Judy Moody
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50 free Judy Moody trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion, and since her first chapter book appeared in 2000 her grumpy, funny, big-hearted adventures have turned millions of new readers into fans. She is a third-grader with strong opinions, a little brother who drives her up the wall, and a teacher who keeps handing her projects she cannot resist. This quiz goes book by book. There are questions on the first story, often called Judy Moody Was in a Mood, then Gets Famous!, Saves the World!, Predicts the Future, M.D.: The Doctor Is In!, Declares Independence (book 6), Around the World in 8 1/2 Days and Book Quiz Whiz. A few more cover her family, friends and pets, the people who make the books, and the movie. It works as a comprehension check for children who have just finished a book, a ready-made round for teachers, librarians and book clubs, and a memory test for grown-ups who read the series aloud. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01With no vacation T-shirt for the first day of school, Judy Moody draws one claiming she ate what?
A shark
A shark is what her homemade shirt says she ate. Her classmates' shirts show off exotic summer trips, so Judy decorates a plain tee to keep up.
Q 02At the Famous Pet Contest in Judy Moody Gets Famous, what trick does Judy's cat perform?
Makes toast
Her cat makes toast, a trick good enough for second place. The cat, oddly, is named Mouse.
Q 03Judy Moody buys a bug-eating Venus flytrap for a school project and gives it what fitting name?
Jaws
Jaws joins the family in the first book, when Judy needs a favorite pet to show her class. She decides her elderly cat is too old to count.
Q 04Judy Moody's birthday falls on which holiday?
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day, April 1, is her birthday. Her mother is still waiting to celebrate one disaster-free birthday with the family.
Q 05Judy Moody dreads sitting beside classmate Frank Pearl, a boy known for eating what?
Paste
Paste is his snack of choice, which is why Judy wants nothing to do with him at first. His birthday party shows the two how much they have in common.
Q 06Which real medical pioneer, pictured on her Women of Science ruler, does Judy Moody hope to be like?
Elizabeth Blackwell
Elizabeth Blackwell, America's first woman doctor, is Judy's hero. In Judy Moody, M.D. she even gets to perform an operation of her own, on a vegetable.
Q 07In Judy Moody Predicts the Future, where does Judy find the mood ring she believes has special powers?
A cereal box
A cereal box holds the ring as its mystery prize, and Judy eats bowl after bowl to reach it. She is soon telling fortunes for her whole class.
Q 08The T. P. Club that Judy Moody and her friend Rocky start is named after which animal?
A toad
A toad gives the club its name after one pees in Judy's hand. Having the same thing happen to you is the initiation for every new member.
Q 09In the film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, which actress plays Judy's free-spirited Aunt Opal?
Heather Graham
Heather Graham plays the aunt, a guerrilla artist who minds the children while their parents are away. The book series' own author co-wrote the screenplay.
Q 10Which one-word exclamation does Judy Moody use in every book when something wows her?
Rare
Rare is her favorite word for showing enthusiasm, and when one is not enough she upgrades to Double Rare. Her word for a bad mood is ROAR.
Q 11Which all-about-you art project does Mr. Todd assign in the first Judy Moody book?
A Me collage
A Me collage is the assignment: pictures and objects stuck on poster board to show what makes each student who they are. Judy secretly thinks it sounds fun.
Q 12What does little brother Stink accidentally splash across Judy Moody's finished homework for Mr. Todd?
Purple juice
Purple juice lands all over the project she had built so carefully. Instead of throwing a tantrum, Judy finds a clever way to rescue it.
Q 13During Brush Your Teeth Week, which part does Judy Moody have to play in the school assembly?
A cavity
A cavity is her unglamorous role, performed in front of the whole school. It stings more because her brother gets a far more exciting outing.
Q 21Which world-record attempt organized by Judy Moody ends with her friend Frank in the hospital?
A human centipede
A human centipede, with her friends linked in a long walking chain, is Judy's bid for the record books. It ends in an injury instead of a headline.
Q 22Judy Moody Saves the World begins with Judy entering a Crazy Strips contest to design what?
A bandage
A bandage is what she designs, with a heal-the-planet theme, but it earns only an honorable mention. Her little brother's entry wins a prize.
Q 23In Judy Moody Saves the World, what does Judy secretly take from classmates to save rain forests?
Their pencils
Q 14While Judy Moody is stuck in a school assembly, where does her brother Stink get to go on a tour?
The White House
The White House tour goes to her second-grade brother, which leaves third-grader Judy in one of her grouchiest moods.
Q 15Besides bugs, what food does Judy Moody feed her new Venus flytrap, giving it far too much?
Raw hamburger
Raw hamburger is the treat, and she overfeeds the plant with it. Judy had wanted a far more unusual pet but could not find one.
Q 16Which sleepy, slow-moving animal does Judy Moody say she would most like as a pet?
A two-toed sloth
A two-toed sloth tops her wish list because they are so soft and cuddly. In real life she settles for a cat and a meat-eating plant.
Q 17In Judy Moody Gets Famous, which title does rival Jessica Finch earn by winning a spelling contest?
Queen Bee
Queen Bee is the title, and it comes with a jeweled tiara and a front-page newspaper story. The envy sends Judy on her own hunt for fame.
Q 18Which piano-playing pet beats Judy Moody's cat to first prize at the Famous Pet Contest?
A chicken
A chicken wins by pecking out a nursery tune on a toy piano. Judy had been sure her own entry would take the prize.
Q 19When Judy Moody finally appears in a newspaper photo, which part of her is all that shows?
Her elbow
Her elbow is the only bit of Judy in the picture, and the paper prints her surname wrong as well. So much for fame.
Q 20In Judy Moody Gets Famous, what does Judy secretly fix up and send back to a hospital playroom?
Broken dolls
Broken dolls get new parts, tiny hospital gowns and even casts from her. The local newspaper praises the mystery helper, and only her family knows it was Judy.
Their pencils vanish because Judy learns the wood is rain-forest cedar. The stunt lands her in trouble at school before it inspires a class project.
Q 24The trees Judy Moody's class pays for in Judy Moody Saves the World are planted in which country?
Costa Rica
Costa Rica receives a hundred seedling trees, bought with money the third-graders raise themselves. It is the first of Judy's save-the-planet schemes that works.
Q 25How does Judy Moody's class raise the money to plant rain forest trees in Judy Moody Saves the World?
A bottle drive
A bottle drive does it: the class collects recyclables and trades them in for cash. Judy's earlier ideas had only landed her in trouble.
Q 26In Judy Moody Saves the World, which rain forest product of her dad's does Judy hide from him?
Coffee
Coffee is the first thing to go once Judy learns the beans grow in rain forests. She also wants the family to reuse all of its garbage.
Q 27What makes Frank Pearl's birthday party awkward for Judy Moody in the first book of the series?
She is the only girl
She is the only girl at the all-boy party, which she expects to be a disaster. Instead it is where she and Frank find out how alike they are.
Q 28In Judy Moody Predicts the Future, which fortune-teller name does Judy use for her predictions?
Madame M
Madame M is her psychic name, the letter standing for Moody. Her outrageous forecasts soon have everyone wondering whether she really can see what is coming.
Q 29Judy Moody predicts she will earn a coveted tricorn-hat sticker named for which American founder?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is the name on the sticker Judy is sure she will win. It is one of several bold forecasts she makes with help from her mood ring.
Q 30According to Judy Moody's prediction, what is the real reason Mr. Todd has new eyeglasses?
He is in love
He is in love, Judy announces, and this is the one prediction about her teacher that turns out right. Most of her other forecasts flop.