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Peter and the Starcatchers Trivia Quiz

Everyone would like to be able to fly, which is why Black Stache (and many other people) are trying to get their hands on the greatest treasure ever sent to sea. Have fun with my quiz on "Peter and the Starcatchers" by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson!

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

Author
Arget_Aiedail

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
237,349

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
479

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Question 1 of 20

1. What makes Peter the "undisputed leader" of the boys? Hint

He's the oldest by a year

He can spit the farthest

He's been at the orphanage the longest

All of these

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Question 2 of 20

2. What sound does everyone hear when they touch the trunk with the starstuff in it? Hint

Bells

Tapping

Music

Whispering

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Question 3 of 20

3. One of the few girls Peter has seen before meeting Molly is the headmaster's daughter, who liked to sit at her window and do what? Hint

Drop spiders on people's heads

Spit on passersby

Comb her hair

Shout curses at people

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Question 4 of 20

4. What must you do when you mention the name of His Royal Highness, King Zarboff the Third? Hint

Snap your fingers twice

Hold up three fingers on your right hand

Hold up two fingers on your left hand

Salute

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Question 5 of 20

5. Moth maggots are Hungry Bob's favorite.

True

False

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these is NOT one of the orders Captain Pembridge gives to the crew? Hint

"Furl the anchor!"

"Keelhaul the scuppers!"

"Heave to on the stizzens!"

"Cast off the aft binnacle!"

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Question 7 of 20

7. Black Stache is truly sorry for the time he did what to his mother? Hint

Keelhauled her

Marooned her

Scuttled her

Made her walk the plank

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Question 8 of 20

8. Molly, who is not very good at speaking Porpoise, says, "My teeth are ______" when she means to say hello. What word fills in the blank?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 20

9. When cast off to drift in a dory with Harbuckle, what does Preston wish? Hint

To see land again

That he had some grog or rum with him

That he could have spent more time with his beloved wife

That it would stop raining in his eyes

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the figurehead of the Sea Devil? Hint

A mermaid

A devil

Neptune

A hawk

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Question 11 of 20

11. When the dummy trunk is opened, what is in place of the starstuff?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 20

12. What happens to Mrs. Brumbrake's umbrella? Hint

Nothing happens to it

It turns inside out

It goes overboard

It gets torn to shreds

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Question 13 of 20

13. After seeing Peter fly, does Black Stache want to soothe his nerves by killing someone?

Yes

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Question 14 of 20

14. What colors are the fish that turn into mermaids? Hint

Silver and green

Blue and silver

Green and gold

Purple and blue

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Question 15 of 20

15. What does Smee think Black Stache is doing when he discovers the Mollusk's camp and says, "Aha"? Hint

Choking

Sneezing

Coughing

Belching

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Question 16 of 20

16. What does Little Richard use to hit one of the mermaids on the head? Hint

The tiller from the boat

The butt of his pistol

His fist

The hilt of his cutlass

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the only kind of metal that can contain the starstuff?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 18 of 20

18. During the fight between Black Stache and Peter, Stache tells Peter to "Stop flitting about like a _______!" What word fills in the blank? Hint

Fairy

Dragonfly

Mosquito

Hummingbird

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Question 19 of 20

19. How does Tinker Bell's bell-like talking sound? Hint

Teasing

Impish

Playful

Mischievous

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Question 20 of 20

20. How exactly does Peter refer to his location at the very end of the book?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What makes Peter the "undisputed leader" of the boys?

Answer: He can spit the farthest

Peter doesn't have a defined age, so whenever he meets someone he waits until they've told him their age, and then tells them he's a year older. But the real reason Peter is the leader is because he can spit the farthest.

2. What sound does everyone hear when they touch the trunk with the starstuff in it?

Answer: Bells

The first person on board the Never Land to hear the bells is Alf, and he thinks that someone has spread rat poison on the trunk and it's making him go mad.

3. One of the few girls Peter has seen before meeting Molly is the headmaster's daughter, who liked to sit at her window and do what?

Answer: Drop spiders on people's heads

Molly Aster "in no way resembles the headmaster's daughter" and looks like she takes baths.

4. What must you do when you mention the name of His Royal Highness, King Zarboff the Third?

Answer: Hold up three fingers on your right hand

"If you don't salute with these three fingers when you say his name and King Zarboff finds out, he has these very fingers cut off," Molly answers, after Peter asks why she always holds up the three middle fingers on her right hand.

