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How To Eat Fried Worms Trivia Quiz

I just finished re-reading this book by Thomas Rockwell and was surprised not to find a quiz on it. It's such a great book.

A multiple-choice quiz by bookworm78. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bookworm78

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,290

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
430

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which boy agrees to eat the worms? Hint

Tom

Alan

Billy

Joe

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many worms must be eaten for the bet to be won? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. How was the first worm cooked? Hint

fried

boiled

souffled

poached

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the boy eating worms plan to buy with his winnings? Hint

hang glider

fishing pole

tricycle

minibike

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Joe was telling his story about his mother fainting and his father's anger regarding eating worms, what did the boys do to cover their laughter? Hint

stuck their heads into a haystack

pretended to have sneezing fits

kicked a crate around the room

all of these choices

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was wrong with the ninth worm? Hint

It was raw

It was cooked with loads of pepper

It was actually two worms glued together

It was really a snail

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Question 7 of 10

7. The tenth worm was served as an Alsatian Smothered Worm by the boy's mother. How did she serve the eleventh worm? Hint

Spaghetti with Wormballs

Savory Worm Pie

Whizbang Worm Delight

Creamed Worm on Toast

8. An official-looking letter arrived at the home of the boy eating worms. It said that after much research, it had been found that some worms were poisonous and should not be consumed. Who was the letter supposed to be from? Hint

Dr. McGrath

Joe's father

Poison Control Center

Mike Cunningham

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Question 9 of 10

9. A fake worm was served and eaten in the chapter "The Fifteenth..." What was the fake worm made of?

Answer: (One Word, five letters, plural)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who finally won the bet? Hint

Joe

Billy

Alan

Tom

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which boy agrees to eat the worms?

Answer: Billy

Tom was kept late after dinner because he wouldn't eat Salmon Loaf for dinner. Billy claimed there wasn't much he wouldn't eat, especially if he got paid.

2. How many worms must be eaten for the bet to be won?

Answer: 15

Billy must eat fifteen worms in fifteen days in order to win his bet against Alan.

3. How was the first worm cooked?

Answer: boiled

The first worm (nightcrawler) was dug out of the manure pile. They boiled it.

4. What did the boy eating worms plan to buy with his winnings?

Answer: minibike

Mike Cunningham's brother was selling his minibike before he went away to college in the fall. The thought of the bike helped Billy get through the third worm.

5. When Joe was telling his story about his mother fainting and his father's anger regarding eating worms, what did the boys do to cover their laughter?

Answer: pretended to have sneezing fits

Joe and Alan were trying to scare Billy out of eating the worms, but they kept laughing, pretending to sneeze. Alan said it was hay fever.

6. What was wrong with the ninth worm?

Answer: It was actually two worms glued together

Joe and Alan were desperate to scare Billy off eating worms and thought he would not eat a worm that was two feet long, but Billy discovered the deception.

7. The tenth worm was served as an Alsatian Smothered Worm by the boy's mother. How did she serve the eleventh worm?

Answer: Whizbang Worm Delight

When Alan and Joe went on a fishing trip, they left the worms with Billy's mom, thinking maybe she would refuse to serve them to Billy. Billy's father suggested she make them special. The Whizbang Worm Delight was a fantastic ice cream sundae with the worm in it.

Answer: Dr. McGrath

Dr. McGrath is Billy's doctor. His parents had both called him about eating worms. The letter was actually a hoax from Alan and Joe to stop Billy from finishing the bet.

9. A fake worm was served and eaten in the chapter "The Fifteenth..." What was the fake worm made of?

Answer: beans

Billy realized the worm was fake when he started burping the taste of beans. He confronted Joe and Alan who then locked him in the tool shed when he tried to eat a real worm.

10. Who finally won the bet?

Answer: Billy

Tom and his brother Pete managed to get a worm to Billy even though he was grounded. Billy ate it, thus winning the fifty dollars with which to buy the minibike.

Source: Author bookworm78

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