Memoir of a Snail Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What is the name of the protagonist in Memoir of a Snail?
a) Sylvia Plath
b) Grace Pudel
c) Pinky Weaver
d) Ruth Gilbert
Answer: b) Grace Pudel
2. In which decade is Memoir of a Snail primarily set?
a) 1950s
b) 1960s
c) 1970s
d) 1980s
Answer: c) 1970s
3. What is the name of Grace’s twin brother?
a) Ken
b) Percy
c) Gilbert
d) Ian
Answer: c) Gilbert
4. What is the profession of Grace and Gilbert’s father, Percy, before he becomes a paraplegic?
a) Animator
b) Teacher
c) Juggler
d) Musician
Answer: c) Juggler
5. What condition does Grace have at birth that leads to bullying?
a) Blindness
b) Cleft lip
c) Deafness
d) Missing limb
Answer: b) Cleft lip
6. What is the name of the snail Grace talks to while recounting her life story?
a) Sylvia
b) Pinky
c) Ruth
d) Narelle
Answer: a) Sylvia
7. What is Grace’s hobby that she shares with her late mother?
a) Collecting stamps
b) Painting
c) Collecting snails
d) Writing poetry
Answer: a) Collecting snails
8. What happens to Grace and Gilbert after their father’s death?
a) They are adopted by the same family
b) They are sent to different foster homes
c) They live with their grandparents
d) They are sent to an orphanage
Answer: b) They are sent to different foster homes
9. Where is Grace sent to live after her father’s death?
a) Perth
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Sydney
Answer: c) Canberra
10. What is the lifestyle of Grace’s foster parents, Ian and Narelle?
a) Swingers
b) Religious fundamentalists
c) Farmers
d) Teachers
Answer: a) Swingers
11. What kind of family does Gilbert live with after being separated from Grace?
a) A kind and supportive family
b) A religious fundamentalist family
c) A wealthy urban family
d) A family of artists
Answer: b) A religious fundamentalist family
12. What item does Grace hoard obsessively as she grows up?
a) Snail-themed collectibles
b) Books
c) Clothes
d) Jewelry
Answer: a) Snail-themed collectibles
13. Who voices Grace Pudel in the film?
a) Jacki Weaver
b) Sarah Snook
c) Magda Szubanski
d) Toni Collette
Answer: b) Sarah Snook
14. What is the name of the elderly woman Grace befriends?
a) Sylvia
b) Ruth
c) Pinky
d) Narelle
Answer: c) Pinky
15. What is the profession of Ken, the man Grace falls in love with?
a) Microwave repairman
b) Teacher
c) Lawyer
d) Doctor
Answer: a) Microwave repairman
16. Why does Grace divorce Ken?
a) He cheats on her
b) He has a fetish for large women and overfeeds her
c) He moves to another country
d) He becomes abusive
Answer: b) He has a fetish for large women and overfeeds her
17. What tragic news does Grace receive on her wedding day?
a) Her father has died
b) Pinky has passed away
c) Gilbert has died in a fire
d) Her foster parents have disowned her
Answer: c) Gilbert has died in a fire
18. What does Grace attempt to do after Pinky’s death?
a) Move to another country
b) Commit suicide by eating poison
c) Burn her house down
d) Adopt a child
Answer: b) Commit suicide by eating poison
19. What stops Grace from completing her suicide attempt?
a) A phone call from Gilbert
b) A visit from her foster parents
c) Finding Pinky’s box of savings and letter
d) A sudden change of heart
Answer: c) Finding Pinky’s box of savings and letter
20. What does Pinky’s letter encourage Grace to do?
a) Find Gilbert
b) Live a new life unclouded by past struggles
c) Continue hoarding snails
d) Move back to Melbourne
Answer: b) Live a new life unclouded by past struggles
21. What does Grace do with her snail-themed collection after reading Pinky’s letter?
a) Sells it
b) Donates it to a museum
c) Burns it, keeping only the snail beanie
d) Gives it to her foster parents
Answer: c) Burns it, keeping only the snail beanie
22. What career does Grace pursue a year after Pinky’s death?
a) Teacher
b) Writer
c) Stop-motion animator
d) Social worker
Answer: c) Stop-motion animator
23. Where does Grace reunite with Gilbert?
a) At a park
b) At a screening of her short film
c) At their father’s grave
d) At a foster care reunion
Answer: b) At a screening of her short film
24. What do Grace and Gilbert do to fulfill their father’s wish?
a) Scatter his ashes on a rollercoaster at Luna Park
b) Create a film in his honor
c) Visit his hometown in France
d) Build a memorial for him
Answer: a) Scatter his ashes on a rollercoaster at Luna Park
25. At which film festival did Memoir of a Snail win the Cristal Award for a Feature Film?
a) Cannes Film Festival
b) Annecy International Animation Film Festival
c) Sundance Film Festival
d) Berlin International Film Festival
Answer: b) Annecy International Animation Film Festival