pandora, his cuckholded father, or perhaps the genuinely crude Bert Baxter, he is one for the ages.
Average, 10 Qns, gretab, Feb 17 18
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gretab
570 plays
5.
  Adrian Mole    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Adrian Mole throughout the series of books by Sue Townsend.
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Sep 08 09
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amyvsmith
267 plays
6.
  'Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will not pose too many problems to anoraks like me who have read the books too many times. To everyone else, enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, nutter2002, Jul 11 09
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nutter2002
779 plays
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  Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
A quiz about Sue Townsend's fifth 'Adrian Mole' book. Good luck, and let me know what you think!
Average, 20 Qns, May02, Jul 09 03
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May02
565 plays
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  The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is just an easy quiz to test how much you know about Adrian Albert Mole. From the book "The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole".
Average, 10 Qns, anarchicangel, Dec 28 03
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anarchicangel
508 plays
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  Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz all about Adrian Mole and co.
Average, 10 Qns, babycamel, Jul 09 03
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babycamel
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trivia question Quick Question
What name does Adrian give to the hero of his book?

From Quiz "Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'"




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Sue Townsend Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of Adrian's eldest son?

From Quiz Adrian Mole

Answer: Glenn

Adrian does not meet Glenn until he is 13 as he is the result of a short-lived romance between Adrian and Sharon Bott. Adrian undergoes a paternity test as Sharon has a reputation in the area due to the fact that she has many children by many different men.

2. According to Adrian in "The Cuppucino Years", what was the final straw in his and Jojo's relationship?

From Quiz The intriguing intellect of Adrian Mole

Answer: her exhibitionist sneezing

Meeting through the restaurant Savage's, owned by crazy aristocrat Peter Savage, Adrian and Jojo, a 6-foot tall Nigerian, married after a short courtship. A child, William, resulted from this union, and Adrian details his birth, ending with his catching the afterbirth in a child's fishing net!

3. What is Adrian's favourite topic of conversation?

From Quiz The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole

Answer: The Norwegian leather industry

Surprisingly, many people find this a boring subject. Strange.

4. Name the school bully who goes on to become the modern-day equivalent of Wordsworth with his poetry.

From Quiz 'Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend

Answer: Barry Kent

'Nice, Red, Tall, Stiff. In a vase, on a table, in a room, in our house'.

5. What years does 'The Wilderness Years' chronicle?

From Quiz Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'

Answer: 1991-1992

This brilliant book contains two years of Adrian Mole's life in Oxford and London, from 1991 to 1992.

6. What is Pandora's full name?

From Quiz Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

Answer: Pandora Louise Elizabeth Braithwaite

Her initials are P.L.E.B. (i.e., plebian).

7. What is Adrian's middle name?

From Quiz Adrian Mole

Answer: Albert

Adrian's full name is Adrian Albert Mole. He is named for his paternal grandfather.

8. As a PS to his letter to the Tony Blair, Adrian asked if Cherie Blair would agree to be the guest speaker at the Leicestershire and Rutland Creative Writing Group's Literary Dinner, as which author had turned them down "rather curtly"?

From Quiz Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction

Answer: Will Self

Adrian is supposed to be arranging both the venue and the guest speaker for the above event. The letter to Tony Blair was written on September 29th 2002 and the dinner was scheduled for December 23rd 2002. Adrian's forward planning skills have not improved with age.

9. What are Adrian's parent's names?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Adrian Mole

Answer: George and Pauline

George is an ex-storage heater salesman, and Pauline is an aging feminist.

10. Ivan Braithewaite is described as "The _____ of menswear"

From Quiz The intriguing intellect of Adrian Mole

Answer: Pompeii

Cuckholding his wife Tania, and betraying his daughter Pandora, Ivan risks all to be with Pauline Mole, the middle-aged, saggy and discontented mother of Rosie and Andrian. Once a member of the socialist party of Leicester, he now runs a co-op dairy in the outdoor chalet his ex-wife built for him in their immaculate, expansive garden.

11. On New Years Eve, at the start of the book, what does the dog get drunk on?

From Quiz "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Answer: cherry brandy

The dog gets drunk on cherry brandy thanks to Mr. Mole. Adrian states at the start of the book he might call the RSPCA.

12. What is the name of the love of Adrian's life?

From Quiz 'Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend

Answer: Pandora Braithwaite

Actually, it's Doctor Pandora Braithwaite DPhil MP, and she is fluent in Russian and Serbo-Croat.

