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Cheaper By the Dozen Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the 1940s book 'Cheaper by the dozen' by Ernestine Gilbreth and Frank Gilbreth Jr. Have fun and if you like it, please rate it!

A multiple-choice quiz by stevethehunter. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
stevethehunter

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,943

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
785

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the dad's name? Hint

Frank

George

Fred

Gregory

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Question 2 of 10

2. What term did the Gilbreth clan use for using the restroom? Hint

Kissing Kin

Visiting Mrs. Murphy

Following John Brown

Watching the Stars

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the oldest girl's name? Hint

Martha Gilbreth

Mary Gilbreth

Lillian Gilbreth

Anne Gilbreth

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the children receive for skipping grades in school? Hint

10 Dollars

5 Dollars

New Clothes

A Bike

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the the Gilbreths' catboat? Hint

Rena

Zena

Jena

Leena

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Question 6 of 10

6. On the train ride to California, Mom cooked food over what kind of cans? Hint

Lerno

Merno

Sterno

Burno

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what city was the Gilbreths' summer home? Hint

Nantucket

Lake Tahoe

Hoboken

Sag Harbor

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the doctor use to anesthetize the children when they had their tonsils removed? Hint

Camphor

Nothing

Novocaine

Ether

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many horns did the Pierce Arrow have? Hint

None

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the sequel to 'Cheaper By the Dozen'? Hint

'Cheaper By The Dozen and One'

'Belles On Their Toes'

'Gilbreth: A Chaotic Story'

'Life in a Twelve Pack'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the dad's name?

Answer: Frank

His name was Frank Gilbreth and he was a motion study expert.

2. What term did the Gilbreth clan use for using the restroom?

Answer: Visiting Mrs. Murphy

When they were on a long trip in the 'Foolish Carriage' they would say 'Who needs to visit Mrs. Murphy?'

3. What was the oldest girl's name?

Answer: Anne Gilbreth

Anne was the only child born in the Gilbreths' New York home.

4. What did the children receive for skipping grades in school?

Answer: A Bike

They were given this great incentive, so they all studied hard to skip grades. It was probably not as hard in the 1920's to skip a grade, as children were not even required to attend school.

5. What was the name of the the Gilbreths' catboat?

Answer: Rena

On Rena, dad was a fierce captain, and threatened his sailors with a rope.

6. On the train ride to California, Mom cooked food over what kind of cans?

Answer: Sterno

When the kids heard the word Sterno, they wretched.

7. In what city was the Gilbreths' summer home?

Answer: Nantucket

They went to Nantucket every summer and lived in a small house with two lighthouses.

8. What did the doctor use to anesthetize the children when they had their tonsils removed?

Answer: Ether

The kids got ether, but the dad only got a house anesthetic.

9. How many horns did the Pierce Arrow have?

Answer: 3

It had two bulb horns and one main horn.

10. What was the name of the sequel to 'Cheaper By the Dozen'?

Answer: 'Belles On Their Toes'

This came out in 1952 and was created because of the success of the first book.

Source: Author stevethehunter

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