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The Key to Rondo Trivia Quiz

Hello again, this a quiz about an Emily Rodda book I read for the Reader's Cup (my team came second, not that it matters.) Hope you enjoy it!

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

Author
The_Tegdirbian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,848

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
528

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these lines was not a rule of the music box? Hint

Never turn the key while the music is playing

Never close the lid until the music has stopped

Never pick up the boxwhile the music is playing

Turn the key five times only

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the fake key that the Blue Queen gave Mimi at the beginning of the book? Hint

A key

A ruby

A necklace

A ring

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the second piece Mimi played for Grandma, Jim and Polly? Hint

The Pom-Pom Polka

The Polka

Polly Put the Kettle On

They didn't give the name

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Spoiler's real name? Hint

Hal

George

Henry

Darth Vader

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Question 5 of 15

5. Tye is a Terlamaine.

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. What type of food do they offer the troll? Hint

Cheese cakes

Peanut butter sandwiches

Butter cakes

Chocolates

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of these was one of the rules of successful hiding? Hint

No food or drink inside at anytime

If there's a window use it

Always have a back-up plan

Don't dilly-dally

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the main villain in the book? Hint

Conker

Uncle Larry

The Blue Queen

The Blue Witch

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Question 9 of 15

9. Princess _____ was turned into a _____. How should that sentence read? Hint

Princess Suki was turned into a swan.

Princess Louise was turned into a pelican.

Princess Andrew was turned into a banana peel.

Princess Louise was turned into a swan.

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Question 10 of 15

10. What's Mimi's real first name? Hint

Marion

Mimina

Mary

Mimi, duh!

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Question 11 of 15

11. What REALLY was the key that Mimi threw into the fire? Hint

A lemon drop

The fake key

A dot

Bertha's hat

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is Mimi's dog called? Hint

Einstein

Rover

Mutt

Harry Highpants

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was Aunt Bethany's gardener? Hint

Mr Smith

Superman

What gardener?

Mr Higgs

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which item of food was not at Aunt Bethany's afternoon tea? Hint

Asparagus rolls

Barley cake

Gingerbread men

Luke-warm tea

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these places was NOT painted on the music box? Hint

A coast of sea and golden sand

None of the above

A town filled with houses, shops and people

A forest with houses speckled through it

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these lines was not a rule of the music box?

Answer: Turn the key five times only

If you turn the key three times the music plays, if you turn it four times, it lets small things like butterflies out but if you turn it five or six times anything can come out. In Leo's and Mimi's case it was the Blue Queen who came out.

2. What was the fake key that the Blue Queen gave Mimi at the beginning of the book?

Answer: A ring

The ring was gold with black stones and quite often, Leo was tempted to steal it from Mimi so that they could escape.

3. What was the second piece Mimi played for Grandma, Jim and Polly?

Answer: The Pom-Pom Polka

Although Polly was told to put the kettle on, "The Pom-Pom Polka" was the second piece Mimi played and what Conker, Tye and Freda heard when they approached the house.

4. What was Spoiler's real name?

Answer: George

Wicked Uncle George retreated to Rondo when he heard that the police were after him.

5. Tye is a Terlamaine.

Answer: true

Tye used to live in the forest that surrounded the Castle but the Blue Queen had it cut down.

6. What type of food do they offer the troll?

Answer: Butter cakes

These cakes went to waste as the new troll who ate the old one would rather eat humans than cakes.

7. Which of these was one of the rules of successful hiding?

Answer: Don't dilly-dally

The five rules of successful hiding, according to the hidey-hole are:

1. Don't dilly-dally
2. If there's a mirror use it
3. Don't make your move too soon
4. Make a plan and stick to it
5. Don't lose your temper

8. Who was the main villain in the book?

Answer: The Blue Queen

Spoiler was a villain but not the main one.

9. Princess _____ was turned into a _____. How should that sentence read?

Answer: Princess Suki was turned into a swan.

Princess Suki and most of Polly's and Jim's family were turned into swans.

10. What's Mimi's real first name?

Answer: Marion

The fact that everyone called Marion "Mimi" meant that the Blue Queen didn't have power over her.

11. What REALLY was the key that Mimi threw into the fire?

Answer: A lemon drop

Since Mimi possessed the key she could change things into what she wanted them to be.

12. What is Mimi's dog called?

Answer: Mutt

Mutt is the whole reason that Mimi went into Rondo.

13. Who was Aunt Bethany's gardener?

Answer: Mr Higgs

Mr Higgs was the person who discovered the key in Aunt Bethany's garden.

14. Which item of food was not at Aunt Bethany's afternoon tea?

Answer: Barley cake

She also served tiny sandwiches sprinkled with shredded lettuce, a sponge cake with jam and cream in the middle, small pink and white meringues and lemonade which was always a little bit flat.

15. Which of these places was NOT painted on the music box?

Answer: A forest with houses speckled through it

The music box showed the world of Rondo.

Source: Author The_Tegdirbian

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