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Sammy Keyes - books 1-6 Trivia Quiz

Sammy Keyes is a great mystery series. It is written by Wendelin Van Draanen.

A multiple-choice quiz by roobear. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
roobear

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,965

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
253

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of the first book? Hint

The Hotel Thief

Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes.

The Skeleton Man

The Art of Deception

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Question 2 of 15

2. Sammy lives with her Grandmother in a Senior Highrise apartment. What does she call her? Hint

Grandma

Grams

Gramma

Grammy

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who does Sammy have to sneak by all the time when she goes to her Grandmother's house? Hint

Miss Graybill

Casey

Gina

Mr. Graybill

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the police officer who hates Sammy?

Answer: (first and last name)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of Sammy's enemy? Hint

Nicole Acotta

Nicole Acosta

Heather Acosta

Heather Acotta

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the name of Max's dead wife? Hint

Ginny

Gina

Claire

Clara

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Question 7 of 15

7. What profession is Sammy's mother trying to achieve, while she dumped her daughter at her mother's house? Hint

singer

actress

doctor

ballerina

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Question 8 of 15

8. What are the names of Sammy's friends? Hint

Dot, Marissa, Holly

Heather, Casey, Oscar

Meg, Vera, Holly

Sammy has no friends

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is Dot's real name? Hint

Danielle

Marge

Margaret

Dolly

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Question 10 of 15

10. What color is Dot's room? Hint

blue

pink

green

yellow

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is Sammy's enemy's brother's name? Hint

Brandon

Karl

Kevin

Casey

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who begged Sammy for her forgiveness? Hint

Heather

Oscar

Casey

Miss Graybill

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Question 13 of 15

13. Sammy's friend, Hudson Graham, always has (a) new ______. Hint

watch

boots

cloak

eye glass

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Question 14 of 15

14. Sammy and her enemy are always trying to get revenge. Once, Sammy's enemy stole her baseball mitt, so Sammy had to borrow __________'s mitt.

Answer: (first name only)

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Question 15 of 15

15. In book five, what was Mary's son's name?

Answer: (one word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the first book?

Answer: The Hotel Thief

Here are all the books in order, except this one includes all eight books.
1. The Hotel Thief
2. The Skeleton Man
3. The Sisters of Mercy
4. The Runaway Elf
5. The Curse of Mustache Mary
6. The Hollywood Mummy
7. The Search for Snake Eyes
8. The Art of Deception

2. Sammy lives with her Grandmother in a Senior Highrise apartment. What does she call her?

Answer: Grams

I don't think she has ever called Grams something else.

3. Who does Sammy have to sneak by all the time when she goes to her Grandmother's house?

Answer: Miss Graybill

Miss Graybill is very upset that Sammy lives with Grams because it is a senior highrise that does not allow kids. Because of this, Sammy does not have her own room, and everything she owns is in one drawer in her grandmother's dresser.

4. What is the name of the police officer who hates Sammy?

Answer: Gil Borsch

Officer Borsch hates Sammy because she, in his mind, is nosy and is not letting police officers do their job.

5. What is the name of Sammy's enemy?

Answer: Heather Acosta

When they first met, Heather was mean to Sammy for no reason.

6. What is the name of Max's dead wife?

Answer: Claire

He turned his office into his little Claire shrine, and he has a secret room, where he has a mummy, and you probably can figure out who that mummy is...

7. What profession is Sammy's mother trying to achieve, while she dumped her daughter at her mother's house?

Answer: actress

She said she would come back to Sammy "soon", but she hasn't.

8. What are the names of Sammy's friends?

Answer: Dot, Marissa, Holly

Dot's real name is Margaret. She got her nickname because she has a dot on her face.
Marissa McKenze is in all of the books, though Dot was introduced in the second book, and Holly in the third.
Holly is an orphan, and she ran away and lived in a box. Now she lives with Meg and Vera, and they are all happy.

9. What is Dot's real name?

Answer: Margaret

People call her Dot because she has a dot on her chin.

10. What color is Dot's room?

Answer: yellow

Everything in there is yellow! There is also a blue room.

11. What is Sammy's enemy's brother's name?

Answer: Casey

Sammy met Casey at a party. Casey really liked her, and he told her his address. Sammy went over to his house and saw Heather. She got mad and left.

12. Who begged Sammy for her forgiveness?

Answer: Miss Graybill

Miss Graybill was dying, and she said to Sammy that she was sorry, and asked her to forgive her. She died after she said this. Even though Sammy had hated her, she cried.

13. Sammy's friend, Hudson Graham, always has (a) new ______.

Answer: boots

He almost always wears boots. Almost whenever he gets new boots, Sammy guesses what it is made out of.

14. Sammy and her enemy are always trying to get revenge. Once, Sammy's enemy stole her baseball mitt, so Sammy had to borrow __________'s mitt.

Answer: Brandon

Brandon is Marissa's cousin.

15. In book five, what was Mary's son's name?

Answer: Ezekiel

Mary, who lived a long time ago, pretended to be a man so she could travel with the other men. She cut of her hair, and used part of it to make a mustache. When the men found out what she had done, they called her mustache Mary, and they were very mad at her.

Source: Author roobear

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