Dork Diaries
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50 free Dork Diaries trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Dork Diaries turns the worst bits of middle school into something you want to read under the covers. Nikki Maxwell is the new girl, armed with a pen, a sketchbook habit and a locker beside the meanest girl in class. Every embarrassing moment goes straight into her journal, doodles included. This quiz follows her through the series: the first diary and those shaky early weeks, the talent contest, the ice show, the TV cameras and the birthday that almost did not happen. Expect plenty on MacKenzie Hollister and her schemes, on best friends Chloe and Zoey, on crush Brandon, and on little sister Brianna. It is pitched at readers who have finished a few of the books, with easier warm-ups for anyone who has only met Nikki in book one. Teachers and book-club leaders can use it as a quick check after a shared read.
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Q 01Nikki Maxwell's exterminator dad in Dork Diaries drives a van topped with a five-foot plastic what?
A roach
A roach rides on the roof, and Nikki keeps her dad's job at her own school a big secret. He is still her biggest fan.
Q 02In the first Dork Diaries book, Nikki Maxwell's mom gives her a diary when she was hoping for what?
A cell phone
A cell phone was what she expected, and she thinks a paper diary is hopelessly outdated. She ends up writing and doodling in it constantly anyway.
Q 03MacKenzie Hollister rules a clique called the CCPs in Dork Diaries; what does the P stand for?
Popular
Popular completes the name, after C for cool and C for cute. Nikki writes that this snobby crowd made her first weeks at a new school miserable.
Q 04Besides fashion and selfies, which cosmetic does Dork Diaries mean girl MacKenzie Hollister live for?
Lip gloss
Lip gloss is a habit MacKenzie shares with Nikki, whose first diary names Krazy Kissalicious as her favourite brand of the moment.
Q 05Nikki Maxwell's little sister Brianna acts tough in Dork Diaries, but which magical visitor terrifies her?
The tooth fairy
The tooth fairy scares her because Nikki once claimed the teeth are collected to make dentures for old people. Nikki later mixes a smelly homemade repellent to end the midnight panics.
Q 06Which American author created Dork Diaries and its spin-off, basing the stories on her own middle-school years?
Rachel Renée Russell
Rachel Renée Russell introduced Nikki in 2009, and the books have since been translated into dozens of languages. She shares the illustrating credit too.
Q 07Under which pen name does Nikki Maxwell answer classmates' letters in the school newspaper in Dork Diaries?
Miss Know-It-All
Miss Know-It-All is her byline, and the inbox soon overflows with so many pleas that Chloe and Zoey pitch in at the keyboard.
Q 08Dork Diaries heroine Nikki Maxwell is named after which relative of the author, who also illustrates the books?
Her daughter
Her daughter Nikki draws the pictures and was the inspiration for the whole series. A second girl in the family, Erin, has helped with the books too.
Q 09What must Nikki Maxwell hide from her parents in Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter?
A litter of puppies
A litter of puppies, seven in all, turns up at the shelter where Brandon helps out, and the friends hide them until homes are found. MacKenzie is out to expose the secret.
Q 10Nikki Maxwell's crush Brandon Roberts works on the school newspaper in Dork Diaries in which role?
Photographer
Photographer is his role on the paper, and despite his good looks he is a loner who is a little awkward around girls.
Q 11Which snobby private middle school does new girl Nikki Maxwell transfer to at the start of Dork Diaries?
Westchester Country Day
Westchester Country Day is where MacKenzie's locker sits right beside Nikki's, to her horror. Nikki only gets a place there through a deal tied to her dad's bug-control work.
Q 12Which school year is 14-year-old Nikki Maxwell starting when the Dork Diaries series begins?
Eighth grade
Eighth grade is her year, and she is still an eighth-grader in the eleventh book, when a student exchange sends her to a rival school for a week.
Q 13Boy-crazy best friend Chloe Garcia cheers up Nikki Maxwell in Dork Diaries by flashing which signature gesture?
Jazz hands
Q 21What top prize tempts Nikki Maxwell into the talent contest in Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star?
A scholarship
A scholarship is the lure, because winning it would free her dad from the bug-control deal that covers her tuition, and protect her reputation too.