13. Who is the second husband of Adrian's mother?

From Quiz Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'

Answer: Martin Muffett

Adrian's step-father is Martin Muffett, who, at 25, is twenty years younger than his wife. He later runs off with Adrian's girlfriend Bianca, leving Adrian and Pauline brokenhearted.

14. What is the name of Adrian's first child's mother?

From Quiz Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

Answer: Sharon Bott

Glenn Bott is his elder son, William is the younger.

15. What is the name of Adrian's first love?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Adrian Mole

Answer: Pandora

An obvious question for diehard fans! Pandora has been an object of fixation for Adrian throughout his teenage and later years.

16. What is the name of Pandora's first husband?- "Adrian Mole, the Wilderness Years"

From Quiz The intriguing intellect of Adrian Mole

Answer: Julian Twyselton-Fife

Pandora, wanting to get the first marriage out of the way, was married to Julian in a small ceremony at Oxford University. As a favour he accepted, but displayed his homosexual tendencies to all, often mimicking Sebastian from "Brideshead Revistited". Adrian eventually resides in their college box room, but is kicked out once Pandora discovers lewd literature he has written about her.

17. What is the name of Adrian's spoilt friend?

From Quiz "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Answer: Nigel

Nigel is Adrian's best friend. He is spoilt and often annoys Adrian because of this. We learn a bit about Nigel's personality, and what he thinks of the 'other gender'.

18. What is Adrian's baby sister named?

From Quiz The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole

Answer: Rosemary

Rosemary is nicknamed Rosie, and follows Adrian everywhere he goes.

19. What are the names of Adrian's two sons?

From Quiz 'Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend

Answer: William and Glenn

William is from Adrian's marriage to JoJo, a six foot Nigerian lady who he once accused of putting too much emphasis into the 'choo' of her sneeze to draw attention to herself whilst walking in the countryside. Glenn is from a brief relationship with Sharon Bott when Adrian was 18.

20. What is the name of the pensioner Adrian looks after?

From Quiz Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'

Answer: Bert Baxter

At 100 years old, Bert Baxter is often the subject of 'When will he die?' thoughts by the long-suffering Adrian.

21. What was Bert's dog's name?

From Quiz Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

Answer: Sabre

22. When Adrian lives with Bianca, who does she have a photograph of above their bed?

From Quiz Adrian Mole

Answer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Bianca has a degree in engineering and her hero is Isambard Kingdom Brunel. She has a picture there instead of a bedstead. She eventually runs off with Pauline Mole's toyboy Martin.

23. William, Adrian's youngest son, has recently gone to live with his mother in which country?

From Quiz Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction

Answer: Nigeria

William is Adrian's son from his marriage to Jo Jo, a Nigerian princess.

24. In 'Wilderness Years' what is the name of the girl who Adrian falls in love with, and who later leaves him for his stepfather?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Adrian Mole

Answer: Bianca

Bianca and Adrian had no common interests, so she left him for his stepfather Martin. This came as a shock to both Adrian and Pauline.

25. Bianca, the newsagency girl, is a trained what?

From Quiz The intriguing intellect of Adrian Mole

Answer: Engineer

Bianca, the eager, overly trained newsagency girl, quickly falls for the anally retentive Adrian. But just as quickly as she falls for him, she moves onto Martin Muffet, Pauline Mole's second husband, who is 23 years her junior. They move and begin an engineering company, Dartington and Muffet.

26. On Sunday January 11th, Adrian calls himself an intellectual because he understood every word spoken by which man?

From Quiz "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Answer: Malcolm Muggeridge

He says he understood every word that Malcolm Muggerdige said. He considers joining a library afterwards.

27. Barry Kent's poem 'Banged up' was about what?

From Quiz The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole

Answer: Criminal damage to a hedge

Kent accidentally damaged a privet hedge, and was imprisoned for 2 years.

28. What is the full name of Adrian's sister Rosie?

From Quiz 'Adrian Mole' by Sue Townsend

Answer: Rosie Germaine Mole

She is named after Germaine Greer, the feminist. "Everybody likes 'Rosie', but only my mother likes 'Germaine'. The registrar raised his eyebrows, and said 'Germaine? As in Female Eunuch?'"

29. What is the name of Adrian's sister?

From Quiz Adrian Mole - 'The Wilderness Years'

Answer: Rosie

Adrian is used to having 'I Hate You!' screamed at him by his sister Rosie.

30. What is Adrian's middle name?

From Quiz Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

Answer: Albert

This came from his dead Grandfather.

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