5. Moth maggots are Hungry Bob's favorite.

Answer: False

What he really likes are fly maggots, but moth maggots are good, too. Other choice morsels included in the ship's murky vittles are worms and live mouse. Even Tubby Ted won't eat that stew.

6. Which of these is NOT one of the orders Captain Pembridge gives to the crew?

Answer: "Furl the anchor!"

Captain Cyrus Pembridge is "Widely regarded as the most incompetent man to command a ship since the formation of water," giving such orders as to keelhaul the drainage holes (scuppers), cast off the compass case (binnacle), and heave to on the "stizzens," which isn't even a word.

7. Black Stache is truly sorry for the time he did what to his mother?

Answer: Marooned her

Black Stache has no love for any woman, even the Queen, but he does have a soft spot he for his ma, and he is truly sorry for the time he marooned her.

8. Molly, who is not very good at speaking Porpoise, says, "My teeth are ______" when she means to say hello. What word fills in the blank?

Answer: Green

Molly repeatedly says "my teeth are green" in response to Ammm's greetings, but Ammm is too polite to tell Molly that she's saying the wrong thing.

9. When cast off to drift in a dory with Harbuckle, what does Preston wish?

Answer: That he could have spent more time with his beloved wife

Preston (who is later rescued by the Wasp along with Harbuckle) feels a moment of regret that he had not spent more time with his beloved wife, but then he remembers that he never really liked his beloved wife.

10. What is the figurehead of the Sea Devil?

Answer: A mermaid

Only one of the cannonballs fired in the first round hits its mark, and it beheads the mermaid. All the other cannonballs fly wide.

11. When the dummy trunk is opened, what is in place of the starstuff?

Answer: Sand

Black Stache is very excited to open "the greatest treasure ever sent to sea," but when he opens the chest it's filled with sand. Leonard Aster himself is surprised, because he didn't know that the trunk had been switched.

12. What happens to Mrs. Brumbrake's umbrella?

Answer: It goes overboard

Mrs. Brumbrake finds her charge talking with Peter (the horror!) in the middle of a storm at sea, and her umbrella goes flying. Both Peter and Molly begin to laugh, which Mrs. Brumbrake doesn't appreciate much.

13. After seeing Peter fly, does Black Stache want to soothe his nerves by killing someone?

Answer: Yes

"Perhaps several people," to be exact, "ideally including a boy." Black Stache simply cannot believe that Peter flew, and tries to convince himself that it was a trick of the wind.

14. What colors are the fish that turn into mermaids?

Answer: Silver and green

When some of the starstuff leaks into the lagoon from the cracks in the chest, it changes the fish to mermaids. Molly mentioned earlier that centaurs and tauruses are sometimes made when the starstuff comes in contact with horses or cows.

15. What does Smee think Black Stache is doing when he discovers the Mollusk's camp and says, "Aha"?

Answer: Sneezing

"Geseundheit," Smee says. He must be exceptionally stupid not to realize that Black Stache is saying "aha" when he has a spyglass up to his eye.

16. What does Little Richard use to hit one of the mermaids on the head?

Answer: His fist

All of the mermaids lead Little Richard and Slank into a seaside cave and begin attacking them. One clamps her teeth down on Little Richard's sword arm, and to make her let go he hits her with his other hand.

17. What is the only kind of metal that can contain the starstuff?

Answer: Gold

The Starcatchers have developed a kind of fabric that is actually gold spun into fibers and woven together. This they use to make clothes they can wear when handling large amounts of starstuff.

18. During the fight between Black Stache and Peter, Stache tells Peter to "Stop flitting about like a _______!" What word fills in the blank?

Answer: Mosquito

Peter has gained the ability to fly whenever he chooses after touching the trunk of starstuff, which saves his life when Stache is about to run him through with his cutlass.

19. How does Tinker Bell's bell-like talking sound?

Answer: Mischievous

Leonard Aster has some of the Mollusks catch a bird, which turns out to be emerald green with a yellow head, and places it in a sack with starstuff. When he takes it out, Tinker Bell is standing on his hand. Tinker Bell is also jealous of Molly, and a handful. Between that and her watching over him, Peter isn't sure he wants a fairy.

20. How exactly does Peter refer to his location at the very end of the book?

Answer: Never Land

Peter finds a board with the name of the ship which brought him to the island, the Never Land. He looks around at all the wondrous sights, looks at the board again, and says, "That's exactly where I am."

Source: Author Arget_Aiedail

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