Trivia Questions
1. What does the cook, Mrs. Omeron, hate most in the world?
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Children who eat before she does
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2. What is the one physical difference between Sadie and Saskia
Dopple?
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Their eye color; Sadie has a yellow right eye and a blue left and Saskia has a blue right eye and a yellow left
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3. Who is Headmistress Rimmer’s only friend?
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Her dog, Darcy
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4. What was Erik’s career before coming to Isambard Dunstan’s?
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5. Where does Erik want to go more than anywhere in the world?
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6. What does the Dopples’ mother do for a living?
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7. Name a prank that the Dopples pull on their sworn enemy, Charlotte Grimdyke.
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Throw eggs at her; make her think the Dopples are rabid and are going to turn her into a vampire dog; put salt in her drinking water
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8. How does Muzz Elliott decide which of the Dopple twins to adopt
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She asks them to smile and then judges them by their teeth.
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9. Why does Miss Rimmer say Saskia must go with Muzz Elliott?
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Saskia will be brought up as a lady and given a chance to better herself; if she doesn’t go, Muzz Elliott will stop supporting the orphanage and it will shut down, leaving the children with no place to stay.
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10. What does the Great Potemkin blame for the downfall of his career?
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An exploding chicken.
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11. Name one of the rules that Saskia finds in her bedroom at Spaniards House.
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Nothing to be exhumed within the bedroom; do not speak unless spoken to; feet will be inspected once a week; in case of fire, jump from the window; if the telephone should ring—do not answer.
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12. What does Erik challenge Sadie and Grimdyke to do to the classroom in Miss Rimmer’s absence?
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Sadie sets fire to the desk while Grimdyke booby traps the door.
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13. What is Muzz Elliott famous for according to Miss Rimmer?
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She is a famous writer.
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14. Erik Morrissey Ganger says that he’s of ____ blood and _____ heart.
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Irish/English
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15. Who does Miss Rimmer send in pursuit of Erik and Sadie?
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Martinet, Kobold, and the bloodhound Gilbert.
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16. What is served for dinner at Muzz Eliott’s gathering?
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The swan that they hit in the Jaguar.
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17. When Saskia returns from dinner to find that someone has been in her room, what has the intruder left behind for her?
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A golden key.
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18. Which character refers to Sadie and Saskia as “the Dwopples?”
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Mr. Martinet.
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19. What is the Black Maria?
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A police van.
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20. What does Erik tell Muzz Elliott when she asks why he came to save her?
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“You’re worth saving, just like everyone.”
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