Framed (Gordon Korman)
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40 free Framed (Gordon Korman) trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Framed is the third Swindle book, and it turns Gordon Korman's formula inside out. Griffin Bing usually runs the caper. This time a Super Bowl ring vanishes from his middle school, the evidence points straight at him, and every scheme to find the real thief makes things worse. This quiz follows the story from the empty display case to the courtroom: the new principal, the list of suspects, the friends and their special skills, the punishments that pile up, and the twist that finally clears Griffin's name. A few questions step back to the rest of the series and to Korman himself. It is written for readers who have finished the book, whether for class, a book club or fun. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so it also works as a quick refresher before a test.
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Q 01In Framed, what of Griffin Bing's is found in the display case in place of the Super Bowl ring?
His retainer
His retainer, which he had recently lost, sits where the ring should be, so the principal accuses him of the theft.
Q 02In Gordon Korman's Framed, which creature turns out to have carried off the missing Super Bowl ring?
A pack rat
A pack rat took it: these rodents love shiny objects and drop whatever they are carrying to trade for a new find, which explains the swap in the display case.
Q 03In Framed, what nickname do Griffin Bing and his friends give their strict new principal, Dr. Egan?
Dr. Evil
Dr. Evil is their name for a principal who loves the sport behind the ring and dislikes Griffin because of his past capers.
Q 04In Framed, what is meant to expose the ring thief when Griffin Bing's suspects enter the courthouse?
A metal detector
A metal detector at the courthouse is the trap: anyone carrying the ring would set it off. The plan only narrows Griffin's list down to Dr. Egan.
Q 05In Framed, Griffin Bing is sent to a school known as JFK, which is jokingly said to stand for what?
Jail For Kids
Jail For Kids is the nickname of the JFK Alternative Education Center, where Griffin has to go while the theft case works its way through the courts.
Q 06In Framed, what must Griffin Bing wear so the authorities know if he breaks his house arrest?
An electronic anklet
An electronic anklet is the last of his punishments, after the alternative school and house arrest, and it would raise an alarm if he left home.
Q 07Which school play is being performed in Framed when Griffin Bing leads Dr. Egan to the missing ring?
Hail Caesar!
Hail Caesar! is on stage while Griffin, who is supposed to be confined at home, turns up at the school and shows the principal where the ring really went.
Q 08In Framed, which nickname does Griffin Bing's new schoolmate Sheldon Brickhaus go by?
Shank
Shank turns out to be a planner too, so Griffin, the friends' usual schemer, finally meets his match at the alternative school.
Q 09What nickname has Griffin Bing earned for his schemes by the time of Gordon Korman's Framed?
The Man with the Plan
The Man with the Plan is his title, but in this book he has no plan at first, and everything his team tries in order to find the thief backfires.
Q 10In Swindle, the first book of the series that includes Framed, what do Griffin Bing and his friends steal back?
A baseball card
A baseball card worth a fortune is what a sleazy collector cheats Griffin out of, and the heist to get it back launches the whole series.
Q 11In Framed, what job did strict principal Dr. Egan hold before he took over Griffin Bing's school?
A football coach
A football coach at a high school before he became principal, he has his own reason to prize the ring, which is why Griffin puts him on the suspect list.
Q 12In Framed, what does Dr. Egan make everyone at Griffin Bing's school do in place of homeroom?
Exercise
Exercise replaces homeroom for the whole school, part of the tough new regime that Griffin dislikes as much as the principal dislikes him.
Q 13Which nosy reporter in Gordon Korman's Framed digs up dirt on Griffin Bing and twists his words?
Celia White
Q 21Which burly suspect in Framed had been part of Griffin Bing's heist team in the first Swindle book?
Darren Vader
Darren Vader blackmailed his way onto that first team, so Griffin has no trouble picturing him taking the ring to turn a profit.
Q 22In Framed, what is the family expertise of Sheldon Brickhaus, Griffin Bing's friend from JFK?
Nuisance wildlife
Nuisance wildlife is what the Brickhaus family knows best, and that expertise ends up playing a major role in Griffin's case.
Q 23At the end of Framed, what does Griffin Bing ask the court to do for Sheldon Brickhaus?
Take him out of JFK
Celia White makes the suspect list because she seems ready to do anything to make Griffin look guilty. In the end the principal himself makes her stop.
Q 14In Framed, which boy claims to be the rightful owner of the Super Bowl ring that disappears?
Tony Bartholomew
Tony Bartholomew believes the ring should be his, which hands him a motive and a place among the four suspects Griffin draws up.
Q 15How does Griffin Bing lure his suspects to the courthouse in Gordon Korman's Framed?
An anonymous e-mail
An anonymous e-mail says a buyer wants a valuable item that recently came to them, bait meant to tempt only whoever really has the ring.
Q 16In Framed, which talent helps Logan Kellerman befriend Dr. Egan's daughter and search the house?
Acting
Acting is Logan's specialty, so he plays the part of a new friend to hunt for the ring in the principal's home. It is not there, and the plan collapses.
Q 17With Griffin Bing under house arrest in Framed, how do his friends hold planning meetings with him?
By video chat
By video chat, the friends hatch one final scheme to clear his name while he is stuck inside.
Q 18Which specialty does Melissa Dukakis use in Framed to get Griffin Bing past his house arrest alarm?
Computers
Computers are her thing: she hacks the monitoring system so that Griffin can slip out of the house without setting anything off.
Q 19After the ring is found in Framed, how does Dr. Egan respond to having accused Griffin Bing?
He apologizes
He apologizes and admits he was wrong to judge Griffin, a turnaround for the principal the friends had cast as the villain.
Q 20In which town do Griffin Bing and his friends go to middle school in Gordon Korman's Framed?
Cedarville
Cedarville is the setting, and the friends have newly moved up to its middle school when the ring disappears.
Take him out of JFK and give him a chance at life, Griffin asks, calling Sheldon a truly good-hearted friend. The court agrees.
Q 24In Framed, which pet does Ben Slovak, Griffin Bing's best friend, keep constantly at his side?
A ferret
A ferret is Ben's constant companion, and with animal-mad Savannah Drysdale also on the team, the friends' schemes rarely stay ordinary.
Q 25Why is Griffin Bing rushed back to his house once the ring is found in Framed?
To beat his parents home
To beat his parents home: he sneaked out while confined, and Dr. Egan gets him back just in time for it to look as if he never left.
Q 26In Gordon Korman's Framed, the Super Bowl ring kept in the school display case had belonged to whom?
A former student
A former student of the school owned the ring, and it was kept on show in a locked case, which makes the swap all the more baffling.
Q 27Under Dr. Egan in Framed, Griffin Bing's middle school is said to feel more like what?
A boot camp
A boot camp is how the school feels once the sports-mad new principal takes charge, and Griffin has a hard time adjusting to it.
Q 28Which Gordon Korman novel, about the rescue of a kidnapped pet monkey, comes directly before Framed?
Zoobreak
Zoobreak is the second Swindle book, in which the friends break stolen animals out of a zoo boat to rescue Savannah's monkey, Cleopatra.
Q 29Which Gordon Korman novel, in which the huge dog Luthor lands in the town pound, comes directly after Framed?
Showoff
Showoff comes next: to save Luthor from the town pound, the friends must turn a onetime attack dog into a dainty contender at a kennel society show.
Q 30Luthor, the huge ex-guard dog of the Swindle books that include Framed, belongs to which breed?
Doberman
Doberman is the breed of the 150-pound Luthor, who begins the series as a sleazy collector's attack dog and ends up the team's beloved mascot.