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40 free Superfudge trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Superfudge is the Judy Blume novel in which Peter Hatcher's life is turned upside down twice in a few months: first a new baby arrives, then his parents announce that the whole family is leaving the city for a while. Told in Peter's dry, exasperated voice, it is one of the funniest books about being the oldest child ever written. This quiz follows the story from the opening chapter to the family vote at the end. It covers Fudge's schemes and tantrums, the pets, the neighbors and school friends, the holidays, and the chapters readers remember best, with a few questions on the author and the screen versions. It is written for readers who have just finished the book and want to check how much stuck, for students getting ready for an Accelerated Reader quiz or a class test, and for parents and teachers who want ready-made discussion questions.
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Q 01What is Fudge Hatcher's real name in Superfudge, later shared by a little cousin in Double Fudge?
Farley Drexel
Farley Drexel is the name his kindergarten teacher insists on using, which sets off one of Fudge's worst tantrums.
Q 02In Superfudge, which word does baby Tootsie say first, picked up while Peter changes her diaper?
Yuck
Yuck comes back at the family vote, where the Hatchers hear her babbling as a wish to return to the city and call the decision unanimous.
Q 03What kind of bird does Fudge choose as his reward for doing well at kindergarten in Superfudge?
A myna
A myna was Peter's suggestion, because it can talk; his parents had been thinking of a canary or a parakeet.
Q 04What name does Fudge give his pet bird in Superfudge, as if it were one of the family?
Uncle Feather
Uncle Feather got his own episode of the 1995 TV series Fudge, adapted from the chapter called A Very Cultured Bird.
Q 05What does Fudge do to his kindergarten teacher in Superfudge when she refuses to call him Fudge?
Kicks her in the shin
Fudge kicks her in the shin in front of the whole class, at the height of a temper tantrum.
Q 06Which rude nickname appears in the title of the Superfudge chapter where Fudge starts kindergarten?
Rat Face
Rat Face returned in the 1995 TV series Fudge, which turned the chapter into an episode about his first day at school.
Q 07What do Peter and his new friend dig up and sell to a neighbor for five cents apiece in Superfudge?
Worms
Worms are the boys' business, and Peter later eats the same neighbor's so-called worm cookies.
Q 08In Superfudge, what does Fudge stick all over baby Tootsie in one of his schemes to be rid of her?
Trading stamps
Trading stamps were his last resort: having failed to sell his sister or give her away, he hoped to exchange her.
Q 09Where was Judy Blume when the idea for Superfudge finally came to her after years of fan requests?
In the shower
In the shower, covered with soap and shampoo, she saw the answer was simple: give the Hatchers a new baby.
Q 10To which New Jersey college town do the Hatchers move for a year in Judy Blume's Superfudge?
Princeton
Princeton was familiar ground for Judy Blume, who had lived in the town with her children for one school semester.
Q 11What is the real name of the Hatcher baby nicknamed Tootsie in Judy Blume's Superfudge?
Tamara Roxanne
Tamara Roxanne is simply called The Baby for a while, until a sweeter nickname sticks.
Q 12Why does Mr. Hatcher take a year away from his job and move the family in Superfudge?
To write a book
To write a book was the plan, but the work goes slowly and Dad ends up talking more about cooking and gardening.
Q 13What line of work does Peter's father step away from when the family leaves the city in Superfudge?
Advertising
Advertising follows the Hatchers home: the family pays special attention to TV commercials, and Fudge once appeared in one Dad wrote.
Q 21What does Fudge insist that every member of the family do at Christmas in Superfudge?
Write a letter to Santa
Write a letter to Santa, he demanded, although his own turned out to be scribbles around a single word.
Q 22What trick does Fudge play on Peter one morning near the end of Superfudge?
Says he is late for school
Says he is late for school, on what is really a Saturday; when Peter later wins an apology, Fudge reveals his fingers were crossed.
Q 23Which sport do Peter, his dad and a visiting friend watch at the local university in Superfudge?
Hockey
Q 14What stops Peter from running away from home in the opening chapter of Judy Blume's Superfudge?
The smell of dinner
The smell of dinner wins: Peter had packed after learning a new baby was coming, then chose to stay one more night.
Q 15What falls off Peter's bedroom wall whenever he slams the door in anger in Superfudge?
His map of the world
His map of the world comes down with each slam, a running joke that mirrors how his own world keeps being upended.
Q 16Which longtime rival tells Peter his mother is too old to have another baby in Superfudge?
Sheila Tubman
Sheila Tubman makes the claim, but Mrs. Hatcher answers that she is only 34 and not too old at all.
Q 17Where does Fudge start sleeping in a sleeping bag after the family's move in Superfudge?
Outside his parents' door
Outside his parents' door is where he camps once they refuse to let him sleep with them; they call it a phase.
Q 18What do the Hatchers go out for every night after supper in their new town in Superfudge?
Ice cream
Ice cream became the nightly routine, and Peter even entered the shop's competition to invent new flavors.
Q 19Where do Fudge and a friend turn up after going missing one day near the end of Superfudge?
A bakery
A bakery it was: Fudge phoned home to say the two had gone there for lunch while the adults searched the neighborhood.
Q 20What punishment does Peter suggest after Fudge and a friend go missing near the end of Superfudge?
A month without bikes
A month without bikes was Peter's idea when the adults were stuck, and they agreed despite loud protests from both boys.
Hockey thrilled the visitor so much that he yelled when a fight broke out, to Dad's growing discomfort.
Q 24Who is the best friend Peter leaves behind in the city when the Hatchers move in Superfudge?
Jimmy Fargo
Jimmy Fargo first offers Peter a place to stay, then threatens to end the friendship if he goes.
Q 25What sleep aid from his best friend does Peter promise not to use while living away in Superfudge?
A crystal
A crystal was the gift, and Peter broke the promise when his new town proved too quiet for him to sleep.
Q 26What is the name of Peter Hatcher's dog in Superfudge, a pet he was given in the first Fudge book?
Turtle
Turtle was named in memory of a much smaller pet that Peter lost at the end of the first book.
Q 27What was the name of the tiny pet that Fudge swallowed in the first Fudge book, before Superfudge?
Dribble
Dribble was a prize from a birthday party, and Blume took the idea from a newspaper story about a real toddler.
Q 28Which Judy Blume book comes straight after Superfudge and takes the Hatchers on a summer vacation?
Fudge-a-Mania
Fudge-a-Mania came to Blume in 1989, when she rented an old shingled house in Maine and pictured a rope swing scene.
Q 29Which member of Judy Blume's own family was the real-life model for Fudge, the star of Superfudge?
Her son
Her son Larry, as a toddler, was the model for Fudge, and Superfudge is dedicated to him.
Q 30Why does Fudge never shout his own version of Superman's catchphrase in Judy Blume's Superfudge?
She could not get permission
She could not get permission, but Fudge's belief that he was a hero like Superman still gave the book its title.