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Quiz about The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" Quiz

This quiz is about "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4" by Sue Townsend. This book is the first of a series of diaries from a troubled teenager called Adrian.

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

Author
Lagunathemoron

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,150

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
1496

Last 3 plays: Guest 148 (16/20), Guest 190 (7/20), Guest 86 (14/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which of these is not one of Adrian's New Year's resolutions at the start of the story? Hint

stop squeezing spots

to get a paper round

hang trousers up

be kind to the dog

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Question 2 of 20

2. On New Years Eve, at the start of the book, what does the dog get drunk on? Hint

cherry brandy

cider

raspberry brandy

shandy

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the name of Adrian's spoilt friend? Hint

Nigel

Paul

Barry

Clive

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Question 4 of 20

4. On Sunday January 11th, Adrian calls himself an intellectual because he understood every word spoken by which man? Hint

Malcolm Muggeridge

John Sargent

John Travolta

William Shakespeare

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the title of the first poem Adrian writes in this book?

Answer: (Two Words (3,3))

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Question 6 of 20

6. Adrian joins the library on Wednesday, January 14th, and he borrows several books. Which of these does he not borrow? Hint

"Pride and Prejudice"

"Origin of Species"

"Crime and Punishment"

"Care of the Skin"

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the name of the old person that Adrian looks after? Hint

Ernie Edwards

Thomas Trotter

Stuart Sanderson

Bert Baxter

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the name of Adrian's humanities teacher? Hint

Ms. Field

Mr. Wilson

Miss Elf

Mrs. Platt

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Question 9 of 20

9. How many Valentines day cards does Adrian get in the first Valentines of the book? Hint

two

one

three

four

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Question 10 of 20

10. When Adrian drew a picture of the Incredible Hulk hurting Craig Thomas, what did his art teacher say about it? Hint

"isn't that Spiderman?"

"very emotional"

"powerful statement of monolithic oppression"

"revealing the opposing anger to represent past"

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Question 11 of 20

11. The old man who Adrian looks after has a dog. What is the dog's name?

Answer: (think weapon)

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Question 12 of 20

12. The old man who Adrian looks after has false teeth. In which year did he get his teeth? Hint

1939

1951

1970

1946

13. Barry Kent has been taking twenty-five pence a day from Adrian in exchange for not being beaten up. When this person finds out, they get Adrian's money back and tell him that Barry will not bother him again. Who did this deed? Hint

Pandora

Nigel

Adrian's Mother

Adrian's Grandma

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Question 14 of 20

14. During the book, two famous people got married both in the book and real life (just shows how well the book follows a time-line). Who are these two people? Hint

Prince Charles and Diana

Sonny and Cher

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip

Neil and Christine Hamilton

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Question 15 of 20

15. Adrian paints his bedroom wall black, but he has to cover his current wallpaper. What used to be on his wallpaper? Hint

the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

characters from "Noddy"

characters from "Thomas the Tank Engine"

characters from "Mr. Men"

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Question 16 of 20

16. Hamish Mancini is from Scotland.

True

False

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Question 17 of 20

17. Adrian has an operation in this book. What does he have an operation on? Hint

appendix

tonsils

right foot

left arm

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Question 18 of 20

18. "The Voice of Youth" is... Hint

the name of Pandora's song

Adrian's favourite magazine

a literary magazine by Adrian

the name of Adrian's poem for a competition

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Question 19 of 20

19. What does Adrian steal from Mr. Cherry's shop? Hint

a packet of Benson & Hedges cigarettes

a tin of soup

a toothbrush

a Kevin Keegan key ring

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is the last date of the first book? Hint

September 1st

December 31st

April 3rd

March 17th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is not one of Adrian's New Year's resolutions at the start of the story?

Answer: to get a paper round

Adrian does not say he will get a paper round. During the series, Adrian makes many resolutions, but he hardly keeps to them. One he usually keeps all year round is to not start smoking, whilst one he never keeps is to find out if there is a God or not.

2. On New Years Eve, at the start of the book, what does the dog get drunk on?

Answer: cherry brandy

The dog gets drunk on cherry brandy thanks to Mr. Mole. Adrian states at the start of the book he might call the RSPCA.

