The Bad Beginning Quiz

The Bad Beginning Quiz Questions

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1. What is the name of the first book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Reptile Room
(b) The Wide Window
(c) The Bad Beginning
(d) The Miserable Mill

2. What is the pen name of the author Lemony Snicket?
(a) Daniel Handler
(b) Samuel Handler
(c) David Handler
(d) Joseph Handler

3. What happens to the Baudelaire parents at the beginning of the story?
(a) They go on a vacation.
(b) They move to a new city.
(c) They die in a fire.
(d) They win the lottery.

4. Who becomes the guardians of the Baudelaire orphans after the fire?
(a) Their aunt Josephine
(b) Their uncle Monty
(c) Count Olaf
(d) Mr. Poe

5. What is the name of the oldest Baudelaire child?
(a) Klaus
(b) Sunny
(c) Violet
(d) Quigley

6. What is Violet Baudelaire’s special talent?
(a) Inventing things
(b) Reading
(c) Playing the violin
(d) Cooking

7. What is Klaus Baudelaire’s special talent?
(a) Playing the piano
(b) Reading
(c) Painting
(d) Swimming

8. What is Sunny Baudelaire’s special talent?
(a) Talking
(b) Walking
(c) Biting
(d) Singing

9. What is the name of the secret society that Count Olaf is a member of?
(a) The Hermits
(b) The Villains
(c) The Criminals
(d) The Snickets

10. What is the name of the first disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Captain Sham
(b) Shirley
(c) Stephano
(d) Sir

11. What is the name of the second disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Shirley
(b) Stephano
(c) Sir
(d) Captian Sham

12. What is the name of the third disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Sir
(b) Shirley
(c) Stephano
(d) Captian Sham

13. What do the Baudelaire orphans discover about Count Olaf’s real identity?
(a) He is a famous actor.
(b) He is a member of the V.F.D.
(c) He is a distant relative of the Baudelaires.
(d) He is a con man who is trying to steal their fortune.

14. What happens to the Baudelaire orphans at the beginning of The Bad Beginning?
(a) They are reunited with their parents.
(b) They are adopted by a kind family.
(c) They are sent to live with Count Olaf.
(d) They escape from Count Olaf and go into hiding.

15. What is the name of the second book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Miserable Mill
(b) The Wide Window
(c) The Reptile Room
(d) The Austere Academy

16. What is the name of the third book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Austere Academy
(b) The Ersatz Elevator
(c) The Vile Village
(d) The Wide Window

17. What is the name of the fourth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Miserable Mill
(b) The Ersatz Elevator
(c) The Vile Village
(d) The Austere Academy

18. What is the name of the fifth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Austere Academy
(b) The Ersatz Elevator
(c) The Vile Village
(d) The Hostile Hospital

19. What is the name of the sixth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Hostile Hospital
(b) The Vile Village
(c) The Carnivorous Carnival
(d) The Slippery Slope

20. What is the name of the seventh book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Slippery Slope
(b) The Grim Grotto
(c) The Penultimate Peril
(d) The End

21. What is the name of the eighth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Grim Grotto
(b) The Penultimate Peril
(c) The End
(d) The Dismal Dinner

22. What is the name of the thirteenth and final book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Penultimate Peril
(b) The End
(c) The Grim Grotto
(d) The Dismal Dinner

23. What is the name of the Baudelaire children’s parents?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Poe
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Snicket
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Olaf

24. How do the Baudelaire children learn about their parents’ death?
(a)They receive a letter from their parents.
(b)They are told by their banker, Mr. Poe.
(c)They witness the fire that kills their parents.
(d)They overhear a conversation between Mr. Poe and Count Olaf.

25. Who is the author of The Bad Beginning?
(a) J.K. Rowling
(b) Lemony Snicket
(c) Roald Dahl
(d) Dr. Seuss

The Bad Beginning Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the name of the first book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(c) The Bad Beginning

2. What is the pen name of the author Lemony Snicket?
(a) Daniel Handler

3. What happens to the Baudelaire parents at the beginning of the story?
(c) They die in a fire.

4. Who becomes the guardians of the Baudelaire orphans after the fire?
(c) Count Olaf

5. What is the name of the oldest Baudelaire child?
(c) Violet

6. What is Violet Baudelaire’s special talent?
(a) Inventing things

7. What is Klaus Baudelaire’s special talent?
(b) Reading

8. What is Sunny Baudelaire’s special talent?
(c) Biting

9. What is the name of the secret society that Count Olaf is a member of?
(d) The Snickets

10. What is the name of the first disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(a) Captain Sham

11. What is the name of the second disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(b) Stephano

12. What is the name of the third disguise that Count Olaf uses to trick the Baudelaire orphans?
(b) Shirley

13. What do the Baudelaire orphans discover about Count Olaf’s real identity?
(d) He is a con man who is trying to steal their fortune.

14. What happens to the Baudelaire orphans at the beginning of The Bad Beginning?
(c) They are sent to live with Count Olaf.

15. What is the name of the second book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(c) The Reptile Room

16. What is the name of the third book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(d) The Wide Window

17. What is the name of the fourth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Miserable Mill

18. What is the name of the fifth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(b) The Ersatz Elevator

19. What is the name of the sixth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(c) The Carnivorous Carnival

20. What is the name of the seventh book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(a) The Slippery Slope

21. What is the name of the eighth book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(b) The Penultimate Peril

22. What is the name of the thirteenth and final book in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series?
(b) The End

23. What is the name of the Baudelaire children’s parents?
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire

24. How do the Baudelaire children learn about their parents’ death?
(b)They are told by their banker, Mr. Poe.

25. Who is the author of The Bad Beginning?
(b) Lemony Snicket