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Questions about the book Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
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1
What was planted in Jake's bedroom that disqualified them from the State Quiz Bowl competition?
The answer sheet
The attendance roster
Nothing
A receipt of payments to Quiz Bowl Judges
2
How did the fire in Haazim Farooqi's lab start?
A bunsen burner
Chemical reaction
Curling Iron
Overloaded extension cords that sparked
3
When does Jake notice he is super smart?
not at all
two months after eating the jelly beans
the next day
on the bus ride home
4
How did the kids capture the thieves?
They called 911
They set a trap
They made a video and showed up at the Quiz Bowl
They didn't
5
What is Grace's dad's job?
School principal
Dean of the Department of Education
Treasure Hunter
TV reporter
6
What do the word stones in the cave spell?
I took the treasure already
The treasure isn't here
You can always find another way
Jokes on you
7
What is Grace recruiting members for when she is hanging posters on the wall at school?
Speech club
Lunch orders from Panera
The Quiz Bowl Team
Bowling League
8
What happens to Grace after she eats Mrs. Malvolio's brownies?
She has to use the bathroom a LOT
She asks Mrs. Malvolio for the recipe
She finds out she is allergic to them
She becomes smart
9
Why doesn't Grace want to transfer to Sunny Brook?
It is too sunny there
She wants to be at the same school as her uncle
She is moving
It is too long of a bus ride
10
What kind of a scientist is Haazim Farooqi?
a biologist
a food chemist
a zoologist
a biochemist
11
The Riverview Pirates won the State Quiz Bowl
True
False
12
How did Jake know someone snuck into his room when Mrs. Malvolio came by to visit on a Saturday afternoon?
They saw footprints
They caught someone going out the window
They left behind some papers
The windown was closed and it was hot in the bedroom
13
What does Kojo dream of becoming when he grows up?
A teacher
A detective
A janitor
A basketball star
14
What does Grace believe was buried under the school by her ancestor Eduardo Leones?
popcorn
a map
skeletons
pirate booty
15
What does the Spanish speaking and understanding jelly bean taste like?
carrots
licorice
Dr Pepper
Pepsi
16
What was inside the jelly beans Jake ate?
sugar
jelly
miniature textbooks
nannoprogrammed capsules
17
Who is Grace, Kojo, and Jake's homeroom teacher?
Mr Keeney
Ms. Carr
Mr Huxley
Mr Lyons
18
How did Mrs. Malvolio, Mr LeVisqueux, and Mr. Huxley trap the kids in the cave?
They collapsed the entrance with dynamite
They locked the outside door
They stood guard of the door
They dug a big trench
19
Why didn't Haazim Farooqi make himself Subject Number One?
He was too afraid
He did, but the jelly beans didn't work
He was allergic
He was not hungry
20
On the night of the treasure hunt why did Mr Lyons tell the kids to meet him by the cafeteria loading dock?
because there was a broken window where they could crawl into the building
because it was the closest parking lot
because the security camera there was broken
because the lock to the door was broken
21
Why does Mrs. Malvolio wish her uncle, Mr Huxley, wouldn't say words with the letter H?
He has really bad breath
He forgets to make the h sound
It sounds weird
He coughs each time
22
What was Jake's IQ after the testing at Warwick College?
well over 300
297
50
125
23
What technique did Jake use to save the choking man on the bus?
CPR
Rescue Breathing
The floss
The Heimlich maneuver
24
Where did the escape hatch from the cave lead?
To the river
The front door of the school
The street outside
The cafeteria drain
25
What did Jake use his cryptography skills to decipher at the Pentagon?
A persian love poem
A military threat
The directions to the treasure
A restaurant menu
26
Why was Mr. Schroeder, the janitor fired by Mrs. Malvolio?
She didn't like him
To let the trash build up and make the school look bad
He wasn't doing his job
Budget cuts
27
How do Emma and Jake get to their mom's hotel, the Imperial Marquis?
Their own car
An uber
The express bus
Their bikes
28
Who is Eriq LeVisqueux?
A detective
An interior designer
A new janitor at the school
A jewelry thief and treasure hunter
29
What is the one area Jake does not seem to be smart in?
cooking
Math
History
Speaking or understanding spanish
30
What does Haazim Farooqi call Jake in his research paper?
Jake McQuade
The client
Jelly Bean eater
Subject Numer One
31
What are the directions to follow in the cave?
Two rights then Two lefts
Two rights and Two lefts and One right
Four Rights
Three rights and One Left
32
I liked this book
True
False
33
Who is the main character of this book?
Eduardo Leones
Patricia Malvolio
Heath Huxley
Jake McQuade
34
What did Grace do with her money from the treasure?
Put it under her mattress
set up a betterment fund for Riverview and other struggling public schools
spent it all on Temu
Bought Amazon from Jeff Bezos
35
What is Kojo's TV idol Kojak's catchphrase?
Here's Johnnie!
I solved the crime
Who loves ya baby?
Those meddling kids
36
Did the spanish language jelly bean work?
No, he only knew spanish facts and how to cook spanish cuisine
Yes, he could speak and understand spanish
37
What was Dr Blackbridge's prediction that Haazim Farooqi made a reality with his jelly beans?
computer brains for kids
Flying monkeys
Ingestible knowledge
smart phones
38
What is the special agent from the FBI's name?
Special Agent Sam
Special Agent Sydney Tillman
Speical Agent Kojo
Special Agent Susie
39
What two languages are spoken in the book Smartest Kid in the Universe?
German and Spanish
Swedish and Spanish
English and Spanish
Italian and English
40
Why is Vice Principal Lyon's office in a custodian's closet?
he doesn't like windows
It has a secret door to the fallout shelter and a hidden wall safe
he requested that location
budget cuts
41
Who are Mrs. Malvolio and Mr. Huxley related to?
The Pirate captain Aliento De Perro
Jake McQuade
The cabin boy Eduardo Leones
Grace Garcia
42
What does Jake do to impress Grace at the local bodega
He acts as a human cash register
Carries her groceries
Sweeps the floor
Says hello
43
What type of expert did the Jake tell the FBI experts to hire to solve the interstate bank robbery?
An entemologist
A car mechanic
A teacher
A zoologist
44
Who is the author of Smartest Kid in the Universe?
Chris Grabenstein
Lisa Yee
Kate Albus
Nina Hamza
45
Where does Jake find the jar of jelly beans that he eats to become smart?
In the green room at his mom's hotel
In his kitchen
In a cave
In his backpack
46
What movie is quoted in the answer to the Quiz Bowl winning question for the Riverview Pirates
Transformers
Batman
Spider Man
Jumanji
47
How did the kids know who was following them in the cave?
The sound of the chunky necklace
They had cameras in the cave
They shouted to the kids
They had a distinct smell
48
What does the name "aliento de perro" mean?
Stinky Dog
Alien Dog
Dog Breath
Captain
49
What national news show was Jake featured on?
TMZ
The Today Show
CBS Sunday Morning
The Nightly News
50
What college does Haazim Farooqi work at?
Princeton
Warwick College
Harvard
MIT