Q 22Nikki Maxwell's talent-show band in Dork Diaries ends up with which odd name?
Actually, I'm Not Really Sure Yet
Actually, I'm Not Really Sure Yet is the name the band is stuck with, even though the friends had proudly chosen to call themselves Dorkalicious.
Q 23At the Halloween dance in Dork Diaries book two, Nikki goes as Brandon's date dressed as which Shakespeare heroine?
Jazz hands are Chloe's trademark, alongside group hugs. She is the romance-novel fan of the trio and calls herself an expert on boys and dating.
Q 14Which instrument does Brandon play in Nikki Maxwell's band in Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star?
Drums
Drums are Brandon's surprise talent, and he joins the band for the school talent contest. Nerdy Theo handles guitar while Violet plays piano.
Q 15In the fifth Dork Diaries book, what does MacKenzie Hollister start writing that pushes Nikki to join the school paper?
A gossip column
A gossip column is MacKenzie's new weapon, and Nikki fears it will spill something about her crush. She signs up for the paper to keep watch.
Q 16Brainy Zoey Franklin, the human Wikipedia of Dork Diaries, loves reading and quoting which kind of books?
Self-help
Self-help titles are Zoey's thing, and she offers Nikki quick therapy sessions as the group's psychology expert. She is also the one to ask about homework.
Q 17Where at school do Nikki Maxwell, Chloe and Zoey work together as student helpers in Dork Diaries?
The library
The library is where the three help out, which suits Chloe and Zoey, who are both avid readers.
Q 18Which unlikely hideout do Nikki Maxwell, Chloe and Zoey use for private meetings at school in Dork Diaries?
The janitor's closet
The janitor's closet is where the trio meets, a habit from a friendship that began when all three bonded over disliking MacKenzie. Nikki had found the other two annoying at first.
Q 19Which Valentine's event does Nikki hope to attend with Brandon in Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker?
The Sweetheart Dance
The Sweetheart Dance is the biggest dance of the year, and the friends pair off for it: Zoey goes with Theo and Chloe with Marcus.
Q 20Brianna Maxwell's sidekick in Dork Diaries is her own hand with a face inked on; what is the puppet called?
Miss Penelope
Miss Penelope is drawn on with an ink pen and joins Brianna in most of her trouble-making. Princess Sugar Plum, by contrast, is the character Brianna adores.
Juliet
Juliet is her costume for Brandon, but she is juggling three commitments that night, including a little kids' party she promised to work.
Q 24Nikki's storybook dream in Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After follows a gym-class bump on which day?
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day is when a ball to the face in gym knocks her out, and she wakes inside a mash-up of classic tales, hunting for a wizard who can send her home.
Q 25Which villain looks just like MacKenzie Hollister in the dream of Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After?
An evil witch
An evil witch with MacKenzie's face keeps trying to lock Nikki in a dungeon. Nikki must also slip past a hungry wolf and some angry bears before she can get home.
Q 26MacKenzie Hollister steals the heroine's journal and tells her own side of the story in which Dork Diaries book?
Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen
Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen is the ninth book, where MacKenzie writes entries of her own and threatens to get Nikki fired from the school paper.
Q 27Nikki spends a student exchange week at which academy, MacKenzie's new school, in the eleventh Dork Diaries book?
North Hampton Hills
North Hampton Hills has smart uniforms and a campus that looks like Hogwarts, but one girl there manages to out-MacKenzie MacKenzie.
Q 28In Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday, Brianna pays for Nikki's party by selling what homemade product?
Dog biscuits
Dog biscuits baked by Brianna raise the money after Mom vetoes the big party budget. Nikki never expected her little sister to save the day.
Q 29In Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star, Brandon surprises Nikki at what kind of charity fundraiser stall?
A kissing booth
A kissing booth raising money for charity is where Brandon kisses Nikki, in a book that also puts a reality TV crew on her tail.
Q 30What is the name of the animal shelter where Brandon Roberts volunteers in the Dork Diaries series?
Fuzzy Friends
Fuzzy Friends is in danger of closing in the fourth book, so Nikki and her two best friends enter a skating contest to raise money for it.