3. What is the name of Adrian's spoilt friend?

Answer: Nigel

Nigel is Adrian's best friend. He is spoilt and often annoys Adrian because of this. We learn a bit about Nigel's personality, and what he thinks of the 'other gender'.

4. On Sunday January 11th, Adrian calls himself an intellectual because he understood every word spoken by which man?

Answer: Malcolm Muggeridge

He says he understood every word that Malcolm Muggerdige said. He considers joining a library afterwards.

5. What is the title of the first poem Adrian writes in this book?

Answer: the tap

"The Tap" is the title of Adrian's first poem. It is six lines long and is really about a tap.

6. Adrian joins the library on Wednesday, January 14th, and he borrows several books. Which of these does he not borrow?

Answer: "Crime and Punishment"

He does join the library and he borrows "Care of the Skin", "Origin of Species" and "Pride and Prejudice". He does not borrow "Crime and Punishment", although he does read it later on.

7. What is the name of the old person that Adrian looks after?

Answer: Bert Baxter

The name of the old person is Bert Baxter. In the books, Bert plays an important role and adds much comic relief. Later on he marries Queenie and upsets several people.

8. What is the name of Adrian's humanities teacher?

Answer: Miss Elf

Miss Elf is Adrian's humanities teacher. She is scared of Barry Kent, the school bully, but not of Pandora.

9. How many Valentines day cards does Adrian get in the first Valentines of the book?

Answer: one

Adrian only gets one card, although he says it doesn't count because it was in his mother's handwriting. He sends Pandora a card, but he writes it with his left so that Pandora doesn't know it was him.

10. When Adrian drew a picture of the Incredible Hulk hurting Craig Thomas, what did his art teacher say about it?

Answer: "powerful statement of monolithic oppression"

Ms. Fossington-Gore commented that it was a "powerful statement of monolithic oppression". Adrian drew this after finding out that Pandora is going out with Craig after her split with Nigel.

11. The old man who Adrian looks after has a dog. What is the dog's name?

Answer: Sabre

Sabre is the name of the dog. Sabre is a troublesome dog who has found himself in kennels quite a few times.

12. The old man who Adrian looks after has false teeth. In which year did he get his teeth?

Answer: 1946

Bert Baxter got his false teeth in 1946. Adrian tells us this on Thursday May 7th when Bert rang the school asking for Adrian urgently.

Answer: Adrian's Grandma

When Adrian's Grandma finds out, she goes off in a huff and returns with �27.18. When I first read this I woke my parents up with laughter. I wish my grandmother was like this!

14. During the book, two famous people got married both in the book and real life (just shows how well the book follows a time-line). Who are these two people?

Answer: Prince Charles and Diana

It was a bit obvious, but the answer was Diana and Charles. They got married and Adrian's house was the only one in the area who didn't make a big effort. Adrian says he watched the repeats of the wedding seven times... in one day.

15. Adrian paints his bedroom wall black, but he has to cover his current wallpaper. What used to be on his wallpaper?

Answer: characters from "Noddy"

Adrian has characters from "Noddy" on his wallpaper. He has to paint over it numerous times to get it just right.

16. Hamish Mancini is from Scotland.

Answer: False

Hamish Mancini is NOT from Scotland. He is from America. In future books, Hamish pays Adrian a short notice visit and sends him several letters.

17. Adrian has an operation in this book. What does he have an operation on?

Answer: tonsils

Adrian has to have an operation on his tonsils. He has been on the hospital waiting list for nine years.

18. "The Voice of Youth" is...

Answer: a literary magazine by Adrian

"The Voice of Youth" is the name of the literary magazine published by Adrian Mole. Pandora persuades him to do this during the first book.

19. What does Adrian steal from Mr. Cherry's shop?

Answer: a Kevin Keegan key ring

Adrian steals the key ring from the shop for Nigel's Christmas present. He has sleepless nights over the keyring and finally replaces it.

20. What is the last date of the first book?

Answer: April 3rd

Surprisingly, the diary ends on the second April the third. The second book starts directly after the third. The book does not end on a cliffhanger either, we are told Pandora is visiting Adrian the next day. Thank you, I hope you enjoyed playing!

Source: Author Lagunathemoron

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