Q 01/05

What is the real name of the author who wrote the series as Lemony Snicket?

A) Chris Van Allsburg

B) Neil Gaiman

C) Jon Scieszka

D) Daniel Handler

Answer · why

D) Daniel Handler

He had never written for children before and reworked a mock-gothic manuscript meant for adults.

Q 02/05

The series has thirteen books; how many chapters does each book have?

A) 13

B) 20

C) 12

D) 10

Answer · why

A) 13

The final book cheats slightly with a separate extra section titled Chapter Fourteen.

Q 03/05

What is the title of the first book?

A) The Wide Window

B) The Bad Beginning

C) The Reptile Room

D) The Miserable Mill

Answer · why

B) The Bad Beginning

It came out on September 30, 1999, and the first twelve titles are all alliterative.

Q 04/05

In which year was the first book published?

A) 2003

B) 2005

C) 1999

D) 2001

Answer · why

C) 1999

The final book followed seven years later, and a Netflix series a decade after that.

Q 05/05

What is the title of the thirteenth and final book?

A) The Grim Grotto

B) The End

C) The Final Fire

D) The Penultimate Peril

Answer · why

B) The End

It contains thirteen chapters plus a separate mini-book called Chapter Fourteen.